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He played well because he came looking for the ball. You can do that on the wing just as well as at centre, but without the workload in defence. Why do you think Hayne stopped looking for the ball at the end of the game when we needed him involved?
I don’t necessarily agree with your assessment but regardless, wouldn’t that count as a problem with the roster?
You can also do that from fullback. Has Guth or French’s workrate been that exemplary at the back this year? I don’t think so.
Nah mate we just need a couple of players and everything will be sweet. There is not much wrong at all 29 wins in two years remember that FFS!!
Well we know it’s not the coaches apparently.......
But one that wasn't evident prior to this year. So the problem is a ticking time bomb that went f**ken boom, rather than a lack of talent in the squad.
It is Gutherson's strength so yes I would say it's exemplary. For Hayne it is his biggest weakness, and all the work off the ball is arguably more tiring than a few extra tackles at centre (and for a team defending their line the fullback could be making more tackles than a centre anyway). Hayne needs to be able to fade in and out of games for the simple reason that he doesn't have the endurance for anything else.
I agree this would happen some of the time.
So how'd we win so many games if our roster was shit? Don't say a f**ken word about luck, merkin. You've already implied it doesn't exist.
So which players now have shit attitudes and why didn’t they influence last year’s squad?
There were a whole host of reasons why we went well last year, getting away with murder in the play the ball, an easy draw, playing on the emotion of the salary cap scandal, much faster game helping our mobile pack, Semi being a freak.
It’s not as simplistic as saying the squad is/was shit or not. IMO the interpretation of the rules suited us last year, losing gentle and the cougar really hurt us this year, our apparent focus on leaner forwards and the AFL merkin’s conditioning were mistakes, coaching/tactics and team selections have been off the mark, losing so many consecutive games at the start of the season destroyed our confidence and we have plenty of merkins horribly out of form this year.
You know his name? Wanna google him. Ta.
An assistant or replacement?
Well unlike talent, attitude is something that can fluctuate drastically in the short term.
Well in that case it is just as likely the attitude will improve next year. I’m assuming you’re talking about Norman. His talent isn’t likely to decline next year and it is far superior to any rumoured replacement. If his attitude is just as likely to improve than not to improve he’s still the lesser risk
