Opinion Reed can’t play 80

[TalDog]

Need to bring in brown on the bench give reed a break for 20-30 mins

He looks cooked making sloppy tackle attempts and missing a few too

Hope cc takes away his kicking license also 40/20 only

 

[D0GMATIC]

Not if we expect him to make 50 plus tackles and keep our middle tight for 80 mins every week

 

[Scoooby]

Need to bring in brown on the bench give reed a break for 20-30 mins

He looks cooked making sloppy tackle attempts and missing a few too

Hope cc takes away his kicking license also 40/20 only

He’s meh. But we will see

 

[Pottz]

Allowing for the fact we all assumed Flanagan was on the bench last night to give Reed a spell but didn’t (go figure), I really don’t get the criticism everyone gives Reed for his defence and missed tackles.

This year he’s making on average 42 tackles per game at 89.4% efficiency, so missing 4-5 tackles per game. Let’s look at some of the top tier hookers for comparison:

• Koroisau - 33 tackles per game at 88.2% efficiency, so missing 4-5 tackles per game
• Grant - 45 tackles per game at 91.7% efficiency, so missing 4-5 tackles per game
• Robson - 42 tackles per game at 93.2% efficiency, so missing 3-4 tackles per game
• Cook - 44 tackles per game at 95% efficiency, so missing 2-3 tackles per game

Who cares if he’s “missed more tackles than anyone else”? If you know anything at all about statistics, averages tell you way more than totals. When you consider that Reed is playing 80 minutes every week (rightly or wrongly) in a team that’s losing pretty often with a forward pack that’s been down on troops for most of the year, I’d say his defence is actually pretty damn good.

 

[wendog33]

He would, and the team would, probably benefit if he had a spell. He earns it. Ryan Gray hopefully continues to improve next year so we have relief available. Brown could do the job this year. Flanno was not the answer putting him to lock. Odd decision.

 

[SexBomb]

He’s meh. But we will see

We likely would be meh too if not afforded a decent run to find our groove.
Why he has not been exposed to an extended period is something I question.