SOO, Jake, DCE, general discussion

[Mark from Brisbane]

Mods can we merge the Mitch one into here as this was started first ??

 

[KaZa]

None of our players have Origin form. That was including Tom before his injury.

i hope DCE is in though. Would like to see Humphries get a run next to foran.

 

[Shoe1]

Let's see if Tony Mestrov has balls or not. The place needs a broom through it starting with the coach and captain.

Very hard to break or pay out brand new contracts mick

 

[mickqld]

Apparently, Tupou will replace JAC. This seems a dumb move to me as the Fox is a proven performer in SOO. His pace will be missed.

Watching JAC's defense I hope he is gone. We need the height of Tupou to counter Cobbo and Coates.

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Being widely reported now on InstaTwitFace, so looks like our Jakey has been dropped

Probably a good thing. He can also now practice his “You’re dead to me” face next time he sees Adolf and just ignore the ring-in from the ‘riff.

 

[mickqld]

Very hard to break or pay out brand new contracts mick

Depends what KPI's there are.

 

[Rafferty]

Love Jake, but blindingly obvious he was going to be over looked, re Tupou over JAC, good call, I also think you could tell Angus was gone from his interview after the game last night, I’d say already been told, like Jake, like Josh.

 

[Disco]

And QLD will pick and stick and win this years series

 

[master blaster]

Let's see if Tony Mestrov has balls or not. The place needs a broom through it starting with the coach and captain.

And the owner sorry to say. We need a whole fresh new start from top to bottom anyway just my opinion. I dont want to keep hearing this salary cap garbage, Im over it. Yes we have 3 players taking up most of the cap and they all need to take a good hard long look as themselves. The dogs, the tigpies were in worse trouble than what we got into a couple of years ago but they keep on spending big-time, maybe not so much the Tigpies but the dogs do. Again I will say it. We have let more players go over last the decade than any other club and replaced them with 3 big names, not good enough. Me and my mate catch up every week and discuss this all the time, its bloody frustrating

 

[The Insomniac]

Poor Jake but the upshot is its good for us. Freddie will (rightly so) pick players from in-form teams and we ain't one of them.

If he picks Sims and Wighton then your theory is stuffed. 2 of the most talentless players to be picked in recent times and if picked Qld will win easily IMO.

Poor Jake but the upshot is its good for us. Freddie will (rightly so) pick players from in-form teams and we ain't one of them.

 

[Pepi]

Des strikes again. Killed another career with the way he coaches and the tactics he uses for certain players. Did it at the Dogs and now it's happening here.

You're very vocal about this being anyone else's fault except Jake. Can you explain how Jake's form is Des' fault?

The reality is that the game has passed him by. While he's never been a tackle breaking forward, he has slowed down even more in his late 20s.

 

[Shoe1]

Old Jake was good for 7 tries in 2017 and 9 tries in 2018... Des come back and its been 2,2,3 and currently zero. Des has impacted the way he played.

Our backs scored about a million tries last year. Do you really think Jake is there to score tries?

 

[Eagle 1]

And if Slater is worth his weight, there's no chance DCE should be anywhere near QLD (but as a NSW supporter, I'm glad he will be).

Nathan Cleary and Jarmone Luai vs.
DCE and Munster

If Qld get flogged in no1, maybe I can see you're prediction coming true. They wont drop DCE for the first regardless of current form.

 

[Sheikheagle]

You're very vocal about this being anyone else's fault except Jake. Can you explain how Jake's form is Des' fault?

The reality is that the game has passed him by. While he's never been a tackle breaking forward, he has slowed down even more in his late 20s.

Des also caused covid, the floods and bushfires.

 

[Disco]

Nearly every club has a few players around that million mark.

Our issue is our team isnt in form, they arent currently playing to their potential.

I disagree we need a broom through the place

 

[mickqld]

You're very vocal about this being anyone else's fault except Jake. Can you explain how Jake's form is Des' fault?

The reality is that the game has passed him by. While he's never been a tackle breaking forward, he has slowed down even more in his late 20s.

Umm isn't it the coaches responsibility to plan the whole campaign from recruitment, conditioning, skills, tactics, game plans, where to position, how to attack and defend, utilise the best attacking weapons ??? The buck stops with Des. He has decided how to use Jake, how to play him, where to position him. If Jake isn't up to it then Des needs to move the chess pieces. From what I've seen , Jake's effectiveness has diminished even since Des came back

 

[Frogz]

Our backs scored about a million tries last year. Do you really think Jake is there to score tries?

Did I say that, i'll have to re read my thoughts. Mate no he isn't, but he use to run and pass and play.... now Des has him tackling and being a battering ram. It affects the whole balance of the team. WE have no forwards running amuck. Its affected Jakes game and has for a while.

 

[globaleagle]

I don't blame Freddy, I think it might be the repeat sets Jake gives away, can't afford to be giving QLD too many leg ups.

yeah but no but yeah but...

the refs magically don't find any more then 3 penalties per soo game (even though we're told they are reffed the same) so Jake'd be fine!


Though I'm fine Jake wasn't picked.

 

[BOZO]

Nathan Cleary and Jarmone Luai vs.
DCE and Munster

Cleary and Luai V DCE and Munster

No contest !

Queenslanders playing for their state grow another pair of arms , legs and testicles

 

[Waz13]

And QLD will pick and stick and win this years series

Jake would never be dropped if he was a qlder!