The New Zealand Herald's Wynne Gray thinks that All Black coach Graham Henry could use a little perspective.

"It is a classic rugby conundrum and one Graham Henry struggled with before he became All Blacks coach. "His ethos now is that everyone should do what is best for the national team. His glowering demeanour and sparing words did not hide those feelings as he tried to avoid criticising Jamie Joseph for refusing to play All Blacks in his NPC side. "Perhaps after six years with the international team, Henry has lost a little perspective on the difficulties in preparing sides at lower levels. He seems to get everything he needs, including pulling more than 30 players into an All Blacks refresher course this week in the middle of the national championship. "Then he gets snarky when some players he wants to have a game are not picked by Wellington for a drive-by appearance before scarpering off to All Black duty."