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John Bateman #268
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Halbrowne61
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Yes, got very involved but obviously wanted to make a statement to Canberra after his move back home. Hope he keeps it up on future games.
earl
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I said he was a risky signing. He has been a great signing for us. We've made some good signings this year but he he has been one of the best.
ChilledChaos
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I’ll tell you something about John Bateman! He is up there with one of the most INSPIRATIONAL players I’ve seen play the game.
I’ve followed his career ever since it first started! Just an out and out footballer. Ridiculously fit, will play all day. Has no quit in him whatsoever - The Bradford Terrier. He’s just a Winner. Takes losing to heart. When the going gets tough, when the game is in the trenches he will physically find a way to drag his teammates out 9 times out of 10. Not surprised one bit by his performance or stats tonight! Just another regular Johnny Bateman showing: 15 runs 122 metres, 47 tackles, 3 offloads, 4 tackle breaks, 1 line break and 1 try! Feel so sorry for him tonight, deserved the W - that game would have changed our season.
I’ve followed his career ever since it first started! Just an out and out footballer. Ridiculously fit, will play all day. Has no quit in him whatsoever - The Bradford Terrier. He’s just a Winner. Takes losing to heart. When the going gets tough, when the game is in the trenches he will physically find a way to drag his teammates out 9 times out of 10. Not surprised one bit by his performance or stats tonight! Just another regular Johnny Bateman showing: 15 runs 122 metres, 47 tackles, 3 offloads, 4 tackle breaks, 1 line break and 1 try! Feel so sorry for him tonight, deserved the W - that game would have changed our season.
Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan
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80 minutes in the middle. 56 tackles.
I commend his effort. Bloody top effort. I don't know if it's smart to continue playing him there though. At least not for 80 minutes. His body will be smashed up within a month or two and he'll be spending the rest of his contract in the rehab ward.
I commend his effort. Bloody top effort. I don't know if it's smart to continue playing him there though. At least not for 80 minutes. His body will be smashed up within a month or two and he'll be spending the rest of his contract in the rehab ward.
Tucker
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He was a workhorse tonight. Which we don’t need him to be.
His strength is with ball in hand. Playing him in the middle allowed Holbrook to target him and take his strength out of the game. It worked well for them.
His strength is with ball in hand. Playing him in the middle allowed Holbrook to target him and take his strength out of the game. It worked well for them.
Tiger_Fanatic3
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John Bateman vs Titans
80 mins
15 runs for 111m
56 tackles
2 offloads
80 mins
15 runs for 111m
56 tackles
2 offloads
Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan
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Bateman needs to go back to an edge. He looks gassed playing 80 minutes in the middle and it is impacting his ability to get involved in attack. Preferably he plays left edge, as Papali'i looked far more dangerous playing on the right.
Blore seems to have a good motor, so perhaps we can try him at 13 in rotation with Matamua.
Blore seems to have a good motor, so perhaps we can try him at 13 in rotation with Matamua.
watersider
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One of the biggest factors in our total loss of form has been his inept play at lock. He looks awful there and I thought he was going surprisingly well at 2nd row. So this move has seriously damaged both our middle defence and edge by turning a strength player into a liability, as well as jumbling our attack by having his off the cuff play as the centre of our ball movement. He looks confused, tired and understrength, and that was before he went to England.
Hopefully this result at least leads to him moving back to 2nd row. You could see why they tried it, but time for it to stop.
Hopefully this result at least leads to him moving back to 2nd row. You could see why they tried it, but time for it to stop.
Tigers_Wests
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Agreed. The change to lock after the Raiders game has just been awful for us. Put him back into the 2nd row where he was doing well and tighten those edges defensively like they had been. Hope they give Matamua a chance at 13 as that ball playing lock and put Blore on the bench to come on and play in the middle.
426Tlgerland
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Right edge Back rower all day long
sheens Special to play him out of position
sheens Special to play him out of position
Trevros
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He was disgraceful tonight, mind you there were at least a dozen who were worse. A flogging like that would normally be a coach killer but not with this mob.
You do realise that would mean Sheens admitting he was wrong so it is fairly unlikely to happen.
Get it right the club put him there , after there terrible decision to let joffa go and no plan to bring in a lock , and the reason we did it , who the hell knows , we have that much cap space and nothing happening
Fainu Brothers
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Watch his game against the Raiders at Backrow and you give him the licence to roam. He isnt a 13
But it was the coaches that didn't want him. This one wasn't simply cooked up by Pascoe and Lee.
When did they sack Payton? I didn't hear.
TigerNeddyK
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I bloody wish Sheensy would play them in the correct position.. pole was going great, moved to the bench .. toa killed it at centre , moved to 5/8 Blore moved from edges to lock , Joffa moved on for no reason .. it’s starting to do my head in.. Tallyn last night started to get the attack going and he was hooked .. they have no idea
Who knows the truth, remember sheens signed of on his new contract in October 2022
