Jock Madden #244

[tiges69]

Unfortunately Jock has no running game, so doesn’t put the defence in two minds. He is good depth providing Latu and Javon hold up. There was a couple of occasions that a good running half could have taken advantage of in today’s game. Having said that, he sure can nail a field goal thank heavens.

 

[supercoach]

Great depth squad member but he will not lift us into the eight. Maybe if we had a super strong pack he could be the seven we have been looking for, but to me he is your depth half

 

[Tucker]

Great depth squad member but he will not lift us into the eight. Maybe if we had a super strong pack he could be the seven we have been looking for, but to me he is your depth half

The problem is, we don’t have a starting half in front of him currently on squad.
As these guys don’t grow on trees, we really need to work with Jock and strengthen the team around him.

 

[Lukic]

It's unfortunate he's so physically limited because he's good at so many things a traditional 7 is meant to be good at.

Put his mind in Doueihi's body and you've got a genuine superstar. Instead he's more like Adam Reynolds without the elite kicking game.

 

[happy_tiger]

The problem is, we don’t have a starting half in front of him currently on squad.
As these guys don’t grow on trees, we really need to work with Jock and strengthen the team around him.

Need to find someone with a long kicking game to partner with him

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

His long kicking game was terrible, but who cares, our attack finally looked functional with our outside men getting opportunities to shine.

 

[tonza]

His long kicking game was terrible, but who cares, our attack finally looked functional with our outside men getting opportunities to shine.

That's because the ball went pass the no.7 for a change.

 

[Papacito]

Jock in the side showed how much we need a genuine number 7.

For mine, we'd be crazy not to keep him around for a few more seasons.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Jock in the side showed how much we need a genuine number 7.

For mine, we'd be crazy not to keep him around for a few more seasons.

A few more seasons? If we can’t sign anyone better and have to sign him for multiple signings, the club might as well pack it in.

 

[achilles]

U reckon our strength was our edge and ball could not get there with Adam Doueihi?

 

[Papacito]

A few more seasons? If we can’t sign anyone better and have to sign him for multiple signings, the club might as well pack it in.

Geez mate. The team has a good record when he's playing and then the bloke plays a major role in beating the Roosters and kicks the winning field goal and that's not enough for you?

I get that he's no Nathan Cleary, but with only 40 or so games under his belt in the most difficult position, I'd say there could be a lot of upside.

 

[Canberratiger]

As others have said, Jock played well but he is not the answer at 7. The question is: is Latu the answer? I still think he is a 6. So we may have the same issue of too many 6s

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Geez mate. The team has a good record when he's playing and then the bloke plays a major role in beating the Roosters and kicks the winning field goal and that's not enough for you?

I get that he's no Nathan Cleary, but with only 40 or so games under his belt in the most difficult position, I'd say there could be a lot of upside.

One decent game against a side completely off their game isn’t worthy of a long term contract. Take the emotion the emotion out of it.

 

[LiamFulton]

One decent game against a side completely off their game isn’t worthy of a long term contract. Take the emotion the emotion out of it.

if he's happy to stay on depth money then I'm all for keeping him

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Geez mate. The team has a good record when he's playing and then the bloke plays a major role in beating the Roosters and kicks the winning field goal and that's not enough for you?

I get that he's no Nathan Cleary, but with only 40 or so games under his belt in the most difficult position, I'd say there could be a lot of upside.

One of the reasons for Jock's success is that he doesn't have a strong personality. He's a team player and yes, he may not possess all the attributes of a top line half, but he does a job for WTs. A comment was made to me by a supporter of the Dragons that we could do with less strong personalities in the team. Well done Jock yesterday.

 

[Halbrowne61]

His long kicking game was terrible, but who cares, our attack finally looked functional with our outside men getting opportunities to shine.

And your namesake played a strong game!
For all his knockers he keeps turning up !

 

[innsaneink]

Madden stood up when we needed him to....congrats Jock well done after a horrible few weeks for him

 

[TopTiger]

 

[jirskyr]

I like Jock as a backup but I would have long-term concerns about him being a permanent halfback. He has got the silly errors out of his game and he "does the right things" but he's zero threat on the ball and I don't think you can go around every week just distributing.

Full credit to the guy he's done very well icing the odd field goal and puts his body in the right place in defence. I won't say "he makes his tackles" because he misses 3-4 tackles for every ~24 tackles he makes. But I would say not glaring line-break missed tackles.

Long kicking game is pretty ordinary and he almost never takes a run. Not fast and I would be surprised if he's broken a tackle all year (I looked it up: 3 TBs in 13 matches 2026). 16 try assists his whole career (45 matches). I know it's an unfair comparison but Nathan Cleary has 26 try assists this year alone.

If you had an awesome in-form 5/8th or someone like Ponga you could carry a Jock as your starting halfback.

 

[tonza]

Madden stood up when we needed him to....congrats Jock well done after a horrible few weeks for him

Great effort from Jock. When was the last time this team scored 5 tries in a game. When was the last time our backs actually looked dangerous. Thanks Jock. Wish you well elsewhere Adam.