I think that the whole damned thing is madness and though Ive held my tongue on the subject for a while Im having some massive problems understanding what the hell Steve Price is doing and as a corollary, what the hell the club is doing hanging on to him.
Fein is not a halfback; hes not playing like a half back. He doesnt have the passing game, kicking game or running game of a halfback. He panics under pressure and doesnt have enough pace. Okay, in an emergency he can fill in but he does not have the skill set to manage the task week in week out
Mitch Rein has no kicking game nor an adequate passing game and his number of DH runs lately has also fallen substantially. This is primarily because he is so easy to read that he is constantly tagged. Doesnt Price realise that the only game that we have won in the past half dozen or so was without Mitch Rein?
Nobody is capable of delivering a manageable pass at the line which is one reason why the entire team looks like lost sheep in attack
The fact that Soward wont take the ball to the line and that Fein lacks the pace or size to break the line means we can create the doubt that gives our backline movements any chance maintain momentum. Defences can slide with impunity.
There are any number of options (IMO) that would work better than Prices current formula. Fein to hooker (hes the best hooker that we have FFS). Soward to half (where he is closer to the line from the getgo. King or Stanley or Dugan or anyone at 5/8 who has a bit of size but who hopefully has soft enough hands to put the likes of Creagh and Cooper into gaps at the line
Steve Price has not shown me in one single game that he is capable of coaching at NRL level. Please feel free to give me examples if Im incorrect here.
Soward is not the problem
Prior is not the problem
Vidot is not the problem
Fein is not the problem
Stanley is not the problem
Discipline is not the problem
Attitude is not the problem
Put a team together is that is playing where they are supposed to be playing
Give them some structure
Coach them and give the fans something that isnt embarrassing rubbish