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mybe you have been a bad boy.I’m a January birthday, never been sent anything for my birthday
mybe you have been a bad boy.I’m a January birthday, never been sent anything for my birthday
He’ll need to get into shape, he was overweight last year. And he’ll need to cut out the “tough guy” niggle rubbish. Just play football son.I'd let him go now , too slow , the game has passed him ....... Needs to play on in the UK .......
Yep & too busy fighting in tackles instead playing for a quick play the ball which leads to a slow ruck & at times a dropped ball.Aside from what is above he runs sideways and has brain implosions as well.
I agree he is not a battening ram but he can be a good hole runner if put into half gaps by his inside men (good attack structure)I think the hard part for Bird as a backrower is that he just struggles to run that straight line..........not enough size or power to run this savage lines
His halves need him to and it is not something he can do week in week our nor set in set out
Not many 96kg backrowers can........
We dont want him drifting driving his centres, halves and FB nuts
Lets alone supporters
I truly believe his lack of pace and acceleration has him no longer a 26 round centre either.
Sadly for Birdy and our squad......Jack is an opportunity cost to what else we can do with $500k-$550k pa
I know i have made 10 or more posts on this over the last 12months but he just really struggles to give us what we need.
and we need alot more !
You are 100% correct Hewi.Aside from what is above he runs sideways and has brain implosions as well.
He’s not alone on that. In our last few games this year we had only 4 or 5 players performing at a First Grade level - certainly not the fullback, wing, centre, five eighth & most of the forward pack.You are 100% correct Hewi.
He is terrible and on what he has displayed for us so far he is not a first grader.
I'd prefer if he was 31 in our squad, ie not part of it.I agree he is not a battening ram but he can be a good hole runner if put into half gaps by his inside men (good attack structure)
He does attract defenders ad has an offload in him at the line and supports well
Agree if can’t succeed on the edges under Flanno then at best a 14 or a 18
Think it might be a mutual option? I hope it's not all in Bird's favour or that's a massive waste of 500-550k on the 25 cap alreadyThe real problem as I see it with Bird is he has a player option in his favour for 2025
I always ask myself the same question about a player when debating whether they're worth hanging on to. Would you be worried about them if they played for another team against you. My response for Bird is definitely not worried, if anything I'd see him as an asset who can be exploited.I am hoping that there will be a big difference in 2024 as opposed to other years and that players like Bird don't get picked each week if they play poorly. If Bird plays similar to the last couple of years I am sure Flanno will sort it out. He got the best out of him at the Sharks so definitely knows how to use him more effectively.