60 Tackles.

[Forster Dragon]

This is really sick and proves that outside of McInnes the other forwards are a pack of bludgers when it comes to carrying their weight in the defensive side of things.

 

[gitano]

Geewiz, If Graham is racking up 60 tackles, McInnes is racking up his usual 40-50 tackles, which forwards aren't carrying their load. T Sims seems to have really dropped off. Does anyone know why Sims is not playing well?

There's more to tackling than just numbers poss. If people aren't running at him, being a noted defender, you can't then blame him for not making tackles.

He's playing ok, in attack edge players need their halves to create that half a second of doubt. Pretty clear how poor our halves have been and how much of a difference Widdop makes to the entire side.

 

[Warabrook saint]

I found it weird. I really don't understand what Mary was thinking. Graham has not long come back from a broken leg. So the strategy is leave the old bloke on for as long as possible and really test how well the fracture has healed? Really don't get this.

It just shows the mindless fool he is.....and he makes out he cares about his players......bullshit he only cares about saving his own arse

 

[Dennis Papaioannou]

James graham what a leader 60 Tackles against souths .We need for him to be on the new coaching staff next year .

If Graham is making 60 and McInnes 50 it means that some of the other forwards are not sharing the work load OR our halves are not providing a kicking game that will allow us good field position AND/OR we are making too many fundamental errors and giving the ball back to the opposition.
Whatever the case, there is nothing positive about one player making 60 tackles on their own.
Bench rotation needs to be used properly and the forward pack as a whole should be instructed to share the workload.
That has not happened for weeks in our case.
We are not defending as a unit and that is why we are conceding so many points.
Hats off and respect to James Graham for leading by example and showing incredible courage.

 

[possm]

Mary is thrashing Graham, played him for 72minutes,Graham cant sustain that for the whole year, not utilising him properly nor the bench,played a big team and had Dufty come on with 3-5minutes to go, do the Dragons think that other teams are as unfit as us,should have had another forward on the bench..

If Timm has signed elsewhere I can understand why Mary does not want to play him in first grade. Kerr should have been given more minutes as he did show vigour in attack and some good defence.

 

[possm]

This is really sick and proves that outside of McInnes the other forwards are a pack of bludgers when it comes to carrying their weight in the defensive side of things.

It's the game plan and the defence formation. It seems that our middle is always under fire and our forwards are not in position. I find it strange how Hunt can effect 50 tackles for Qld but struggles in defence for SGI. Appart from goal kicks, Widdop had an uneventful game in his first game back from injury. Norman won't be fullback in 2020.

 

[Warabrook saint]

If Timm has signed elsewhere I can understand why Mary does not want to play him in first grade. Kerr should have been given more minutes as he did show vigour in attack and some good defence.

By all reports Timm has been going really well in CC,if someone else has signed him it just shows what a hopeless disgrace the ones incharge are.........again

 

[Dennis Papaioannou]

If Timm has signed elsewhere I can understand why Mary does not want to play him in first grade. Kerr should have been given more minutes as he did show vigour in attack and some good defence.

Kerr has been good enough for FG for a long time.
Certainly much better than Latimore.
The reluctance by McGregor to use him and Timm for that matter is truly mystifying.
Any player being promoted to the top grade needs a game of two to get acclimatized but very often those players grow another leg when given the chance.

 

[Wittenberg]

James graham what a leader 60 Tackles against souths .We need for him to be on the new coaching staff next year .

‘New coaching staff’........I doubt it unfortunately. Mary not going anywhere.

 

[Wittenberg]

There's more to tackling than just numbers poss. If people aren't running at him, being a noted defender, you can't then blame him for not making tackles.

He's playing ok, in attack edge players need their halves to create that half a second of doubt. Pretty clear how poor our halves have been and how much of a difference Widdop makes to the entire side.

Agree with a lot of what you say but Sims is definitely off the boil and there might be excuses but not all blame can be put on others.