OFFICIAL Adam Doueihi #227

[Guest]

You only need to watch Madge's interview with the media today to know that he has well and truly fired a rocket up the team this week with what he expects. If we got an 80 minute performance from the team each week, we'd have far less to whinge about. I'm hopeful that starts tomorrow night.

 

[gallagher]

You only need to watch Madge's interview with the media today to know that he has well and truly fired a rocket up the team this week with what he expects. If we got an 80 minute performance from the team each week, we'd have far less to whinge about. I'm hopeful that starts tomorrow night.

You cant ask for any more.

 

[StarswithStripes]

It’s hard to watch other teams improve each season and we just seem to stay the same. I used to look at Madge’s coaching style when he was winning at Souths and we were playing park football. I thought we need a hard arse to coach us into discipline. Well we’ve got Madge now and I’ve been waiting to see him fire up. Lets see how we respond this week. If we don’t, I fear there is there no hope.

 

[Tim Sheens]

He’s got a good attitude and will only keep improving. Thought he’s been solid at fullback

Have given him a pass mark based on his work in attack being pretty good, but only just, as like others, I have concern over his work when we don't have the ball. I recall your comments on his running style and you may well be right in it not being a lack of effort, though, for mine his positioning and anticipation leave a lot to be desired.

As he has grown up as a half, I hope that Adam can quickly get on top of these shortfalls, as his work under the high ball puts him above those in the position since Tedesco sold out. I suppose, at least the religious amongst us don't need to pray every time a bomb heads towards him, but we need him to somewhat pick up his deficiencies over the coming weeks, else start looking at him as a future half and elsewhere for our long term option at the back.

 

[JC99]

He’s got a good attitude and will only keep improving. Thought he’s been solid at fullback

Have given him a pass mark based on his work in attack being pretty good, but only just, as like others, I have concern over his work when we don't have the ball. I recall your comments on his running style and you may well be right in it not being a lack of effort, though, for mine his positioning and anticipation leave a lot to be desired.

As he has grown up as a half, I hope that Adam can quickly get on top of these shortfalls, as his work under the high ball puts him above those in the position since Tedesco sold out. I suppose, at least the religious amongst us don't need to pray every time a bomb heads towards him, but we need him to somewhat pick up his deficiencies over the coming weeks, else start looking at him as a future half and elsewhere for our long term option at the back.

It’s his positioning that has been wrong sometimes but I certainly don’t think it’s a lack of effort like some people seem to think. He’s still not played much fullback and has the benefit of learning off Hodgson so I’m sure he will be improving.

I remember the Penrith trial multiple times Cleary tried to kick a 40-20 and he covered it every time, so he can do it for sure.

 

[Russell]

He’s got a good attitude and will only keep improving. Thought he’s been solid at fullback

Have given him a pass mark based on his work in attack being pretty good, but only just, as like others, I have concern over his work when we don't have the ball. I recall your comments on his running style and you may well be right in it not being a lack of effort, though, for mine his positioning and anticipation leave a lot to be desired.

As he has grown up as a half, I hope that Adam can quickly get on top of these shortfalls, as his work under the high ball puts him above those in the position since Tedesco sold out. I suppose, at least the religious amongst us don't need to pray every time a bomb heads towards him, but we need him to somewhat pick up his deficiencies over the coming weeks, else start looking at him as a future half and elsewhere for our long term option at the back.

There is no other option mate, no one decent coming off contract and we don't have anyone in our system that can play FB apart from Mbye and that is a worse option imo.

He has only played 2 games of FB for us and a handful at Souffs (most when injured), I think he will continue to improve to the point he will be really good at the back, something we haven't had since Teddy and he was no where near (for us) what he is today.

 

[Tcat]

He’s got a good attitude and will only keep improving. Thought he’s been solid at fullback

Have given him a pass mark based on his work in attack being pretty good, but only just, as like others, I have concern over his work when we don't have the ball. I recall your comments on his running style and you may well be right in it not being a lack of effort, though, for mine his positioning and anticipation leave a lot to be desired.

As he has grown up as a half, I hope that Adam can quickly get on top of these shortfalls, as his work under the high ball puts him above those in the position since Tedesco sold out. I suppose, at least the religious amongst us don't need to pray every time a bomb heads towards him, but we need him to somewhat pick up his deficiencies over the coming weeks, else start looking at him as a future half and elsewhere for our long term option at the back.

There is no other option mate, no one decent coming off contract and we don't have anyone in our system that can play FB apart from Mbye and that is a worse option imo.

He has only played 2 games of FB for us and a handful at Souffs (most when injured), I think he will continue to improve to the point he will be really good at the back, something we haven't had since Teddy and he was no where near (for us) what he is today.

He's definitely showing more promise at fullback than LM. I'm happy to let him continue to learn his trade and think he's has plenty of potential.

 

[facepalmer]

Douehi is a strange one to me. He has this real awkward agility, doesn't seem very fast but somehow is and is strong as a bull. I wonder if he's grown too big for fullback? Might be just outright better suited at 6.

 

[happy_tiger]

His positional play has to improve imo

 

[Geo]

I wonder if there will ever be a Wests Tigers player who wins universal approval...Ellis is probably the closest but even he was called a pillow..Matterson next in line ended up being a flog...Tuiaki maybe but cruelly cut short..

