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Message: [QUOTE="I bleed Maroon, post: 3011313, member: 8274"] Alright I'll give it a crack. 1. [B]Boyd[/B] - He seems to be up and down like a yoyo at the moment. He has a solid as **** game last week then goes back to being a mediocre fullback and a hopeless captain the next. That lack of leadership in the dying stages of Thursdays game was just a textbook example of why I don't think he's a very good (c). 5 2. [B]Oates[/B] - He was one of our best generally speaking, bagged a try and had plenty of run metres. His confidence under the high ball is still a bit suspect though. I find myself always clenching the cheeks when a bomb is coming his way. 8 3. [B]Roberts[/B] - He had a very good night up until he tweaked his ankle. Always love watching him when he gets into the open. He was a passenger in the 2nd half though and Seibs probably should have dragged him for Staggs. Could do with a couple of games off to rest that ankle before the season really heats up. 6 4. [B]Bird[/B] - His uptick in form continues to impress. He might even play himself into a position to challenge Boyd for the captaincy if he keeps it up. Having said that our left side defence was very rough on Thursday which needs to be tightened up. 7 5. [B]Isaako[/B] - His rough run of form continues. He had clearly cleaned up his goalkicking during the week which was good to see, but that butchered try is just unforgivable for mine. The pass was clean, he was right on top of the line so all he needed to do was fall over with ball in hand. Instead he took his eyes off the ball and flubbed it which cost the team dearly. He needs a rocket. 4 6. [B]Milford[/B] - He got the 3 votes from me. Milf was busting his ass all night to get us on the front foot. His general play kicking was the best I've seen it, he was throwing his body into tackles and, my god, he ran the ball a few times. Lets hope this is a sign Seibs has taken the shackles off. 9 7. [B]Nikorima[/B] - The definition of "average" from Niko. Not many run metres, no line breaks, no tries or try assists. Just a real passenger type effort, especially in a crucial position. Comprehensively overshadowed by his halves partner. He's [B]almost[/B] a footballer, but he's run out of time. 5 8. [B]TPJ [/B]- He didn't reach the meteoric heights of last week, but was still our best forward by a mile. His hammies seem to be holding up well but I would be considering giving him a bit of a breather before the Origin period begins just to keep him as fresh as possible. 8 9. [B]McC[/B] - Another one who is well and truly out of time to prove his worth to this side. His run metres were pathetic and despite racking up 42 tackles, McInnes still managed to match it with him while still achieving a fuckload more elsewhere. He is a protected species, there's just no getting around it. How we haven't gone to market for a quality hooker in the past 3 years is beyond me. 3 10. [B]Joe O[/B] - Managed 100+ metres and 31 tackles, so not a terrible display from Joe by any means. He is definitely beginning to fall into that "safe and serviceable" forward role that is handy to have, but considering the breadth of our forward pack hopefuls we have on hand, he might wanna look over his shoulder a bit if he can't find another gear. 6 11. [B]Glenn[/B] - Speaking of "safe and serviceable". That may as well be the tagline for Glenn's career at this point. Didn't impress on the stats sheet but didn't shame himself with any stupid errors or penalties either. The only thing keeping him in this side is his first grade experience and he is very short odds to be moved on at the end of the year when our young guys have more experience clocked. 5 12. [B]Fifita[/B] - He outplayed his opposite number which really is all that need be said. Solid run metres and knows how to break the line. I'd like to see a bit more from him in tackles though. 7 13. [B]Gillett[/B] - I feel like a broken record on this at this point but Gillo needs to be moved back to the edge. He is being very much wasted at 13 and with Lodge coming back next week which frees up Joe, there really isn't any excuse to persist with this any longer. 6 14. [B]Staggs[/B] - Didn't get much game time so of course had a quiet evening. Made one real good line break towards the end but was ineffectual for the most part. Really should have come on to replace Jet when it was clear he was injured. 4 15. [B]Sua[/B] - A pretty solid bench performance. Decent run metres but somewhat average tackle numbers. Might wanna think about lifting a bit to hang on to his spot. 6 16. [B]Flegler[/B] - Didn't quite back up last week but still was very good off the bench. Give him another 20 or so games of first grade and he is gonna be some serious mongrel which this side could do with plenty more of. Very happy with him. 7 17. [B]Fensom[/B] - Haven't got much to say about him to be honest. Considering his experience, he really offers sweet **** all. With Lodge coming back into the side, he's all but jettisoned. 4 [/QUOTE]

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