OFFICIAL Adam Doueihi #227

[weststigerman]

Doueihi is out of form. However, there is still more to work with than Brooks.

I think AD should be moved back to the centres, deal with Brooks and Wakeham in the halves for this year and find ourselves 2 new halves for 2024.

I'd be trying to get Trindall and/or Volkman.

 

[hank37w]

Sheens goes and says we might see him get some more time there because he is a dominant talker.

You know what they say, "Talk is Cheap," unlike Doueihi's contract and still unbelievable that the knuckle heads signed him for another year before a game was even played.

Shit Staines to stay at fullback and either ressies or a last chance at centre for Doueihi.

Apart from the cost of his contact, Doueihi has cost us too much on the field this season already.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Massive massive massive bias. There is no way AD is in Brooks class or close to it atm.

Doueihi's best is better than Brooks. His worst is well worse than anything Brooks has ever dished up though.

One thing I will give Brooks also is that he tries. Doueihi plain gave up yesterday.

 

[GCfan]

If only we could simply say “You are the weakest link, goodbye!”

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

I'm of the belief AD > Brooks. Still.

AD is off this year, inexcusable.
Needs to find form in NSW cup.

Brooks is incapable of finding form and should be shown the door as soon as possible.

What's the worst outcome?

A) 2023, wooden spoon

B) 2023, wooden spoon - but have Brooks' 1m salary available to spend elsewhere ?

I'd say Brooks has until after the parramatta game, but AD is surely done as a 6

If Brooks doesn't find form at 6 in the next 3 games he probably doesn't get signed for 2024 and that takes care of 2024, either way 2024 will not be at 1 million

Big problem is we have a AD signed and need to play him somewhere in 2024 and at the moment he can't pass and can't tackle and lost all form.

I would be looking to move AD mid year for 2024 if he can't transition to centre or fullback and use his 650k somewhere else for 2024.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Centre is a critical position for defence. If you are a poor defensive decision maker and poor in excuting a tackle, centre is the last place you should be. Olam and co would be licking their lips in anticipation of Doueihi in the centres.

 

[earl]

Centre is a critical position for defence. If you are a poor defensive decision maker and poor in excuting a tackle, centre is the last place you should be. Olam and co would be licking their lips in anticipation of Doueihi in the centres.

Not as much as wingers would love to be playing opposite him.

 

[GCfan]

I'd say Brooks has until after the parramatta game, but AD is surely done as a 6

If Brooks doesn't find form at 6 in the next 3 games he probably doesn't get signed for 2024 and that takes care of 2024, either way 2024 will not be at 1 million

Big problem is we have a AD signed and need to play him somewhere in 2024 and at the moment he can't pass and can't tackle and lost all form.

I would be looking to move AD mid year for 2024 if he can't transition to centre or fullback and use his 650k somewhere else for 2024.

Therein lies the problem. We still have to spend the $1.65M somewhere and all we seem to be able to do is over pay blokes. It’s quite the quandary

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Let him go to a sports phycologist and sort his head out MT, because the way he is he is costing us games and embarrassing himself...I hope he can sort himself out,he has ability and could be worth a spot in the top 17 either with us or somewhere else...

Something needs to happen and fast he has been the biggest difference in us winning/losing the 2 games atm.

He is costing us more than any other player on both ends of the park & we can’t keep letting it happen. It says alot when we have Brooks who has costed us on the attacking end.

Maybe fullback gives him his running game back & from there confidence builds (it’s his main attribute). His handling errors and his defensive efforts scare me at fullback though but he sucks on all 3 currently. He should be in reggies but won’t.

Let’s be real how many top nrl clubs would keep a player in a key position costing the team week in week out like AD or Brooks have been?

