Barry O'Speedwagon
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Do you mean Siosaia Davey?
It's fortunate they don't both play for us or that could get confusing.
Ken's brother?
When it comes to speed we are talking 17 vs 18. Unless he had a significant injury (and he didn't) then his physical decline would have been insignificant. I agree his form was down in 2018, but I don't think he was any slower or weaker.
Considering we were the team with the lowest average possession (https://www.nrl.com/stats/teams/?competition=111&season=2018&stat=9) a centre was never going to have the opportunities to rack up many highlights. But he was still easily our best defender in the outside backs. He was one of our best kick chasers and he came in to help with hit ups, which is the weakest part of his game. He was one of our best (and still is) but we weren't able to use him. Did you know he played one extra game than the year before but made 55 extra tackles? Despite this his tackle efficiency was up on 2017.
I don't know where this idea comes from, that a new coach needs years before he has a team able to compete. It's only the case if he takes over a shit roster in salary cap trouble. We're in a very good place in 2020 from a salary cap perspective, with only Ferguson, Paulo and maybe Nrown on big money.
Thought passing was the weakest part of his game? He's thrown some shockers and other times not passed at all when he should of.
No. I read today that the weakest part of his game was too many salt and vinegar chips. All good now though cause BA got that sh*t sorted in the off season.
Passing isn't a key skill for outside backs. Passing the ball near the sideline is a high risk play, and wingers/centres are usually better off taking on the defence than risking a turnover.
I think Terepo gets a stay of execution at least.
Was it ever confirmed he will only get a 1 game suspension? All i ever read was that he was stood down for the first game and we were looking into it
It wasn't. Unconfirmed or something, which is fair enough when you're still investigating. But if they were not sure about how to deal with it I'd say this doesn't hurt his chances.
Be sure to knock on his office door between 11:00 and 11:03am. You might get lucky.
The reason you have a squad of thirty is so you can cover injuries through the season, including in round one.
