HoldenV8
Journey Man
That was a pretty piss poor effort tonight. Nth Qld had one first grade forward and they killed us.
Anyway.....
Matt Wright 2/10 - May have been seen as the safe choice, even by me, but he was a liability tonight.
Jorge Taufua 5/10 - Went well until his big hit which did more damage to him than his opponent. Failed the HIA at half time.
Moses Suli 5/10 - Solid, but his defensive reads need work.
Brian Kelly 6/10 - Gets crowded too often in attack by sideways running team mates. Needs to work on his defence. Good footwork and his dummy half try was good work.
Akuila Uate 4/10 - Strongish runs early in tackles, but otherwise unsighted. Not great defence.
Trent Hodkinson 3/10 - Poor kicking game and needs to do more than just be a link passer.
Daly Cherry-Evans 2/10 - Easily his worst game in a Manly jumper. Made Thurston look like he was 25 and at his peak.
Addin Fonua-Blake 4/10 - Didn't really do much tonight did he.....wasn't bad, but wasn't all that crash hot either.
Api Koroisau 5/10 - Made some good runs from dummy half, but his double pumping dummies at first receiver while standing still do nothing but allow the defence to crowd you and take away most options.
Martin Taupau 5/10 - Sure he made a lot of metres, but he needs to pick and choose when to offload. Some of his offloads hit grass rather than the chest of a team mate.
Joel Thomson 6/10 - Defence was OK, but runs too much at markers looking for a penalty that never comes.
Jack Gosiewsk 4/10 - Not good his hit on Thurston which was very late. Dislocated shoulder could see him out for a while.
Shaun Lane 7/10 - Easily our best tonight until he got knocked out. Would still like to see him get mean out there and put some mongrel in his game.
Frank Winterstein 3/10 - Frustrating as hell. Oh sure his defence was OK, but he doesn't go looking for work in attack. In that respect he reminds me a bit of T-Rex, needs a rocket up his arse to run the ball.
Brad Parker 2/10 - I'm starting to question whether he really is first grade standard as he seems to offer very little. Kinda hoping Tom Wright gets the next chance at being on the bench.
Lloyd Perrett 3/10 - Didn't get much game time and didn't do anything with what little he had.
Toafofoa Sipley 6/10 - Made some strong runs.
Trent Barrett 1/10 - Do we actually have a game plan? Do we have a Plan B or even Plan C if things don't work? This team under him seems to have zero creativity, zero set plays. We're a bunch of individuals.
Well, that's my take. By rights we should have won easily tonight.....at home. But we were flat from the start and never recovered.
Anyway.....
Matt Wright 2/10 - May have been seen as the safe choice, even by me, but he was a liability tonight.
Jorge Taufua 5/10 - Went well until his big hit which did more damage to him than his opponent. Failed the HIA at half time.
Moses Suli 5/10 - Solid, but his defensive reads need work.
Brian Kelly 6/10 - Gets crowded too often in attack by sideways running team mates. Needs to work on his defence. Good footwork and his dummy half try was good work.
Akuila Uate 4/10 - Strongish runs early in tackles, but otherwise unsighted. Not great defence.
Trent Hodkinson 3/10 - Poor kicking game and needs to do more than just be a link passer.
Daly Cherry-Evans 2/10 - Easily his worst game in a Manly jumper. Made Thurston look like he was 25 and at his peak.
Addin Fonua-Blake 4/10 - Didn't really do much tonight did he.....wasn't bad, but wasn't all that crash hot either.
Api Koroisau 5/10 - Made some good runs from dummy half, but his double pumping dummies at first receiver while standing still do nothing but allow the defence to crowd you and take away most options.
Martin Taupau 5/10 - Sure he made a lot of metres, but he needs to pick and choose when to offload. Some of his offloads hit grass rather than the chest of a team mate.
Joel Thomson 6/10 - Defence was OK, but runs too much at markers looking for a penalty that never comes.
Jack Gosiewsk 4/10 - Not good his hit on Thurston which was very late. Dislocated shoulder could see him out for a while.
Shaun Lane 7/10 - Easily our best tonight until he got knocked out. Would still like to see him get mean out there and put some mongrel in his game.
Frank Winterstein 3/10 - Frustrating as hell. Oh sure his defence was OK, but he doesn't go looking for work in attack. In that respect he reminds me a bit of T-Rex, needs a rocket up his arse to run the ball.
Brad Parker 2/10 - I'm starting to question whether he really is first grade standard as he seems to offer very little. Kinda hoping Tom Wright gets the next chance at being on the bench.
Lloyd Perrett 3/10 - Didn't get much game time and didn't do anything with what little he had.
Toafofoa Sipley 6/10 - Made some strong runs.
Trent Barrett 1/10 - Do we actually have a game plan? Do we have a Plan B or even Plan C if things don't work? This team under him seems to have zero creativity, zero set plays. We're a bunch of individuals.
Well, that's my take. By rights we should have won easily tonight.....at home. But we were flat from the start and never recovered.
