Thats my only real dissapointment so far with CC. He was supposed to be the defence guru, and I am with you because all the premiers have great D and average well below 15 points per game. I think one of the years that the Panthers won it was 8.
Reserves are on at 12 bro
That’s all good stuff, however the immediate problem is in the forwards. Shuffling the deck chairs in the backs is not going to change things without some drastic action up front. Not sure if this is an issue we can deal with this year with the current roster or not. I hope we can.
I get what you’re saying but I’m just saying that I don’t think Perham has the basics right for fullback play. Even if he was in the Penrith side I don’t think he’d show much better form than he is now. You can’t blame the forwards for him not contesting kicks or being in the right spot or making the last line tackle or throwing stupid passes that hit the opposition player. He is struggling with a lot of the basics of the game. It looks like he has no idea in attack when we have an overlap on. He looks confused and often runs the wrong way or steps back in and gives the opposition time to reset
Yeah last 2 weeks pretty much the same. Dont know if its hip drop related or what but we cant continue to let teams roll 70 metres upfield.
Is the game being televised anywhere or can we catch a replay somewhere???? Stuck at kids sport today, can't watch live.
It's being streamed in nswrl FB page, not sure if it can be rewatched
Avo to FB is probably a bad idea. Barrett couldn't decide what to do with him and spent his tenure screwing him over by constantly moving him. We don't need a return to that. He's a young kid with a lot of talent. He needs stability, to grow in to a role and build confidence. He's starting to really find his feet at Centre and should be allowed to continue, unless there are plans for him to play FB long term, which seems doubtful. That's not to say he wouldn't do a job for us at FB, just that it's not what's in the best interest of the club's future or his.
Yes agree on Avo. I amended in a later post after seeing Wilson f/b vid. Avo doesnt relish the contact but Wilson seems to...at least in that lesser comp. He went well yesterday.
Yeah I figured as I pressed reply cheers bro
I like the Backline and supporting Kiraz to the back if he is 100 percent fit. He may still get caught out so perhaps Wilson and Kiraz sharing the role would work for the next month. Reynolds needs to go back to the NSW Cup. Front Row we very slim here without a doubt. Would love us to go for a Tui Kamikamica..
Yeah, Wilson seems like a keeper. Caught him a couple of times, in NSW Cup and the trials, and thought he looked pretty good. Glad to see him get his shot.
I disagree. Perham is a hog and will just get in the way. He is unfortunately disillusioned in relation to his ability. Constantly involves himself however his decision making is constantly poor and while he has speed he isn’t able to use it and is simply not agile or creative enough.
I agree. I think there will be changes. Clearly they wanted to build a positive culture which meant staying with underperforming players and not dropping them. However you can see CC is moving away at that and is now looking more annoyed at team performances. Gus is also someone who is passionate and will only tolerate incompetence for so long. I think Gus has tried not to meddle with CC and the team but it’s unlike him to be a spectator for a long time. He will become more involved with CC and team selection.
He’s a stop gap measure until next year, always out of position etc but I still stand by the forwards need to make things easier for him, not harder