Official William Kennedy

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Yeah just thought it was a bit funny absolutely no one had mentioned the bloke some were iffy on letting go a few months back

My favourite is how Moylan is stealing a wage and should never play for Cronulla again and hasn't played a good game in 4 years and suddenly the Kennedy injury had him back in a heap of peoples best 17.

 

[Capital_Shark]

Except the bit where he says WK is big.

The "off the ball" stuff is spot on. Some people on here (and commentators) have been critical of the Sharks middles rotation because they don't play the big men long enough, but with Fitz-ball the Sharks forward do more work without the ball.

Repeated Brailey crash-balls are a function of this "pinning" system that the author describes.

Impossible. Unless Dan Ginane is screaming their name & they're heading the stats they must be doing nothing

 

[bort]

Except the bit where he says WK is big.

The "off the ball" stuff is spot on. Some people on here (and commentators) have been critical of the Sharks middles rotation because they don't play the big men long enough, but with Fitz-ball the Sharks forward do more work without the ball.

Repeated Brailey crash-balls are a function of this "pinning" system that the author describes.

I did try and explain that but I've been informed no that is something only Cronulla do because Blayke is ****, any resemblance to actual tactic is purely coincidental.

 

[Capital_Shark]

My favourite is how Moylan is stealing a wage and should never play for Cronulla again and hasn't played a good game in 4 years and suddenly the Kennedy injury had him back in a heap of peoples best 17.

Yep that was genuinely surprising

 

[Sharkfox]

Why good teams can pick the Sharks apart - and why Will Kennedy is the player they can least afford to lose

The Sharks can't beat anyone good. Here's why.

www.theroar.com.au

Focus and get the defense system right first, constant turnovers since bomber days, we should be able to defend shitty ball handling and penalties by now.

If Kennedy is a big loss and key to attacking plays, then Nicho should replace him. Connor will try his best but he'll be more like a handbrake like Tedesco

 

[BurgoShark]

Focus and get the defense system right first, constant turnovers since bomber days, we should be able to defend shitty ball handling and penalties by now.

If Kennedy is a big loss and key to attacking plays, then Nicho should replace him. Connor will try his best but he'll be more like a handbrake like Tedesco

I think the point the author was trying to make is that the mistake rate is not really the issue. It's the unforced/lazy ones that are the killer. If you cut those out, nobody is going to get too upset if Nicho throws a cut-out pass to the touchie 30-out occasionally.

 

[bort]

Focus and get the defense system right first, constant turnovers since bomber days, we should be able to defend shitty ball handling and penalties by now.

If Kennedy is a big loss and key to attacking plays, then Nicho should replace him. Connor will try his best but he'll be more like a handbrake like Tedesco

Of all the criticisms of Connor I expected being compared to SOO and Aus fullback wasn't one!

 

[Sharkfox]

I think the point the author was trying to make is that the mistake rate is not really the issue. It's the unforced/lazy ones that are the killer. If you cut those out, nobody is going to get too upset if Nicho throws a cut-out pass to the touchie 30-out occasionally.

Yeah but our defense is soft, second half panthers game they showed a bit of resilience which was an improvement, thanks to Cams efforts. Most games when theres a turnover or penalty, the opposition march down the field easily. Our defense system needs alot of work, our players rarely or dont really muscle up or go hard with strong tackles especially one on one or first contact, line speed is inconsistent or theyre taught to play at different tempos through out the game depending on stages/situations, or maybe its a leadership thing missing with organising and getting players to listen and follow

Of all the criticisms of Connor I expected being compared to SOO and Aus fullback wasn't one!

Hahaha when the ball goes out to Connor he will just choose to run it everytime

 

[BurgoShark]

Yeah but our defense is soft, second half panthers game they showed a bit of resilience which was an improvement, thanks to Cams efforts. Most games when theres a turnover or penalty, the opposition march down the field easily. Our defense system needs alot of work, our players rarely or dont really muscle up or go hard with strong tackles especially one on one or first contact, line speed is inconsistent or theyre taught to play at different tempos through out the game depending on stages/situations, or maybe its a leadership thing missing with organising and getting players to listen and follow

Hahaha when the ball goes out to Connor he will just choose to run it everytime

I thought they showed a fair bit of resolve in the first half tbh. Massive possession against, and the Panthers could only muster 2 tries from kicks and one where the winger was actually tackled over the line but our defender's body saved him.

 

[Sharkfox]

I thought they showed a fair bit of resolve in the first half tbh. Massive possession against, and the Panthers could only muster 2 tries from kicks and one where the winger was actually tackled over the line but our defender's body saved him.

