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with the talent in the side we have we are definitely under-achieving. the penrith game was the same as almost every game this year. a few individuals played well, a few patches where we looked impressive but for the most part a side that doesn't seem to give a crap (this was highlighted to me in a passage of play where finch got the ball and without summing up his options threw a 1 foot pass to mateo as if to say "here. do something.")
i am not sure if the team's attitude is derived because as others have pointed out, hagan almost certainly wont axe players. it seems like they are playing with no consequences or accountability.
i find it embarrassing that our top running player is our 5/8. not because of who he is but because of where he plays. no pivot should be comfortably making more ground than any forward.
our backs get starved of quality fotball because our forwards, as a group, are not making enough ground and getting enough quick plays to set things up. it seems like most of them are happy to just barge the ball directly into defenders instead of running at spaces or setting up second phase play to wear out our oposition more.
the comment about our forwards all being the same i think is pretty close to the money. i know people think wagon has earned respect because of his service over the years but really his form (especcially attack) has been below par for years. i don't know how he is still in firsts, a comment made to me by friends that suport other teams. i also think our bench should be carrying at least two props each game (i don't mean make shift props either).
on a positive note after yesterday - i think people are a bit harsh on cayless, he has been making ground and working his ar$e off on the field, fui is playing well, joel reddy has been a surprise, inu has played pretty well since returning, matt keating has offered more from dummy half than piggy and mateo is a deadset freak.
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