Not surprised at all, Wallace has been ordinary all season and continues to be. I just don't think he has the attacking ability that we need. In terms of winning a game, we rely on Lockyer, he may not score every try or setup every try, but he does enough to make sure we win.
Sure, let's blame him again. He setup 2 of our 3 tries, was the only guy able to pressure the Eels with his kicking and put in his usual uncompromising defensive effort, but that is the minimum we expect from him, while we demand nothing from the rest of the team, in particular the other playmakers.
Let's ignore that all the other "playmakers" were running around like headless chickens, getting in everyone's way or running straight at the markers, and were woeful in defense. Let's even be blind to that bright idea of playing a backrower at 5/8 for 50 mins, which not only crippled our attacking organisation, but took one of our best attacking weapons out of play... Great double whammy Ivan!
Last year against the Storm in the finals, Lockyer had a backrower playing 5/8 next to him, and surprise surprise, we got hammered and Locky wasn't able to produce anything in attack. There's a reason teams play with 2 halves!
Our defense needs to be sorted out quickly, we're sliding back into old habits. Our line isn't moving up fast and is often staggered, just what the doctor asked for the likes of stayne or Mateo, who carved us up.
This Eels team is a joke and more than anything, we were the ones who helped them back in the saddle. :x
We better turn up next week, or we might struggle big time to get in the finals.
3- Parker
2- Te'o
1- Hoffman
