Reddy or Tautai

[cardinal]

You obviously didn't watch the game too carefully?

TT ran into the teeth of the defence, bounced around like a ping pong ball, and poked his head through the other side time and time again.

Meanwhile Reddy shirked the hard work rucking it out of trouble and worked on his moon-tan out wide somewhere doing goodness knows what.

And go back and watch the game we lost against Souths in round 3 (4?) last year. It was 6-6, Reddy gets pummelled weakly out over the sideline in trying to score a try, then gets chipped over on the wing, doesn't turn to chase and watches Merritt run away and score. Then makes 2 more defensive errors resulting in tries in the next 5-6 minutes. I can't understand how TT could POSSIBLY EVER be that bad in defence.
Sad thing is that it's not unusual for Reddy to have his 'brain fades' in defence (last night in the first half he didn't move his feet when trying to tackle their man for the first try, just reached out his arms and as the guy stepped away he was totally lost...)

I agree that TT did totally jag it when knocked the ball out of Wes' hands - caught a break there! And he will need to work on his positioning + catching (Reddy is all over him in that department) but I'd rather invest the work on a winger who can make some serious meters and has plenty of speed about him (I'd argue he's quicker than Reddy)

TT played well but to include him in the 3 best players is a joke. Cayless, Mateo, Finch, Wagon, Cordoba, Hayne and even Keating were more deserving of points than him. Focus on Reddys defence if you want but he also scored a good try to help our comeback against the dogs and set up guru nicely last night.

 

[Bazal]

Tautai. Reddy is a good back up fullback....but TT is better in the three quarter line

 

[GotheTITANS]

who your gonna keep when ben smith comes back. also as good as he is i think eric grothe is more of liabilty than them all. something has to be done about him coming out of the defensive line all the time. cost the eels 2 or 3 tries vs the knights as a result he did.

 

[GotheTITANS]

how many tries has TT scored and saved compared to joel reddy?

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

I think if Ben Smith isnt ready to return yet or isnt playing in the centers, Taulima Tautai must play in the centers and Reddy to play outside him on the wing.

It works out better with Tautai being comfortable in the centers, Reddy comfortable on the wing, Reddy being taller when a cross field kick for a wing hecan take it better, iv noticed Taulima has struggled with high balls.

 

[Twizzle]

bit of a one sided poll

 

[Haynzy]

I think Reddy on the wing and Tutai in the centres until smith/inu come back.

I think Joel has done pretty well for the most part and his defence is improving.
Tutai still looks a bit tentative in defence and probably sneaks ahead of Joel on potential.

 

[barney gumble]

Reddy is on the improve but I want Ben Smith back because his at least as good an attacking player but is imposing in defence.

Tautai has all the qualities of a very good first grade winger and appears to have far more physical prescence then Reddy.

 

[attamarrap]

i'd like to see this happen when everyone is fit 1 hayne 2 burt 3 smith 4 inu 5 grothe

 

[eelz47]

i vote iwi!

 

[Avenger]

local product [Edensor Park]

I love him even more now. I bought my first house in Edensor Park.

 

[sooperdooper]

Joel is twice the player Talima is....

Joels missed tackles could have alot to do with his outside man...who constantly makes joel look bad

 

[The Engineers Room]

Joel is twice the player Talima is....

Joels missed tackles could have alot to do with his outside man...who constantly makes joel look bad

A few times Joel went too far in caused the problem.

 

[The Colonel]

I think the whole defence slides to far leaving the right hand side of the field open on many occassions - Reddy, Finch, Wagon, Cordoba........

The opposition attack down the left and then swing the ball straight back to the right and they struggle to adjust. Not enough talk from the right side defence to draw players back.

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

Joels missed tackles could have alot to do with his outside man...who constantly makes joel look bad

That might have some merrit. In the Roosters trial, Reddy looked very nice defencivly outside Inu. He was suprizingly agressive aswell.

 

[Slick]

TT, he just seems to have something that Reddy doesn't.

 

[Stagger eel]

Joel is twice the player Talima is....

Joels missed tackles could have alot to do with his outside man...who constantly makes joel look bad

I may accept that Reddy could have the inside the running at this stage but he certainly isn't twice the player.

 

[The Colonel]

Reddy gets the nod this week.....

 

[Stagger eel]

Reddy gets the nod this week.....

I would imagine T would also with Benny coming back for Wenty.

 

[The Colonel]

Ben was named in this weeks team