I also think Benji needed to play him to reward him for his efforts..
Tonight he was found out..
And heath will now know he has stuff to work on, so he won't be upset if he's pushed back to NSW cup to focus on these areas
Not bad coaching imo
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Tonight he was found out..
And heath will now know he has stuff to work on, so he won't be upset if he's pushed back to NSW cup to focus on these areas
Not bad coaching imo
Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan
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100%. He earned those games. But now he lost the credit he had.
Buttface
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We’re should be the smartest club in the world going on that. We are not.
We’re a srf, run on prop, and/or (preferably and), a lock short of top 4. If we get lucky we might jag 8 with just one of them, which we have one srf on the way. I reckon we need another quality run on prop so pole can come off the bench, and would be less pain come injuries etc.
Tom Shines
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Win, learn or draw,,, there are no losses … someone needs to run with that ..
happy_tiger
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Mason gas had more than one bad game and tried in two positions
What are Masons strengths
rihannafan1
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Yeah they should start a podcast or something
I agree his defence isn't up to 1st grade yet and that everyone knew this prior to Friday night.
Even still I don't see him being picked as a huge problem (even if I wouldn't pick him at the moment).
What I believe is a big problem is not that he was picked but that he was picked with no defensive plan of hiding him in the line. We've seen plenty of small/young/injured halves that struggle in defence but there are plans and structures to hide them. They aren't just left 3 in and told to do their best. Most are pushed to the wing to minimise the workload then moved inside the backrower close to the line so they can't be then isolated one on one. Marshall himself was hidden on a wing for much of his early career.
Some halves have been given body guards that do their tackling for them, though I don't think we have anyone who could do this role.
Again we had no plan and Mason was given no help. He was essentially set up to fail. We need to do better by our younger players.
Tiger Woods
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Sub player to bring energy not a starter
orange&black
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Not sure what Benji could do here. I believe the coaching team is trying to follow a rehab protocol with Latu building him up to 80 mins consistently at NRL level - it’s a longer term view than many on here aren’t seeing. If you listen to his comments when asked about replacing Galvin in the 17 he always prioritises Latu as the future.
His options for 5/8 during this time have been limited - bring in AD and manufacture a decent centre, which he has tried and didn’t work, or give Mason another crack because he’s keen and willing, and developing.
The Galvin saga has derailed our progress for the last 4-5 games particularly in this area.
Never an easy ride at the Tigers, there is also a problem with TDS, which selection decisions are being made on. We don’t know the whole picture so I’m prepared to give Richo and Benji the benefit of the doubt as I think they probably know better than i do!!
As for our performance as a team. It’s obvious they are a tight group still playing for their coach and club. They are showing much more resilience and effort than in past seasons. Management know too well where our missing pieces are and Richo is working on it in a constant game of cat and mouse in an ever changing player marketplace. These are generally long term choices and he’s been doing it for many years successfully so let’s just be patient and hope they can get us fans some joy.
In the meantime we need to step up as a group and play teams that have been far more settled, with better squads and depth and more experience of winning under their belts.
His options for 5/8 during this time have been limited - bring in AD and manufacture a decent centre, which he has tried and didn’t work, or give Mason another crack because he’s keen and willing, and developing.
The Galvin saga has derailed our progress for the last 4-5 games particularly in this area.
Never an easy ride at the Tigers, there is also a problem with TDS, which selection decisions are being made on. We don’t know the whole picture so I’m prepared to give Richo and Benji the benefit of the doubt as I think they probably know better than i do!!
As for our performance as a team. It’s obvious they are a tight group still playing for their coach and club. They are showing much more resilience and effort than in past seasons. Management know too well where our missing pieces are and Richo is working on it in a constant game of cat and mouse in an ever changing player marketplace. These are generally long term choices and he’s been doing it for many years successfully so let’s just be patient and hope they can get us fans some joy.
In the meantime we need to step up as a group and play teams that have been far more settled, with better squads and depth and more experience of winning under their belts.
They have the secret handshake which always impresses.
Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan
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Mason looks like the better prospect to me than Tallyn da Silva.
We've had worse in our top 30. He seems a good kid who has put in a lot of effort to try and make it. Still has a long way to go & needs reps against men in reserves. In my view he's shown enough to persist with in terms of development at least. It's only fair considering how long we've persisted with others currently in our 17!!
happy_tiger
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Well as long as he is a good kid ......forget the fact he can't catch bombs or tackle
Agree not yet.
Not physically there for 80mins, which is completely expected for a smaller 20 year old.
He’s worth investing in, has plenty of big wraps, has shown he has talent. And most of all he’s extremely dedicated.
These are definitely some of the development. players we need in our squad. Improving year on year and able to add more.
