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Message: [QUOTE="rnabokov, post: 3155205, member: 1847"] There were indeed good signs. I watched the replay, again without the stress of a live game. We were a big improvement over last week. Things do look like they are getting better. Slowly but surely. The last thing we need now are yet more changes but with a few exceptions. When Fifita returns, move Offa to the bench. And I would definitely sub Paix for Luke. Luke was average last night whereas the last time Paix played I thought he was terrific. He sparks the attack from the middle with his passing and running game. He defends really well. He and Turps would be my dummy half rotation. Milford was uneven - some very nice touches and some dumb plays. His kicking was ordinary this week whereas last week I think, it was great. Still he worked well as a halves pairing with Dearden. They should stay as our halves. Pity about Croft. Why did we buy him? Dearden is developing nicely, just needs experience. He ought to be our permanent 7. For mine, Boyd at FB made a huge difference. Can't be understated. On that performance he just has to stay at the back. He looked like he was enjoying himself. He defended well, his cover defence was very good and he integrated our attack out wide and we scored good tries with him in the line. I'd like to see more of him behind the ruck working with Turpin. As for Turpin, we did play a lot better with him at dummy half. However I think it wasn't so much because of his excellence from dummy half but his energy and defence. It lifted the side. His dummy half play was good, nice crisp service. But, he didn't run the ball to build momentum, then selecting the right pass to his supports. He just passes. He ran the ball exactly twice, and, both times, he almost made a break. Tells you something. The 2nd time he ran he dug into the line with Dearden in support. It looked promising. As it stands, to me he plays like his mentor, Macca, only a high voltage version, which is, ok. I still prefer Paix. Hopefully Turpin will take on the line a lot more before just passing. I still believe on watching the replay that Brailey was much better. He was electric out of dummy half, running the ball and picking up supports, what Turpin didn't do much, if at all. I will say though that he set up Kennedy very nicely for his try. Herbie is such a class act. His running - balance, agility and acceleration reminded me of Renouf. I am now more convinced than before that he is the ideal centre partner for Staggs, who is also such a class act, despite some silly mistakes which probably come from trying too hard to make every carry spectacular. Herbie may have the makings of an elite winger but what I saw of him showed he is much much more than an elite finisher. He ought to be our regular centre. Finally, our overall defensive effort was way much better than before. Except of course, for our edges and where our wings remain exposed and continue to leak tries. I wish Seibold would do something to fix the edge defence. Coates in particular always has eyes for the centre and leaves his winger free. Every opposition can see that and will target it. As did the Sharks. Overall, some very positive signs indeed. I am certainly going to keep watching and looking forward to improvements every week. After watching the replay, I can actually see this team becoming very competitive with the best sides. [/QUOTE]

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