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I don’t need to show you nothing - go watch his last game
I had. It's the one where I commented that he's still kicking into people's legs. Sometimes it ricochets through, but that fingers crossed approach just didn't fill me with confidence. Needs to engage the line running the ball, not when kicking it!

But it'll all be confirmed when you don't show me nothing.
 

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Disappointed in him but going to give him the benefit of the doubt and see how he goes in the next couple of games. Fitzy might do the same.

I will try to be patient with him in the knowledge he may well come good but im not giving him the benefit of the doubt as he was mostly poor against the Raiders and I don't think he has an excuse.

It shows what a myth and middling player he is that all the planets have to align for him to work properly for the team and we have to suck up all his bad games until the good comes. The bloke has stolen a massive salary since post 2018 and is lucky he is being paid more than $1 for 2022 by us

The blokes been in Rugby League a while now and has rep / finals experience. He should be a better and more consistent player by now but it's like every year is a rookie year and he is still finding his feet. Yes injuries and combination changes don't help but plenty of players have had to deal with that over a career.

Hynes and Trindall deserve the benefit of the doubt . If and when it clicks with Mozza and Hynes we may well be fire but how many games and part of our season is down the gurgler by then ?

I will try to back Moylan to bounce back and be more solid against Parra but I don't think it will be wise to stick it out with him too long if he doesn't perform.

It looked to me like a plan to hand the ball over right in the corner instead of risking a 7 tackle set .

Happened too often to be a coincidence ..

This can be a good ploy. IF you back it up with good defense that doesn't give away penalties.... tbf sometimes we did but some repeat sets would have been handy, especially in that first half when we didn't have much ball or opporutines down the raiders end. We needed every crack at their try line possible but we kinda just grinded it out until we were able to put on some plays later after Raiders tired and the momentum swung

I don’t need to show you nothing - go watch his last game

he got repeat sets in All Stars game as well IIRC

not that Hynes has been terrible @ 7 and he will get better but Im starting to go back to thinking of Hynes 6 Trindall 7 again. but with instructions for Hynes to do the play making and Trindall to keep it simple and not over playing his hand and trying to hand to come up with miracle plays to seemingly justify his position in the team every week.

Take some pressure off the kid, just let him kick long, pass from first receiver and make his tackles. If an opportunity presents itself run the ball ect but mostly just keep things tight and consistent. Surely he could handle that while Nicho shines and Moylan watches from the bench or the stands
 
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I think Moylan is there due to his experience only.
Trindall and Nicho IMHO is a better balanced halves combination, allowing Nicho to be the ”running half” and Tricky to take on the “controlling” aspects of the role.
Metcalf may have gotten a run next week had he not signed on with the Warriors next season but It will be the same 2 next week (Nicho/Moylan) as after all, we did nearly win, but I’d like to see Tricky in the 7 when he is available If not more so to take the pressure off Nicho’s kicking game.
 
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I had. It's the one where I commented that he's still kicking into people's legs. Sometimes it ricochets through, but that fingers crossed approach just didn't fill me with confidence. Needs to engage the line running the ball, not when kicking it!

But it'll all be confirmed when you don't show me nothing.
Valid point, but at least he is trying something and hopefully he picks and choses to use it at better times and develops it to be a better weapon for us.
 

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he got repeat sets in All Stars game as well IIRC
Repeat set.
I get it, we like the kid and think mostly of the positives... And maybe build them up a bit bigger than they are. But it would have been chaos with Nicho and Trindall together on Friday.
 

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Repeat set.
I get it, we like the kid and think mostly of the positives... And maybe build them up a bit bigger than they are. But it would have been chaos with Nicho and Trindall together on Friday.
Not sure why it would of been any worse then the Moylan pairing?

When Nicho was tackled on 4th, Moylan did not step up and take control. Or relieve any pressure off Nicho throughout the game.

Moylan really offered very little for a half’s partner.

(Not too mention that Nicho really does look like a natural 6)
 

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I had. It's the one where I commented that he's still kicking into people's legs. Sometimes it ricochets through, but that fingers crossed approach just didn't fill me with confidence. Needs to engage the line running the ball, not when kicking it!

But it'll all be confirmed when you don't show me nothing.
Repeat set.
I get it, we like the kid and think mostly of the positives... And maybe build them up a bit bigger than they are. But it would have been chaos with Nicho and Trindall together on Friday.
Chaos like the trial when they played together ?
 

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Not sure why it would of been any worse then the Moylan pairing?

When Nicho was tackled on 4th, Moylan did not step up and take control. Or relieve any pressure off Nicho throughout the game.

Moylan really offered very little for a half’s partner.

(Not too mention that Nicho really does look like a natural 6)
It might not have mate, but from what I've seen Trindall wouldn't have stepped in and taken control like Moylan at least tried to. You would then have had no halves. That scenario is why Moylan was favourite to be picked anyway, I suspect.
 

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It might not have mate, but from what I've seen Trindall wouldn't have stepped in and taken control like Moylan at least tried to. You would then have had no halves. That scenario is why Moylan was favourite to be picked anyway, I suspect.
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