Re: Moving Forward / What next? : Fri Nov 13, 2020 7:48 pm  

CW8 wrote:

I agree and like what they do but they blunt out attack as well. Hughes would definitely be our 13 for me and Clark probably on the bench. I just don't think it works with them in the same team.

Agree 100%. Hughes for all his qualities in defence invariably stops the attack dead in its tracks by coming inside all the time. They are both good players but too alike to have in the same pack set up.

Re: Moving Forward / What next? : Fri Nov 13, 2020 8:04 pm  

The Railwayman wrote:

Agree 100%. Hughes for all his qualities in defence invariably stops the attack dead in its tracks by coming inside all the time. They are both good players but too alike to have in the same pack set up.

The thread is called moving forward and you are advocating Hughes and Clark remain jn the first choice 17? We also have Davis and Robson and they can do the same job as well. At the.moment we have one back rower who can.make a break, hit a gap or time a pass - Ben Currie, a man some people are advocating we bin off.

Re: Moving Forward / What next? : Fri Nov 13, 2020 9:40 pm  

Widdop is by far our best half, Austin has stank the place out for a while, Widdop at least tries to find runners, it’s not his fault our forwards are not capable of running a line barring Ben Currie.

Re: Moving Forward / What next? : Fri Nov 13, 2020 9:51 pm  

It’s time to get a top, tried and tested coach. The options are McDermot and Wane; the rest are up and coming but nothing more and too risky.

It’s a business and the appointment of the right CEO and coach is absolutely crucial. Both Fitzpatrick with zero experience and business credibility and Price with his mediocre record were poor appointments.

Just speaking to Price or sitting through an interview would convince you that there’s nothing special or inspirational.

Re: Moving Forward / What next? : Fri Nov 13, 2020 9:57 pm  

DizzyHeights wrote:

Widdop is by far our best half, Austin has stank the place out for a while, Widdop at least tries to find runners, it’s not his fault our forwards are not capable of running a line barring Ben Currie.

Can't help but feel it's all been set up wrong all season Austin doesn't have a kicking game and widdop does so Austin gets all the last pkay kicks!

If we had a coach who could utilise the skill set of each of our halves and the rest of the squad properly we should have been fantastic this season.

I don't blame any of the players at all, the effort has been there to see all year. This has 100% been the fault of the way we have been Coached and asked to perform in terms of in game tactics. Steve Price has to go, it just doesn't work.

Re: Moving Forward / What next? : Fri Nov 13, 2020 10:04 pm  

morrisseyisawire wrote:

The thread is called moving forward and you are advocating Hughes and Clark remain jn the first choice 17? We also have Davis and Robson and they can do the same job as well. At the.moment we have one back rower who can.make a break, hit a gap or time a pass - Ben Currie, a man some people are advocating we bin off.

Did you actually read my post ?
Suggest you read it again.

Re: Moving Forward / What next? : Fri Nov 13, 2020 10:06 pm  

The Railwayman wrote:

Did you actually read my post ?
Suggest you read it again.

I lost interest when you said they were both good players. They're not.

Re: Moving Forward / What next? : Fri Nov 13, 2020 10:29 pm  

Give your head a wobble. They may not be your heroes or the players we need necessarily as our 2 back rowers but to say they are not good player is a nonsense. Your classification of a good player obviously does not include internationals or players with multiple years of experience in the NRL

Re: Moving Forward / What next? : Fri Nov 13, 2020 10:37 pm  

Hughes is largely unappreciated, he is a tackling machine and a brilliant defender. He also takes some useful carries and rarely turns over possession. I can accept the criticism of clark, I don't think he will be on a cheap salary either. He is a good defender though, just doesn't offer much else.

Re: Moving Forward / What next? : Fri Nov 13, 2020 11:04 pm  

The Railwayman wrote:

Your classification of a good player obviously does not include internationals or players with multiple years of experience in the NRL

Aaaah yes, the "they played in the NRL so must be good" argument. The competition that gave us Latu, Asotasi, Akuola, Roberts and God bless him Craig Teitzell.

Hughes I can cope with - he tackles. A lot. Fair enough. Hughes plus J Clarke, Davis and Robson is a surfeit of tackling machines. Tackling isn't our problem, scoring points is.

My head remains wobble free.