'11 | R23 | Sat | Eels 20-26 Sea Eagles | Parramatta

[bartman]

Yep, let's crucify the guy on $55,000 and make excuses for the guy on $400,000 who made just as bad a mistake...

 

[woodyk2]

Manly just went through the motions....parra were pathetic.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yep, let's crucify the guy on $55,000 and make excuses for the guy on $400,000 who made just as bad a mistake...

It wasn't just as bad; it was a miscommunication. Hayne was trying to draw the defender to take some pressure off Morgan. That's why players who can throw no-look passes throw them.

Morgan should have been running onto the ball, but even flat-footed it was catchable.

Hicks' mistake was dire. You don't expect that from a bloke who's played over 100 first grade games.

 

[skeepe]

The problem with that logic Poupou is that Hayne can't throw a no look pass. When was the last time he threw one that hit the mark?

And that far out from your goal line? You're asking for trouble.

 

[natheel]

I thought hicks went well...apart from that one bundle

 

[Poupou Escobar]

The problem with that logic Poupou is that Hayne can't throw a no look pass. When was the last time he threw one that hit the mark?

He's third in the NRL for linebreak assists. I'd say most of them were from no-look passes.

But they were also mostly from fullback, either playing an extra pass wide or on a big short side.

Halfback (which is where he's been playing) is not his go. He's not a thinker; he's instinctive.

And that far out from your goal line? You're asking for trouble.

Yeah definitely.

That's his biggest problem - he tries to get every advantage and takes too many risks. He needs to know when to reign it in and just play the percentages.

It was good that he was trying to draw the markers when he threw that pass but he should've realised it was a rookie he was passing to. The kid got a bit confused by it.

They'll both learn.

 

[wittyfan]

Chris Hicks could play another 5 years tbh.

 

[bartman]

It wasn't just as bad; it was a miscommunication. Hayne was trying to draw the defender to take some pressure off Morgan. That's why players who can throw no-look passes throw them.

Morgan should have been running onto the ball, but even flat-footed it was catchable.

Any joker can throw a no-look pass that goes to ground. The trick is not to do it in front of your posts...

Can't believe Hayne's stupidity is being dressed up as Morgan's fault? Some of the bandwagoner Parra fans and their Hayne-love-at-all costs amuses me greatly :lol:.

 

[bartman]

He's third in the NRL for linebreak assists. I'd say most of them were from no-look passes.

But they were also mostly from fullback, either playing an extra pass wide or on a big short side.

Do you actually watch the games? Or just read the stats and make stuff up? :lol:

That's his biggest problem - he tries to get every advantage and takes too many risks. He needs to know when to reign it in and just play the percentages.

Ain't that the truth.

It was good that he was trying to draw the markers when he threw that pass but he should've realised it was a rookie he was passing to. The kid got a bit confused by it.

I guess that's all Keating does at dummy half, when he takes two steps before delivering the ball...? But he gets crucified for doing it, while Hayne gets lauded for it? At least Keating's balls go to the players' breadbasket, not the ground in front of them...

Blind Hayne-love...

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Any joker can throw a no-look pass that goes to ground. The trick is not to do it in front of your posts...

Agreed. It was a poor decision by Hayne.

Can't believe Hayne's stupidity is being dressed up as Morgan's fault? Some of the bandwagoner Parra fans and their Hayne-love-at-all costs amuses me greatly :lol:.

Ah, trying to stymie the debate by directing 'androtop shame' at fans of a player you don't like? How very typically LU. :roll:

For what it's worth I'm a fan of Ryan Morgan too. I reckon he's going to be a solid first grader and one of Kearney's success stories. So I've got no reason to blame him over Hayne.

The decision to throw that pass the way he did was poor, granted. The pass itself wasn't uncatchable, and would have been good if Morgan had known what Hayne wanted from him (hit the ball).

The fact the pass led to a try is because Morgan didn't do what he could to catch it. Though really, he might've though it was a cutout pass intended for Hicks who was just outside him.

In the end the try was Morgan's fault. A bad pass is no excuse not to try and catch it. Catch the ball.

Do you actually watch the games? Or just read the stats and make stuff up? :lol:

I watch the games but I also watch video on the NRL website. You can go straight to any linebreak we've made this season.

Unless you're too smug for that kind of thing and just want to blindly criticise. It's up to you.

I guess that's all Keating does at dummy half, when he takes two steps before delivering the ball...? But he gets crucified for doing it

Not by me. I'm a big fan of Matt Keating, and dummy halves should always try to commit the marker when they're passing short.

Blind Hayne-love...

I like Keating and Morgan too. I must be a homosexual right? :roll: