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[wendog33]

Is it getting towards the time we accept the possibility Burton is not a 7 this year and its detrimental to the team and put him back at 6 and just have our 7 shuffle like Flanno and defend BUT also run a bit?

Can Nu play 7?
Can Rajab play 7?
Can Perhaps play 7?
Can we put Ryan Grey to 9 and Mahoney 7 (tho he looks out against Parra)?
Nu Brown 9 and Mahoney 7?

Kiraz or Wilson to FB is a must.

Lose to Parra and it's just preparing for 2024 after that.

 

[turveys asthma puffer]

i was at the game and i confirm that Burton is wasted at 7. He belongs at left centre and the team should be built around that.

 

[Geoff Chambers]

Pleased to see all the comments about actually moving forwards in this area rather than the relentless pre season romantics about JR steadying the ship and taking the club victory after victory.

I'm confident the club is already hard at work on this issue, they're not stupid and I believe they'll have good news for us all very soon

 

[GA45]

He's not a good one.

He’s the best one at this club

 

[1967]

Is it getting towards the time we accept the possibility Burton is not a 7 this year and its detrimental to the team and put him back at 6 and just have our 7 shuffle like Flanno and defend BUT also run a bit?

Can Nu play 7?
Can Rajab play 7?
Can Perhaps play 7?
Can we put Ryan Grey to 9 and Mahoney 7 (tho he looks out against Parra)?
Nu Brown 9 and Mahoney 7?

Kiraz or Wilson to FB is a must.

Lose to Parra and it's just preparing for 2024 after that.

Last game against Titans everyone was praising Burton at 7 .. he stood up and practically won us the game ..

We know the opposition do their video home work … they know he and Mahoney are the pivotal points of our attack so obviously their game plan is to shut those 2 down as much as possible .. what we need is a 1, 6 and 13 that are also huge attacking threats … that’s 5 players setting up those around them plus attacking themselves from different areas all over the park, it spreads the defence and puts the opposition on a lot more alert than just 2 attacking threats ..

Burton can be a very good 7 for us, but it’s unfortunately not going to happen consistently after just 5 or 6 games ..

What’s more important is to find him a 1, 6 and 13 that are also attacking threats … because the ones we have right now offer zero in attack ..

If the rumours are true that we’ve signed Hame Sele, he looks a very good 13 ..

Hopefully Crichton is the gun attacking FB we’ve been looking for ..

Move Averillo to 6 … he’s now matured and could be lethal there.

Mahoney 9

Burton 7

And there’s our 5 attacking weapons .. that frees up Burton a bit to have more space to develop his game in the 7 position ..

 

[CrittaMagic69]

He’s the best one at this club

Thanks to Gus

 

[GA45]

Thanks to Gus

Thanks to TB. One of the positives that he did for the club.

We are lucky to have him and JAC Aussie reps at the club.

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Thanks to TB. One of the positives that he did for the club.

We are lucky to have him and JAC Aussie reps at the club.

Lucky

 

[wendog33]

Last game against Titans everyone was praising Burton at 7 .. he stood up and practically won us the game ..

We know the opposition do their video home work … they know he and Mahoney are the pivotal points of our attack so obviously their game plan is to shut those 2 down as much as possible .. what we need is a 1, 6 and 13 that are also huge attacking threats … that’s 5 players setting up those around them plus attacking themselves from different areas all over the park, it spreads the defence and puts the opposition on a lot more alert than just 2 attacking threats ..

Burton can be a very good 7 for us, but it’s unfortunately not going to happen consistently after just 5 or 6 games ..

What’s more important is to find him a 1, 6 and 13 that are also attacking threats … because the ones we have right now offer zero in attack ..

If the rumours are true that we’ve signed Hame Sele, he looks a very good 13 ..

Hopefully Crichton is the gun attacking FB we’ve been looking for ..

Move Averillo to 6 … he’s now matured and could be lethal there.

Mahoney 9

Burton 7

And there’s our 5 attacking weapons .. that frees up Burton a bit to have more space to develop his game in the 7 position ..

Sounds good 67 but is Burton a 7. It takes away from his running abilities and he's in traffic far more in that position. He isn't "that" agile in close and is best using his step and bulk at 6 imo to create for himself and others. I also can't see Avo as a 6 with the amt of defence that would be coming his way. He is much improved but guys like JWH and JFH running at him could be a worry.

Anyway anything at all is worth a try at present, so go for it I guess.

With the quality, or lack thereof, we have at present it's hard to see major improvements in some of these guys so is it worth persevering with some of them?. It looks increasingly best practice to try changes.

 

[GA45]

Lucky

Club would be in a lot worse shape without them sunshine

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Club would be in a lot worse shape without them sunshine

Doubt it

 

[Baseball Furies]

He had 2 try assists today and has 7 try assists in his last 4 games but supposedly he's not a half...

Actually more try assists this year than Ben Hunt, DCE, Keary and Townsend and the same amount as Hynes.

 

[Dogzzz of War]

I disagree.
he needs a game manager on the field and let him stay on the left. With Kiks outside him getting heaps of attention from defenders his running game will excel.

 

[B-Train]

Actually more try assists this year than Ben Hunt, DCE, Keary and Townsend and the same amount as Hynes.

Move all of those players out of the halves too then!

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Move all of those players out of the halves too then!

They're all lucky kicks, that's it.

 

[dhoo8450]

His biggest issue is that he's way too passive. Hopefully he'll develop that aspect of his game along with his decision making.

 

[silva]

Burtons easily the best half we got

 

[B-Train]

They're all lucky kicks, that's it.

Most of them weren't lucky. One of the ones today was. The kick was Fox was great timing and vision. They have great chemistry together.

No one is saying he can't improve or play better. He has a lot of things to work on. But why people blame him every game when he's literally the only source of our points is beyond me.

 

[B-Train]

Burtons easily the best half we got

People like DJDeep want to bench him and play Reynolds and Rajab. People need to get a grip.. Criticise him for not owning key moments or certain decisions but at least acknowledge the good things he does.

Little things he does like the great decoy line he ran for Fox's try off the scrum get overlooked. As does finding touch on the short drop out. Or the two try assists..

Instead let's forget all of that and only focus on the negative.

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Most of them weren't lucky. One of the ones today was. The kick was Fox was great timing and vision. They have great chemistry together.

No one is saying he can't improve or play better. He has a lot of things to work on. But why people blame him every game when he's literally the only source of our points is beyond me.

I don't give a shit about their chemistry, can go fuck each other for all I care.