Worst performance I have ever seen from a halfback

[jirskyr]

What saddens me is his first 4-5 games for Tigers last year were alright. Now he's been given proper authority and responsibility and it's been terrible. I mean he's come here for this exact opportunity, to poke into the side when the young kids are injured or repping (or getting mid-year releases) and his performance have been terrible.

You look at a guy like Frawley, he's in a similar position having not made it at his former club (Raiders) then plying his time in ISP (Frawley is 22 though JLJ is 25). Frawley gets his opportunity in firsts and he has been alright. Not great but alright. JLJ has been awful, really awful.

When you are at great risk of being a career reserve grader, that 4-6 game run you might get becomes your one chance to turn it on. So extra disappointing, with so much at stake for JLJ personally, to be so fundamentally poor. Put in some kicks, take tackles, make tackles, throw good passes. Nobody expects a Shaun Johnson running game or a Thurston passing game.

I haven't seen a player throw so many passes out back to nobody since Mitcheel, and for a fleeting moment of strange mentality yesterday I accepte3d how Mitcheel is a vastly superior footballer to JLJ, and that's saying something.

 

[southerntiger]

I was thinking the same thing during the game.

I was thinking about Ben Jefferies, Lincoln Withers, Keiran Kerr, Jacob Miller, Ben Black etc they all looked better than JLJ and most of them didnt get the benefit of the extended run in firsts that JLJ has got.

His positioning, his passing, his play selection and his short kicking are all woeful.

He can put up a decent bomb and thats about it.

I hate saying this because JLJ seems like a good bloke and I don't generally like criticising reserve graders who give their best.

We need Brooks back asap.

 

[southerntiger]

And to think he was once touted as the next big thing at Manly before Cherry-Evans popped up.

I think you are confusing players. JLJ was purchased by Manly as a back up to Cherry Evans. Played for the Dogs and Roosters before that. Roosters cut him after NYC.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/jack-littlejohn-is-manly-sea-eagless-Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon-card-following-injuries-to-their-halves/news-story/ac0efccbf1579cc36ea1fab29f52e2db

 

[innsaneink]

Hope he doesn't read the forum

 

[Milky]

Hope he doesn't read the forum

Was thinking that myself…I think he has potential but that game was just poor

 

[Guest]

This shellacking is over.