Mr.Brightside

[SeaEagleRock8]

.Call me a moron if you like,I won't go to that level,people have called me worse in life and I still get up the next day.

You're a moron!
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Now I'm worried that I don't know the origin of the term moron and may have said something politically incorrect.
Damn you lefty bastards!

 

[R3]

Only just got to watch the game this morning,(work commitments on weekend and busy yesterday)and whilst it is disappointing to lose 38-12 at home to Tigers,after seeing the game I am not convinced that it is all over.(no,not smokin....)I am not convinced that it is sack Barrett time,I am not convinced that the side is divided and I am not convinced that the side is crap.
The forward pack I have no real problems with,I would start Sipley and play AFB off the bench as I am not sold on Perrett and with no Lussick we probably need AFB off the bench.There was no ball for the first 18 minutes and after doing nothing but tackle AFB and Taupau were gassed and Barrett pulled them off,twice there were lazy covering efforts(from Jake first and Taupau second,one led to a break and the other a try) but the problem was not with the forwards.
The halves for me were not a problem,I prefer Hastings(but that ship looks to have sailed)but I can't see the issue with Croker in that game.He defended well,he backed up well and he only got the occasional chance to kick with the side having no ball,he put in a beautiful kick down the left 2 metres out from their line when the forwards needed a breather and he put in a lovely little chip near their line which came down just before the line and resulted in them knocking it on.
The problem for me was Turbo and Uate,there is no other way to say it was anything less than disgraceful from both of them.Tom is great when things are in attack mode,but when we are struggling and you need the guy to stand up at the back,he goes missing big time,and Uates efforts were sxxxhxxxe.Tom was nowhere to be seen when the first try was scored off a kick,he did not go to ground after a bomb and got bundled out,he dropped a ball in front of our line and he did not get low and stop the dwarf Brooks from barging over.He also should have been covering Thompson in the second half when Marshall stepped him but was lethargic.Uates hands were just poor all game,the 2 of them continually gifted the Tigers possession and position all the first half and Uates' drop at the start of the second half gifted them another try just after the break.
For me it is not over yet,but Uate has to be dropped and Tom needs to be put on notice by Barrett,I would like to see Matt Wright on the wing for Uate and Tom Wright on the bench as a warning to Tom and cover for other scenarios.
The 3 bull**** penalties in the first 5 minutes were a joke and really stuffed us to begin with,it is interesting that after that the penalties dried up when the Tigers got to a lead.

Great post mate : )

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

I feel like a bit of Monty Python

“ always look on the bright side of life”

Yep if we lose this week I’ll banish myself for 4-5 days as I think my head would explode reading all the wrist cutting posts!!

 

[TokyoEagle]

We could always sweeten the pot by throwing in a Poo...

A deal made in heaven, they are both ...

 

[BOZO]

Mr Brightside and on a bright note .....
Mr DCE's goal kicking has been exceptional !!!

 

[Smokin Joe]

I feel like a bit of Monty Python

“ always look on the right side of life”

Yep if we lose this week I’ll banish myself for 4-5 days as I think my head would explode reading all the wrist cutting posts!!

I hear you brother....

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

I hear you brother....

Just adjusted my post, should be bright not right!!

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Mr Brightside and on a bright note .....
Mr DCE's goal kicking has been exceptional !!!
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Have you noticed how much more confident he looks taking the kicks?

 

[BOZO]

Have you noticed how much more confident he looks taking the kicks?

Sure do !

 

[Smokin Joe]

After watching the Roosters game I am still not going to throw my toys out of the pram.Not sure why Barrett should be given the flick,what I saw yesterday whilst having some disappointing moments had a lot of positives...The forwards were great all game(Brown got no time and Winterstein did little,Perrett should go)but we made ground at will.The backs were not an issue for me(but we need more from our 5/8).Some things stood out,Tom is mentally a bit shot at the moment,the dropped balls are killing us(yes he is not alone,AFB,Winterstein and Lane dropped a ball too),but it is really hurting our momentum.You can persist with him but it is probably better to have Wright defending and defusing at the moment and switch Tom to fullback in attack.(his positional play is still poor in defense too)We also need a half who can get some extra set of tackles when we are on their line and not going for an all or nothing kick/play every 6th tackle(Walker tried hard and did a good job but is not the answer,even Turbo to 6 is a better option).If you take out a couple of poor reads/tackles we did a good job,Kelly came in on Tedesco when DCE had him covered,Lane missed badly on JWH and Taupaus' initial fail on Liu and then others poor attempts were bad to let in the try.All 3 caused tries....I am not saying it was polished but I did not see a team divided or a team where the coach has lost the players/dressing room.I saw a team that has a lot to offer and with a couple of tweaks that are not all Barretts fault(Green was here and let go to accommodate Pearce and not sure how the salary cap is Barretts fault?Yes Croker is not as good a fit as Hastings but not sure why so many people here think they know all of that story...)Anyway I don't think it is time to slit my wrists or others wrists,but each to their own...If people think that Hasler/Toovey or Maguire would do a better job and let Barrett go then that is their opinion but I think you are kidding yourselves.