Rnd 10 vs Bulldogs: Live Game-Day Thread!!

[Bazal]

What about that Salmon kid?

I don't know enough about him to compare, especially as Flegg games aren't televised. There's no doubt he's talented but I'm always slightly leery of kids that play as many positions as he has in his "professional" junior career so far. Often you find that they never quite nail down one position at a good enough level.

 

[Avenger]

Maybe in a few years. But at this point in time Norman is much better

Dude, I know he is better I'm just trying to put someone like Salmon there and save some coin to get another good forward.

 

[hineyrulz]

We lost the game when we were 4 up and had 3 blatant chances to take the 2 and we didn't.

Of course we give them two just before half time, a 4 point turnaround which totally changed the game.

 

[Bazal]

Problems was forward...

Terepo was beast. Anyone who thinks he should be let go should watch tonights game

He offered nothing Alvaro or Mannah don't offer, that's the problem. He's never fixed his handling either.

If he had to go to get a player like TPJ or Ah Mau or even Taupau of the Manly whispers are correct, would you keep him?

 

[Bazal]

Dude, I know he is better I'm just trying to put someone like Salmon there and save some coin to get another good forward.

Why weaken the halves if you say we're already struggling to score points, though?

We've got like five middle forwards off contract this year and I wouldn't say any of them are must have players, do we need to free up money? And who takes on Norman's whole contract?

 

[hindy111]

He offered nothing Alvaro or Mannah don't offer, that's the problem. He's never fixed his handling either.

If he had to go to get a player like TPJ or Ah Mau or even Taupau of the Manly whispers are correct, would you keep him?

Post his meters for to ight and how many tuns for me.
Post his handling errors for tonight or even for last few weeks.

Yes he made a few errors first game back. Been good since.

His defense is better then any forward we have, front row wise and runs ok. He isnt a super stsr but hr goes well.

 

[Noise]

Post his meters for to ight and how many tuns for me.
Post his handling errors for tonight or even for last few weeks.

Yes he made a few errors first game back. Been good since.

His defense is better then any forward we have, front row wise and runs ok. He isnt a super stsr but hr goes well.

Tonight:
12 runs 108m
1 tackle bust
28 tackles, 1 missed, 1 ineffective
0 errors

 

[Bazal]

Post his meters for to ight and how many tuns for me.
Post his handling errors for tonight or even for last few weeks.

Yes he made a few errors first game back. Been good since.

His defense is better then any forward we have, front row wise and runs ok. He isnt a super stsr but hr goes well.

You didn't answer the question.

He was good tonight. I didn't say he wasn't. He was our second best middle forward. He's a decent back up with a few glaring flaws. Also his defence isn't a patch on Alvaro and not even as good as Brown

But if you needed to let him go to be able to restructure and sign someone like I mentioned, would you?

 

[Djay]

Norman has had a bad year and is not the player to chance anything anymore. He is too inconsistent and should be let go. I'd sign Austin and give Moses the team to run.

No f**king way, Norman and Moses are just fine and I would not be changing it.

Many others could go before Norman.

 

[hineyrulz]

Matagi 3 hit ups, GTFO!!

 

[Bazal]

Matagi 3 hit ups, GTFO!!

Yeah I was surprised that didn't get more traction earlier. Like I said, that's unacceptable

 

[hineyrulz]

Yeah I was surprised that didn't get more traction earlier. Like I said, that's unacceptable

He plays one decent game and is aids for the next month, he won't be missed.

 

[Noise]

Matagi 3 hit ups, GTFO!!

I don’t know what BA sees in the bloke. He offers nothing in attack and is always good for a penalty or two in defence. Yet he continues to get picked

 

[Sphagnum]

Matagi 3 hit ups, GTFO!!

Less runs than Amelia's dream

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Cameron King (you know, an actual 9) should have played.

Maybe. I thought he would, actually. But he offers very little other than a low mistake rate and a third kicking option that we don't need.

 

[Matty Bhoy]

Why weaken the halves if you say we're already struggling to score points, though?

We've got like five middle forwards off contract this year and I wouldn't say any of them are must have players, do we need to free up money? And who takes on Norman's whole contract?

Completely agree. Going off the zero tackle site...
Dane Aukafolau, Kirisome Auva'a, Nathan Davis, David Gower, Jarryd Hayne, George Jennings, Cameron King, Suaia Matagi, Jack Morris, Marata Niukore, Kaysa Pritchard, Beau Scott, Ray Stone, Peni Terepo, Siosaia Vave, Tony Williams.

Of those middle forwards, I wouldn’t be worried seeing any of them leave. There’s some good forwards coming on to the market next season.

https://www.zerotackle.com/rugby-league/players/off-contract-2018/

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Against a team that hasn’t made decent meters all year let alone score points that’s a poor excuse

They have Woods, Klemmer and Hopoate. They make plenty of metres.

 

[emjaycee]

Don't you think he would complement Moses more? He would be a running 6 like when Buettner was our 6 and Taylor our 7 in 2001.

If Norman was let go, I would think we have other number 6's somewhere in the squad that could step up.
Salmon, Gutho, even Hayne...

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Fair enough, I was remembering your posts from the other day where you responded to some merkins suggesting we were not shit:

The difference is I think our form can turn around if we get some injured players back. Maybe develop some combinations. The chopping and changing is killing us but you can't help injuries. The only top 17 players unavailable for the Dogs today were Lichaa and Tolman. We were missing:

Hayne
Auva'a
Mannah
Pritchard
Alvaro
Evans
Williams

 

[emjaycee]

On the subject of Norman, I found it interesting that in his radio interview on Big Breakfast or whatever it's called he claimed he was going to "100% increase his running game". I thought on a couple of occasions tonight in the second half when we had lots of possession in their red zone he probably ran it when it would have been better to pass it.
We need him to go back to 2016/17 style where he mixed it up a lot more with some running, long cut out passes and some short balls to edge forwards - not talk in the media about his plans and then stick to them all game.