Gazzamatta
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But Mik is real Im sure. He just knows his footy that guy much more than a spam bot ever could.
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But Mik is real Im sure. He just knows his footy that guy much more than a spam bot ever could.
His best game for us was probably against Penrith in the covid year.
Given the limited involvement of his oposite number, maybe they were some other merkin's tackle?
FFS Waqa stay on your man!
I made clear my point wasn't about the numbers but about your expectation that the bench needs to follow some cookie cutter composition. There's no 'number 14' because it's not a position. The bench just needs to meet the requirements of the game plan and the starting team. Assuming you carry one bench player for contingencies (whether jersey 14, 15, 16 or 17) then it depends on the most likely and also the worst case situation. We were told that Moses was carrying an injury last year, and given the importance of long kicking to our game, it made sense that we could carry a kicker on the bench. The fact his front on defence is strong, and he has a high work rate (plus passing skills) meant Arthur could play some token minutes at hooker in the off chance Mahoney needed a rest, or if the scoreboard meant we could just afford to get some minutes into a promising youngster.
No we didn't and no we don't, since we have enough utility value in the 17 already. What we need this year is a second dummy half to complement the one starting. Last year we didn't, which is why Canterbury doesn't use one. To be fair, Frown could play there but he doesn't.
And you were wrong. Reed Mahoney was effective over 80 minutes, and still is at his new club with his new coach.
Sure but we didn't need a utility, we needed someone capable of covering Moses, including taking the long kicking responsibilities. This year we don't. Moses is defending and running much better this year, lending credence to reports he played injured in 2022. It also explains (better than your bad-faith nepotism fairy tale) why Arthur was on the bench last year and not this year.
His game against Manly (in his preferred position) was as good as Hands' performance in his preferred position, but again, it's apples vs oranges. If we still had Mahoney, Hands still wouldn't be required this year, so his performance is irrelevant. If Moses was healthy all last year we wouldn't have needed Arthur.
The fact Hands was picked proves nepotism isn't a factor. It also proves Arthur picks the bench to suit the situation. You have been proved wrong twice by this and now you're trying to claim you were right all along? It's 2023 ffs. It's a new year with new challenges. The solutions to this year's problems don't negate the solutions to last year's problems, which incidentally got us to a grand final. This year's problems currently have us 1 from 4, with our only win coming against a team that has also only won one game.
Is he playng next week?
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I agree with the 17 - however I don't see Matalele coming into NRL early at all. Maybe a few games before the end of the season, if we are facing injuries in teh forwards.
I concur, with caveat Bryce/Matterson dependent on opposition
