watersider
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It is important to put things in perspective. Tim Moltzen is coming back from a serious knee injury. This takes a significant time to recover from. Look at all the examples of players coming back from such surgery to prove that point.
I agree with Sheens' selection of Moltzen at fullback and I hope he stays there. McKinnon is not the same player he was, Brown is good but doesn't have the same attacking options that Moltzen does and I think Meaney only looks like an average player in first grade. With Moltzen we have a ballplaying fullback with pace and an excellent kicking game.
I think of the three halfbacks in contention for a first grade spot, Moltzen is the most able at fullback. I think the potential of having Farah, Lui/Miller, Marshall and Moltzen is better than anything we have seen at this club (including 2005). It will take time to workout the best way to utilise these players but it will work in the end because all the players are smart and creative footballers who play an attacking brand.
The weakness of Moltzen under the high ball and against the kick is a problem, but I believe he has the potential to improve in these areas. I think that bomb took an incredibly unlucky bounce for him last night. He is still an inexperienced player and will still make many mistakes.
The argument that he should develop in state league is shortsighted. There is a very large gap between top grade and state cup, I personally don't want him recovering from his knee injury in state league and getting used to the slower pace only to bring him into top grade and endure the period of time it would then take him to catch up to the pace of top grade. Leave him in top grade at fullback, back him and let him and the team adjust to the new role in the team.
People on here need to think about more then just one game at a time. Once again Sheens and team selections come up as an issue. Where was this discussion last week when he virtually did the EXACT SAME THING?
Once again the same three issues come up. Here is why the criticisms of Sheens are wrong:
1.Meaney needs to be on the bench because we need a back in case of injuries. There have been injuries to the backs in almost every game this year.
2\. We play and interchange small forwards with big front rowers because THAT IS OUR STYLE OF PLAY. That is why we play with such dexterity and speed. You all want to change this??? I hope not.
3\. Last night was a bad performance. how many of our performances have been at that level? Very few. Last night is evidence of how good a side we are and how well coached we are. Even with 8 first graders or so out, even when we are playing badly, even when we are playing away, even when the ref calls every god damn knock on by them in the play the ball a penalty against us and even up against a strong and desperate team we still only lost the game by a try in the final minute and were bloody unlucky not to win. AND YOU ARE ALL COMPLAINING? Cop the painful loss but put it in perspective.
I agree with Sheens' selection of Moltzen at fullback and I hope he stays there. McKinnon is not the same player he was, Brown is good but doesn't have the same attacking options that Moltzen does and I think Meaney only looks like an average player in first grade. With Moltzen we have a ballplaying fullback with pace and an excellent kicking game.
I think of the three halfbacks in contention for a first grade spot, Moltzen is the most able at fullback. I think the potential of having Farah, Lui/Miller, Marshall and Moltzen is better than anything we have seen at this club (including 2005). It will take time to workout the best way to utilise these players but it will work in the end because all the players are smart and creative footballers who play an attacking brand.
The weakness of Moltzen under the high ball and against the kick is a problem, but I believe he has the potential to improve in these areas. I think that bomb took an incredibly unlucky bounce for him last night. He is still an inexperienced player and will still make many mistakes.
The argument that he should develop in state league is shortsighted. There is a very large gap between top grade and state cup, I personally don't want him recovering from his knee injury in state league and getting used to the slower pace only to bring him into top grade and endure the period of time it would then take him to catch up to the pace of top grade. Leave him in top grade at fullback, back him and let him and the team adjust to the new role in the team.
People on here need to think about more then just one game at a time. Once again Sheens and team selections come up as an issue. Where was this discussion last week when he virtually did the EXACT SAME THING?
Once again the same three issues come up. Here is why the criticisms of Sheens are wrong:
1.Meaney needs to be on the bench because we need a back in case of injuries. There have been injuries to the backs in almost every game this year.
2\. We play and interchange small forwards with big front rowers because THAT IS OUR STYLE OF PLAY. That is why we play with such dexterity and speed. You all want to change this??? I hope not.
3\. Last night was a bad performance. how many of our performances have been at that level? Very few. Last night is evidence of how good a side we are and how well coached we are. Even with 8 first graders or so out, even when we are playing badly, even when we are playing away, even when the ref calls every god damn knock on by them in the play the ball a penalty against us and even up against a strong and desperate team we still only lost the game by a try in the final minute and were bloody unlucky not to win. AND YOU ARE ALL COMPLAINING? Cop the painful loss but put it in perspective.
