Grizzly old fart
Statistics don’t always tell the truth About tackling mate but nice research and add . In D johns used his shoulder and playing 9 in origin was a weapon with it . Our right side is targeted by defence weekly for a reason And not all of the missed tackles are allocated to whoever make the vital error. DCE rushes up creating space that inevitably someone else has to clean up
also hard to compare eras . What are the average tackles made in a game in 2022 compared to the nineties considering stoppages have been eliminated and the game has sped up considerably. I would also suggest that DCE is targeted in D more than johns so his numbers are up. I’m not ragging on his defence as it’s not too bad. Not as good as it once was but his reads can be terrible
TBH Foran has had a much better season and had far more impact than DCE in both attack and D
both JT and Johns are in immortal class. DCE is good has far too many average or below games to be considered in this company. DCE is faster and has top shelf skills absolutely,but throws caution to the wind far more often and makes Poor percentage plays often . DCE highlight reel is probably as good as the others, possibly better , but is lowlights far exceed those 2 players also , gamble big, win big , but lose big also
its a team game and individual highlights are great but at times they come at the expense of what’s best for the team,
he is a goer for sure, but just seems to be oblivious to the role the side needs , and plays his own game . When Foran goes we will be in a world of hurt
i must say though he went well tonight considering origin ,
anyways enjoy
My friend, we all have perspectives on what happens. But perspectives are not reality. They are personal interpretations of reality. We all have biases, most of which we dont even realise. We think we're being impartial, but in reality we arent. We favour some things for often reasons that we cant seriously justify but we still favour them. The hate Manly issue is perfect example where a large number of supporters, possibly with a degree of fun, express a hate for Manly. Why? Because Artherson was able to secure some of the best players in the game with deep pockets in to 70s and early 80s ad man called Masters identified our team as the Silvertails, and the hate began. Sydney City have always been far better at it and Melbourne have a TPA that gives them an extra million dollars to secure talent, but they dont cop as much hate. This is all now almost 40 years ago. Try to have people explain it logically and we get vague comments but they'll believe it no matter what.
Let me put it this way. I know my personal observations are slanted. For example I didnt think as a player Johns was any better than Cliff Lyons. I have no proof its just perspective. I think Wally was the best I've ever seen, but that's just me. So the only method that comes some way in impartially assessing is by evidence, not hear say, not anecdotal observation. That's why I look at the stats because that's clear cut evidence, not a perfect means of assessing but far better than personal observation. In a court room for example, evidence is everything, personal perspectives are of a lesser value and hearsay is dismissed entirely.
So all I can do is t recognise my flaws and allow evidence to lead me. Often it means having to challenge what my personal intuition is telling me.