Broncos needs an analytics guy chirping away at Kevvie's ears...."look if player A comes on instead of player B we have 50% better chance of winning....if player N plays at FB expect to leak this many points etc."
I was going to do it but it's pain stakingly cumbersome. If you really want to do it just go to the match centre, player stats then average out the figures https://www.nrl.com/draw/?competition=111&season=2022&team=500011
Tessi Niu over 10 rounds this season averages per game:
66.74% tackle efficiency
team concedes 24.2
team scores 18.4
-5.8
TMM over 9 rounds this season averages per game:
77.31% tackle efficiency
team concedes 17.7 points
team scored 29 points
+11.3
With TMM on the team instead of Niu...
You're clutching at straws with your wishful thinking, it didn't happen.
On the other hand, watch where Tesi positions himself and his lack of urgency in every Roosters' try.
At the end of the day rugby league is a team game and you need synergy to win games. TMM makes the whole team defend better, Brenko Lee unlocks Oates full potential, Gamble makes the offence better with his organization, motivation and communication skills. In contrast, Niu, Turpin, Mariner does...
My biggest gripe with Tesi is his goal line defence. He lacks the natural instinct to know where to be, he always seems to be out of position. You can pretty much run straight and hard into Tesi or Turpin and you're guaranteed a try, they wilt like a leaf.
I think it'll take injuries to Tesi and Turpin before Kev replaces them just like last time when everyone hailed Kev as a genius for the roster change and takes the glory for the winning streak.
I'm gonna wait til the final list is set in stone and if it remains the same I'll put some money on the Roosters, alleviate some heartache when the Broncs lose by 13+
Kev shot the team in the foot with player selection. Niu, Mariner, Palasia should be replaced with TMM, Lee, Gamble. Simple fix. Kev tends to punish players that aren't "loyal" but we're in a premiership window so selecting players that gives Broncs the best winning chance should be prioritised...
Our 2 best game changers aren't even playing: TMM and Tyson Gamble. Niu's the main problem, his goal line defence is shit and he's shit at organising the team defence - something TMM is great at. Use Tyson Gamble as a utility player off the bench, he can cover: hooker, halves and become an extra...