I don't think it was the wrong decision. It was just unfortunate that neither kick came off. If he'd nailed one people would be calling the club bastards for keeping him out of the lineup for so long.
didnt burton miss about 4 or 5 in one game?
in talks with the tigers at present
It might have been the right decision if scores were level, but we were up by 6. As soon as I saw him going for the kick I felt it was the wrong decision. Better off a 20 metre chip onto grass and make them haul it out of their own 20. The earlier game between Manly and Knights saw something similar, in the lead by 4 with less than 10 to go, DCE kicks a bomb that ends up going out in-goal. On that 7 tackle set Knights get down and score and convert, they win the game. What was noticeable was that in the two sets Knights had in the remaining time they died with the ball in hand rather than risk a kick like DCE did.
So your a better judge than Barrett? Maybe you should of put your hand up to be the coach. So much goes on behind the scenes that footy heads like Barrett have developed the skill to pick players and help them develop. Sometimes they are right and they can help the player rise to the next level and sometimes they get it wrong.
He’s rarely been starting 7, which is a shame because he’s the best halfback the club currently has.