OFFICIAL Adam Doueihi #227

[Tim Sheens]

We will be in a better place next year, once Luai is gone.

Jock is a genuine 7 and should be able to lock that position down.

As @Tucker said our best pairing would be him at 7 and AD at 6, however, id love to see Latu at 6 and AD at 13. That's a serious attacking spine.

You and others know that I have long criticised his throttling of the team when in the halves, and conversely, praised his new found defence at left centre and effort since last year's trial, whilst still thinking he was more a modern 13.

That said, can he really have a place at WT following his refusal to play there a few weeks ago, and particularly so after the side lifted without him today?

 

[Tim Sheens]

"I'll play in the front row if Benji wanted me to"

Team first.

If only he received the moving to lock role in that manner a few weeks back. All would be very different.

 

[king_sirro]

luai is the problem not douehi. What did luai do today ? The best we have looked all year is when madden played 7 and douehi played 6. That with our full team and we looked like finalists.

Both are problems.

 

[Tito Santana]

Both are problems.

And both will and could be gone in the next few weeks.

 

[king_sirro]

And both will and could be gone in the next few weeks.

Hopefully both

 

[Chunk]

The thing with AD though is he has the skills and talent, more then any of our other halves

If he can learn to play more of a 'team' role then he could become very good.

You can learn that but you can't learn talent

 

[happy_tiger]

Apart from your goalkicking you can go

 

[supercoach]

We need a six or a seven that has a kicking game. Maden is about 20m short of a decent kicking game and lacks the variation in the type of kicks he uses. Although it is nice to have a seven that feeds his outside backs rather than crabs across the paddock. Great win today, but our team still needs plenty of reinforcements for next year to be competitive over the full season

 

[king_sirro]

The thing with AD though is he has the skills and talent, more then any of our other halves

If he can learn to play more of a 'team' role then he could become very good.

You can learn that but you can't learn talent

There is no chance in hell Adam Doueihi has more skills and talent than our other halves. His skillset if terrible. He cant pass he cant ball play at all. He is great when he puts his head down and just runs. He can only play in a position where his focus is to just run. Thats centre or backrow, and hes too soft for backrow. Lock and halves are out of the question IMO

 

[innsaneink]

The thing with AD though is he has the skills and talent, more then any of our other halves

If he can learn to play more of a 'team' role then he could become very good.

You can learn that but you can't learn talent

You also cant unlearn entitlement and selfishness

 

[Chunk]

There is no chance in hell Adam Doueihi has more skills and talent than our other halves. His skillset if terrible. He cant pass he cant ball play at all. He is great when he puts his head down and just runs. He can only play in a position where his focus is to just run. Thats centre or backrow, and hes too soft for backrow. Lock and halves are out of the question IMO

Fair enough, I get what you mean but this is just one of those differences of opinion, I've seen him throw quite a number of good balls. Consistency is needed of course.

 

[Chunk]

You also cant unlearn entitlement and selfishness

Yes true but I really hope that he does learn something out of all of this because its our/my Wests Tigers that needs to reap the benefits of a firing AD

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

I would be very happy if the club let AD move on and we buy volkman

 

[innsaneink]

Yes true but I really hope that he does learn something out of all of this because its our/my Wests Tigers that needs to reap the benefits of a firing AD

Well.if he swallowed some pride, got some humility he could be an asset and a real team.player but i dont see it.
He talks.the talk...thats all

 

[Tim Sheens]

We need a six or a seven that has a kicking game. Maden is about 20m short of a decent kicking game and lacks the variation in the type of kicks he uses. Although it is nice to have a seven that feeds his outside backs rather than crabs across the paddock. Great win today, but our team still needs plenty of reinforcements for next year to be competitive over the full season

Agreed, though I thought his kicking was no less effective than the repetetive longer bombs of the previous several games, with the stab kick for himself with Herbert to nail them deep in the corner as perfect for that period of the match. Halting their momentum and the kick of the match.

 

[achilles]

Pretty telling we now get a win

 

[supercoach]

Agreed, though I thought his kicking was no less effective than the repetetive longer bombs of the previous several games, with the stab kick for himself with Herbert to nail them deep in the corner as perfect for that period of the match. Halting their momentum and the kick of the match.

I guess with any kicking game it is as good as the kick chase. Yes I agree the old kick and pray tactics we have been using for the bulk of the season has failed big time. I just think with a quality kicking game with a good chase you can strangle a team out of the contest by continuing to win field position.

AD has a big boot, but he doesn’t seem to have a plan to kick for corners rather he just kicks and hopes

 

[NT_Tiger]

The thing with AD though is he has the skills and talent, more then any of our other halves

If he can learn to play more of a 'team' role then he could become very good.

You can learn that but you can't learn talent

Yes he has skills, but he is not a half. Desire is not enough, especially for WT. We need a half and he isnt it.

 

[hank37w]

"I'll play in the front row if Benji wanted me to"

Team first.

If it suits me at the time. 🤣

 

[hank37w]

Just don’t tell me Madden is our 7 going forward !

Agree, shit kicking game as well but I think Jock and the last 15 years are proof that Doueihi is not a half back and that one of the key elements that have been missing all this time is a half back.