yeah, that's the "anti" game-plan.
I say make it the game-plan and cut away all the criticism.
See what happens.
I believe a certain relaxed former coach of us, parra, Newcastle and the chooks suggested such an anti gameplan earlier in the week... And it's a good call.
I have had an issue with the NRL this year and in fact for the past few years really... It seems like the majority of coaches have this idea that they must coach their teams to play tough grinding football and play the percentages to win games, and don't necessarily coach the talent they have infront of them.
That's what I've seen from Price, he is in this trap where he wants to replicate what Bennett did for us but doesn't realize it's like the owner of a local McDonalds trying to get his 15 year old staff to use business strategies used by Donald Trumps employees. Last night was a great example of letting the young kids have a go. Duges lead the charge and the rest followed and they just played footy, it was refreshing.
Seeing Morris getting space again was brilliant.
Nighty searching for the ball in field is a must, the guy is a superb winger no doubt but he needs to search for the action more because he is to much a wild card to just stay on his wing.
Vidot needs to be in our 17... Bench second rower with Runciman coming back in for Coops... His runs are just to devastating for us to not have him in the team. To good for the Cutters.
Quinlin... Poise and professionalism... He just didnt seem phased of even caught up in the emotions of the game, he just played his natural game and looked dangerous and like he should be there. Such a shame he is so slight, I wonder where he would be already if he was a bit bigger. Never the less he is first grade footballer no doubt about it.
I tell ya who did have a blinder, Matt Prior. I can't stand the heat he gets around here, when he plays in the middle I don't think he disappoints. I wish Price and everybody else (coaching staff and media even) would drop this tag of him being a great utility player, he is a front rower and a pretty good one to have coming off the bench. I'm still in shock at his support play, dummy and offload for the Quinlin try lol.
It wasn't our greatest performance hell it wasn't Souths either, but coming from the position we are in and the way we've been playing that was great. And I hope Price sees it as a building block, let the kids play. I swear if he chops and changes the team next week and there is no Vidot, or Quinlin or he names Prior in the centers as opposed to Runciman I won't watch another game all year because it will prove that Price knows nothing at all.
Sorry bout the length of this post and any iPhone and early morning spelling mistakes it may contain love you all dragons fans and f**k our position on the ladder I can't stop smiling as my train is about to come up on Redfern station.
Red V is in me.
