Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Lestronge]

He looked elite at 6 during that period we were winning games before he got injured . That my point, which i think cannot be argued.
He must have of had a big preseaon to be able to have that form.

I don’t think he did at all . I think especially against NQ and the warriors he came up against disgusting defense , especially from their backs , often shooting ip past the ball and he ran through gaping holes .
where was he when the whips were cracking and it was make or break . It’s such a redundant arguement IMO. As a runner, he was great , as a half he left multiple points in the board , but running when we had numbers .
I’ll say it again . I do not care about lindivifual stats like line breaks and tries . I care about how the team looks , how the system works , or doesn’t work. And I thought it was completely disjointed and clunky … pretty much the whole season . No matter what stats AD put up. And as a half if that’s the case … the “well I played well” excuse doesn’t fly . As much like the QB in nfl , no one cares if you lose all the time . You won’t have a job . You’ll get comments like “Ewing theory” and “good stats bad team guy” .
Like I said I do not get mesmerised by tries and line breaks , but rather how they came about .

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I think it’s pretty clear that the injury toll we suffered during the season was a huge factor in our performance. Those arguing that it is just an excuse because other clubs had bad injury runs as well need to look at the quality of the replacements that we had to bring in. Where some clubs were able to cover well due to quality depth players we simply were not.
Storm are a perfect example of a squad that once had the depth but this season struggled. Even Sharks once Trindal was out, or Manly.
The Knights or Phins had injuries but have a wealth of quality outside backs to fill in.
Sure we have other issues as well affecting our performances, but it’s a fact that we were unable to consistently field a team of NRL level players for most of the season.

So you’re saying we have no “next man up” philosophy. That’s clear.

 

[achilles]

I don’t think he did at all . I think especially against NQ and the warriors he came up against disgusting defense , especially from their backs , often shooting ip past the ball and he ran through gaping holes .
where was he when the whips were cracking and it was make or break . It’s such a redundant arguement IMO. As a runner, he was great , as a half he left multiple points in the board , but running when we had numbers .
I’ll say it again . I do not care about lindivifual stats like line breaks and tries . I care about how the team looks , how the system works , or doesn’t work. And I thought it was completely disjointed and clunky … pretty much the whole season . No matter what stats AD put up. And as a half if that’s the case … the “well I played well” excuse doesn’t fly . As much like the QB in nfl , no one cares if you lose all the time . You won’t have a job . You’ll get comments like “Ewing theory” and “good stats bad team guy” .
Like I said I do not get mesmerised by tries and line breaks , but rather how they came about .

Okay

Can i ask you re-watch round 4, 5 and 6 and let me know your thoughts on Adam Doueihi performance in those rounds.

 

[Betterdays22]

I think it’s pretty clear that the injury toll we suffered during the season was a huge factor in our performance. Those arguing that it is just an excuse because other clubs had bad injury runs as well need to look at the quality of the replacements that we had to bring in. Where some clubs were able to cover well due to quality depth players we simply were not.
Storm are a perfect example of a squad that once had the depth but this season struggled. Even Sharks once Trindal was out, or Manly.
The Knights or Phins had injuries but have a wealth of quality outside backs to fill in.
Sure we have other issues as well affecting our performances, but it’s a fact that we were unable to consistently field a team of NRL level players for most of the season.

We were trotting out 5 or 6 reserve grade quality players for a few weeks in key positions. Then Luai happened. Then Doueihi happened. Our season just seemed to snowball.

In saying that, they are part of the story but not the whole story and they should not be used as an excuse. Our attack looked busted for most of the year our red zone defence was poor all year, even when we were winning. When we were winning it was off the back of high energy and aggression and multiple 6 agains giving us good field position which in hindsight might not have been sustainable.

If we blame the poor performances on injuries and external things, we haven't learnt our lesson and are in for the same thing again next year. At a minimum we need 3 or 4 seasoned pros, a rejig of the coaching and a review of the high performance team.

 

[rex2ce]

There is seemingly a lot more to the story than what has been reported by the media.
People are very quick to judge without knowing the full story.

Could be true, but throwing toys out of cot and refusing to play is not the way to handle something like that, he’ll always be remembered for his refusal to play and should have been sacked for it