The Macca Issue

He didn’t completely disappoint in the halves last time and it allows far superior hookers to get us over the advantage line. It definitely has merit.

Then when Dearden or SOS returns just punt him as an expensive back up player.

You mean he wasn't so dire he was costing us the game every time he touched the ball, which is our current requirement in the spine right now. We have become used to such dysfunctional mediocrity, anything that isn't atrocious now looks acceptable.

When Turpin came in and immediately lit the whole team on fire it showed how below par Macca is. Ten games in, it's still hard to objectively rate Turpin, other than to say he's an NRL standard hooker, maybe even one of the better ones. But he's probably only borderline at halfback.

Macca would be the worst halfback in the NRL by a very large margin. But if Seibold doesn't have the nuts to flick him then maybe you're right: he'd do the least damage at halfback.
 
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He’s a shot duck. ACL’s, elbows, shoulders, fingers, you name it, he’s injured it. Well past time to put him out to pasture.
The infuriating thing is the “but he’s a good defender” brigade. (From 2016 when he did his acl and our team suffered without him) he hasn’t been for years.
Finally with Turpin on the scene and hitting hard in defence AND getting the forwards over the advantage line people are starting to wake up to his plodder ways.

Michael Ennis is the one journo who is very critical and exasperated with his play, I love when he comentates our game, Parker has started to get on board too.....have hope folks, the ride is turning!
 
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He backed the wrong horses pretty bad, I'd say he's a tad embarrassed. Also have serious concerns for FiH who hasn't been seen since encouraging everybody to mortgage the house and put it all on the Raiders game. I wonder who he\she will come back as next time.
 
FMD I just read that we've lost Brittany Breayley to the Dragqueens. Last years Dally M winner. She's a huge loss.

Why has the wrong hooker decided to up sticks?
 
I'm not sure that Macca at 7 would be better because he doesn't have the speed to defend on the edge. I'm not even sure Turpin has the speed to defend on the edge, but if Milford isn't going to be moved out of fullback then I don't know who we can play at halfback that isn't going to be a defensive liability on the right edge.
 
He’s a shot duck. ACL’s, elbows, shoulders, fingers, you name it, he’s injured it. Well past time to put him out to pasture.
The infuriating thing is the “but he’s a good defender” brigade. (From 2016 when he did his acl and our team suffered without him) he hasn’t been for years.
Finally with Turpin on the scene and hitting hard in defence AND getting the forwards over the advantage line people are starting to wake up to his plodder ways.

Michael Ennis is the one journo who is very critical and exasperated with his play, I love when he comentates our game, Parker has started to get on board too.....have hope folks, the ride is turning!

Pretty sure Hodges let a few critical comments slip out too during commentary.

No surprise considering how often he would push Macca out of the way to throw the required passes.
 
I raised this issue 6 years ago *brushes knuckles*

Macca just isn't what we need. I'm sure he's a good guy and a great trainer, but he's severely limited in what he can provide for us and there's no point keeping him around (although this isn't in the clubs hands) just because he's a good clubman.
 
I raised this issue 6 years ago *brushes knuckles*

Macca just isn't what we need. I'm sure he's a good guy and a great trainer, but he's severely limited in what he can provide for us and there's no point keeping him around (although this isn't in the clubs hands) just because he's a good clubman.
Me too. He came good in 2015 *sort of* with the 1 2 punch with KNik. But really, he's been rubbish and "full of potential" his whole career.
 
I actually would have swapped Macca and Turpin last night. Thought Macca was far more controlled in the halves last week than the Turpster, and in turn, Jake offers more these days at hooker.
You warned us that Turpin would burn out after a few games if he kept playing at full intensity. I think we saw that against the Titans.

He's still one of our best, but I'd like to see him making fewer errors.
 
You warned us that Turpin would burn out after a few games if he kept playing at full intensity. I think we saw that against the Titans.

He's still one of our best, but I'd like to see him making fewer errors.

Wouldnt be as big an issue if we rotated them better. Its just how he plays, i think its always going to be an issue with him because its just how he is.
 
Wouldnt be as big an issue if we rotated them better. Its just how he plays, i think its always going to be an issue with him because its just how he is.

The poor bastard, though. He was playing fill-in for a protected species, and then suddenly had to live up to his own barely-earned reputation as team savior. Big ask for a rookie who hardly anyone rated.

I'm sure he'll settle into his own comfort level once he's not expected to carry the entire attack on his shoulders. Be nice if Boyd and Milford took the reins a bit more.
 
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Knowledge of Macca's mediocrity is confined within the Brisbane's inner circle may be a good thing, he'll probably be a desirable asset to other clubs so Broncos aren't stuck with Macca if they want him out. That's the silver lining.
Similar to coach Griffin. Broncos insiders knew Griffin wasn't a premiership coach after a while, but Gus Gould was clueless when he recruited him.
One man's trash and another man's treasure.
 
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Knowledge of Macca's mediocrity is confined within the Brisbane's inner circle may be a good thing, he'll probably be a desirable asset to other clubs so Broncos aren't stuck with Macca if they want him out.

Parker, Hodges and Ennis are not so subtle on Fox. The whole world knows except Seibold.
Get over it guys, we are stuck with him till 2021.
 
Is Segeyaro in our top 30 before Deadline?
 

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