Much prefer him off the bench for sure.
Alex Seyfarth #232
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I would need to look back closely but it was a combination I think of May (and maybe Twal?) went off for Kit and Seyfarth.
The Roosters then started making metres through the middle which they had not all game. I remember about 3 times before halftime they just made a hitup and ended up getting held up as our first contact was not good enough to hold them originally.
LiamFulton
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yeh he needs that senior member of pack on with him. as long as he is not the main man in the middle for his time on the field, I like him. thought he won some of his contact yesterday too
rihannafan1
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Kit came on later I thought, just for the final 10 minutes of the half. Sukkar notably tired as well
WesternSuburbsBoy
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Honestly done pretending this guy resembles anything close to a first grader. He can’t win the battle physically, is poor with his discipline & gets bent back with every run. It’s a reflection of him that the onus is “he tries hard” shouldn’t every fkn first grader try hard? the guy is shit and the fact he was extended for 3 years is criminal. Needs to be wearing the Magpies jersey barring any injuries.
tig_prmz
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Can you say all other players in the team "try hard"?
Seyfarth gives you consistency and reliability. He's there for every kick chase, he gets behind the ball before any forward and also keeps himself in the frame to give options.
He is the guy the coach shows tapes of to Pole, To'a, Fainu etc to show them what they should be doing.
Seyfarth doesn't win contact for sure, but neither do guys like Cotter, McCinnes, Finucane etc. They just keep their legs moving and show up just in case.
If every player does what Seyfarth did, then Alex wouldn't be in this team.
Ron Brodrick's Spirit
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We've been playing with one second rower all season.
It's criminal that Richo didn't fill the obvious hole with someone/anyone before June 30.
WesternSuburbsBoy
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If our coach is showing tapes of Seyfarth as examples of what to do then it’s no wonder why we’re doing shit. I’m sorry but i’m no longer buying into this fanfare… he is consistent & reliable at being absolutely shithouse.
Batmans Parents
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The constant excuse making for mediocre players is such a Tigers fan trait. We’re so starved of success and talent in the second row that people will go out of their way to defend a player who has been shit for the better part of 4 years. He gives away dumb penalties, he makes piss poor metres, and he loses the contact both ways so wtf does he offer??
We are the only team in the league that would give this joke of a player a prominent role in our top 17.
tigahhh
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one of the tiger podcasts made a good point that we’re getting to the stage where we are outgrowing him as a team, i doubt he makes our best 17 next year but is a solid depth player for the squad
So Seyfarth is our problem ?
What has Sukkar done that Seyfarth didn’t do for starters ?
We have been getting outplayed and belted from the start of games, Seyfarth hasn’t started recently, so what’s that got to do with him ?
You are barking up the wrong tree, Seyfarth at least tries to come on, play with energy, be a support runbercandvifffef something fill different as noted yesterday by the Fix commentary team.
We have far deeper and much bigger problems than Seyfarth.
The Broncos seem to do quite well with a journeyman such as Ben Taity on their bench.
tig_prmz
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There is no fanfare.
He is crap with the ball and he gets dominated in contact. There aren't any doubts about that.
My point is that he puts himself in the frame to make these contacts in the first place when a lot of our other players don't even make that effort. In terms of penalties, I'd love to see stats on this but he's been a lot better this year compared to last year.
Luai, May, Twal, Seyfarth and Turuva are the only ones that do it week in, week out.
He also has adaptability to play long minutes at both middle and edge.
By all means, kick him out when KPP comes but I've been watching him closely and he's just as lazy as Hunt or Pole off the ball. He isn't going to pick up that slack either.
WesternSuburbsBoy
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Tony Sukkar has played what 9-10 games? Seyfarth has played almost 100 of them….
Seyfarth lacks pace when playing on an edge and better suited as an interchange middle because of it.
However despite lacking pace Seyfarth at least tries to run good lines and run into the ball at speed.
Our lack of speed, lack of footwork, lack of creativity and lack of class on our edges including our centres is a major issue.
To’a was going well at the starting the season, but as per usual looks busted and now running the ball like a pensioner on a walking frame and missing more tackles than he makes.
tigahhh
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lmao no, i just think he’s a depth player & using the Ben taity example means nothing to me we have journeymen in our squad doing the same thing, Murray & hope i.e
He’s not the reason we are losing games.
He could easily play the same role as Ben Taity for the Broncos and it would make them any worse of a team.
tigahhh
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except Ben doesn’t make their normal 17 which is my point.
Even Kobe Hetherington, would he replace Seyfarth for us and we suddenly start winning games ?
Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan
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Too bad for you that Benji loves Seyfarth so he will never go against him. You will have to live with him in the team for the next 15 years because he is going to play 400 games of NRL. Long live Seyfarth! Long live the king!
