Match Discussion: Round 20 vs Cowboys @ 1300SMILES Stadium

[Haffa]

I haven't been following reggies but why not Lamb over Cogger? I really don't know how Cogger could possibly a worse player and he's not here next season anyway.

Both were poor last week. There isn't much between them.

 

[Yosh]

If they want more people at the game keep Meaney at 1 and give Ponga a shot at 6. People wanna see entertainment regardless of the result. Noone wants to see Cogger...

 

[Knight Vision]

Just keep Meaney at fullback and play Ponga at pivot. Cogger is not up to First Grade.

this

 

[dogz08]

Just keep Meaney at fullback and play Ponga at pivot. Cogger is not up to First Grade.

not sure how i feel seeing this..

 

[Frederick]

not sure how i feel seeing this..

Get used to seeing your current halves, because Cogger won't be unseating them from first grade at all

 

[Mr_Knightside]

While I’m normally not a fan of playing forwards in the halves I really don’t see what we would lose by putting Buhrer at 5/8 instead of Cogger, especially given it would be a once off while Watson is out.

Buhrer is a bigger body than Cogger, has more ball playing ability than the average forward and is a decent defender. Cogger can’t kick the ball further than 20m anyway so we’re not losing anything in the kicking game either. This would also free up a bench spot for a guy like Felise to come into the prop rotation.

I like most of what Brown does as a coach but his persistence with Cogger this year has been somewhat baffling. Given there have been some weeks where he had no fit halves to choose from but I’m surprised after what Cogger has dished up over the last few months that Lamb doesn’t get another shot, at least he’s still a chance of staying and building on his game. Cogger is out the door next year so why do we keep playing him?

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

While I’m normally not a fan of playing forwards in the halves I really don’t see what we would lose by putting Buhrer at 5/8 instead of Cogger, especially given it would be a once off while Watson is out.

Buhrer is a bigger body than Cogger, has more ball playing ability than the average forward and is a decent defender. Cogger can’t kick the ball further than 20m anyway so we’re not losing anything in the kicking game either. This would also free up a bench spot for a guy like Felise to come into the prop rotation.

I like most of what Brown does as a coach but his persistence with Cogger this year has been somewhat baffling. Given there have been some weeks where he had no fit halves to choose from but I’m surprised after what Cogger has dished up over the last few months that Lamb doesn’t get another shot, at least he’s still a chance of staying and building on his game. Cogger is out the door next year so why do we keep playing him?

I think it says more on Brownie's opinion of Lamb than it does of Cogger

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

That sickening feeling of doubt has kicked in

 

[K-Man]

While I’m normally not a fan of playing forwards in the halves I really don’t see what we would lose by putting Buhrer at 5/8 instead of Cogger, especially given it would be a once off while Watson is out.

Buhrer is a bigger body than Cogger, has more ball playing ability than the average forward and is a decent defender. Cogger can’t kick the ball further than 20m anyway so we’re not losing anything in the kicking game either. This would also free up a bench spot for a guy like Felise to come into the prop rotation.

I like most of what Brown does as a coach but his persistence with Cogger this year has been somewhat baffling. Given there have been some weeks where he had no fit halves to choose from but I’m surprised after what Cogger has dished up over the last few months that Lamb doesn’t get another shot, at least he’s still a chance of staying and building on his game. Cogger is out the door next year so why do we keep playing him?

Totally agree. Cogger's performance in reserves last week was absolutely abysmal. His decision making and defence cost us the game in the last 10 minutes, and he hadn't done anything noteworthy before that. Lamb was clearly the chief playmaker, and while he wasn't amazing, he did steer the team around, kick well, and generally get the ball to where it needed to go.

Cogger is painfully inadequate at NRL level. I think Frawley's first grade debut was significantly better than anything I've ever seen Cogger dish up at any level. And Frawley's not even good. Good luck with that one, Dogs.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

FITZY!

 

[Frederick]

f**k I love Fitzy and his giant head

 

[slotmachine]

Tidy from cogger there

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

I'm amazed Fitzy even had support runners if needed!

 

[Seage]

Usual Barnett incompetence early on there.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Ponga is brilliant

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Hold the f**king ball Barnett

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

GUERRA!!!!

 

[Haffa]

Henry special those two penalties.

 

[Tom155]

And another

 

[Tom155]

Good tackle Ponga