Lachlan Lewis - Consolidated Thread

[Dognacious]

When Lewis plays our team seems to grow another leg.

So do most of the male fans lol.

 

[magdog]

Watched the game again.
Saints went out of their way to nail him after every kick. He wore the hits,and got on with it.
Tough nut, the kid.

 

[Wally D]

Makes such a big difference having a half who can kick reasonably well. It’s night and day

 

[MatstaDogg]

He is just one of those players that when he plays the whole team plays better

Type of player we need. Someone that can lift the team and feed them with his energy. He has definitely been a shining light during this underwhelming season.

 

[MatstaDogg]

Watched the game again.
Saints went out of their way to nail him after every kick. He wore the hits,and got on with it.
Tough nut, the kid.

He said the other day in a interview that he is not afraid to get smashed when kicking hence why he seems to have time to put in his kicks.

 

[Kila R Ralai]

He said the other day in a interview that he is not afraid to get smashed when kicking hence why he seems to have time to put in his kicks.

And the frightening part is that, he will only improve from here on.

 

[MatstaDogg]

And the frightening part is that, he will only improve from here on.

Frightening and exciting. I hope he becomes a star and sticks with the Doggies.

 

[Powerslide]

Yeah he'll have to adapt thtat kicking style a bit or he'll keep getting smashed. I think he thinks he's bullet proof. But he's owned Pangai Jnr and Tariq Sims now so he obviously loves the hard stuff and can handle it.

How good is he gonna be after a proper off season (as a starter) with the FG squad. Will also be great to see him (hopefully) with a decent halves partner cause he hasn't had that yet. Apart from a couple of decent tackles, Frawley was our worst player again today.

this,

Having a full pre season with the team working on combinations.... thinking about it is giving me a woody. just hope Lewis keeps the same attitude next year and doesn't start believing the hype. if he keeps working hard and training the house down kid could be anything. if he doesn't he'll turn into a park footy player when second year syndrome kicks in.

 

[BELMORE]

this,

Having a full pre season with the team working on combinations.... thinking about it is giving me a woody. just hope Lewis keeps the same attitude next year and doesn't start believing the hype. if he keeps working hard and training the house down kid could be anything. if he doesn't he'll turn into a park footy player when second year syndrome kicks in.

I don’t think he will have second year syndrome. His game doesn’t rely on athleticism like many other players who suffer from that second year syndrome (Mbye is into his 4th year of it the poor bugger). His game relies on his mind and his thinking. He stays calm and he reads play. As long as he stays composed mentally he should be fine.

 

[Grunthos]

I don’t think he will have second year syndrome. His game doesn’t rely on athleticism like many other players who suffer from that second year syndrome (Mbye is into his 4th year of it the poor bugger). His game relies on his mind and his thinking. He stays calm and he reads play. As long as he stays composed mentally he should be fine.

I totally agree, in fact I thought for a little while through the game he was not getting involved as much, then reminded myself he's not a center who needs to take on the line or forward who needs to bash it up, he's a schema and organizer and has proven he is far more dangerous in that roll.
And as an added bonus, his defense is bloody good to.

 

[Malla]

Thank fucking god we did not sign Mitchell Moses last season. God knows where we would be and we would have lost out on The Prince. What a disaster that would have been for us.

 

[H-dog]

Thank fucking god we did not sign Mitchell Moses last season. God knows where we would be and we would have lost out on The Prince. What a disaster that would have been for us.

The only thing des did well was rejecting that clown

 

[Mr Invisible]

He's a very confident player and backs himself. Not to mention a harsh judge of his own efforts. That's the perfect blend for a player.

There are still parts of his game he has in junior ranks and NSW Cup, which he is yet to explore as well.

As I said previously, he has a short kicking game, but Pay has eased him in perfectly (much like Ogden), with just getting the basics right, then adding something each game. This week we saw the appearance of his dangerous short kicking game.

One thing he hasn't "flicked the switch" on yet, is his ball running game (rather than passing at the line). Once that arrives it'll add another dimension again to his game.

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I REALLY hope we don't rest him in the NSW Cup finals, we need all the firepower we have to try and take home that trophy (how good would it be after the season we've endured).

