Nines / Trial Games

[Morkel]

Wolfie:

 

[NSW stables]

Wolfie:

 

[Gaz]

Kayo streaming @ 6:55 p.m.

 

[Finbar]

Kayo streaming @ 6:55 p.m.

For those without Kayo, you'll be able to catch it on nrl.com with a free account.

 

[1910]

“A game day with Seibs” video being done today.

 

[ostin86]

That comment is plain stupid. Of course i do. He hasnt been sharp enough in his work in attack. But what Macca does anyway is irrelevant when we are talking about another player. You judge each players performance based on the game they have just played, you dont judge a players performance based on the poor performance of Andrew McCullough in 2019. Like i said, if you arent consistent about how you criticise or praise each player, you are a hypocrite. Criticism isnt and doesnt have to be a negative if you can take something from it.
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Thats a great post. Everyone has a bias to one player or another, but you are bang on. If the coach is doing his job, poor performance should see you out the team.

They can't be judged equally. One has been blessed with 10 years of opportunity. The other has done incredibly well to grab his opportunity with two hands, within the space of one year.

 

[Wolfie]

They can't be judged equally. One has been blessed with 10 years of opportunity. The other has done incredibly well to grab his opportunity with two hands, within the space of one year.

Their performance can clearly be judged equally. If Turpin plays badly, or if Macca plays badly, thats what you judge them on, not how many games they have played. Experience or lack of it doesnt have anything to do with judging them in a particular game or even over a run of games. Playing badly is playing badly, and that applies to everyone, not just whoever is the current scapegoat.

As i said, you can make certain allowances for a player not doing so well at times such as injury, playing out of position or a rookie making a mistake due to a lack of experience ( thats something you have to live with when you play a younger player ). If a player is generally playing poorly over a number of games, then thats on the coach to do something about it.

As for Macca, His form last year was poor, and Turpin rightly took his place. Up to him now to fight back and see if he can perform better. I'm not one of these who is going to say dont pick him out based on 2019, i'll say pick or dont pick him based on what he does now. Seibolds biggest problem for me last year is he constantly picked players who werent doing the job. This year, we cant keep picking blokes who dont perform.

 

[ostin86]

Their performance can clearly be judged equally. If Turpin plays badly, or if Macca plays badly, thats what you judge them on, not how many games they have played. Experience or lack of it doesnt have anything to do with judging them in a particular game or even over a run of games. Playing badly is playing badly, and that applies to everyone, not just whoever is the current scapegoat.

As i said, you can make certain allowances for a player not doing so well at times such as injury, playing out of position or a rookie making a mistake due to a lack of experience ( thats something you have to live with when you play a younger player ). If a player is generally playing poorly over a number of games, then thats on the coach to do something about it.

As for Macca, His form last year was poor, and Turpin rightly took his place. Up to him now to fight back and see if he can perform better. I'm not one of these who is going to say dont pick him out based on 2019, i'll say pick or dont pick him based on what he does now. Seibolds biggest problem for me last year is he constantly picked players who werent doing the job. This year, we cant keep picking blokes who dont perform.

You know in a perfect world that all sounds pretty reasonable @Wolfie. I'm not sure that's what we are dealing with here unfortunately. Our team selections last year prove that. Whether it be contract issues or internal politics, for whatever reason the right decisions don't seem to be happening.

I think if anything I was just poorly trying to back up Pete's point about certain fans perspective of Macca. For me personally I almost feel a form of resentment towards the bloke, I feel we have really struggled over the McCullough era, whilst at the same time Cameron Smith was completely revolutionising the game, playing out of the same position.

I think @Kimlo might have mentioned this but he should have not been resigned years ago. These things for better or worse weigh into how I judge the Macca vs Turpin debate.

 

[Wolfie]

We have a squad for 2020, and i dont think its idealistic to expect a coach to pick the blokes who do the job and perform in 2020. I dont even consider it a debate about Macca or Turpin. Every player should be picked on merit. If they arent, then instead of constantly bagging the players, it should be the coach who get the criticism. He is the only one with the power to change the team.

 

[Fernando]

I’m guessing the NRL app will have a replay of tonight’s trial?

 

[GCBRONCO]

Yes

 

[Finbar]

I’m guessing the NRL app will have a replay of tonight’s trial?

I think you might be able to watch in live on the NRL app Fernando. I know you can watch it live on nrl.com so hopefully that applies for the app as well.

EDIT: I realised you might not be able to watch it live and were asking specifically for the replay, which the app and nrl.com should be good for.

 

[I bleed Maroon]

I think you might be able to watch in live on the NRL app Fernando. I know you can watch it live on nrl.com so hopefully that applies for the app as well.

EDIT: I realised you might not be able to watch it live and were asking specifically for the replay, which the app and nrl.com should be good for.

Kayo Sports will be streaming it live

 

[Mightybroncs2k17]

So based on the coach's comments about players having runs on the board already would it be safe to assume even if darius has an absolute shocker tonight and totally stinks it up every touch and misses tackles then Arthurs comes on and has a total blinder, Boyd still plays round one regardless?

 

[I bleed Maroon]

So based on the coach's comments about players having runs on the board already would it be safe to assume even if darius has an absolute shocker tonight and totally stinks it up every touch and misses tackles then Arthurs comes on and has a total blinder, Boyd still plays round one regardless?

Yes. We don't get it either. Boyd's career is literally surviving on his past achievements. Much like Bennett in fact.

 

[Wolfie]

Yes. We don't get it either. Boyd's career is literally surviving on his past achievements. Much like Bennett in fact.

I didnt see the game against the Capras, so i cant comment about Boyds form, but by all accounts he did what he had to do. Thats all Arthars did as well last week. I'd give them a half each tonight and see who plays the best. There is only so long Seibold can trot out the line about him having runs on the board. If he picks him in round 1, and by round 3 he is still like he was last year, then he has to be dropped. It wont matter what he has done in the past if he cant compete in 2020.

 

[ivanhungryjak]

Good captains challenge there by the Dragons.

 

[GCBRONCO]

Coverage started top crowd for a trial