I guess my point is that if in fact he is the chief playmaker ( I don't know any more) why is he not more involved?I disagree with the Hunt hiding thing. Our left side is our go to attacking side especially when we dont have field position and it is clear Normie left / Hunt right side and the 1 out game plan made it look that way until they went to their go to plan left side attack. Hunts game plan for that game was to kick to corners etc and manage our sets mostly. Norman is better at the cute stuff but Hunt also tried 1 chip and chase I think that nearly come off and caught them napping but Dufty could not gather it in. It was somewhat of a surprise attack and nearly come off.
Hunt is more of a damaging runner at the line than Norman and we will see how he goes against the Dogs and hopefully gets or calls the ball and takes them on. Hunt certainly did not hide in defence, he made some good tackles against Newy. Dennis just the way I saw it.
I believe the coach's game plan has a lot to do with how we play every week. That is his way of mixing it up noting Ben Hunt would of been a target by Newcastle with Widdop out like you thought he was to be chief but Mary said No we will fool em. But a left hand side half in our team will always get more ball.I guess my point is that if in fact he is the chief playmaker ( I don't know any more) why is he not more involved?
Played very well against the Broncs where he had a point to prove so we know what he's capable of.
Why can't he reproduce that form every week?
If his running game is his strong suit then he is not using it.
Our kicking game is only middle of the road and that often puts us under pressure when it comes to field position.
No Jamie Soward in this team.
There is a bit more to Norman than meets the eye.
That was because he was playing injured & should have been out for 6 weeks to recover.Yes indeed a good point.
I remember this succinct observation about JDB doing the rounds a couple of years ago and boy what a stink that created.
I think I may have said he often pranced back on side like he had a carrot up his arse and was far too often the last one to get back on side.
PLAYING INJURED SEEMS TO BE A FAMILIAR IDEA FOR OUR SUPERCOACH.LIKE PLAYING WITH A BROKEN f**kIN ARM AND SOME IDIOT SAID IT WAS UP TO KORBIN TO PULL HIMSELF OFF ................HALF OF OUR PACK PLAYS INJURED EVERY WEEK JUST LOOK AT BIG RED HES RUNNING ON FUMES ........That was because he was playing injured & should have been out for 6 weeks to recover.
Even when not injured he was and still can be very slow to get back on sideThat was because he was playing injured & should have been out for 6 weeks to recover.
We weren’t talking about who hurts who we are talking about busting your arse to get back into the line and JDB is often very slow to do so.JDB hurts people when he tackles.. merrin is as soft as muffin, and looks like one too..
If they did that they would sit out Latimore, with what looks like a medial strain, he was notably bending it trying to warm it up at 1/2 time befor he took the field. But then again he has no lateral movement anyway, so having that injury wouldn't do jack sh_t to his game.Jacob Host has an ankle strain.
If he needs another week or two to fully recover, let’s hope the medical staff take the decision out of the hands of the player
pulling himself of would be quite difficult with a broken armPLAYING INJURED SEEMS TO BE A FAMILIAR IDEA FOR OUR SUPERCOACH.LIKE PLAYING WITH A BROKEN f**kIN ARM AND SOME IDIOT SAID IT WAS UP TO KORBIN TO PULL HIMSELF OFF ................HALF OF OUR PACK PLAYS INJURED EVERY WEEK JUST LOOK AT BIG RED HES RUNNING ON FUMES ........
SOME IDIOT SAID IT WAS UP TO KORBIN TO PULL HIMSELF OFF ...............
merrin probably takes his time just as much if not more often, differnce is JDB busts his ass in the actuall tackle thats STOPS PEOPLE in there tracks with tackles that HURT= less meters gained and slower play the ball giveing the entire line of defence more time to set up.... merrin is a jersey grabber that is almost useless in defence even if he does get onside quicker than JDB..We weren’t talking about who hurts who we are talking about busting your arse to get back into the line and JDB is often very slow to do so.
Have a look at some old games and you will see on many occasions he takes 2 rucks before you see him trotting back into position.
Merrin doesn't get charged with aggravated sexual assault either, so...merrin probably takes his time just as much if not more often, differnce is JDB busts his ass in the actuall tackle thats STOPS PEOPLE in there tracks with tackles that HURT= less meters gained and slower play the ball giveing the entire line of defence more time to set up.... merrin is a jersey grabber that is almost useless in defence even if he does get onside quicker than JDB..
Within the next week we will know more. Pending on Jdb court hearingThis needs to happen now we’ve lost Sims to a broken arm.