PLAYER Corey Oates

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He is past it as a winger sadly. I'll be happy for him to score one more and equal Locky's try scoring record, but then that is it. He is a stop gap until Arthars and Staggs are fit. After that, I struggle to see a spot for him in the side. Maybe he pushes Gosiewski out for the bench spot? He had better hope his second row form is better than it is on the wing.
 
Manofoneway

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He is past it as a winger sadly. I'll be happy for him to score one more and equal Locky's try scoring record, but then that is it. He is a stop gap until Arthars and Staggs are fit. After that, I struggle to see a spot for him in the side. Maybe he pushes Gosiewski out for the bench spot? He had better hope his second row form is better than it is on the wing.
He was not that bad yesterday. Everyone blaming him for not scoring the try but he also didnt make any errors, caught every ball his way and carried the ball well. The tries scored on his wing were really a result of very poorly organised defensive line which he has no control over. If we had Staggs and Arthars that game would have been entirely different.

Also you have to think about the luck the Titans got to win it, who thought a professional footballer cant pass the ball left, the two "knock on" tries we scored. Fair bit of luck went the way of the Titans for them to get the W.
 
Bucking Beads

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He was not that bad yesterday. Everyone blaming him for not scoring the try but he also didnt make any errors, caught every ball his way and carried the ball well. The tries scored on his wing were really a result of very poorly organised defensive line which he has no control over. If we had Staggs and Arthars that game would have been entirely different.

Also you have to think about the luck the Titans got to win it, who thought a professional footballer cant pass the ball left, the two "knock on" tries we scored. Fair bit of luck went the way of the Titans for them to get the W.
He's just too slow to be a winger in the modern game. He makes David Staggs look like an Olympic Sprinter FFS
 
winslow_wong

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All of us screaming for the match winning try.

Oates with the ball-
Snail GIF by MotoGP™
 
Manofoneway

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He's just too slow to be a winger in the modern game. He makes David Staggs look like an Olympic Sprinter FFS
Yeah he's slow but Ezra Mam also missed 9 tackles and was ineffective in 5 of them yesterday. I think that is a much bigger issue than Oates speed.

Ezra starting to give me Milford vibes to be honest.
 
Bucking Beads

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Yeah he's slow but Ezra Mam also missed 9 tackles and was ineffective in 5 of them yesterday. I think that is a much bigger issue than Oates speed.

Ezra starting to give me Milford vibes to be honest.
Defence is clearly our biggest issue across the board. Ezra only a little bloke but needs to be better.
 
Renegade

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Whether it's Oates or someone else we bomb so many "certain" tries. Never confident when we have a clean line break and a simple draw and pass is all that's needed. Is this the basics Reynolds was talking about?
Can Karapani pass right to left? Seems everytime he did it was butchered.
 
broncsgoat

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Is he just to big now? Have heard multiple times his in the best shape of his life but being jacked doesn’t translate to fast.
 
Big Del

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Is he just to big now? Have heard multiple times his in the best shape of his life but being jacked doesn’t translate to fast.

Tried to improve his speed .
Over trained got injured and had to rest . So dunno about best shape of his life , or jacked .
 
Mr Fourex

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He looks so damn awkward.... Its like watching a baby giraffe taking its first steps.
 

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