Recent content by Proud Shark

That game will have put some serious value to Brailey and McInnes. Both showing their ability to be flexible in positions, which is so crucial in origin when players go down.

If recent experience is anything to go by, you don't want to be giving up your jersey, as you may not get it back. Hunt, Sifa, Trindall, Toby, have all had players come in and essentially squeeze them out of 'preffered' spots, or at least make a case for it. Sifa kinda put his hand up for it...

All I know is he's taking a break from the forum for a while. Personally I hope he comes back, someone needs to sort out HB and his love for the disruptor rule.

No doubt, but there's clearly something to be said for game experience. Fitz had made reference to the infancy of the Tricky Hynes combo many times, despite them being in the same squad for years with tricky next up.

Very interesting. I've got the opposite haha. Short game similar Tricky miles ahead long.

Maybe, but that would mean no one looked up to see only Warbrick outside who was marked by Atkinson. Always better for them to score on the outside than to be embarrassed like that.

Yeah agreed, we are attacking much more through the middle. I wonder if that's a result of the forwards being fit but also the backline not clicking. I thought the cut out was on for Will in the 9th minute too when we had the overlap. Played short to Iro who was marked leaving Ronnie open.

Can anyone explain what the **** he was doing for the Katoa try? Literally in no man's land watching him run through Ronnie and Iro at marker.

Hynes and Atkinson have had two games together. Tricky and Hynes had the whole off season working on combos. I'd expect Nicho and Tricky to work better at this stage. Let's also not forget that last night Atkinson was essentially the only half out there for us. He shouldn't have to be that...

All 3 tries came from defensive errors. Nit surprising though with so many out of position. The Katoa try was the worst for me.

Our backline movements have been off all year, but neither 6 is going to fix that immediately. The only thing that will is time to build and develop the combinations. Trick has the better long kicking game, Atkinson is the better runner. Both aren't bad at the opposite either. I can see an...

I don't remember it being a major issue tbh. But I would have been fine with them fine tuning it to protect contact on the catcher. I don't see an issue in trying to put the fullback off personally if they aren't making illegal contact.

I think we've settled into Fitz football. Defence is strong and that bench is huge and damaging. Just need a halves pairing to click to unlock the backline sweeps again.

Hard to judge the clunkiness of our attack when we were playing with one half all game.

I think the rocket his signing caused helped too.