BlackWhiteGold
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Criminally underused. Perfect example of low IQ coaching & halves play.
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Tucker
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He needs to pull his damn finger out.
Lately all he does is pounce around the field like a big bloody fairy.
Lately all he does is pounce around the field like a big bloody fairy.
Tigerstigerstigers
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No halves to give him good ball. SOS Javon
Canterbury has reinvented their attack since Kikau came back. Giving him early ball and playing off it. We need to take note there.
Tucker
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That’s only one part of it. He doesn’t explode into the line like he used to.
Halbrowne61
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Plus Crichton to 5/8 has changed things.
tig_prmz
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Someone who's gone backwards since he came to us.
Not sure if it's injuries, lack of support, lack of coaching.. but I've definitely seen enough of him to know this guy can be a weapon under the right support team.
Not sure if it's injuries, lack of support, lack of coaching.. but I've definitely seen enough of him to know this guy can be a weapon under the right support team.
That’s not correct.
Came to us as a relative rookie and is now an in demand player. Was in origin chat prior to injury. Has been a little quiet since returning but there’s other factors there.
tig_prmz
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Fair, I think he had a good 2024 but a poor 2025 and 2026 to his 2024 standards.
Still, under our watch, he's declined. What other factors are there other than injury, because injuries are quite common. Have we not managed his injuries well or not conditioned him well enough to come out better with his injuries?
Our attack across the park has stalled historically since AD returned. There’s something going on within the group.
Need a halves shake up
(Which coach tried)
TigerBurnsy
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I believe the problem is the halves and game plan, in 2024 he was a middle so he could take big carries all game, now he’s on the edge getting no ball, at the start of the year Luai and jock were feeding him good ball and he was on fire
Halves have never looked more disconnected than they did against Parra.
TigerBurnsy
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That or the dragons game, they didn’t look like setting anyone up all game, and when they did have an opportunity they messed it like like ad throwing a dime to the touch judge
One time in the first half Luai had something on left and AD dummied and took a soft hit up. Said it all to me, looks pretty toxic.
Buttface
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Are you telling me Doobs hogged the ball last game?
That just reminded me of a bet, @Halbrowne61 who gets the Cam Smith avatar?
It was a good mix of ball hogging and throwing it over the sideline behind players..
Buttface
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He’ll play origin soon he reckons.
clontarfkid
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Creighton to 7 was the big change..took all the playmaking responsibility off Galvin,who now has a bit role
Theyre much better for it
Champion @Buttface, if I might quote Isaac Beacroft, our new Commonwealth Games 10,000m race walk champion:
'In your dreams, champ'
I think if you watch Kikau highlights since he’s returned, you’ll see how important he’s been to their revival. Getting Crichton on the ball has been a good decision also.
Burton also didn’t throw his toys out of his cot when moved from halves, which helps.
