disagree about Gagai, against that backline and with hopeless defenders either side of him I Would say he did pretty good considering. Besides it is all his extra efforts and 1% plays that make him a valuable commodity to a side like ours
Great clubman but his injuries are catching up with him, our front rowers provide more leadership right now and his defensive experience is non existent, it’s time to call stumps
Call me glass half full but there were positives. It’s Melbourne, our bogey team who are putting scores on everyone for the last 9 weeks and I reckon we did better than most of them.
As always fundamentals killed us and that’s a mix of youth and desperation. Pangai tried too hard perhaps but he...
Unfortunately they have the ever reliable Sam Williams and a talented young halfback born in QLD, Brad Schneider in their reserves.
Don’t worry though once Hodgson leaves they’ll have Starling and then the next best and brightest QLD hooker waiting in the wings as well.
Bellamy’s parting gift for rejecting us yet again. I think Xavier was more wowed by the Storm than anything and this is what happens until we get back to the top.
Sad to see him go he could be anything and to join Storm proves he has the ambition....let’s steal him back in a few years on a...
This DCE rumour comes up every year but it makes more sense than ever before:
Manly: they need cap space and a spot for Schuster in the halves next year.
Broncos: They need a player of his calibre, they have the money and a QLD origin captain returning to QLD? They would have 3rd part sponsors...
A potential positive, Garry‘s tweet was hinting that he have someone lined up, he would have a name but can’t say it
Sucks to loose Dearden but he isn’t what we need right now and tough decisions need to be made.
Carrigan is the least of our problems. He is young, has shown more promise with his consistency, has been labelled a young leader and is on a good price compared to those around him. The whole team needs to lift, Carrigan included, but his spot should definitely be safe
I am not questioning his tackling efficiency but he is known to turn in easily and leave his men out wide in the lurch. All I am saying is that the current right side defensively, as seen, isn’t working
I’m not saying he’s worse than the other halves just stating he does have a reputation as being particularly liable in defence, even in the Melbourne system
I think we all agree Hodgo and Parker should be on staff even just for specialist coaching. pangai’s efforts last few weeks remind me of Hodgo in 2013 “we can’t score as a team so I’ll do it myself”
Quickest way to get results: Bennett as coaching director.