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He got found out quite often actually.Which task? I saw him come on, make some decent tackles and force an error in his first two minutes.
Was pretty bad
He got found out quite often actually.Which task? I saw him come on, make some decent tackles and force an error in his first two minutes.
So by that logic then, Crichton, Cleary and Luai should not either.Not being a negative Nancy but I don’t see this bloke ever playing for nsw again.
"Go make something happen" I reckon would be close to his instructions. Tough gig given the circumstances. Send him in with that message when they're rolling & dominating possession for sure, he'll probably consolidate that possession into points. He's not the guy to wrestle back a match though. Defending aint his strong suit.Talakai didn’t appear to have a game plan, was he playing backrow or centre
Yep that’s what I thought also. Talakai and cook were thrown on and told to just wing it"Go make something happen" I reckon would be close to his instructions. Tough gig given the circumstances. Send him in with that message when they're rolling & dominating possession for sure, he'll probably consolidate that possession into points. He's not the guy to wrestle back a match though. Defending aint his strong suit.
Which is okay in a deadlock but NSW were well and truly on the back foot by the time he came on."Go make something happen" I reckon would be close to his instructions. Tough gig given the circumstances. Send him in with that message when they're rolling & dominating possession for sure, he'll probably consolidate that possession into points. He's not the guy to wrestle back a match though. Defending aint his strong suit.
Was on the wing when Luai threw that looping pass over his headTalakai didn’t appear to have a game plan, was he playing backrow or centre
Like playground footy. Just slot in where there's a gap.Was on the wing when Luai threw that looping pass over his head
Exactly. They missed their moment. Sifa is your knockout punch when you're on top. Not the bloke to duke it out set for set where constant D & effort on effort is called for.Which is okay in a deadlock but NSW were well and truly on the back foot by the time he came on.
How could it ever work putting a bloke in for limited minutes, without a proper role and asking he make something happen?"Go make something happen" I reckon would be close to his instructions. Tough gig given the circumstances. Send him in with that message when they're rolling & dominating possession for sure, he'll probably consolidate that possession into points. He's not the guy to wrestle back a match though. Defending aint his strong suit.
The moment cook came on I knew it was over - he’s passed his use by dateYep that’s what I thought also. Talakai and cook were thrown on and told to just wing it
Total football?Like playground footy. Just slot in where there's a gap.
I agree, keep hearing Cook will carve up a tired defence. Isn’t he asking for a 3 year deal as well.The moment cook came on I knew it was over - he’s passed his use by date
Yeah probably.Total football?
It's actually become a thing in some sports.Yeah probably.
I was just thinking of when I was a kid and there'd be an impromptu game of tackle footy at a park or in the school yard or wherever was available. Sometimes you didn't even know the other kids.
Most would have had no training and just tried to do what they'd seen on TV.
Throwing dummies, draw and pass etc all seemed to come naturally. No one had a particular role but the faster guys would generally gravitate toward the wing because that's where they knew they were supposed to be.
Good times!
Jumpers for goal posts
No way! If he's fit and fresh, which he should be, get him out there. If he's in the doldrums about origin better to let him just get back into footy rather than sulking about it for... I don't know, how long will this low last? Tell him to get out there and do is job, origin is over. I'm sure that's what he'd prefer to.
2 things:
– A sports psych after a loss he played little part in? I'd hope he's a bit mentally tougher than that.
– I also hope we go into the panthers game with a fair bit of internal pressure/expectation on ourselves to do well. They are not unbeatable by any stretch. QLD have provided 2 pretty good blueprints for how to combat the Penrith game. It's not beyond us but we'll all need to be firing and I think Sifa would be better off just getting back to business on Friday than stew about origin then face Penrith.
On the other hand, the boys can lift him up and help with his confidence. Panthers game the next week won’t help much in that department.
I'm pretty sure he came on in the middle and missed maybe Ponga having a little dart at is inside shoulder.
Don't get me wrong, he wasn't terrible. He was definitely used incorrectly, in my opinion. He didn't contribute significantly to the loss, I really don't see how he could be too upset, so disappointed that it continues to affect him.
It's actually become a thing in some sports.
In Major League Baseball I think there is one team who has build their entire squad out of "utility" players, so that they can all pretty much play anywhere as needed (except the Pitcher and Catcher obviously).
In Canada a lot of junior ice hockey is now played as "position-less" up to a certain age - again with one obvious exception (goalie). The idea being that the best young all-rounders become the best specialists later in life. If you suck at defence, you suck at position-less hockey. You can't be a one trick pony, and everyone has to learn to skate backwards (for the last 20-30 years the development path for players was "can you skate backwards? Awesome, you're playing defence". Similar to soccer: "you can kick off your left? Awesome. You're playing left defence").