I'd love to see your thoughts on this guys. I would choose Austin in a heartbeat but some people say that you can't just change a Halves combo after 1 game, and that Anasta has more experience to guide brooks during the game. Imo Anasta's guiding is just as bad as his commentating….And seeing Austin during the NSW cup finals he was in eeeeverything I didn't go more than 2 minutes without seeing him having a hand in something be it a try or a try assist or an offload or just a well timed kick. but I also noticed that he doesn't try to hard if he doesn't need to I think That is just what brooks needs not someone who constantly hogs the ball,Over rules him and Makes the calls for him.
Anasta/Austin? Who do you think should be our 5/8 on sunday
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Year_of_the_Tiger
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@versa said:
Anasta starting in the back row is not good if fults is playing. Was terrible last year. But would love to see Austin get his chance
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MacDougall
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Well if he is playing first grade the NSW Cup side will be dusted big time with a Madden/Waters halves combo.
Tiger_Watto
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Anasta by far… What he can provide Luke is paramount to ensuring he finds his way in and out of matches. He got completely out of sorts last week, and soon found himself going backwards at a rate of knots. This will continue throughout the year, where Luke will have good games, and he will have games where he has no idea.
If we play Austin, Brooks needs to stand up and deliver every game and ensure he doesn't let Blake takeover. This isn't such a problem when your playing behind a dominant forward pack, but its pretty obvious we rarely dominate opposition packs for periods greater than 25-30min, never lone week to week. Once Luke can control a game of footy week to week at NRL Level, only then should Potter play Austin and allow him to do his 'kid in a candy shop' routine.
If you want to see Luke Brooks develop as a first grade player, you need to understand what Anasta provides him.
If we play Austin, Brooks needs to stand up and deliver every game and ensure he doesn't let Blake takeover. This isn't such a problem when your playing behind a dominant forward pack, but its pretty obvious we rarely dominate opposition packs for periods greater than 25-30min, never lone week to week. Once Luke can control a game of footy week to week at NRL Level, only then should Potter play Austin and allow him to do his 'kid in a candy shop' routine.
If you want to see Luke Brooks develop as a first grade player, you need to understand what Anasta provides him.
king_sirro
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I dont usually disagree with u Watto but i do on this. I just dont think Anasta provides what your talking about.
I feel having a young 5/8 will actually be of benefit to Luke. He's currently surrounded by experience and some young players go quiet a lot easier and a lot more often in that situation. But when your partnered with another youngster they both take on more and play more freely.
This isnt the best example, but remember Andrew McFadden and Mark Mclinden at Canberra? Whenever one of them had Laurie Daley there they were crap, but when it was just the 2 Macs they carved it.
I feel having a young 5/8 will actually be of benefit to Luke. He's currently surrounded by experience and some young players go quiet a lot easier and a lot more often in that situation. But when your partnered with another youngster they both take on more and play more freely.
This isnt the best example, but remember Andrew McFadden and Mark Mclinden at Canberra? Whenever one of them had Laurie Daley there they were crap, but when it was just the 2 Macs they carved it.
happy_tiger
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I don't think Anasta did a great deal wrong on Sunday
Let's give them time to build a combo and see what happens
You can't expect miracles after one match
Let's give them time to build a combo and see what happens
You can't expect miracles after one match
Tiger_Watto
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I can see benefit in Luke having another young player next to him… Someone of equal peer like Mitchell would deliver the Mc's style of function. [obviously Mitchell is a few months/year away]
I'm just concerned Austin is to eratic, a bit of a loose cannon and far too dominant to fit the mould. It will work some weeks, but it will back-fire on many others and I'm more focused on ensuring Brooks has a good apprenticeship in 2014 so he can rip in next year.
I'm just concerned Austin is to eratic, a bit of a loose cannon and far too dominant to fit the mould. It will work some weeks, but it will back-fire on many others and I'm more focused on ensuring Brooks has a good apprenticeship in 2014 so he can rip in next year.
Fade_To_Black
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@Tiger Watto said:
So you are willing to write this season off for the sake of Brooks hopefully being on fire in 2015? Because if Braith is 1 of our 2 go-to players this season we may as well forget achieving anything positive this season and that is a dangerous precedent to set for the years to come I feel. No time like the present.
Braith isn't going to be there for Brooks next season anyhow…...is he Mick??(looks nervously at Potter).
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@Fade To Black said:
honestly? I dont think our forwards can man-up in 2014 , and we are simply collecting our NRL Grant.
I'll still cross my fingers every game in hope though!
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southerntiger
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@Eddie said:
I was thinking the same thing Eddie.
I am genuinely hoping Potter can prove me wrong. But playing Anasta in the backrow at anytime this year let alone in Rd 2 after saying all summer he will play 6 will be a disgrace. If this happens, and the club is fair dinkum, Potter should not be coaching come Rd 3 IMO.
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anasta at 11 is an abysmal decision, and after last year's experiments there i'd be extremely surprised to see that from potter. He's usually a straight shooter and i tend to agree with almost all his decision. This will be no different. 6\. Anasta, 7\. Brooks this week. We can examine that further before South sydney.
sheer64
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@TJL said:
Could not agree more. Waste is past it and will hinder our sides development. At least Austin will have a go, so Austin is my choice, pity it did not happen last week.
