There's another basket case
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Love_the_WestsTigers
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They are struggling but in the process embarrassed us by miles
I will reserve my opinion for when we have returned the favor
They might still make the 8 and us not :frowning:
I will reserve my opinion for when we have returned the favor
They might still make the 8 and us not :frowning:
Just like us they lack patience in attack and their halves are taking poor options, or are out of position late in the sets. The team generally also pushes too hard in attack (like us). They butchered a lot of opportunities last night when they had the Dragons in disarray but instead of settling and spinning it wide or driving into a back-peddling defence on the next they just tried to score off pushed passes then and there. Part of the problem is a lack of playmakers. Austin doesn't have much ball-playing ability or if he does he doesn't use it much. Wighton has none. It puts a lot of pressure on Sezer and allows the defence to target him. They looked more dangerous with Whitehead at 5/8 to be honest - he's got a great passing game and is enough of a threat in his own right to draw defenders interests.
They're also suffering from the loss of Soliola who is a hitman for them in defence and runs really good angles close to the line off Hodgson.
Wighton has also been pretty useless at the back for them and it's becoming apparent that he's not really a fullback. They should probably move Rapana to fullback on his current form and shift Wighton to the wing (he's not playing well enough to displace Croker on Leilua in the centres).
They've got a bunch of problems but they might still click and make a charge if they can make a few positional changes and keep a consistent team on the park. Sezer and Austin have barely played together this season.
They're also suffering from the loss of Soliola who is a hitman for them in defence and runs really good angles close to the line off Hodgson.
Wighton has also been pretty useless at the back for them and it's becoming apparent that he's not really a fullback. They should probably move Rapana to fullback on his current form and shift Wighton to the wing (he's not playing well enough to displace Croker on Leilua in the centres).
They've got a bunch of problems but they might still click and make a charge if they can make a few positional changes and keep a consistent team on the park. Sezer and Austin have barely played together this season.
Masterton
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Austin didn't do much to help his outside players last night. I'd take Moses over him right now.
@maxxy86 said:
60-6..
@Sabre said:
Still feel like we'd fare better in the halves with Austin and Brooks rather than Moses. A player with another year or two experience up his sleeve which would take the heat off Brooks.
Austin,
What a guy.
What a guy.
GNR4LIFE
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They've been dudded the last 2 weeks.
Austin isn't as much of a hog this yr.
Austin isn't as much of a hog this yr.
@Cultured Bogan said:
Think this is the first time I have ever totally disagreed with you CB.
I do not rate Austin but that doesn't matter.
I just couldn't believe anyone would keep Brooks and flick Moses.
Dropping Brooks to reggies would certainly take the heat off him.
Personally I am happy with both of them and wouldn't take Austin back if he decided to pay us. We saw just how good he was last night.
happy_tiger
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@stryker said:
Not sure why I'm agreeing with Stryker for again maybe its because of the extra CO2 in the atmosphere
But I wish we were as big a basket case as the Raiders are
@maxxy86 said:
Kick… Not kit
Kick = wallet
Speak thru your kick
