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Five things I took from the NRL and KOE games against the Bulldogs
1. Our trial wins against the Chooks and the Bunnies flattered to deceive. The Roosters didn't play their entire starting pack through injury or omission. The Bunnies, despite having their strike weapons almost entirely missing, still put 26 points on us.
2. In the forwards, it was men v boys- Jacob Preston is a similar build to our Couchman boys but his leg drive and strength (and perhaps our poor line speed and defensive technique) meant that he was just about impossible to stop- he and Kikau and then Tupinoua monstered us.
3. Lachlan Ilias is not an NRL standard half-back. His kicking game is thoughtless, and he is not a leader. Ben Hornby is a good judge of a half-having played there himself- and didn't want to keep him at Souths so that says it all to me.
4. If Gutho is meant to be a role model to Sloane, I hope he erases that part of the tape showing his turnstile defence against the Bulldogs winger close to the Dragons line.
5. I was expecting to see Sloane dominate in the KOE but it was Cody Ramsey who was sensational- strong in defence, and under the high ball and dangerous and elusive every time he touched the ball. Yes, he looks thin and could be rag dolled or knocked out of the way under high kicks such as Burton put up in the NRL but the bigger bodied Feagai was as well. I would give serious consideration to moving Gutho to five eight, Flanagan half and Ramsey full-back.
1. Our trial wins against the Chooks and the Bunnies flattered to deceive. The Roosters didn't play their entire starting pack through injury or omission. The Bunnies, despite having their strike weapons almost entirely missing, still put 26 points on us.
2. In the forwards, it was men v boys- Jacob Preston is a similar build to our Couchman boys but his leg drive and strength (and perhaps our poor line speed and defensive technique) meant that he was just about impossible to stop- he and Kikau and then Tupinoua monstered us.
3. Lachlan Ilias is not an NRL standard half-back. His kicking game is thoughtless, and he is not a leader. Ben Hornby is a good judge of a half-having played there himself- and didn't want to keep him at Souths so that says it all to me.
4. If Gutho is meant to be a role model to Sloane, I hope he erases that part of the tape showing his turnstile defence against the Bulldogs winger close to the Dragons line.
5. I was expecting to see Sloane dominate in the KOE but it was Cody Ramsey who was sensational- strong in defence, and under the high ball and dangerous and elusive every time he touched the ball. Yes, he looks thin and could be rag dolled or knocked out of the way under high kicks such as Burton put up in the NRL but the bigger bodied Feagai was as well. I would give serious consideration to moving Gutho to five eight, Flanagan half and Ramsey full-back.
