Bench use...

[hank37w]

I have mentioned this before...but it is a legitimate issue.

He has the players play set mins...they all come on / off same time each week barring injuries.

He never adjusts to the flow of the game.

Today it was really clear we were on the back foot badly the first 30 mins...Parra pack dominating, yet zero adjustments.

Amone brought on down 6-32...just pointless. Why even carry an extra big if you are going to sit them there until 20 to go / game is gone each week?

It was really, really obvious Parramatta's pack was dominating, yet Madge simply will not adjust to the flow of the game.

Big Luc falls off tackles every week 25 min mark on...why not give him a spell? He is out on his feet and his edge has leaked a try almost every week all season around the 25-35 min mark.

Why not play him 25 first / 25 sec...Taulomolo mins.

Our props were completely dominated early exchanges...no reaction.

Why not see we are being physically dominated and send on bench power whilst the game is still there?

Madge just never adjusts to the flow of the game.

No, I don't want him gone. But I do think we desperately need an assistant with some footy IQ who is in charge of the bench use / judges the momentum of games.

Well he brought off Jo after 20 minutes yesterday ...he doesnt' normally do that .....

Maybe getting kneed in the balls had more to do with Ofahengaue coming off at that time..

Jo teabagged someone's knee .......get it right please

. . . . . .and then got on the exercise bike and pedalled away.

I'm suffering from the pain just thinking about it.

 

[crazycat]

**Example one:**

Big Luc missed SIX tackles today...most at the end of halves. He gets tired.

Blore has missed ONE tackle in FIVE games...ONE. All season.

Why not give Blore 20 mins extra so that we have a defensive presence out there?

I know LL offers attack, but you can't keep carrying the missed tackles 30-40 min mark half time every game.

**Example two:**

RCG has monstered Tamou for multiple games now. Today he went for almost 100 m more than his old Panther's mate. Why not realise Tamou is badly matched up and get him off once it is clear RCG is dominating? Or even put him on the bench and start someone who can match RCG physically?

Big BJ Luc should be on the bench or in a different role. He scores tries but doesn't seem to have an 80 minute game motor or the defense to cope with first grade. I totally agree with what you have said. Maybe Luc should try at lock or second row, ok it will be weird but I think he could really still dent the line.

Look, Parra dominate us with their team and bench at the moment. Yes we should try something different. But there was no way I saw us winning against them. Still wondering how their wallet opens so wide for RCG, Matterson, Moses as clearly their other players are on good coin.

 

[weststigerman]

Noticed on Sunday, our 3 starting middles Twal, Seyfarth and Tamou managed 30, 30, 27 minutes. All of those players have played big minutes in the past. Yes, they were getting smashed, but Mikaele who got 50 minutes, was not any better.

I don't understand any of this.

 

[ElleryHanley]

Noticed on Sunday, our 3 starting middles Twal, Seyfarth and Tamou managed 30, 30, 27 minutes. All of those players have played big minutes in the past. Yes, they were getting smashed, but Mikaele who got 50 minutes, was not any better.

I don't understand any of this.

Bench use remains a complete mess...

Last THREE games our edges have been destroyed...especially Luc L.

Yet McGuire has left Blore, our best edge defender, sitting there until the game is shot.

It is literally like he has a pre set plan and it does not matter what happens first 30 mins...barring an injury, he is not changing.

I have said this before, but I honestly don't think he can micro manage a game day game plan.

 

[tigerbalm]

I have mentioned this before...but it is a legitimate issue.

He has the players play set mins...they all come on / off same time each week barring injuries.

He never adjusts to the flow of the game.

Today it was really clear we were on the back foot badly the first 30 mins...Parra pack dominating, yet zero adjustments.

Amone brought on down 6-32...just pointless. Why even carry an extra big if you are going to sit them there until 20 to go / game is gone each week?

It was really, really obvious Parramatta's pack was dominating, yet Madge simply will not adjust to the flow of the game.

Big Luc falls off tackles every week 25 min mark on...why not give him a spell? He is out on his feet and his edge has leaked a try almost every week all season around the 25-35 min mark.

Why not play him 25 first / 25 sec...Taulomolo mins.

Our props were completely dominated early exchanges...no reaction.

Why not see we are being physically dominated and send on bench power whilst the game is still there?

Madge just never adjusts to the flow of the game.

No, I don't want him gone. But I do think we desperately need an assistant with some footy IQ who is in charge of the bench use / judges the momentum of games.

Don’t know why you got down voted.
You pose a fair question.
The coach talks about ebs and flows yet doesn’t use his bench effectively to manage them.

He has famous people using his ebbs and flows ...Nathan Buckley from Collingwood spoke twice about ebbs and flows

bucks is goooooone.

 

[Geo]

Happens when everyone screams for 4 forwards on the bench and only 5 total can be on the field at one time..

 

[happy_tiger]

Happens when everyone screams for 4 forwards on the bench and only 5 total can be on the field at one time..

Maybe we need more 7's and 1's on the bench based on the weekends performance

 

[Bones]

Yeah I don't think it's his strong suit. Hopefully Sheens can help him out with this. Completely agree with everything and I wish Blore would get more mins too

Tim Sheens used to carry a winger on the bench….

 

[Demps]

Bench use is pretty straight forward one would think...

Madge hasn't got it figured it out at all.

Very much rookie-esque.

No one on the staff has brought this up with him and provided some guidance?

Abysmal.