Blair
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bird2380
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I thought he played your standard back rowers game nothing to flash but done a job. My opinion he needs to run on the flanks more often off benji or moltzen and all the forwards need to run in pairs or hav fullback backing up. we could of had a few more opportunities today if we had better support play. Thought backs in general were pretty good few times one on one with cronullas right side defense could of been better.
We were lucky to win but I'll take it it's never over till the end with the mighty tigers
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tigermanboy
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He played 80min good defense didn't miss a tackle still early days give him a chance
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Luke
Member
Didn't think Blair played the best game today but I'm not too worried. It was his first real game with us and it will take another couple of rounds for him to settle in and get used to our style of play. Can't wait for him and Benji to strike up a combination, I can see Benji putting Blair through a lot of holes this season!
@underdog said:
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blair is playing a role in our pack and did what he had to do.. in time im sure he is going to play a pivotal role.. its early days and im happy with what I saw.. some of his one on one defence (including the one on one rake) to me are indicators of the quality player he is..
im a bit concerned about lawrence not hitting the ball
NZTiger
Well-known member
gee…first round and already people are criticising Blair's performance...?
Little rough I think. Give him a chance to gel with his new team mates...these things can take time.
I'm still very happy to see him running off Benji and co and think he will create havoc this year.
Little rough I think. Give him a chance to gel with his new team mates...these things can take time.
I'm still very happy to see him running off Benji and co and think he will create havoc this year.
Marshall_magic
New member
Had an okay game, not great, but he'll get better. His defence was alright and he came up with a one on one strip that gave us great field position to score a try. He'll get better.
sunshine_coast_tiger
New member
@hybrid_tiger said:
I think what I saw of Fifita today showed me why Sheens always rated Woods above him. Fifita only played first grade before Woods because of an injury to Woods. I think Sheens has made the right call on the young props in who to keep and who to let go off.
@mtd said:
Mate, he was a marked man. Everytime our attack moved to the left, their defence slid accordingly and squeezed him into two or three men.
Some of you are very tough on Blair…I think he did a lot of things out there today that have been missed on here.
His scrambling defence was very effective.
His kick chase was very effective.
His one on ones were mostly dominant.
He touched the ball more than Gareth did.
He is one of the only guys in our pack that regularly effected dominant tackles which helped slow the play down. I couldnt help noticing that when the tiges got a little tired, the forwards reverted to grabbing hold of the player and then flopping on top of them. Watch what Blair does - he puts them down and then works them on the ground as he slowly releases them. I cant wait to see him assimilate into our side but I also hope that our blokes learn a thing or two from him.
He was better than average today for mine. I'll split my original difference and say 7.5\. He will regularly be putting in 8.5 efforts by the end of April.
His scrambling defence was very effective.
His kick chase was very effective.
His one on ones were mostly dominant.
He touched the ball more than Gareth did.
He is one of the only guys in our pack that regularly effected dominant tackles which helped slow the play down. I couldnt help noticing that when the tiges got a little tired, the forwards reverted to grabbing hold of the player and then flopping on top of them. Watch what Blair does - he puts them down and then works them on the ground as he slowly releases them. I cant wait to see him assimilate into our side but I also hope that our blokes learn a thing or two from him.
He was better than average today for mine. I'll split my original difference and say 7.5\. He will regularly be putting in 8.5 efforts by the end of April.
tigerbenji
Well-known member
I thought he had a good game, defended well & led our kick chase very well & a thorough pro footballer, watched Gibbs & he tried hard which is typical Gibbs, also Fifita he is huge but continues to run sideways. But once again was very happy with Blairs game.
@stryker said:
8.5 wow . what you have said is very positive & it was hot, but {He is one of the only guys in our pack that regularly effected dominant tackles] well ?
He made 23 tackles, not too bad for 82 mins, nothing special.
He made 12 hit ups not too bad.
He ran 84 meters not too bad.
He did 2 offloads, ok.
He made 1, 1on1 tackle….
He made 1 tackle break.....
He missed 6 tackles.....................
& he gave away 2 penalties....... was your 8.5 out of 20.....
hybrid_tiger
Well-known member
@Lisa said:
You decided a long time ago that Blair was a waste of money and you will try and justify that opinion every week. Spare us the crap.
Lisa we have had these arguments many times with you. As Hybrid said you have an agenda. I didnt say yesterday was 8.5 I said in another months time he will be regularly offering games worth this.
Supply stats for all forwards if you are going to single his out in the first game. He may have made only 23 tackles but they were quality. He doesnt go around the legs, he wraps the ball up and then slows the play down. They are quality tackles. Offloads in the middle of the ruck used to be our forwards achilies heel, I believe with Blairs techniques rubbing off on a few guys we will see a much tighter ruck…
Supply stats for all forwards if you are going to single his out in the first game. He may have made only 23 tackles but they were quality. He doesnt go around the legs, he wraps the ball up and then slows the play down. They are quality tackles. Offloads in the middle of the ruck used to be our forwards achilies heel, I believe with Blairs techniques rubbing off on a few guys we will see a much tighter ruck…
CocaCola
Active member
Apart from those penalties, he had a solid game.
Loved how he held off those defenders & offloaded with the 1 hand pass as if he was holding a tennis ball. So happy to have him in our side.
Loved how he held off those defenders & offloaded with the 1 hand pass as if he was holding a tennis ball. So happy to have him in our side.