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Therein lies the problem. We still have to spend the $1.65M somewhere and all we seem to be able to do is over pay blokes. It’s quite the quandary

exactly all good having cash but spend on the right players and players who actually want to come to the club
The two that have long service discounts on the cap are nofo and Brooks so salary cap management comes in to it.
I still think we will get Moses and that will come with re-signing Brooks.
We then have Staines not on the books for 2024 and Laurie.
You then try and move on nofo
Therefore 2024 we could well have a spine of
1. AD
6. Brooks
7. Moses
9. Api

 

[pawsandclaws1]

exactly all good having cash but spend on the right players and players who actually want to come to the club
The two that have long service discounts on the cap are nofo and Brooks so salary cap management comes in to it.
I still think we will get Moses and that will come with re-signing Brooks.
We then have Staines not on the books for 2024 and Laurie.
You then try and move on nofo
Therefore 2024 we could well have a spine of
1. AD
6. Brooks
7. Moses
9. Api

Staines demonstrated skill and toughness yesterday. I enjoyed his combination with Brooks up the middle and especially Brooks knew he was going to be there so dragged the fullback away.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Centre is a critical position for defence. If you are a poor defensive decision maker and poor in excuting a tackle, centre is the last place you should be. Olam and co would be licking their lips in anticipation of Doueihi in the centres.

Doueihi should not be at centre either. He should have a spell next week or be in reggies. Absolutely shithouse performance.

 

[Siberian Kitten]

Doueihi was very good when he came over from Souths. It seems to me that Madge's emotional approach took AD's emotions over the top and messed with his ego and instincts. Not a good combo. He needs to calm down and enjoy his footy.

 

[The_Patriot]

Fullback

 

[innsaneink]

I keep saying he is a winger

A slow winger

Not good

 

[Bigscreentv]

I agree, he's definitely not a 6. He's an ok defensive centre IMO. Short-term, he's our centre. Long-term we need to go to the market.
Even when he was getting compliments last year, it was never due to his ball playing. I've always said he'd be a better lock.

 

[Pascoes_barber]

Sounds like Sheensy will put AD to fullback

That's potentially even worse.

Mbye vibes.

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

5th minute - first try to Kikau. They have us 4 on 3 but our spacing is good enough to cover it. Doueihi doesn't set his feet, runs past him then throws out a lazy arm. I mean this is just basic stuff that a first grader should know.



14th minute - intercept to Alamoti then JAC scores. He plays way too late, doesn't realise his error then passes anyway. We didn't have numbers so he needed to give his centre early ball or run it himself.



29th minute - Alamoti catches Doueihi's bomb and runs away, JAC scores. Not really AD's fault, Blore and Pole are a little lazy on the chase, assuming that Bateman would get him.



55th minute - Burton try. AD is at fullback now. They get a fast PTB, leaving a marker behind, and Blore fails to cover the space. Doueihi is one-on-one with Burton and misses him clean. If he just makes a small amount of contact, Bateman was there to clean it up. Laurie would have made the tackle clean.

 

[Needaname]

Madge coached AD to run, that is his strength hands down. Anything else he just struggles to do or be consistent with.

Since his injury he has struggled to even run & his defensive efforts are costly every single game now.

Can blame coaching on his ball playing to some degree but his simple knock ons, intercepts, goal kicking and just lack of defensive efforts aren’t on the coaches thats on AD. Maybe his knee has hit him for six but to me that would be an excuse because he has no issues running long distances fine - to me it’s looks like it’s all mental for him.

Eitherway he is looking busted right now.

Maybe his knee injury is affecting him mentally.
If you look at all the defensive errors it’s not contact it’s positioning before the contact.
He is getting beaten with late footwork.
Maybe sub consciously he isn’t allowing himself to pivot in on his knees.
Needs to stop over chasing, start with a wider frame and make a decision later in the play.
That said maybe fullback could be good for him, seems to have gained his pace back but has lost a tone of agility.
I’d prefer him to start to transition to the middle from the bench. I think in tighter contact he would handle the defence better.
Can see why he’d be preferred at this stage over Stains at the back. In Staines try he showed that you don’t need to be a fullback to support in the middle so he is equally effective on the wing and possibly Doueihis talk at the back would be better for the team.
We did have our best defensive record for years when Doueihi was playing fullback for most of 2019.

 

[Red88_Tiger]

Ad to 14 not fullback imo
He is not a 5/8 only passes when he is out of space not when others have space