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Not happy with Rankin out there, just not a genuine finisher and has iffy hands. Woods and Tedesco have been tremendous.
 
@Demps said:
@southerntiger said:
@Tuiaki Chicken Wings said:
Rankin… can this end any quicker for him. Hes been absolutely attrocious

Apart from dropping a hot ball from Brooks that the refs ruled a forward pass and being stripped of a ball (but not receiving a penalty), what has Rankin done wrong?

Im happy with the guys. Defence has been our problem all year and at least we are showing some starch this game.

Our biggest problem is in dummy half. Neither Halatau nor Farah are capable of good service. Its a real issue and is why our attack is looking so flat but yes lets blame the winger and a prop forward who has played 10 minutes.

dont defend him m8
hes been aboslutely awful…

rubbish
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So you say. Tell me what he has actually done wrong today.

Im not a fan of him but don't understand the hate.

Brooks deserves criticism today, so does Farah and to a lesser degree Halatau. Everyone else has done their jobs.
 
Brooks' has failed a few things which had they been successfully would've been amazing and led to points.

Rankin just runs and looks scared, gets tackled.
Looks like Heino's little brother out there, style wise.
It's shameful.
 
I try and give Buchanon the benefit when people bag him, but Jesus. He must have got his contract out of a cornflakes box. I'm sitting behind the posts and saw him on when we got that penalty and literally gulped. 30 seconds later the big clot knocks it on when we're 10 out.
 
I try and give Buchanon the benefit when people bag him, but Jesus. He must have got his contract out of a cornflakes box. I'm sitting behind the posts and saw him on when we got that penalty and literally gulped. 30 seconds later the big clot knocks it on when we're 10 out.
 
@hodgo said:
mate rankin has been better then brooks jeebus i must be watching a different game neither have been great but brooks has been worst on field
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Brooks hits people on the chest and they drop it. Rankin is one of them. He hasn't been great, but he's being made to look bad by plebians like Rankin and Buchanan.
 
@willow said:
Just need to fix the handling errors. I think our attack is better and the Eels are down two front rowers while Grant is gone for us. The second half will be a battle of attrition so it's important we start well and hold the ball. I think we can work the Eels over through the middle with Farah and Cherrington.
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Yep. We control posession and make our tackles for the first 20 minutes we will win the ruck in the final 20 and win.
 
Parra have been one of the best teams so far this year and we defo hung with them in the first half.
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It's championship time now, we can really solidify ourselves as contenders if we come through this.
the boys need to stamp their authority on the game in the second half.
 
@Demps said:
Brooks' has failed a few things which had they been successfully would've been amazing and led to points.

Rankin just runs and looks scared, gets tackled.
Looks like Heino's little brother out there, style wise.
It's shameful.
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Heino would be a better winger than Rankin.
 
@southerntiger said:
@Tuiaki Chicken Wings said:
Rankin… can this end any quicker for him. Hes been absolutely attrocious

Apart from dropping a hot ball from Brooks that the refs ruled a forward pass and being stripped of a ball (but not receiving a penalty), what has Rankin done wrong?

Im happy with the guys. Defence has been our problem all year and at least we are showing some starch this game.

Our biggest problem is in dummy half. Neither Halatau nor Farah are capable of good service. Its a real issue and is why our attack is looking so flat but yes lets blame the winger and a prop forward who has played 10 minutes.
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Look i feel sorry for the fact hes a half playing winger… not his fault but the mistakes are not good enough for this level... and he wont catch a bomb. Put a winger on the wing its not too hard... seems as though Sheens has had an input on this.
 
@stryker said:
Brooks is throwing his flat passes too hard. You need soft hands when delivering the ball at the last second. Certainly a weakness in his game and needs to be addressed.
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100% with this - was the same last year with poor old Lawrence copping a hammering from his passes.
 
@MacDougall said:
@southerntiger said:
@Tuiaki Chicken Wings said:
Rankin… can this end any quicker for him. Hes been absolutely attrocious

Apart from dropping a hot ball from Brooks that the refs ruled a forward pass and being stripped of a ball (but not receiving a penalty), what has Rankin done wrong?

Im happy with the guys. Defence has been our problem all year and at least we are showing some starch this game.

Our biggest problem is in dummy half. Neither Halatau nor Farah are capable of good service. Its a real issue and is why our attack is looking so flat but yes lets blame the winger and a prop forward who has played 10 minutes.

He's dropped two, one coming out of our end to put pressure on, one that was on his chest with a chance to go the length. He was slipping and sliding and slow as a wet week chasing through a Brooks kick. He's just plebian. Average. Stop accepting mediocrity.
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It was ruled a forward pass by Brooks and not a knock on by Rankin. He was going to be tackled anyway. The other knock on was a strip that we should have got a penalty for. I cant blame a player for that.

Teddy was slipping everywhere as well. The turf is clearly soft underneath.

Im happy to pick JAC ahead of him but the hate is completely out of proportion to his performance.
 
@Tuiaki Chicken Wings said:
@southerntiger said:
@Tuiaki Chicken Wings said:
Rankin… can this end any quicker for him. Hes been absolutely attrocious

Apart from dropping a hot ball from Brooks that the refs ruled a forward pass and being stripped of a ball (but not receiving a penalty), what has Rankin done wrong?

Im happy with the guys. Defence has been our problem all year and at least we are showing some starch this game.

Our biggest problem is in dummy half. Neither Halatau nor Farah are capable of good service. Its a real issue and is why our attack is looking so flat but yes lets blame the winger and a prop forward who has played 10 minutes.

Look i feel sorry for the fact hes a half playing winger… not his fault but the mistakes are not good enough for this level... and he wont catch a bomb. Put a winger on the wing its not too hard... seems as though Sheens has had an input on this.
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Only 2 bombs were put in his direction today and Teddy called both of them. Im not confident of Rankin under the high ball based on previous weeks but don't think he deserves to be slated this week for it, so far.
 
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