 

[KLil]

He's a very confident player and backs himself. Not to mention a harsh judge of his own efforts. That's the perfect blend for a player.

There are still parts of his game he has in junior ranks and NSW Cup, which he is yet to explore as well.

As I said previously, he has a short kicking game, but Pay has eased him in perfectly (much like Ogden), with just getting the basics right, then adding something each game. This week we saw the appearance of his dangerous short kicking game.

One thing he hasn't "flicked the switch" on yet, is his ball running game (rather than passing at the line). Once that arrives it'll add another dimension again to his game.

...

I REALLY hope we don't rest him in the NSW Cup finals, we need all the firepower we have to try and take home that trophy (how good would it be after the season we've endured).

Imagine what Lewis could do in the ISP now...

 

[Ogre]

The only thing des did well was rejecting that clown

and signing Lewis when he was young from Canberra.

 

[Ogre]

Lewis takes kicking game to new level
After 23 rounds there had been just a single game in which one player kicked more than 600 metres but it happened twice in round 24, and it's no coincidence Anthony Milford and Lachlan Lewis were two of the best players with the boot over the weekend.

NRL.com Stats also reveal Brisbane are the long-kicking masters of the Telstra Premiership.

Milford has worn heavy criticism this year in games the Broncos have lost, in part because he and halves partner Kodi Nikorima are both run-first players rather than organisers by nature.


But in the games where they have played well it has been Milford leading the way.

There is a lot more to guiding a team around than kicking well.

But if you analyse his kicking game, Milford has averaged just over 400 metres per game this year. Last season with Ben Hunt in the team it was only 145.

His 615 kick metres against the Roosters last weekend was the biggest kicking tally of any player in a game this year and was just one part of what was arguably Milford's best all-round performance this season.

He ran for just 35 metres but set up a try and was composed and in control throughout the match.

Lewis, the Canterbury five-eighth enjoying a breakout rookie season, is far less experienced but has been a breath of fresh air in his eight first-grade appearances. His 354 kick metres in his previous game, against the Warriors, was his career-high before blowing that out of the water with 601 in a huge win over the Dragons, from a massive 23 kicks. He also set up a try in what was arguably the best game of his career.

He joined Milford and Mitchell Pearce (612 kick metres against the Eels in round 18) as the only players to kick more than 600 metres in a game this season.

From a team perspective, while there is no guarantee that kicking more metres will win you the game, there does appear to be some correlation.


On only six occasions this year has a team kicked more than 700 metres in a game; Brisbane are responsible for three of those and five of the six have resulted in victories.

The incredible 991 metres booted by the Broncos against the Roosters last weekend was the first time this year a team had even kicked 800 metres. Kodi Nikorima also booted a personal season-high 256 metres.

Their 991 is more than 200 metres more than the next-most, which was also by Brisbane, with 774 against the Eels in round 12.

The Eels themselves (759 in a round-19 win over Canterbury) have the next-biggest kick metre tally ahead of the Bulldogs (738 last weekend against the Dragons), Brisbane again (725 in a round-five loss to the Knights) and Penrith (701 against the Cowboys in round four despite the absence of Nathan Cleary).

https://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2018/08/28/lewis-takes-kicking-game-to-new-level/

 

[Mr Invisible]

Lewis has a MASSIVE boot on him... he's kicked like a 60-70m dropout (before the bounce) in NSW Cup earlier in the year.

Imagine what Lewis could do in the ISP now...

and Reimis Smith faaaarrrkkk

Play him, Frawley and Smith... and pop Martin in the side as well.

 

[Mr. Ditkovich]

Lewis has a MASSIVE boot on him... he's kicked like a 60-70m dropout (before the bounce) in NSW Cup earlier in the year.


and Reimis Smith faaaarrrkkk

Play him, Frawley and Smith... and pop Martin in the side as well.

RIP every other team in the ISP finals.

 

[Bull Terrier]

Imagine what Lewis could do in the ISP now...

We will soon see . His going to kill it

 

[Howard Moon]

Thank fucking god we did not sign Mitchell Moses last season. God knows where we would be and we would have lost out on The Prince. What a disaster that would have been for us.

Oath. Poor parra worked so hard to get him and now the fans are spewing