The No-Look News (Schuster Chronicles)

[Eagle 1]

Has anyone seen a picture of Schu training with the team since training started?
I even saw one of Nathan Brown - didn’t know he had signed yet.

Yep, Saw the Shu doing short sprints the same with Brown.

 

[Under the Sticks]

Awesome post mate.

We struggle to make metres from our own goal line. And that's why we forever seem to be coming out of trouble, rather than being able to release that backline with authority. I think some of that stems from:

1. Arsehole play-the-ball and ruck speed Our attackers always get turned on thier backs facing our own tryline - that's the longest and hardest position to stand, turn and play-the-ball from. You'll notice Lodge was good at when getting tackled, landing on his front. Panthers, Storm (and Chooks funnily) and masters of getting tackled by technique - which is why they are always rolling with momentum.

2. Our forward stats in almost every region / area is literally bottom 3 in the league. For mine, the way to fix that is with better players, and a focus on point one above - lightning fast play-the-balls (and that's just effort and technique).

3. Distribution from dummy half. Love Croker, but it's slow, and lacks any ex-factor (BUT, his kicking game has improved 4 40/20's last season thank you very much). If he can learn a running game, can be a bit more explosive (he WAS an international 5/8 and 1/2 back), and be a bit more cisp (and add some ex-factor), okay. But this point exacerbates both points one and two above.

and it's a vicious cycle.

Great contributions @jbb/james @Ryan i wholeheartedly agree.

The lack of line speed is our biggest problem and hopefully the fitness gap is addressed this off season. Toff and Tent showed improvement in the second half of 23 but the whole pack needs to move up and strangle teams both in the midfield and on their own goal lines after kicks.

With two halves now kicking it’s up to the forwards!

 

[Stuey Davis’s Socks]

Schuster setback​

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Josh Schuster had been making good progress on his fitness until a significant setback last week. He contracted chickenpox – never pleasant as an adult.
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[Ron E. Gibbs]

Josh Schuster had been making good progress on his fitness until a significant setback last week. He contracted chickenpox – never pleasant as an adult.

I still have a devil put aside for a wanker I once worked with who couldn't send his daughter to school because she had chickenpox and thought it would be good idea to bring her to the office instead. Seven people, me included, got the pox over the next week, and it was absolutely awful.

 

[Tragic Eagle]

He will okay. He is young and looking fit. He’ll be back after Christmas Break.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Schuster setback​

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Josh Schuster had been making good progress on his fitness until a significant setback last week. He contracted chickenpox – never pleasant as an adult.
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Maybe his parents never got him vaccinated?

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

He will okay. He is young and looking fit. He’ll be back after Christmas Break.

Hopefully yes. But it can be serious in adults.

 

[Under the Sticks]

Hopefully yes. But it can be serious in adults.

Yep related to shingles which is an absolute sh*tty thing to get as an adult.

I copped it earlier this year and had knife like pain for 4 weeks.

 

[Eagle 1]

Hopefully yes. But it can be serious in adults.

Agree, our medico staff will be all over this for Schuster and should be all systems go after Chrissy.