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Brissy, that is my team too. Use Sims and Vaughan off the bench.
Yes agree, Mary will likely go for McCrone, Lafai and Aitken over Milne, Mann and Dufty. I can also see him Swaping the starting props around and I suspect he will go for Marketo in place of Havili. Personally, I think Sims and Vaughan give better impact off the bench with Packer and LAM being the more "stable" of the props available. Once Gigantor Mose gets some match fitness he should definitely be in contention for a bench spot as well. Mary just has give this pack a licence to offload and I believe that would help the team to score more points.
I just posted the same thing in another thread. The dragons need to do what Trent Merrin does for Panthers and have big guys going through the middle with little guys supporting and waiting for the offloads. Going wide isnt working for the time being so go through the middle. Our strength is our mobile forwards so play to strengths and take some pressure off Widdop who is struggling to be the playmaker.
I said something similar in another thread ref: Merrin and it all comes back on to Mary and his completion game plan. Mez made 19 offloads in 2015 at 1 per game. He made 56 at 2.2 last year. Having the forwards offload creates space, breaks down defences and as you say, will take the pressure off not just Widdop, but both play makers and the backs as a whole. JDB has a great offload on him as does Frizzell, Packer, Sims and Vaughan. Having players like Dugan, Mann, Widdop, McInnes (who is surprisingly fast) and Field when he is ready, trail them when they are offloading and they will wreak havoc.
Its a simple yet effective start to our attacking deficiencies. Offloads. Marys not a fan though. He prefers 4 hit ups then throw the ball to Widdop.
That is because he is trying to play the game Wayne Bennett had us play 2010. He lacks the ability to develop a plan of his own and design effective structures for the team to play that takes advantage of individuals strengths and weaknesses.
Argh, so many issues with Marys coaching, no offloads, no players running different angles, no outside inside plays. Just block play after block play with a sweeper and set up for the mid field on the last.
Round 1. Mccrone 7, field off the bench. Its locked in I reckon. Prepare for a season of pain and anguish
@ crush you are 100% spot on. Just confirmed McCrone starting @7 Jai off bench & no Marketo playing in Cutters with Nona & Havili.
Just ask Drew!
SMH this morning