Last week was an improvement, hopefully they can build off it. Wanna see some aggressive defense now

 

[Born&bred]

Except the bit where he says WK is big.

The "off the ball" stuff is spot on. Some people on here (and commentators) have been critical of the Sharks middles rotation because they don't play the big men long enough, but with Fitz-ball the Sharks forward do more work without the ball.

Repeated Brailey crash-balls are a function of this "pinning" system that the author describes.

From a simple, perhaps flippant perspective, Fitz-ball needs a massive re-think.

 

[Wiz]

From a simple, perhaps flippant perspective, Fitz-ball needs a massive re-think.

But Fitz is a high level player ! He is smarter then everyone else

 

[BurgoShark]

From a simple, perhaps flippant perspective, Fitz-ball needs a massive re-think.

I think it works with a healthy pack and struggles without it. They haven't had a healthy pack since ~rd 20 last season.

Add another prop (or two) at the level of BHU at they are fine.

 

[Sparkles]

Pretty spot on

Thanks for sharing apezza.

It seems the playmaking responsibilities really depend on the fullback in our attacking system... I get why keeping Nicho in his customary role is important, but I'm positive Moylan could fill in well and run the counting part of setting up the play. He actually does that quite a lot. Wouldn't it then make sense to have a player at fullback who can kick, run or pass as the article described is Kennedy's role? Tracey doesn't have that bag of tricks.

With Tracey at fullback we really need to attack in a different way. Maybe we'll see a lot more of Nikora.

Having said all of that, the idea of Moylan defending against Koloamatangi again is terrifying.

 

[BurgoShark]

Thanks for sharing apezza.

It seems the playmaking responsibilities really depend on the fullback in our attacking system... I get why keeping Nicho in his customary role is important, but I'm positive Moylan could fill in well and run the counting part of setting up the play. He actually does that quite a lot. Wouldn't it then make sense to have a player at fullback who can kick, run or pass as the article described is Kennedy's role? Tracey doesn't have that bag of tricks.

With Tracey at fullback we really need to attack in a different way. Maybe we'll see a lot more of Nikora.

Having said all of that, the idea of Moylan defending against Koloamatangi again is terrifying.

I didn't think Tracey did too bad a job against the Panthers. He has a bit of "deer in headlights" about him, but his defensive positioning, kick defusal etc. was generally pretty good. I reckon for someone who got switched in to the spot on the fly against the best team and kicker in Rugby League, he was a solid C+.

As well as he does it, WK's role in the backline is pretty simple from a tactical PoV. Everyone else is there to try to give him a 3-on-2, and he is good enough most times to execute it. Tracey doesn't have that touch, but I don't think Miller did either. Atkinson probably does, but then he won't be as good as those other things that Tracey did well. Everything is a compromise.

 

[Sparkles]

I didn't think Tracey did too bad a job against the Panthers. He has a bit of "deer in headlights" about him, but his defensive positioning, kick defusal etc. was generally pretty good. I reckon for someone who got switched in to the spot on the fly against the best team and kicker in Rugby League, he was a solid C+.

As well as he does it, WK's role in the backline is pretty simple from a tactical PoV. Everyone else is there to try to give him a 3-on-2, and he is good enough most times to execute it. Tracey doesn't have that touch, but I don't think Miller did either. Atkinson probably does, but then he won't be as good as those other things that Tracey did well. Everything is a compromise.

True. I don't mind his defence, and I hear his organising is pretty good, so happy as you can be given the circumstances on that side.

I wouldn't be surprised still to see Nicho dropping into that Kennedy role at points during the game.

 

[bort]

True. I don't mind his defence, and I hear his organising is pretty good, so happy as you can be given the circumstances on that side.

I wouldn't be surprised still to see Nicho dropping into that Kennedy role at points during the game.

That’s a fair point. Not hard for Trace at FB to be second receiver and feed to Hynes

 

[RivShark]

That’s a fair point. Not hard for Trace at FB to be second receiver and feed to Hynes

The advantage CT does have over WK is probably speed. You'd think if they've picked him at FB for this week, the plan will be to stick it out.

It will be interesting to see how the structures adapt to CT and vice versa.

 

[BurgoShark]

Tracey playing fullback for the Jets whenever sent down doesn't seem so silly now eh?

 

[Western Sharkie]

That’s a fair point. Not hard for Trace at FB to be second receiver and feed to Hynes

Tracey can’t pass for ****, sooooooooo