Re: Luther Burrell : Fri Jun 28, 2019 9:01 pm  

We should have played him at 7.

Re: Luther Burrell : Fri Jun 28, 2019 9:12 pm  

morleys_deckchair wrote:

We should have played him at 7.

You mean 6 because yet again the most overrated player in SL history went missing in a big game

Re: Luther Burrell : Fri Jun 28, 2019 10:17 pm  

He was the poorest of the halves tonight. If all Austin is going to do is kick for touch...he may as well just put the ball on the floor and give them possession.
He can drop out 55-60 metres...yet there isn't a 40/20 attacking kick in him.

Re: Luther Burrell : Fri Jun 28, 2019 10:32 pm  

What's with all the hate for Dec Patton? I thought he was the better of your halfbacks. It's a combo that SHOULD work really well. Patton did his job today IMO, organising and putting in the kicks. His general positional kicking was excellent, pinning Saints back several times with quality long kicks that held in the field of play. Austin was the weaker of the two, he is there to create chances and worry teams and create space for others just because he's there. But today he did nothing of note, getting splattered by Bentley on the one half break he did make.

Re: Luther Burrell : Sat Jun 29, 2019 12:41 pm  

I wish you'd stop confusing the Patton knockers with fact! One error of judgement in the whole match,the early kick through,and it's enough to make him the scapegoat again

Re: Luther Burrell : Sat Jun 29, 2019 2:15 pm  

richmond wrote:

I wish you'd stop confusing the Patton knockers with fact! One error of judgement in the whole match,the early kick through,and it's enough to make him the scapegoat again

And the easy missed goal which meant we couldn't even play for extra time. He's not a scapegoat he's just ineffectual.

Re: Luther Burrell : Sat Jun 29, 2019 3:15 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

And the easy missed goal which meant we couldn't even play for extra time. He's not a scapegoat he's just ineffectual.

no it didn't. We were 3 behind not 2. I'd have elected not to take the kick at all.
That wasted 2 min.

Re: Luther Burrell : Sat Jun 29, 2019 4:38 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

And the easy missed goal which meant we couldn't even play for extra time. He's not a scapegoat he's just ineffectual.

...and there we have it, in a nutshell.
He's not a scapegoat. He just isn't at the level we require. He doesn't beat men. He rarely throws out a tryscoring pass. He simply goes through the motions.

I'm tired of the lad, now. I don't dislike him at all. He's simply not good enough.
It's coming to something, when we REALLY NEED Kevin Brown back, asap, just for something different.

Re: Luther Burrell : Sat Jun 29, 2019 4:39 pm  

That kick should have was taken from what should have been well within pattons 100%zone. I've been patient with patton but when ratchford comes back I want him in the halves with Austin. Even if just for a couple of weeks to see how it works.

Re: Luther Burrell : Sat Jun 29, 2019 8:01 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

no it didn't. We were 3 behind not 2. I'd have elected not to take the kick at all.
That wasted 2 min.

If we had made the conversion we would have been 1 point behind with a few minutes left on the clock, meaning a drop goal would put the game into extra time. But he lacked the composure and then Saints came down to our our and scored with a sucker punch.