Early tip: Sandow won't see out his contract

[IFR33K]

and we've scored all of 2 tries in 2 weeks .... hope we don't need to win any games soon

It's a start. We still have the plane to come back into the team.

Sandow is an erratic half at best, that's good for leaking 12-16 points a game. Each week that happens, his confidence is shot to bits.

We just don't seem to compete with sandow in the team.

His signature is only describable as a huge gamble.

He's 1 of 2 of our clubs worst signings in our short history. He needs to be moved along, 1 way or the other.

 

[The EELiminator]

i think sandow could use a stint in reggies to get his confidence back what do we have to lose at this point?

 

[Twizzle]

Don't forget the better defence has also happened with loko out as well.

coincidence ?

I think yes,

I think Loko is a better defender than Wiliame. I also think he can get better, he's still pretty young.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

It's a start. We still have the plane to come back into the team.

Sandow is an erratic half at best, that's good for leaking 12-16 points a game. Each week that happens, his confidence is shot to bits.

We just don't seem to compete with sandow in the team.

All three of our wins have come with Sandow in the team. We have won zero without him.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

coincidence ?

I think yes,

I think Loko is a better defender than Wiliame. I also think he can get better, he's still pretty young.

Loko is the worst defensive centre in first grade, at a position where you need to defend well.

 

[IFR33K]

All three of our wins have come with Sandow in the team. We have won zero without him.

Don't read too much into stats, You're a little smarter than that.

He's just not a team player, where we can build a successful team around.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Don't read too much into stats, You're a little smarter than that.

You said we don't seem to compete with him in the team. But all our wins came with Sandow on the field, which means we do compete.

He's just not a team player, where we can build a successful team around.

How do you know he's not a team player?

 

[IFR33K]

How do you know he's not a team player?

I don't need to know, I didn't sign him.

How many semi finals has he played?

This would make for an interesting stat. What's the largest amount of games a halfback has played, without contesting a signal semi final, in the modern era?

 

[Twizzle]

Loko is the worst defensive centre in first grade, at a position where you need to defend well.

I'd still take him over Williame, at least he has a lot more in attack whereas Williame has nothing anywhere

 

[Noise]

Looking at the PMS thread i notice that Luke Kelly has a whopping 1 line break and 1 LBA this season. That is disgraceful for a half.

The arguement that he is a good defender means nothing. Should we put Mitch Allgood or Lussick at 7 because they are better defenders?

 

[lingard]

Ok, didn't want to start a new thread, but whats the go with sandow. Is he playing for wenty or injured.

Also, considering Kelly has done well the last two weeks, without being exceptional, where does that leave sandow?

Do we play him in firsts, and risk leaking 30 more a game?

Do we offload him, and pick up half his salary for the remaining years?

Or do we leave him in Reggie's, and hope he asks for a release?

If I was the coach? I'd go for option 3. It would not be a popular decision. Stuart would be hounded by the media; the board probably wouldn't like it.

 

[lingard]

Don't forget the better defence has also happened with loko out as well.

It's also happened with Hayne out - but I don't know how relevant that is.

 

[Hollywood Jesus]

If HaHa and Norman can play ball next year then Kelly just needs to play like Robson - run the forwards and put in decent kicks when asked to.

I'd keep him in the 7 and see if he can continue to kick well. If so, punt Sandow and keep him there next year.

 

[IFR33K]

If I was the coach? I'd go for option 3. It would not be a popular decision. Stuart would be hounded by the media; the board probably wouldn't like it.

Thats the option I'd go, if Stuart is looking to dump sandow.

I think Brian smith done it with a Newcastle player that had clause stating the player can stay an extra year, if he played x amount of games. Bs played him in Reggie's and got blasted by the media.

Sometimes you just have to put the team first.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I don't need to know, I didn't sign him.

How many semi finals has he played?

This would make for an interesting stat. What's the largest amount of games a halfback has played, without contesting a signal semi final, in the modern era?

How many has Jarryd Hayne played in the past few years? Is he a worse player in 2010-2013 than he was from '06-'09?

Or are Sandow and Hayne let down by their teammates?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Thats the option I'd go, if Stuart is looking to dump sandow.

I think Brian smith done it with a Newcastle player that had clause stating the player can stay an extra year, if he played x amount of games. Bs played him in Reggie's and got blasted by the media.

Sometimes you just have to put the team first.

Kirk Reynoldson, wasn't it?

 

[EelsFan05]

How many has Jarryd Hayne played in the past few years? Is he a worse player in 2010-2013 than he was from '06-'09?

Or are Sandow and Hayne let down by their teammates?

You can't use that argument when their disparity in skill set and value to the team is so large. A man of your apparent intellect should understand that. Hayne offers plenty, Sandow offers nothing but woeful defence and disjointed selfish attack.

Hayne has proven with better team mates he can achieve plenty. Sandow has proven with better team mates that he can not even make it into the finals. Oh yeah but that wasn't his fault either, it was the other blokes around him that didn't cover his defensive deficiencies....

 

[Chipmunk]

I don't need to know, I didn't sign him.

How many semi finals has he played?

This would make for an interesting stat. What's the largest amount of games a halfback has played, without contesting a signal semi final, in the modern era?

Forget halfback, any position probably

 

[Someone]

hayne hasnt played alot of footy in 2011-2013 due to injury.

 

[fish eel]

funny how we look so much better without him

also, how much better does Kelly look at 7 instead of 6. He's no world beater but at least he looks like a halfback and I much prefer his kicking game over Sandows.

and we've scored all of 2 tries in 2 weeks .... hope we don't need to win any games soon

One of those two tries was an intercept as well.