Official Wade Graham

  • Thread starter Deleted member 3365
  • Start date

Weaponhead

Hammerhead
Joined
Feb 28, 2009
Messages
380
Reaction score
19
Either trying to do too much or being asked to play too many roles.

Has been effective running straight or the hard unders line. The crabbing run and kicking are largely ineffective.
 

Sutty

Jaws
Joined
Mar 17, 2014
Messages
5,438
Reaction score
370
I don't think he's as bad a kicker as the past few weeks have suggested. He looks really low on confidence and is... i dunno, not drop punting or stabbing the ball even, he's sort of just throwing the ball on the boot and hoping for the best.

We shouldn't be going to him as much on the last tackle; It should happen maybe once or twice as a switch up like in the past few years, it shouldn't be a 4 or 5 times a game thing like it's been this season. Obviously a halfback might help next season...
 

Weaponhead

Hammerhead
Joined
Feb 28, 2009
Messages
380
Reaction score
19
I don't think he's as bad a kicker as the past few weeks have suggested. He looks really low on confidence and is... i dunno, not drop punting or stabbing the ball even, he's sort of just throwing the ball on the boot and hoping for the best.

We shouldn't be going to him as much on the last tackle; It should happen maybe once or twice as a switch up like in the past few years, it shouldn't be a 4 or 5 times a game thing like it's been this season. Obviously a halfback might help next season...

Agree with all of that but the they need to find better kicking options if there is ambition of winning finals games.
 

Gards

Jaws
Joined
Apr 25, 2010
Messages
18,387
Reaction score
1,953
Location
At the Tucky
Boogs, Lewy, Gal and even almost Ayshford outplayed wade yesterday. One of his most ineffective games this season
 

Sutty

Jaws
Joined
Mar 17, 2014
Messages
5,438
Reaction score
370
He played well though. Like he set up a try, he didn't miss a tackle, he made a bunch of meters. He had 2 errors, one was a shanked kick and the other was nearly another try assist but he couldn't get a proper pass away. He was opposite Moeroa who did nothing until he had the head knock.

He's a second rower, he did his job real well.
 

sharks2010

Dribbler
Joined
Sep 29, 2010
Messages
26,493
Reaction score
1,355
Location
North western eastern
He played well though. Like he set up a try, he didn't miss a tackle, he made a bunch of meters. He had 2 errors, one was a shanked kick and the other was nearly another try assist but he couldn't get a proper pass away. He was opposite Moeroa who did nothing until he had the head knock.

He's a second rower, he did his job real well.
yeah he wasn't that bad. Was just very quiet imo. Don't agree with what you said about his metres though. He made under 100 metres. Hasn't done that since round 15.

His kick reminded me of robbos kick in the Tigers trial
 

Sutty

Jaws
Joined
Mar 17, 2014
Messages
5,438
Reaction score
370
Yeah it was the least meters since Rd 15. nrl.com have him at 115 meters and 15 runs though which is still real good.
 

snowman

Total gronk
Joined
Apr 2, 2010
Messages
58,928
Reaction score
2,200
Location
In your head, rent free
dont care for his meters or his tackles, my eyes saw him play a bad game. not to bag him though, because he still had some good touches, but for the high standards that have been set for him, it was a below par game
 
Top