Luke hasn’t had enough time to acclimatise yet and understand that you don’t actually need to try or even care to get paid. Indeed, it’s frowned upon.
But give him time, he’ll get there
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But give him time, he’ll get there
- Feb 23, 2014
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Exactly, so on the basis of Hunt being a better defender than Croft we wouldn't lose anything by swapping our halves with St Merge. We'd still score nothing but might concede 1 less.
- Mar 5, 2008
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Don't get me wrong, I would like Hunt back in this side. At least he has combinations with Milford that are proven. Trouble is, yet again, they would be given nothing to work with
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- Oct 17, 2013
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This is what people weren't paying attention to last year. Broncos fans were so quick to blame Boyd that they weren't noticing the rest of the shit that was happening on the field. Players were standing back, allowing the opposition to do whatever they want with the ball, breaking 12 tackles and then beating Boyd at fullback and the entire forum was like "**** Boyd" instead of question how the **** the attacking player was allowed to do just do whatever he wanted. The right players need to be dropped, yes. But the new players won't do anything if they're not coached well and don't have a reason to care anymore.
- Sep 6, 2013
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Well I was going to unload in the post-match ratings but the team can't be bothered so why should I?
1. Isaako - Still half a player, not good enough to be fullback - 5
2. Coates - He had an absolute ripper, he is a blindingly shining light - 8
3. Farnworth - I liked what I saw from him at centre and want to see him at FB - 7
4. Boyd - I could do better - -5
5. Oates - When did he and Kaine Manihera swap ability? - -4
6. Milford - Just quit - -5
7. Croft - I've been quietly ok with him and NO that doesn't mean he can't do a lot better but at least he keeps putting his hand up - 5
8. Lodge - Is he...out of his depth? - 3
9. Luke - Looked good when he was out there - 5
10. Haas - His stats look good but he was average, the team is starting to drag him down - 6
11. Glenn - I thought he tried really hard but needs to be more vocal - 6
12. TPJ - Will get suspended again, tried WAY too hard but I don't mind that, totally underdone and needed a break - 4
13. Carrigan - Tried to do the work of 18 players and lost his cool - 4
14. Paix - I don't know, there is something about him I really like, he's a keeper - 5
15. Joffa - Waste of space and of course first touch equals drop and couldn't stop Saifiti from scoring the stupidest try I've ever seen - -2
16. Flegler - Dumbest game I've seen from any player for a long time, total liability - -8
17. Teo - He played - 3
Coach - No ideas, no solutions, should have no job - -10
1. Isaako - Still half a player, not good enough to be fullback - 5
2. Coates - He had an absolute ripper, he is a blindingly shining light - 8
3. Farnworth - I liked what I saw from him at centre and want to see him at FB - 7
4. Boyd - I could do better - -5
5. Oates - When did he and Kaine Manihera swap ability? - -4
6. Milford - Just quit - -5
7. Croft - I've been quietly ok with him and NO that doesn't mean he can't do a lot better but at least he keeps putting his hand up - 5
8. Lodge - Is he...out of his depth? - 3
9. Luke - Looked good when he was out there - 5
10. Haas - His stats look good but he was average, the team is starting to drag him down - 6
11. Glenn - I thought he tried really hard but needs to be more vocal - 6
12. TPJ - Will get suspended again, tried WAY too hard but I don't mind that, totally underdone and needed a break - 4
13. Carrigan - Tried to do the work of 18 players and lost his cool - 4
14. Paix - I don't know, there is something about him I really like, he's a keeper - 5
15. Joffa - Waste of space and of course first touch equals drop and couldn't stop Saifiti from scoring the stupidest try I've ever seen - -2
16. Flegler - Dumbest game I've seen from any player for a long time, total liability - -8
17. Teo - He played - 3
Coach - No ideas, no solutions, should have no job - -10
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And before the usual bullshit happens, this was never me defending Boyd. He should 100% be dropped, but the question needed to be asked about the other crap that occurred on the field
- Mar 5, 2008
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That's spot on. No wonder players are negative. They have nothing to inspire them. Look at Haas. He is turning into a shadow of his former self. That says a lot about the failure of decent coaching - as you say above.
Wild Horse
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That goes for the whole team I'd say.
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It's scary how much sense that makes.
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However long it is it's too long.
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Galah
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if it’s not taken care of quickly you’ll end up in mediocrity, losing players, not having players wanting to join, the list goes on it’s a fucked cycle that teams take years to pull out of.
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- Apr 17, 2013
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Yep, that is where the likes of Wests, Warriors and Merge are at right now. That's the sort of crowd we're kicking around with now and it's a shocking disgrace.
- May 21, 2013
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The difference between what was happening last year and what's happening this year is that last year the whole 'sitting back and letting the opposition run 10 metres every hit-up' seemed like a tactical decision to minimise fatigue and minimise flaws in the defensive line (Which usually happen when a couple of players rush up and a couple of others don't). If everyone is sitting back the 10 shoulder-to-shoulder, you're rarely going to give away inside the 10 penalties and it's also very difficult to concede line-breaks, if executed properly.
This season it doesn't seem like a strategy, it seems like our players are out on their feet after the first 15 minutes, then they hang their heads when they do something poor and it just snowballs into fatigued penalties and 6-to-go's, poor defensive lines, oppositions marching up field. It's literally just a recipe for disaster at the moment, the coaching on both sides of the field is AT LEAST 25% of the problem at the moment, with a majority of the other 75% being players not putting in consistent efforts defensively and players having some of the lowest situational awareness of any footy players I've seen in recent years.
Galah
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Fucking scary stuff! white needs to sort it, Yet I have no faith in that happening because the prick doesn’t do anything outside of sucking off investors. Funny thing we won’t have many soon, might give his jaw a break.
- May 21, 2013
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While we're in the habit of posting stats, I assume I don't need to tell you which member of our backline had 9 runs for 57 metres at a whopping 6.3 metres per carry.
- Oct 17, 2013
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Kinda seems like a lot comparatively
heartly87
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not proven, they sucked after the first year to the point Hunt ended up getting dropped remember. Kodi and Milf got a run for a few weeks. Hunt was on his way out so everyone was pissed with him. Kodi then got a go to then be replaced by Bird who was then replaced by Kodi. Kodi was replaced by Dearden who got injured. Then Milf got moved to fullback. The same talk has been going on for years but I blamed every one but Milf. No more. He needs to pull his finger out. He has been our best over a few years but in a squad of nobodies that is easy. It is clear right now he is a big part of our problems.
- May 21, 2013
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I also think it's time we start marking Lodge a bit more harshly, there's absolutely no way he's first grade standard at the moment. Obviously still hampered by the ACL injury, if this is what we can expect from him moving forward, I hope the decision is made to get the ACL repaired properly before his career goes down the drain.
His runs make Aaron Woods' runs look damaging.
His runs make Aaron Woods' runs look damaging.
