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[QUOTE="BroncsFan, post: 2959616, member: 9052"] I think what should also be highlighted is that the game plan isn't exactly built around macca. - Farah has a license to kick and will just generally over call his halves whenwhenever he wants - Luke and Cook have speed and will just run whenever the opportunity presents - Cam has the game plan totally built around him this year to the point he is drifting into halfback - Hodgson raiders have built their game plan around him and he has a license to overcall whenever he wants. Anyone claiming Peats as better haven't paid attention to the total decline of his involvements since his origin game. I think Brennan wants him gone... mainly because Rein appears a pet favourite. For other hookers the game plan typically falls on the them being fast and taking a run if the opportunity presents or getting the ball where it's needed. Basically what I'm saying is Macca has never really been involved in a game plan that has required him to be a leading hand. But what we should all be aware of by now is how vital a cog he becomes when he is in good form (40/20's, try assists near the line, getting tries himself, etc.), which when he's in it can be very consistently good and stay that way for a long time. I get that he's copping flak after the last game because he was clearly overplaying his hand... but watching him on Sunday reminded me of an almost identical game earlier in the year against the titans. From the starting whistle it was pretty evident that the team hadn't turned up for either the titans or warriors games (lodge making ridiculous offloads and getting hooked (he may have been hooked in titans game as well), zero ball control, horrible defence and just a general lack of meiodcrity). How does Macca respond to the team failing to turn up?? by trying to take it on himself... he can see the team is struggling and he tries to make something happen mainly by bringing in a lot of little ruck plays around the line. The increase in ruck plays could be solely due to that area being Macca's domain, his area of the game plan if you will... and on the weekend he happened to score a try and have one denied (which I believe was wrongly denied). In the titans game he also scored a try (the first one I believe) but ultimately the team still failed miserably in both games. In terms of him being captain I recall him being interviewed after a dismal first half (may have been titans again) and I can't recall exactly what he said but it was pretty perfect at the time. It wasn't one off token responses or blame gaming, but he identified exactly what we were doing wrong and you could tell in his tone of voice that he was absolutely livid with how they'd played in the first half. I remember seeing that and thinking that was exactly what you want from your captain. All in all I think Macca is a reasonably good hooker for what we need and the comments about his service are grossly over exaggerated, which from my point of view started back when he was getting his arms checked at dummy half by the markers (and rightly so, but he appears to have fixed that), but is now mainly brought up due to people's frustration that he isn't lightning on his feet. I would like to see him step up and take on more responsibility in the game plan. Yes it has been said that he needs to step up for years now, but has he actually ever been given the responsibility within a game plan?? Does he have a license to kick whenever he wants or is the game plan to bomb and pin the opposition inside the 10-20m corner?? Oftentimes you'll see macca looking out the back with arms out asking who wants it... maybe if he had more control or responsibility he would be telling them who's getting it and looking forward at the opposition rather than back at his teammates, only to realise none of them have turned up this weekend. [/QUOTE]
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