Re: Meli ??????????????????????????????????????????????????? : Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:10 pm  

St pete wrote:

Meli is easy target but wasn't just him on that side. Lomax, sia and meli was all over that side.

Soliola and Lomax were beaten for pace. You can argue about their positional play but neither's mistake got anywhere close to Meli taking a dummy. No professional player should ever take a dummy. It's inexcusable. Much like Meli's play in each of his other three Grand Final encounters with Leeds.

You see, Meli is an easy target because he should be. There can be no excuses for the worst player in the history of Grand Finals.

Re: Meli ??????????????????????????????????????????????????? : Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:13 pm  

St pete wrote:

Tommy makinson looks very at ease at fullback.

i'd give up testicle for him to wear the 1 next year, but it wont happen

Re: Meli ??????????????????????????????????????????????????? : Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:16 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

i'd give up testicle for him to wear the 1 next year, but it wont happen

Don't forget this lad also kicks goals. Your right hecwobt get fullback next year but IMO he's the best winger at the club which leaves foster and ade fighting over the other wing spot and I'd pick ade.

Re: Meli ??????????????????????????????????????????????????? : Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:20 pm  

Mugwump wrote:

You see, Meli is an easy target because he should be. There can be no excuses for the worst player in the history of Grand Finals.

And were stuck with him for another year ..

Re: Meli ??????????????????????????????????????????????????? : Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:25 pm  

handrags wrote:

for gods sake tell it like it is the mans is quite content walking up and down the touce line while the kids get hammered ! show the pri*k the door ASAP.

If you want to make him your scapegoat fair enough. But Meli didn,t get any quality ball, a couple of times Gaskell should have passed to Meli in space but Gaskell decided to go back inside. Meli just wasn't,t allowed to get in the game.

Re: Meli ??????????????????????????????????????????????????? : Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:27 pm  

Judder Man wrote:

If you want to make him your scapegoat fair enough. But Meli didn,t get any quality ball, a couple of times Gaskell should have passed to Meli in space but Gaskell decided to go back inside. Meli just wasn't,t allowed to get in the game.

I noticed that with gaskell today. He chose wrong options at times but that's due to inexperience and he'll learn from today.

Hecwas still our biggest threat with ball in hand.

Re: Meli ??????????????????????????????????????????????????? : Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:31 pm  

Judder Man wrote:

If you want to make him your scapegoat fair enough. But Meli didn,t get any quality ball, a couple of times Gaskell should have passed to Meli in space but Gaskell decided to go back inside. Meli just wasn't,t allowed to get in the game.

That's a weak excuse. If a player isn't getting enough ball there is nothing stopping him from going hunting for it. Look, we can talk about Meli's improvements this season and so forth but none of it should detract from the fact that a) he should never have been given a contract by McManus (arguably his worst decision) and b) he is undoubtedly the biggest liability in the history of Grand Finals. If he isn't - who is?

Re: Meli ??????????????????????????????????????????????????? : Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:42 pm  

Mugwump wrote:

That's a weak excuse. If a player isn't getting enough ball there is nothing stopping him from going hunting for it. Look, we can talk about Meli's improvements this season and so forth but none of it should detract from the fact that a) he should never have been given a contract by McManus (arguably his worst decision) and b) he is undoubtedly the biggest liability in the history of Grand Finals. If he isn't - who is?

Tonight, Scott Moore.

But over a longer period, I take your point.

Re: Meli ??????????????????????????????????????????????????? : Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:52 pm  

Mugwump wrote:

That's a weak excuse. If a player isn't getting enough ball there is nothing stopping him from going hunting for it. Look, we can talk about Meli's improvements this season and so forth but none of it should detract from the fact that a) he should never have been given a contract by McManus (arguably his worst decision) and b) he is undoubtedly the biggest liability in the history of Grand Finals. If he isn't - who is?

And that all points to wha I've been saying for the last three years, we need another centre! We the only team in the works that only have one out and out centre at the club and it's been like this since willie talau went.

Re: Meli ??????????????????????????????????????????????????? : Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:54 pm  

St pete wrote:

And that all points to wha I've been saying for the last three years, we need another centre! We the only team in the works that only have one out and out centre at the club and it's been like this since willie talau went.

Well, he's going to have to come from the academy because we're stony broke.