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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2668011, member: 1899"] It didn't end up hurting us, but I thought Vidot's effort in the air early in the second half against the Titans was poor and he was fortunate not to get punished for it. I haven't really gone back to review Vidot's performance in the game but I recall there were a couple of little things he did that bugged me through out the game and it wasn't just down to that one obvious dropped ball. In regards to last year, it's been a long while and I'm sure like with everyone else, it all runs together so it's difficult to deconstruct the causation for the negative impression but if memory serves, the Round 4 clash against the Dragons was the first time where we got an inkling that Vidot hadn't really turned a corner and was as enigmatic as ever and of course there was that clash against the Rabbitohs at ANZ where he bombed a sitter during a crucial part of the game. Those weren't isolated moments either and I recall members like Splinter highlighting Vidot's flaws when it came to defending kicks and those claims being proven. I will say one thing that bugs me, and you see it from time to time, when a coach makes a call on a player, it causes almost a knee-jerk reaction from the fans and suddenly the player goes from being siimply enigmatic to a full-blown dud. I understand giving the coach the benefit of the doubt and rationalising their selections but I find some people are a bit too sharp with their assessment. And that isn't really having a go at anyone on here specifically, just in general and it boggles my mind. In an ideal world, Vidot takes the message on board, kills it in the ISC and when injuries force the coaches hand, like they did, he makes a case for himself. This whole 'Bennett was right' line bugs me because honestly, I'd rather see him proven wrong, especially when he's OUR player. [/QUOTE]

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