Rocknrolla69er wrote:
Just wondering about individual performances.
Bowdens metres made simply wasn't good enough 5 carries for 19 metres is terrible. Average of under 4 metres a carry, is he even running onto the ball?
Does anyone have Fash's metres made? Yes the lad tackles all day but we need metres made from our props, I'm not clapping my hands for him just because he can tackle.
Coupled with some weak metres made performances , the errors savaged us, who in the teams making all our errors or penaltys against?
Interesting Hodgson said we didn't muscle up or want to compete physically, I saw Satae and Sao ripping in as well as Mau at times, so who isn't competing physically?
If we want to reach the top, it's this accountability that needs to happen and improve upon, be that players leaving the club , with better replacements coming in so be it.
One of the main things killing us is indiscipline.
Completion rates way below 50%,continually infringinging in the ruck and lack of ability to catch and pass.
A lot of this is due to fatigue having to do too much tackling but its self inflicted and is getting worse every game since we played Salford.
The other problem we have is a total lack of impact from any of the bench players.
I realise we are short on numbers but surely when you have an impact player like Faraimo sitting around there must be a place for him but to prefer Scott or Johnstone seems strange unless he is leaving at the end of the season and Hodgson would rather use a contracted player.
Trying to utilise two nines is a waste when the replacement offers nothing to change the game.
The thinking for the bench next week needs a rethink so that we have something off the bench to give Saints something to think about.
I would even chance starting Bowden with Sao so that we can bring Big Chris on to give us some impact.
There has to be a place for Faraimo.For me he comes in for Fonua with Fonua on the bench for Johnstone
