Rumours and Stuff

[Poupou Escobar]

Ennis has a great short kicking game and is a genuine ball player with good crisp service. McCullough has probably the best kicking game out of dummy half and is an excellent support player and Lichaa is green but a better version of Kaysa. All tower over DeGois in term of quality of service out of dummy half and vision (I.E Making the right play/going the right way etc) all which stats don't help with. DeGois is a great little defender and he will always miss more tackles because of his in your face/quick off the mark style but he drives more players back in defence. DeGois is not an80min hooker though, his output in 80min games is poor in terms of service quality and mistakes made

I agree De Gois struggles over 80 minutes but I don't have a problem with his dummy half service. He should probably throw more forward passes, given how much teams get away with them, but his error rate is very low - only Smith, Hodgson and Peats have fewer errors per minute. Obviously this is related to the fact that he is asked to take very few risks in his play, but I think it is also obviously to do with his vast experience as an NRL dummy half.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I don't disagree, he still has terrible service.

What's so terrible about it? And can you divorce his apparent service from the quality of play-the-balls he works off?

 

[The Colonel]

Interestingly there is talk that Lichaa may be available as the Dogs aren't impressed with his progress. They have a woeful spine IMO really so it's interesting that they are in touch with the top four. I think Mbye and Reynolds are much better hookers than they are halves - there defence just doesn't warrant moving into nine.

I wouldn't take Lichaa either.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Of course it isn't. But if you want to do anything in this comp then those are two essential traits of a 9.

De Gois actually has more LBAs per minute than McCullough this year. Obviously his running game is poor but we have plenty of speedy forwards who are a better option to follow a quick play-the-ball. And the beauty of your dummy half not taking on the defence is that he is available at the next play-the-ball.

 

[Noise]

De Gois actually has more LBAs per minute than McCullough this year. Obviously his running game is poor but we have plenty of speedy forwards who are a better option to follow a quick play-the-ball. And the beauty of your dummy half not taking on the defence is that he is available at the next play-the-ball.

But the more problematic downside is that you aren't taking the markers or A defender out of play meaning they can line up and smash the poor merkin one off the ruck.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

It doesn't take away from the fact that Lichaa is more than just a little tackling machine (which is what the debate is about). Lichaa is a great defender but he is also a ball player too.

Well the Dogs play entirely through the middle so you'd hope so.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

footy show - terry kennedy said titans next year with signing of Hayne it will tranform the Titans with seat sales. I live on the coast you moron, The Titans don't a market. Gold Coasters they prefer watching AFL than League - simple really. Totally different in Brisbane and Logan.

I think his point was that with Hayne (and good team performances this year) they could prefer NRL next year. It's certainly a strong junior area.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Interestingly there is talk that Lichaa may be available as the Dogs aren't impressed with his progress. They have a woeful spine IMO really so it's interesting that they are in touch with the top four. I think Mbye and Reynolds are much better hookers than they are halves - there defence just doesn't warrant moving into nine.

I wouldn't take Lichaa either.

Reynolds started as a hooker, and if they signed Foran they would need to move one of their halves. I'd take Lichaa - with his defence he would fit our team perfectly.

Also, Mbye is an excellent young playmaker, and only getting better.

 

[hineyrulz]

Stats aren't everything. You can see the Bulldogs attack very differently to us (which would be supported by stats such as the number of touches their halves get compared to ours as well as comparing runs made by middle forwards or edge players).

Stats aren't everything when they don't suit your argument

 

[hineyrulz]

footy show - terry kennedy said titans next year with signing of Hayne it will tranform the Titans with seat sales. I live on the coast you moron, The Titans don't a market. Gold Coasters they prefer watching AFL than League - simple really. Totally different in Brisbane and Logan.

lol

 

[Happy MEel]

Stats aren't everything when they don't suit your argument

...and when they do, everyone else is a merkin for thinking otherwise.

 

[Chipmunk]

For 2016:
1 try
2 try assists
0 line breaks
2 LBA
6 tackle busts

For 2015:
2 tries
2 try assists
2 line breaks
2 LBAs
6 tackle busts

Obviously only a handful of De Gois's starts are 80 minute efforts (which I don't think he is) whereas Lichaa's are all over 80 mins.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Stats aren't everything when they don't suit your argument

They aren't everything even when they do suit my argument but they are at least evidence in support. I agree De Gois stats show he isn't a good attacking player but they also show he is a safe player with low errors. His defensive stats are very good, at least for defensive involvement. His missed tackle stats are comparable to plenty of other NRL quality hookers. At his price he is good value IMO, and I'd say the coach thinks so too. Maybe you shouldn't criticise without at least trying to understand the decisions made.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I think De Gois is pretty much bottom of the barrel but we're stuck with him due to the lack of TPAs. Things won't improve until we move on from the administrator, if then.

 

[hineyrulz]

They aren't everything even when they do suit my argument but they are at least evidence in support. I agree De Gois stats show he isn't a good attacking player but they also show he is a safe player with low errors. His defensive stats are very good, at least for defensive involvement. His missed tackle stats are comparable to plenty of other NRL quality hookers. At his price he is good value IMO, and I'd say the coach thinks so too. Maybe you shouldn't criticise without at least trying to understand the decisions made.

I understand the decisions made, just don't agree with them,

Not surprised that you do though, you have agreed with everything that has happened at the club since you first started started posting on here.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

And no one's mentioned any ESL options apart from Segeyaro. Hodgson turned out well and he wouldn't have cost the earth.

 

[hineyrulz]

I think De Gois is pretty much bottom of the barrel but we're stuck with him due to the lack of TPAs. Things won't improve until we move on from the administrator, if then.

It's all that Todd merkins fault.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

It's all that Todd merkins fault.

Number one culprit is the f**kstick from our club who decided that if they couldn't be in power then they'd screw us over. But yeah, Todd's a merkin alright.

 

[Fanbase]

What's so terrible about it? And can you divorce his apparent service from the quality of play-the-balls he works off?

u a degois fan too pau? more quality talent IDing by you bahahhaha, you lets have degois as the main dummy half and sign Roberts cause he is a consistent talent, we should go good next year bahahahahahahahahaha

 

[Fanbase]

Reynolds started as a hooker, and if they signed Foran they would need to move one of their halves. I'd take Lichaa - with his defence he would fit our team perfectly.

Also, Mbye is an excellent young playmaker, and only getting better.

yeah lets pick up a doggies reject. Reynolds went off at licha for his crap passing game so yeah lets get him to the eels. another great call