Search results

Hi WT, I grabbed the standard stuff run metres and tackles etc directly from the NRL.com stats. I couldn't find the Try Causes and Line Break Causes at first. From my understanding they are produced by Fox Sports Labs and distributed by Stats Perform (I think that is correct). Anyway the...

I agree 100%, and I expect Benji is in a similar predicament. My gut feel is that Benji knows that he is a weakness at centre and he had an out of the box plan to use his size at half as an advantage. While it was successful early his lack of passing threat means that without an edge/centre...

We are clearly thinking along the same lines. The smokie out there, and it will really depend on this off season, is Schuster at 6 with Latu while Javon fills out some more. We have soe great options to work with. I get that Benji will be retiscent to chage his halves pairing, and I'm sure some...

My real concern is if Benji has already made a decision that AD will be the 7 in 2027 and he just sticks with it. We have the opportunity to experiment, with NRL level opposition, so I hope he gives it a crack. Surely if the stats are supporting what fans are picking up on the club knows that...

I just wonder how much thought Benji has put into our run home- I'm sure he has done a lot - but I'm not sure if he has experimenting with his halves combination high on his list this deep into the season. It would be a stark change from what we have seen to date, particulary with the way he has...

No, I can't - but he has been talking a big standards game all year. If it isn't working are we supposed to throw the season away or use it to our advantage? If we need to score points I don't think it is Luai that needs to move in order to get some creativity happening. Since AD has been...

If we need to change momentum we are need to be thinking outside of the box. As much as I hate changing halves mid game it may be what is required if we can't generate points.

I didn't want to go there with the analysis because that would be some of my own bias influencing it. The other one is that he is very sideways in his movements which runs payers out of room often. We need to find somewhere for him in the side but for mine he isn't a good fit at 7 despite the...

I understand the reluctance but I expect that his defensive frailty is based on his ability to react and poor decision making whereas in the middle there is less risk; however, he needs to buikd into it over the off season. I expect, in the short term, that in tandem with Twally he could handle...

PART 3 The High-Leverage Defensive Exposure This brings us to the real problem, and it's the exact reason why the forum debates get so heated. Standard match stats credit Doueihi with a low missed-tackle count at halfback at 1.8 per game. On paper, that looks mathematically sound against the...

PART 2 Percentage Variance From Competition Medians When you break these numbers down into straight percentage deviations, you can clearly see the massive divide between a player's individual stat line and the value they bring to the team. Adam Doueihi (Halfback) vs. Halfback Median Run Metres...

2026 Deep Dive 8 Part 1 The Doueihi Dilemma: Elite Metres Masking Defensive Fragility Prologue: Checking My Bias at the Door Before we jump into the numbers, I want to put my cards on the table. If you’ve read my posts previously, you probably know I’ve never been a fan of Adam Doueihi as a...

There is every chance we would have scored more points as the ball would be distributed instead of tucked under a wing as well. It is all about perspective. The problem for us isn't AD as an individual, he has plenty of strenghts, but AD as a half. The first few games he was good, and several...

I am sure the shoulder is part of it - but if he wasn't fit enough he wouldn't be out there (or the performance staff are not doing their job). I say between the ears as I expect he is arm grabbing due to confidence levels; but the terrible rush out of the line decision making, especially as a...

I think you need to go back and rewatch - he has been just as bad at 7.

AD has no confidence now KPP has gone. He is tripping overhimself because he is changing his mind and direction mid stride, he is rushing out of the line to try and solve the problems himself instead of sticking to the system and he is back to throwing out the one arm and jogging back into...

Mmm, interesting. Not sure we need to buy him. However, if we did entertain the idea, his qualities are very similar to AD's with the exception of him being a good defender. If we take on Humphreys as a 13 what is the plan for AD given we just extended him? AD has clearly demonstrated that he...

Did you watch his last two games? He is a turnstyle at the moment.

Is it wrong?

I agree with what you have said here; but our biggest deficiency is wearing the No 7 at the moment. Possibly he is trying too hard but his defensive and attacking efforts over the last two weeks in particular have been insipid. If he is to remain in the 7 he has to stop trying to solve our...