It will be a video session to learn from when Roger Tuivasa-Sheck sits down to review his Super Rugby Pacific debut, after his Blues were pipped at the post by the Hurricanes in Dunedin on Saturday night.
But the former Roosters and Warriors NRL star will be all too aware of one vital mistake beforehand, after he was palmed off by Bailyn Sullivan in the dying stages of the match.
After swatting aside Tuivasa-Sheck, who went in too high for the tackle, the Hurricanes centre then threw a perfect pass to skipper Ardie Savea. With work still to do, the All Blacks back-rower sprinted down the touchline before stepping back inside to beat two Blues defenders and score.
All that was left for the Hurricanes to was to nail the conversion after the siren and while there was some confusion over whether the kick had gone over, replacement goal kicker Ruben Love had in fact split the uprights to give his side an incredible come-from-behind 33-32 win.
The Canes had only moments earlier given themselves the chance to win the match when Salesi Rayasi completed his hat trick with a superb finish in the corner in the 77th minute.
"I reckon he'll be disappointed, because with that last little moment when he missed that solid tackle against Bailyn, he'll be really really disappointed with that," Sky Sport commentator and former All Blacks fullback Israel Dagg said of Tuivasa-Sheck.
"But what I want to say is that, Roger, that doesn't define your game, you were absolutely outstanding for 78 minutes in that performance.
"So keep your head up, there were so many positives out there. His distribution, his offload; his running game, that's what he's in this game for because he's so destructive. He's just going to get better and better."
Tuivasa-Sheck had earlier been in the thick of the action at inside centre, the former Kiwis captain almost putting Rieko Ioane under the sticks with a wonderful offload after first poking his head through the line.
He continued to go looking for action in the first half, and produced another second superb offload around the corner to skipper Tom Robinson as the Blues started the match with incredible tempo.
But Tuivasa-Sheck's inexperience in the 15-man game showed, too, with the code-hopper twice penalised in the first half. The first occasion saw Tuivasa-Sheck go straight off his feet at the ruch as he chased a high ball through, before he then failed to release when getting back up to his feet after bringing the ball back from a kick-off.
That was a tactic the Blues used a lot, coach Leon MacDonald keen to see Tuivasa-Sheck cart the ball back at the defence from inside his own 22 as he had done thousands of times as a fullback with the Roosters and Warriors.
Tuivasa-Sheck also showed his renowned footwork, making several defenders look foolish and clasping at fresh air, though he appeared hesitant at times when needing to enter a ruck behind his teammates in attack.
While the missed tackle in the clutch Hurricanes break will sting, it was an otherwise satisfactory first hit-out for the 2013 NRL Premiership winner as he embarks on his journey in the 15-man game, the ultimate goal being a spot in the All Blacks' squad at next year's Rugby World Cup.
"I thought Roger Tuivasa-Sheck showed glimpses of how sensational he's going to be in rugby," All Blacks great Justin Marshall said.
Having roared home against the Crusaders last week, but still falling short of the win, the Hurricanes will be ecstatic with their victory knowing these games in New Zealand to start the season will likely be pivotal in the final make-up of the Super Rugby Pacific ladder.