Re: Guts commitment team spirit : Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:01 am  

HuddsRL5 wrote:

I actually think the problem in the first stint was Seb, penalties, errors, no yardage and average defence.

Agree , can’t wait to see the back off him , he was once a great player but something’s gone in his head

Re: Guts commitment team spirit : Fri Jul 05, 2019 11:42 am  

Joehudds wrote:

Where on earth has Tom Holmes been, ran the show tonight and can’t half offload and leeming stepped up tonight playing 60 minutes and scorning a beautiful try

So frustrating when players scorn a try ...

Re: Guts commitment team spirit : Fri Jul 05, 2019 12:07 pm  

GiantJake1988 wrote:

I can assure you that most of them metres came in the 2nd half. We are always on the back foot in games for the first 10-20 mins as we were last night. Our pack is very very poor for me in all.

As of next year, the likes of Murphy and the year after Clough and Bruno should start becoming squad players and need replacing with better players.

I can assure that too, given that Bruno started on the bench... So before criticising a player who has never taken a backward step in 10 years let's maybe check to see if he was actually on the field..?

Re: Guts commitment team spirit : Fri Jul 05, 2019 6:33 pm  

Great effort last night by your youngsters. Andy Kelly is obviously doing a good job and in my opinion Ken Davey should be backing some of these lads and kicking out some of the so called NRL stars to get a better return on his investment.
Their enthusiasm showed why a reserve league is an absolute necessity to ensure that these guys get more game time at a higher level when they are too old for the academy system. Some of the plodders may rediscover their form there rather than in the first team

Re: Guts commitment team spirit : Fri Jul 05, 2019 7:44 pm  

I’m hoping that having a reserve grade will prevent some of those “comfortable” players from resting on their laurels.
If they don’t perform they play reserve grade- they still keep their match fitness but it incentivises them to work hard to keep a first team spot.

Re: Guts commitment team spirit : Mon Jul 08, 2019 4:30 pm  

Joehudds wrote:

Where on earth has Tom Holmes been, ran the show tonight and can’t half offload and leeming stepped up tonight playing 60 minutes and scorning a beautiful try

erm in rehab and then on loan at fev to get match fit.

could be the missing piece to partner gaskell now

Re: Guts commitment team spirit : Mon Jul 08, 2019 4:34 pm  

clough is our best prop, taai is when he plays prop though.

matagi, ikahihifo may as well go and free up some space as matagi is poor and seb spat his dummy out ages ago.

english and wilson were impressive when they came on and changed the game.... so young though they wont be able to do it every week and need to be managed wisely