Only saw 40 mins, but they both held their own. Amone created the first try and looked busy with the ball. Sloan was actually given the ball when he went looking for it and and he too looked busy. The lack of structure comes from a quality play maker, game manager which we lack. Gotta chuckle when I hear scribes saying ''without Hunt we are rudderless''. Got news for you fellars with Hunt we are rudderless too.
We wont have any better structure with this pair in the halves. Yet to be convinced Sully is any better than Amone, he certainly has similar limited ball skills. I still see Juniors future as a running back tho.
Agree with that. Though Sullivan or Amone need to demand the ball on the last tackle.
Spot on. Sorry to say but Carr is as blind as Griffin in giving this log full minutes, (ditto Bird) or have they both been under orders, makes sense given that Carr surely can see he is our forward weak link by hiding deep in our back line and clogging our attack. He rarely hits 100 RM, lucky to make 70m, unlike our other edgie S'ua. Piss him off and give Couchman a crack in his place.
He tries his arse off effort wise, all part of his learning to be a ball player. Looked to me he tried to put Hunt into a gap, execution a touch off. Like I say, our coaches expect too much from this bloke by trying to turn him from a dangerous runner into a play maker. HE IS NOT A NATURAL ORGANISER. Going back to Ressies will be a retrograde step.
Agree but after last night, and after almost 2 years, I doubt he's ever going to learn to be a ball player.
Yep agree and have said it many times , Hunt is a good individual player , and stands out in an ordinary team , but as you say the guy has had a long time in the 7 and continues to be as you say " rudderless " Just on Sully not a great game last night , but we are judging him and the young guys on a few games ( Sully , Sloan ) , Amone a year or so ...... Hunt was payed and still is being payed big money to steer the team around , when was the last time you seen him pin the opposition in their own half in goal and get repeated sets once we get in front ? Good player but not a Reynolds , Cleary type of player ....... We need a new pack that make ground , and a 7 that can control a game ........ Throw Sloan , Sully , Amone in a top 6 team not a bottom 3 team and they wont struggle .......
We are on the same page mate.
.. and win us close games. In a good proportion of our 13 matches we were equal try scorers, one more well orchestrated four/six pointer by Hunt and we'd have come away with a win and now be sitting comfortably on the ladder.
Wish you were right. And might be right. But I think we can all agree that right now in this team, Amone and Sloan aren't cutting it.
4 good runs including 2 line breaks.
He sure is nippy.
He's hardly another Cameron Smith but Liddle is by far the best hooker at the club right now. God knows why Griffin demoted and then dropped him.
...quicker than Smith but without his distribution skills. His acceleration catches markers napping.Needs to work on his ball in hand work, may take tips from Hunt who looks a good distributor.