Adam Blair/Matt Bell

[Frank_the_tank]

Blair is an oxygen thief….....I wouldn't have him in my team

 

[Demps]

Him and moltzen cost us the game
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nah, not really.

 

[Demps]

I wish we'd bought Sika Manu instead of Blair. Always rated him better.

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[ambostu]

I wish we'd bought Sika Manu instead of Blair. Always rated him better.

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[tw33k]

Its funny how all the people who come to Moltzen's defence claiming they only do it cos they are sick of the constant crap he receives never come to Blairs aid. Blair cops just as much yet they never say boo. Funny that

Why is it funny? Maybe they feel Blair deserves it and Moltzen doesn't

 

[Manly_Tiger]

The only thing Ill give him is despite what people say , he does chase every ball, or every break in attack and defence.

He is usually chasing in defence becuase he has missed a tackle, he is very lazy in defence. Last night he let Barba run right passed him and he didn't even attempt to make a tackle, then he chased hard as the dogs went up the field. he could save himself alot of energy by just making a tackle. He does this time and time again.

I'd start him of the bench and let Bell run on and see if Blair can have an impact that way as it's not working with him in the run on side. We definetly win the award for worse buy of the year with him.

 

[spongebob2]

Blair still has that grub in him from the storm days and gives away dumb bullshit penalties .
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[magpiecol]

Is it time to start considering having Matt Bell start in place of Blair? Silly penalties, low workrate, poor ball control. He's becoming more of a liability every week.

This same topic was raised last week but the OP was flamed for it. From memory one poster incredibly stated that Blair would be the "first player picked" for the game against the Dogs and that the person who commented on Blair's less than impressive form was a "very poor judge of footballer". Surely that view cannot be upheld by any self respecting (or sane) rugby league fan after tonight's performance, can it?

Bell was good tonight. He needs to be given the chance to run out in the starting 13.

That was me who said those things. Last night I did not see anything that changed my opinion.

 

[TIGER]

What about his off the ball blatant double handed jersey pull on one of the chasers who would of never of got anywhere near the ball anyway, if the dogs didn't score off that he would of got pinged for sure, he's just an air head
IIs it bad to wish injury on a guy? I can't stand him anymore!! benji also he shits me to no end.

 

[Lisa]

He is usually chasing in defence becuase he has missed a tackle, he is very lazy in defence. Last night he let Barba run right passed him and he didn't even attempt to make a tackle, then he chased hard as the dogs went up the field. he could save himself alot of energy by just making a tackle. He does this time and time again.

Totally agree, just watch him run beside the opposition instead of going in to tackle, then comes in as 2nd or 3rd man! very lazy but it gets his stats up..Sheens can't drop him cos that would just be admitting that he made a very expensive mistake

 

[1974semifinal]

He is usually chasing in defence becuase he has missed a tackle, he is very lazy in defence. Last night he let Barba run right passed him and he didn't even attempt to make a tackle, then he chased hard as the dogs went up the field. he could save himself alot of energy by just making a tackle. He does this time and time again.

Totally agree, just watch him run beside the opposition instead of going in to tackle, then comes in as 2nd or 3rd man! very lazy but it gets his stats up..Sheens can't drop him cos that would just be admitting that he made a very expensive mistake

Lisa , you may have seen an apology made to myself and you and another person on a previous thread ( Blair blah page 6 ) i instigated by an understanding supporter who initially thought Blair would be IT but realised that he is NOT ..what you say is so right and there is so much more..but some people cannot see this ( thats life ).. also ..Sheens is a person who will not admit he has made a mistake , he has been like this for years.

 

[1974semifinal]

Is it time to start considering having Matt Bell start in place of Blair? Silly penalties, low workrate, poor ball control. He's becoming more of a liability every week.

This same topic was raised last week but the OP was flamed for it. From memory one poster incredibly stated that Blair would be the "first player picked" for the game against the Dogs and that the person who commented on Blair's less than impressive form was a "very poor judge of footballer". Surely that view cannot be upheld by any self respecting (or sane) rugby league fan after tonight's performance, can it?

Bell was good tonight. He needs to be given the chance to run out in the starting 13.

avocado..I dont where you are but , you are so right. I have been a critic of Blair since he was signed and received much criticism from people here for my views.. unfortunately I am right. Blair's performance against StGI and C-B were again poor and he continues to put pressure on our other forwards to cover him.

Sheens will not drop him and will continue to defend him because Sheens is a person who cannot admit he made a mistake. He has been seen to do this over the years and continues at this moment with Blair and Benji at halfback.

