Here's my 2¢
Boyd. Safe as always, got caught out of position a couple of times luckily it never cost us tonight. (Safe)
Oates. Although he was 2nd only to Moose in ARM, he's playing more like a SRer than a Wing. Why not Bench him at 14 in place of Glenn (seeing as Glenn gets no love) and Put Mead or someone else on the wing? This way we get Oates into SR where he wants to play and drop Glenn.(Bleed)
Roberts. He's come around a lot IMO. His defence has improved, his desire to look for the ball and put in the work is definitely there but his speed is going to waste the way we're playing him. Why not have him running back in on an angle with Gillett running a block, or try some outside inside ball with him Hunt and Boyd. He seems to get the ball, outrun Kahu and ends up isolated with noone running off him.(Cramps)
Moga. Was a fan in preseason but I'm slowly losing faith in him. He's big, he's strong and he has a bit of pace, but he doesn't really combine it all that well. Also I'm definitely not a fan of his defence. Bring back Oppacheck, he needs to recover faster.(Next)
Kahu. Great under the highball, looks like our go to man in golden time. Goal kicking is great. Strong runner but lacks speed on the wing.(Safe)
Milf. Copping a bit of criticism because of his lackluster start to the season but deserves every ounce of it. Tonight he pulled out another mixed bag in performance more bad than good. Someone needs to pull him inline. It's almost like the big wigs at Redhill don't want to come down hard on him in fears he'll leave so he's able to play under par week in and week out. As a fan that's unacceptable. We deserve to see the best team run out on the field based on performance to get us the win, not because it looks good on paper.(Wake-up call)
Hunt. Has definitely improved on last year's performance, if you don't agree you're in denial. His kicking game is alot better, he's running the ball a lot more and his defence is right back up where it was in 2015. He's definitely outplaying Milf but getting no recognition for it.(Improving)
Sims. Great in defence however he does get sloppy every now and then. Not enough RM for a prop. If Sims and Blair made as much RM as Moose we'd achieve so much more in each game. Tolman, Graham and Klemmer raked up a whopping total of 626m (with Klemmer running a staggering 295m) compared to our 335m. That is essentially how the Dogs won the game, all of that go forward enabled their halves to attack with more fluidity.(Run It)
McCullough. He gets the basics right. Excellent defence, no forward passes and he takes the line on every now and then. No real threat as far as attack goes like your Cam Smith's, Granville, Hodgson, Farah and Wallace to name a few. (Reliable)
Blair. One minute he's in it the next he's not. I think he plays too hard too soon and then gasses, but then he's away again. He's very on and off. Needs a bit more consistency in his energy levels. Instead of gradually fading out over the 80 he's up and down like a yo-yo, and I'm not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing.(Cut your hair)
Thaiday. Does his Job, tries to pick the team up with his bulldozing runs, Great in defence and outran Milford lol.(Safe)
Gillett. Probably our strongest defender as far as dominant defence goes. Can't really say much about Gillo I think his tackling does all the talking for him. (What more could you ask for in an SR) some would say better line running.(Safe)
McGuire. Settling into LK nicely. Leading RM. Good in defence. Really improved his discipline if anything.(Safe)
Glenn. Not much impact off the bench in comparison to 15, 16 and 17. Pretty sure Gillo and Sammy had 80m games, if so where did Glenn play?(14 up for grabs???)
Pangai. Excellent off the bench could very well push either Blair or Sims out of starting PR. Runs hard, tackles hard.(Pushing)
Ese'ese. Great impact off the bench, always has some solid hit ups.(Consistent)
Arrow. Solid all rounder. (Safe)
