Peter Lampp of the Manawatu Standard reserves special praise for the Turbos' Hamish Gosling.
" Had the Turbos been able to call on eight Hamish Goslings at Albany yesterday, they would've knocked North Harbour for six, instead of losing 44-30.
"His exemplary performance in part camouflaged the Turbos' eighth loss, as did their fightback to score four tries for a precious bonus point.
"These Turbos are short on horsepower and go through horrible tackling lapses, as they did yesterday when Harbour packed on a nauseous 21 points in 18 minutes."