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Message: [QUOTE="Porthoz, post: 2921055, member: 2221"] First of all, thank you for taking the high road. I am not sure I would've been able to, as I am truly sick and tired of the usual "bias" or "agenda" moniker some people throw around to weigh up and validate their opinion against their target's. I thought you were doing that too, and threw you on the same heap. My sincere apologies! I think our opinions collide in regards to Gillett, because of what we see as the source of his attacking decline. Although this doesn't do him justice and is very simplistically put, Cordner doesn't make things happen, he merely runs good lines into gaps opened by his half's work. I lost count of the times Gillett ran a good line, only for his half to pass too late, too soon, or more often than not, not pass at all. This started when Hunt captured the half's spot next to Gillo, being notoriously bad using people outside of him on the right side. A second rower's attack prowess falls or stands with his half, and Hunt was simply horrid in that aspect, which largely contributed to Gillo's decline and rustiness. Maybe that is my bias speaking, but I can't blame Matty for that. He needs a guy next to him, who has a clue about using a gun backrower. In the rep Arena and even last season with Niko, Gillett was definitely a better player in offense thanks to that. Gillett has been criminally under-utilised on that right edge in my opinion, which is why I often hoped he would move to the left, play off, and protect Milford. BTW, Benji barely ever played on Gillett's side, so I am not going to count him as one of those halves. Now, in the last two games, two very visible errors were made involving Kodi and Gillo, one in defense last week, one in attack this week. The fact I don't see Nikorima as a Halfback and my self confessed man-crush on Gillett, leads people to believe I am using the incidents to further an agenda, instead of seeing it for what it clearly is... Kodi opening a gap in defense last week, and making a meal of a relatively easy pass to his right yesterday (which I would add, is not something I would normally expect from him). I am not going to take points off Gillett because of Kodi's errors, or because he didn't break the game open by himself despite being our top Rep player, or because I know how much more he has to offer. He doesn't get attacking bonus points from me in his scores, but he gets a + for his very good disruptive sapper work (which makes me think people wanting him out of the starting 13 are nuts), hence the 7. Likewise, I gave points to Lodge for his work carting the ball and his tackling efforts, but also took them off for what I see as a serious flaw in his game at the moment, which is his defensive ruck work. His experience in the NRL will undoubtedly make a difference, and I am sure he will improve, but again, that has no bearing on his score, which is based only on the game against the Tigers. Is it harsh? Possibly... but keeping the ruck tight, is one of the most important aspects of the game, especially for a prop. It doesn't mean I don't have faith in Lodge's future (on the paddock). In regards to McGuire, let me start by saying that my stance is predicated on our 4th and 5th tackles being in the opposition's last 30, not when we are still in our half. Our halves are the ones who must get the ball in their hands at that point! If they don't, I still prefer a forward capable of more than McGuire in the creative stakes (offload, pass at the line, ability to get a quick PTB, etc...), which is the main reason I don't want him as lock and looking for the ball late in each set, emulating a Gallen (who at least had an offload) in stiffling his attack. I do get where you're coming from, but even if Kodi, Milf or Boyd make a meal of it most times, there is still a bigger chance of a positive outcome, than Moose just taking another hit-up into the opposition's defensive line, which then simply becomes a lost opportunity. I would trade positions between him and TPJ in a heart beat, whom I would rotate with Thaiday. Again, this doesn't make me a Moose hater, because I would immediately have him as our no.1 prop, which is where he belongs despite his smaller size imo. [/QUOTE]

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