 

[Defiant]

Blair was horrible. If they didn't score the 100 metre try started by Barba he would have been sin binned for taking the dog's player out to boot.

Play him at prop like Melbourne otherwise he should not be in FG. Even then i doubt his metres would justify keeping his spot.

 

[1_4_chicken_chips]

avo , and lisa and 1974 to name a few are spot on .
IMO The only place for Blair is on the interchange and to be brought on for the front rowers,let him make an impact by playing tough in the middle , keep him well away from the backline in attack and defence.
Adam Blair is the reason most teams are breaking us out wide because he lacks the pace to be in his current position.
BUT will Mr Sheens make changes ,no way.Because his PRIDE WONT LET HIM

 

[kh_canada]

You know what surprises me is that you can all say "Blair, Moltzen etc. cost us the game!" when really we were in the game the whole time. Those 2 may have played under par but their teammates picked them up from that and played out of their skin to cover (Farah, Woods, Galloway.. Etc.)
That game showed the NRL that we have what it takes and we were unlucky to win it due to the horrible concept that is.. Golden Point.
Our team proved that we are close-knit and support each other through the bad times.
And yes a few players had a bad game but we stayed in it to almost beat the No. 1 team so instead of looking hindsight and picking at all the issues that happened, we should be looking ahead at what we do next week to secure the win
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[1974semifinal]

avo , and lisa and 1974 to name a few are spot on .
IMO The only place for Blair is on the interchange and to be brought on for the front rowers,let him make an impact by playing tough in the middle , keep him well away from the backline in attack and defence.
Adam Blair is the reason most teams are breaking us out wide because he lacks the pace to be in his current position.
BUT will Mr Sheens make changes ,no way.Because his PRIDE WONT LET HIM

I agree…...

 

[innsaneink]

Still waiting on Blair…dud buy of the year...well in Humpty/Sheens

The enite forwards recruitment retention for this season has been an utter disaster

 

[magpiecol]

The only thing Ill give him is despite what people say , he does chase every ball, or every break in attack and defence.

He is usually chasing in defence because he has missed a tackle, he is very lazy in defence. Last night he let Barba run right passed him and he didn't even attempt to make a tackle, then he chased hard as the dogs went up the field. he could save himself a lot of energy by just making a tackle. He does this time and time again.

I'd start him of the bench and let Bell run on and see if Blair can have an impact that way as it's not working with him in the run on side. We definitely win the award for worse buy of the year with him.

Did you actually watch the game? Obviously not, as the players who missed Barba were Ayshford and Ellis. Blair was coming across but was in no position to tackle Barba. He then chased for 90 metres. He in fact ran passed our so called fullback who had given up a long way from the post. If you are going to rave on and criticize players, then at least get your facts right.

 

[Flippedy]

He is usually chasing in defence becuase he has missed a tackle, he is very lazy in defence. Last night he let Barba run right passed him and he didn't even attempt to make a tackle, then he chased hard as the dogs went up the field. he could save himself alot of energy by just making a tackle. He does this time and time again.

Totally agree, just watch him run beside the opposition instead of going in to tackle, then comes in as 2nd or 3rd man! very lazy but it gets his stats up..Sheens can't drop him cos that would just be admitting that he made a very expensive mistake

Lisa , you may have seen an apology made to myself and you and another person on a previous thread ( Blair blah page 6 ) i instigated by an understanding supporter who initially thought Blair would be IT but realised that he is NOT ..what you say is so right and there is so much more..but some people cannot see this ( thats life ).. also ..**Sheens is a person who will not admit he has made a mistake , he has been like this for years.**

You know I find it really sad that a man in his position and with his profile cannot admit when he is wrong. And you're right, he has been like this forever! It's hard to have respect for a person like that, it shows a complete lack of character, imo.

 

[Manly_Tiger]

Did you actually watch the game? Obviously not, as the players who missed Barba were Ayshford and Ellis. Blair was coming across but was in no position to tackle Barba. He then chased for 90 metres. He in fact ran passed our so called fullback who had given up a long way from the post. If you are going to rave on and criticize players, then at least get your facts right.

Did I say that Blair was the only one to miss him? You are correct in saying that Ellis and Ashford missed , and they were bad misses at that, however Blair WAS in a position to make a tackle. If he had stuck his arm out he would of touched him and could have and should have made an attempt to tackle him. As Lisa said he runs along side attackers, he does this time and time again.

How many one on one tackles does he make?

There are periods were he does play well but they are short and few and far between. Does he deserve to be in the run on side? In my opinion, No he doesn't. For the money we paid and the players we lost to acquire him I believe the deal has been a failure. But he is here and maybe next season he can turn it around, fingers crossed.