Doueihi probably won't..he has to be given time at Fullback or we just purchased an expensive utility which is currently owned by Mbye..

 

[happy_tiger]

I wonder if there will ever be a Wests Tigers player who wins universal approval...Ellis is probably the closest but even he was called a pillow..Matterson next in line ended up being a flog...Tuiaki maybe but cruelly cut short..

Doueihi probably won't..he has to be given time at Fullback or we just purchased an expensive utility which is currently owned by Mbye..

We love multi positional players Geo

 

[facepalmer]

Brett Hodgson was pretty universally adored by Tigers fans no? Pat Richards? Tuiaki?

 

[Geo]

His positional play has to improve imo


 

[happy_tiger]

His positional play has to improve imo


Unlike yourself Captain Oblivious .....Brooks has won 8 Dally M medals in your one eye and Nofa is the next Immortal in the other eye

 

[balmain boy]

He just needs to improve his defensive positioning. It can be taught and I'm more than happy to give him time to learn it.
He is showing great things in the other aspects of his game so it's no surprise to me that he has good attitude. Glad he's here.

I just hope Douehi was watching last night's Manly v Broncos match. In the last minute of the match Broncos' Xavier Coates was speeding down the sideline ready to score a try and win the match for the Broncos. Manly fullback Trobejevic was initially in around the centre of the field but showed great determination and speed to bundle Coates into touch and win the game for Manly.

It was a similar situation to last week's Titans V Tigers match when in the last minute of play the Titans winger raced down the touchline with Douehi located centre field. However Douehi didn't show sufficient positional urgency to tackle the winger. Consequently, Titans scored the try and won the match. I hope Douehi has learnt that a first grade fullback needs to be always aware where the opposition attack is heading and needs to put in the extra effort and enthusiasm when in similar situations to Saturday missed opportunity.

Actually that's wrong. Last tackle they spread the ball left where we were short. He was in the middle of the field and sprinted out to the right to be the extra man to try and tackle Peachey. Before he could get there peachey stepped back inside and grubbed back towards the posts, wrong footing doueihi. He was doing what he should have been doing and there's nothing any fullback could have done for that play.
That's where you need a team mate to read and anticipate the only two options peachey had and cover the second option. But they were all standing watching..

 

[69-05-41]

Another fluff piece, every first grade player should be determined to lift every game

 

[Guest]

Doueihi reflects on "filthy" playing group despite Cowboys victory
Author - Dan Talintyre
Timestamp - Mon 22 Jun 2020, 08:50 AM

It might have been a strong return to the winners' circle on Saturday night but Wests Tigers fullback Adam Doueihi says the side were filthy with the way they finished against the North Queensland Cowboys and determined to make amends this weekend.

Having led 34-0 at half-time off the back of some scintillating attacking footy, errors and drop intensity allowed the Cowboys back in to the contest with 20 second half points while Wests Tigers managed just a solitary penalty goal.

The result was seemingly never in doubt, but speaking with ABC Grandstand on Sunday, Doueihi reflected that it was a very frustrated dressing room after the game, having recognised the way they had let slip in the second half.

"We'd been speaking all week about putting together an 80-minute performance and we thought we were going to do it last night," Doueihi said. "The boys were energetic... but it's two weeks straight that we've failed to do it in the second half.

"It's really disappointing. There were a few disappointed boys coming in to the sheds at full-time and it was a disappointing change-room, to be honest.

"We were filthy at giving them 20 points in the second half with a few soft tries.

"We weren't sticking to our structures and process, so we'll need to get stuck in to the video and come up with a game plan to try and fix it."

Having come up with two errors on the night, Doueihi was quick to note that the improvement in that is an area the side's spine can improve on.

"It's on us as a spine — me, Harry, Luke and Josh," Doueihi said.

"Luke and Josh do most of the talking and have the experience under them, but us as a spine need to try and help us nail down that 80-minute performance.

"There's a few little areas that we need to be accountable with.

"The game isn't always going to go our way so when we do face some adversity we're going to need to try and find a way to fight ourselves back out of it. It's something we've failed to do lately and we're trying to find everything we can to find a trigger to get back in that process."

Signed to Wests Tigers on a long-term deal, the 22-year-old Doueihi said that area of leadership was something he was determined to keep working on, and said it was something he and Coach Michael Maguire have spoken previously about.

"I'm still new to the club and a younger player in the team but Madge does seem me as a future leader and I feel I have some capabilities in that area," he said.

"I'm starting to get more vocal with the more game time I get under my belt and the more we do at training. I'm still growing in that side of the game, and Madge is continuously having leadership conversations with me and little triggers about what to say and when to say them."

Wests Tigers will look to make it back-to-back wins for the first time this season when they take on the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at Bankwest Stadium on Sunday night in the final game of Round 7.

 

[Tigers_Tigers]

He seems to be very harsh on himself, A winners mentality which is exactly what we need.

 

[Spud_Murphy]

And so they should be! The game goes for 80 minutes not 40.

 

[WT2K]

Had an interview with ABC Grandstand yesterday
https://www.abc.net.au/radio/grandstand/doueihiontedesco2106/12378084