He just might go with Allen .......Post in thread 'Injury and Suspension update 2025'
Injury and Suspension update 2025
He did it when he got hit with the high shot from Fifita about 5min before he went off. Yea that makes sense, poor bugger, tough as nails the way he got back up and even trying to walk up the tunnel. Hoping for the best recovery possible.sgiforum.com
spot on. The poor kid broke his tibia. Now this is usual injury in our game. He was playing in the NSW Cup in April last year. So in my experience even though the physical side has healed the mental side may not have. So to have a go at a 24 yr old kid who hasn't played 1st grade for 11 months is not right in my view after 2 games, seriously? It will take time for our halves to gel, its a new combination, new club, new training regime, new structures. I was disappointed in our coach at that interview after the game, I gave him more credit than to come out and say that even though it may have been in the heat of the moment. In my view until we get another decent hardened experienced prop we will struggle especially against the teams who have top 8 aspirations. We could have the best halves in the competition but the common denominator of all this is if your not going forward consistently, making the advantage line and able to initiate quick play the balls it won't matter who are halves are they just won't have the time or room to get into field position to execute our attacking structures or play eyes up football. I for one say give the kid a break (no pun intended). Rant overExactly right, there are problems across the board that we need to fix as a team, and our leaders need to be the ones stepping up leading the way. People are way too quick to jump down the throats of the easiest to blame, a little bit of time and patience is required to give them a fair go.
I noticed his partner in crime is really starting to cop it in Facebook groups now. Flanno calling Illias out publicly has a lot of people asking why Kyle has never been called out.
Game is much faster now. There are way more points being scored across the board. A team with good halves would have scored 10 tries on the edges against Souths reserve grade team. Sorry to be so negative but better than optimism where there is no cause for it at all. Team needs serious changes.
Agree in the end those 2 soft online tries cost us we didn't learn our lesson after their hooker dived over in the 1st half but more embarrassing was the Keppie try. Fatigue played a role . In attack well we scored 5 tries so those were structures not eyes up opportunistic tries the attack is coming along well. The defence needs work
One thing that can disrupt all the hard work in the off season, all the combinations, all your structures is to panic. It also affects the mentality of players and the team. As a coach you make voluntary changes if you believe that a player or players are out of form or struggling but you afford them the opportunity to respond by placing them on notice. A good coach won't panic and make decisions based upon public opinion. Obviously if we don't improve to rack up a win or 2 by round 6 then serious consideration would be given to make changes that the coach believes will make the team competitive.
I agree but I don't see making changes to a losing team "panicking". Especially when the reserve grade team is winning and playing well. Making changes in this situation looks like common sense, not panicking to me.
The measure of any good coach is to review the games, identify weak links in your structures, identify players out of form then address those issues identified with the individual players and the team. The reserves played ok against the reserves. I know the difference between having a blinder in ressies and stepping up to just being competitive in 1sts.
I think that will be the 17 selected pretty much, i think Mat grabs the centre spot, only thing i can see is Flano may bring in Sele and give Stewart a rest, yes we have the bye this week, highly doubtful but something to consider.
This will be the last time I respond regarding this game because all you offer is the exact same negative rubbish on repeat thats not even related to what I'm talking about, we already discussed the halves multiple times move on and stop forcing it into every response. The speed of play has absolutely nothing to do with the overall structure comparison that I made and if you've ever played the game, or at least applied some critical observation, you would be able to look at the big picture and notice the significant changes accross the park. All I was pointing out is that this is something I'm enjoying watch develop, nothing more. It doesnt happen overnight and it will take some time to evolve so if your only replies to every single positive comment or comparison is "but halves bad", then I have nothing else to add.
Seriously............... yep, it will all come together for your favourite player. Only have to wait a bit longer.
This is what I don't understand. Why isn't throwing Feagai in against the Storm, throwing him in the deep end? I would think someone who has a much better chance of swimming is a better option.
Feigai has 1st experience the ressies centres simply don't have that at the present time. I watch most ressies games and Buchanan and Lawson last week went ok against the ressies Souths centres, who were both themselves being rookies . I'm just talking from personal experience those players simply won't have the experience or skillset to match the Storms centres and can be detrimental to their personal development.
I think Feagai is a better centre than winger anyway. If he tackles much better. Less chance of him rushing in to make a tackle but missing this way. It's more of a question of making the tackle, not choosing wrongly when to come in or stay out, if you get me. But Buchanan might be better than Holmes and Suli next year.
Flanno should be able to make him tackle. It's not like Dufty, Sloan or Ramsey being trampled. Feagai seems among the bigger backs.
Why not try Corey Allan played at SOO level had a few games back now , could be just what we need ........
Corey looked unfit to me when he played against the bulldogs and he missed last week due to suspension, he has hardly played in the last 12 months, he needs more time in reserve grade to build up his game
