mikey
Well-known member
He does have a few clangers but his work rate is good.
Alex Seyfarth #232
- Thread starter TheDaBoss
- Start date
crazycat
Well-known member
Yea, I am in the BabyGiraffeFanClub myself.
Seyfarth is playing above his weight, which is yes at tops a Bench player like 15/16...
But were winning games, games we would have lost last year.
A part of rebuilding a team is not just the gun players. Not just the Terrell May or Api Koroisau's... It's seeing players like Seyfarth change from Reserve grade to first grade. What I have seen is still some stupid errors but fewer errors and lots of work.... He reminds me of Bryce Gibbs but more reliable.
I thought he was good last night apart from the drop at the end. Lots of small things that don't appear on the scoreboard, for example he was the last man putting pressure on Su'A before he bombed the try.
Sure he's physically limited but he makes the most out of what god gave him. Valuable player to have in your team.
Sure he's physically limited but he makes the most out of what god gave him. Valuable player to have in your team.
AmericanHistoryX
Well-known member
If when he dropped the ball at the end and the other team scored - would you still think he was good Lukic?
Red88_Tiger
Well-known member
Galvin and seyfarth made notably more tackles than the other edge. Seyfarth held well defensively by the stats and probably the reason he’s paired with Galvin and not fainu
Teams are targeting him and Galvin and having success doing it
Seyfarth makes a lot of tackles but he rarely ever wins the contact, attackers always get a quick play the ball running at him. Big test for them against Storm
Red88_Tiger
Well-known member
Dominant or not a tackle made is better than one missed
Of course, he scrambles well as do most of our boys. Effort can't be questioned in the team at the moment
weststigerman
Well-known member
I like him in the 17 but I think he's better off the bench covering middle and second row.
He's all effort but early in the game he gets dominated too much which kills our yardage sets. I'm confident Richo is targeting second row externally so hopefully we have this sorted in 2026.
He's all effort but early in the game he gets dominated too much which kills our yardage sets. I'm confident Richo is targeting second row externally so hopefully we have this sorted in 2026.
Batmans Parents
Well-known member
Seyfarth is one of the most overrated players on this forum and it’s honestly a joke how often he gets excuses made for him on here. It’s showing signs of Brooks level excuses and delusion.
His only above average quality is his defence and even then he’s good for some clangers. He would be lucky to even sniff a bench spot, let alone a starting spot in any other top 8 or even top 12 side. He’s good for a few dumb penalties and errors a game and gets dominated in just about every carry he takes.
You want an example of the latter? He had 13 runs for 69m last week with 21 post carry metres. That is a joke for a starting second rower with his experience and size.
And that isn’t a one-off game. He averages around 66m a game. As a starter who plays 80 minutes. That’s a joke. I will happily take KPP or frankly any second rower with an pulse over that anchor. He has had every opportunity to develop and has done sweet FA.
His only above average quality is his defence and even then he’s good for some clangers. He would be lucky to even sniff a bench spot, let alone a starting spot in any other top 8 or even top 12 side. He’s good for a few dumb penalties and errors a game and gets dominated in just about every carry he takes.
You want an example of the latter? He had 13 runs for 69m last week with 21 post carry metres. That is a joke for a starting second rower with his experience and size.
And that isn’t a one-off game. He averages around 66m a game. As a starter who plays 80 minutes. That’s a joke. I will happily take KPP or frankly any second rower with an pulse over that anchor. He has had every opportunity to develop and has done sweet FA.
Jedi_Tiger
Well-known member
new Zealand warriors were after him
Roosters and Panthers were after David Fifita as well,
He just had a less than underwhelming performance in Q Cup by all reports.
Understand your answer, and I've seen it here before (Plenty)
Just because a club has interest in a Player, Doesn't make them a better one.
unfortunately...
Tiger_Yoshi
Well-known member
David Fifita has half a dozen good “palm off runs” a year and people think he is a world beater…Dessie has shown him up to be a non committed, lazy player…hope we never consider signing him.
Now there is a player who is overated. I dont think anyone over rates Seyfarth - we just know that he competes which is far better than a barnstormer who turns up once in a blue moon.
Red88_Tiger
Well-known member
Like him or hate him I’m sure most would agree that he’s improving each year and I can see a solid first grader next year.
It takes time on the paddock to improve
One example comes to mind is Leilua. Madge gave him time and he improved. Funnily enough he’s actually gone backwards since leaving
It takes time on the paddock to improve
One example comes to mind is Leilua. Madge gave him time and he improved. Funnily enough he’s actually gone backwards since leaving
Tiger Stripes
Well-known member
Sure he dropped the ball; but the pass was never on. He had 2 guys about to crunch him and zero time to catch the ball.
The pass should never have been sent!
WestsEffTheRest
Well-known member
I do not understand the forums obsession for bashing Seyfarth. He is a loyal clubman who is asked to do a job & is doing it well. No, he's not setting the world on fire but is slowly improving & his decoy/line running has opened up a lot of space for that right edge for Star/Turuva to capitalise. He is not someone who is breaking the bank & his teammates seem to like having him around. At the end of the day at least you know he is a Tiger at heart & every club needs a bloke like Red in its top 30.
innsaneink
Well-known member
Gotta be a reason why...and i think several coaches have tried and failed
IF....if someone could get him playing with more hunger and desire more consistently then hed be a weapon...that was my * about him when i mentioned him last week
Tim Sheens
Well-known member
Yep, most, if not all of us rightly have some issues with him being a starter, but not many second rowers get across to the other side of the field to attempt to save situations near as often as Seyfarth does. His effort plays do not go unnoticed by me.
Some of your stuff is right but seyfarth on sat nite was quite good, better than I have seen before. He passed a great ball to the winger for the try, but he also had numerous offloads. And good ones around the corner, one of his offloads led eventually to a try.
Although his bad knock on in the last minute of the game, think he’s getting better not just so one dimensional.
