Adam Doueihi #227

[Rock Hopper Steve]

He can run and attack but that is only half of the game,it is very difficult in the modern game to cover a player who won't tackle especially in the backs

Oppositions game plan first point on the whiteboard is to run at him.

 

[oldprop]

Oppositions game plan first point on the whiteboard is to run at him.

You spend half the game defending (if you’re going well). Surely he’s finished if he can’t improve his defence.

 

[Buttface]

Adam Doueihi insists he is keen to play centre as he works to repay the Wests Tigers for sticking by him through a horror run of injuries.

Doueihi has previously voiced preferences to play in the halves, even once telling then-coach Brett Kimmorley he would rather be dropped to reserve grade than start elsewhere.

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Can he repay us for all the shite D and all the times he hogged the ball instead of putting his winger away, in the form of cold hard cash to all the members. I’d rather that then him take one more dollar from our club to stink it up.

 

[Jolls]

I think he’s smart enough to know that the only chance he’s got is to shut up and put up. I’ve always had a soft spot for him and personally would be happy for him to explode into the right centre/ goal kicker position.
I guess only time will tell with so many positions in 2025, this being one of them.

Trouble with him at right centre is that the right winger wont get the ball in attack. I can't recall seeing AD catch and pass to beat the defence.

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Can he repay us for all the shite D and all the times he hogged the ball instead of putting his winger away, in the form of cold hard cash to all the members. I’d rather that then him take one more dollar from our club to stink it up.

There were some tries wasted that's for sure used to cringe when he would throw a dummy or a show and go that nobody was falling for so obvious it should of gone to wing.

 

[TrueTiger]

Great take on AD. He needs to prove he can defend before he gets a gig in FG again.

We all know that if you play in the centres you better have a great defensive game...didnt he say once he hates tackling...centre may not be his best option to spruik he wants to play...
I dont mind the guy .but I think his fg career may be on the downhill slide...

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

If center is his position just keep it simple:

- hold the line, mark your player and defend hard
- don’t run sideways run hard and straight
- straighten, draw and use the winger

 

[Oldman]

I think he’s smart enough to know that the only chance he’s got is to shut up and put up. I’ve always had a soft spot for him and personally would be happy for him to explode into the right centre/ goal kicker position.
I guess only time will tell with so many positions in 2025, this being one of them.

I think it all comes back to how the team is travelling
Middle of the range players can look like superstars in a winning team
BUT
When in a struggling team quite the opposite all of their flaws are there for all to see.
Doueihi seems to drop his head and give up when things aren’t going his way,
Where others grit their teeth and try harder.
Attitude
Somethings you can’t teach you are born with it or not.

 

[king_sirro]

If center is his position just keep it simple:

- hold the line, mark your player and defend hard
- don’t run sideways run hard and straight
- straighten, draw and use the winger

He can't hold his line though can he? He either pushes way too far up, or he turns too far in. Both create carnage in our defensive line.

 

[Jolls]

He can't hold his line though can he? He either pushes way too far up, or he turns too far in. Both create carnage in our defensive line.

If he is going to make it back to FG maybe he could do it as a winger. Less to think about in defence, he can catch a ball in defence and attack and he doesn't have to pass (often). The trouble is that he is afraid of contact in defence - not something you can overcome this late in the game without a lot of hard work as most of the issue is attitude. At this stage I think he's a good reserve grader with too many tickets on himself; needs to prove that he is up to his own hype before he is anything else

 

[tig_prmz]

Much like the rest of the team, Douehi just needs to run all day at training and get fit.

I've seen him make some good reads in D and then under fatigue, forget all structures and rush up when not required, or mark the wrong person or miss a simple one on one tackle.

Get fit and see how you go with decision making when not under fatigue the whole time.

 

[balmain boy]

If center is his position just keep it simple:

- hold the line, mark your player and defend hard
- don’t run sideways run hard and straight
- straighten, draw and use the winger

if it were that simple the changes would have been made by now. he either can't or wont do that. He has his own ideas, not a great team player....

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

if it were that simple the changes would have been made by now. he either can't or wont do that. He has his own ideas, not a great team player....

Maybe if we booked him in for some shock therapy that could reset the dumb ideas.

 

[balmain boy]

Maybe if we booked him in for some shock therapy that could reset the dumb ideas.

The only way to get rid of the dumb ideas is to release him ASAP. I'd personally put him at lock or second row in NSW Cup, get him making 30-40 tackles a game and 100m+ in attack. Let him show his professionalism and desire and not keep hiding thinking he's a superstar.

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

The only way to get rid of the dumb ideas is to release him ASAP. I'd personally put him at lock or second row in NSW Cup, get him making 30-40 tackles a game and 100m+ in attack. Let him show his professionalism and desire and not keep hiding thinking he's a superstar.

That will soon test if his future remains in the NRL.

 

[upthetigers]

If AD is our starting centre god help us.

 

[Halbrowne61]

Trouble with him at right centre is that the right winger wont get the ball in attack. I can't recall seeing AD catch and pass to beat the defence.

While you may be correct he’s certainly not a left centre. His natural inclination is to the right.
And getting him to tackle and draw/pass is also part of the coaching function. Weaknesses like that must be isolated and corrected by the coaching staff and the player.

 

[Halbrowne61]

I think it all comes back to how the team is travelling
Middle of the range players can look like superstars in a winning team
BUT
When in a struggling team quite the opposite all of their flaws are there for all to see.
Doueihi seems to drop his head and give up when things aren’t going his way,
Where others grit their teeth and try harder.
Attitude
Somethings you can’t teach you are born with it or not.

Agree re attitude but not re skills, which can be learnt by correct attention to the problem and then repetition.
And sometimes if your skills improve, so does your attitude.
I think a similar thing applies to Star.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

He can't hold his line though can he? He either pushes way too far up, or he turns too far in. Both create carnage in our defensive line.

To me the 3 points would show me he is team 1st rather than hero/self 1st.

I doubt he has it in him consistently to do it but hope I’m wrong if he is playing in the centers.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

if it were that simple the changes would have been made by now. he either can't or wont do that. He has his own ideas, not a great team player....

Agree. I have zero confidence he can do it let alone consistently.