OFFICIAL Adam Doueihi #227

Jolls said:
Yes, 100% and he would be carrying it regadless if he was ar centre, where you wanted him selected in place of Herbert, or off the pine playing at lock where he has more influence on our attack and allows Twal to reinforce the prop rotation. The player, the performace staff and the coaching staff all believe he was fit enough to play. So the shoulder is irrelevant to the discussion ofwhat postion the coaching staff think is inthe best interests of the team. None of us armchair coaches have the clipboard or the inside knowledge to make decisions; but in the minds of those with the knowledge AD off the pine into the 13 rotation was the best option for the team. We can only judge the quality of that call after the game has been played - unfortunately now we don't have that hindsight opportunity.
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I won't change your opinion on a footballing forum but I will add Doueihi imo offers alot more to the team as a centre than Herbert. He's one of the quickest in our team over 100m, as well as bringing height and size to the backline.
 
hammertime said:
I can't see a way back unless Adam comes out and mentions its purely his competitive nature and won't do it again. If he does that, then benji can probably pick him in half next week. But benji can't do that without that public acknowledgement from Adam now - otherwise it looks like he caved

A week off was a poor, poor option.
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He already has runs on the board in relation to his self centred playing demands. Don't think this leopard will change his spots.
 
Speed2burn said:
Maybe, just maybe Benji has decided Javon Andrews is best fit to debut with Luai as his halves partner? The players that’s been and done it all?

Say what you want about Luai but he’s been on record plenty of times saying he doesn’t want to get in the road of these kids coming through. I think it’s been obvious plenty of times on the field this year he’s taken a backwards step to accommodate Doueihi and it just hasn’t quite worked in the halves.

I have no doubt Andrews will shine better without Doueihi overcalling a rookie all game. I think the decision is based on making Javon Andrews having a smoother transition into first grade
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Great Call!
 
pawsandclaws1 said:
I won't change your opinion on a footballing forum but I will add Doueihi imo offers alot more to the team as a centre than Herbert. He's one of the quickest in our team over 100m, as well as bringing height and size to the backline.
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I don't disagree with any of the points you have raised - but it is all opinion. If you recall my call would also have been AD to centre. If you step back and look at it objectively, which is what I have tired to do, you can see why Benji probably chose to make the clal he did.
 
Papacito said:
AD is one of my favourite players but if the team's leadership group has any backbone, they'll be standing up at training this morning and telling the rest of the playing group that AD is gone and for anyone who supports him to stand up and make themselves known.

But to be honest, it might ring a bit hollow if Luai is part of that group?
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There are supposedly 2 players loyal to Doueihi’s demand to be halfback, while the Benji camp are at least 7, those who threatened to leave if Benji was sacked.
I don’t know what Sheensy is doing right now but I reckon he maybe having a little chuckle to himself.
 
pawsandclaws1 said:
A forum member last night stated that Doueihi had done more than enough to hold his position in the team. I cannot disagree with this and while I support Marshall as coach, I do find his selection at 13 puzzling especially with what I consider to be the added defensive workload and carrying a shoulder injury.
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Benji wanted to play with 3 halves. AD would've been defending as a 7. There was to be absolutely no change in his workload.
It was purely an ego driven decision by Adam to abandon his mates.
As a senior member of the team I just find the example that sets to be unforgivable. To disrupt the squad close to a game that could keep the season alive is far worse than anything Galvin ever did.

I don't want to see him wearing the team colours again.

I have lost all respect for him.
 
supercoach said:
This saga has probably been brewing for weeks. Ad’s defensive efforts of late have been similar to Mitch Moses’s tanking effort to get a release a few years back. I guess the one common denominator is , they both have the same guy giving them advise.

Anyway Iam sure there is two sides to this drama, but sadly no winners
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Maybe the club is the winner. Prior to Benji / Richo, we really struggled to move on from players, seems Benji can be a bit more ruthless. This is pro sports.
 
pawsandclaws1 said:
A forum member last night stated that Doueihi had done more than enough to hold his position in the team. I cannot disagree with this and while I support Marshall as coach, I do find his selection at 13 puzzling especially with what I consider to be the added defensive workload and carrying a shoulder injury.
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I thought the plan was for him to defend in his normal position and play as an attacking lock. I don’t think anyone can deny he’s been good this year, particularly at the start of the season, but he’s not a classic halfback. He may have been wearing 7 but he creates danger because he’s a biggish body with mobility and speed. He’s hardly going to double pump and throw a 20m bullet.
 
pawsandclaws1 said:
Interesting isn't it, the club relies on circling the wagons with a fortress mentality; the team pulling together as a cohesive unit to make up for our lack of depth and top talent across the park. The players responded in the early to mid-rounds and then it all came apart. We need Doueihi to at least be competitive against the Raiders.
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Respectfully disagree, AD was in the side that lost to dragons, warriors and dogs. What we need is every player to play the best they can in the position they are asked to play.
 
Oscar Martinez said:
Benji wanted to play with 3 halves. AD would've been defending as a 7. There was to be absolutely no change in his workload.
It was purely an ego driven decision by Adam to abandon his mates.
As a senior member of the team I just find the example that sets to be unforgivable. To disrupt the squad close to a game that could keep the season alive is far worse than anything Galvin ever did.

I don't want to see him wearing the team colours again.

I have lost all respect for him.
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While I don't agree with his decision, I understand where it comes from. I've watched Doueihi from when he played SG Ball so I hope he stays at WTs
 
Bones said:
Well I guess that will all come out and we’ll see at that stage if it changes things, but I can’t cop what Doueihi has done. For me 2 non negotiables in any team are do as your coach says and never let your teammates down. He’s done both.

I said at the time Benji should never have been appointed (or Sheens before for that matter). I wouldn’t complain if he was moved on either, but he is the coach now and until he isn’t the players need to fall in line.
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This! 💯
 
Papacito said:
AD is one of my favourite players but if the team's leadership group has any backbone, they'll be standing up at training this morning and telling the rest of the playing group that AD is gone and for anyone who supports him to stand up and make themselves known.

But to be honest, it might ring a bit hollow if Luai is part of that group?
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Douehi hangs with the May brothers and Seyfarth.
 
I'm not going to give Benji too much credit with the decision he's made since he's done a lot wrong and this could be a fluke, but Luai is definitely the better partner for a young guy in the halves.

Doueihi is an ok player. Was in great form to start the year. But his problem is he's ball dominant and he doesn't make players around him better. It feels like your attack needs to be structured to accomodate him and while he can look, if you shut him down you can look pretty one dimensional. Worked well to start the year as Madden played first receiver, handled the organising and steered us around and let Doueihi just run it. But the reality is having Doueihi in the halves means the team lives and dies by him, and I think our start to the year was more of a fluke than a representation of it being a working system.

Doueihi and Luai don't work. Both are five-eighths. Luai isn't that good, but at least guys on his outside can thrive with him. Samuela and May when healthy were very good and sadly didn't get an extended run with Luai.

If Andrews plays with Doueihi, he's going to exist just to past the ball to Doueihi and be a passenger. Luai will at least let Andrews run the game and show off what he can, whether at first or second receiver.
 
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