I do believe that most of the blame lies with the coach, and thus also with club management who recently re-signed him. I watched the game against Parra & the Tigers were garbage. I can't accept that it's anything to do with club disharmony as I saw them dish up exactly the same rubbish last year. No doubt there is some unhappiness, however they have played the same type of scrappy football many times in the past.
They play like a social touch football club where half the players have just joined and no one knows each other yet. The main thing I see is a complete lack of organisation. Basically this is because they lack an organising half, someone to give the team direction. I hope Miller is the man for this because unfortunately Lui isn't. If there's a club out there that wants a Marshall type 5/8 they should sign Lui because that's his style. Therefore we see endless brain explosions and death or glory type plays that end in turnovers.
I do see a bright side in that there is a core of very good players scattered around the park - I rate Lawrence, Ayshford, Marshall, Ellis, Galloway & Farah. McKinnon would have been good a few years ago but he is too slow and old and a liability. Should not play first grade again. Moltzen is a cat - I noticed tonight near the end where he took the ball in goal, ran out hard until he was near the defence and then quickly flipped it to McKinnon to take the tackle. Meow.
Ryan had a fairly mistake free game however he is just second rate. I thought Brown was OK last year but he didn't show much tonight. Fifita didn't impress me at all - isn't he meant to be a line breaking prop?
On the bright side - good to see Lawrence back. He made a few errors but I couldn't believe he could play so strongly on his first game back. His front on tackle of Moi Moi was great. Shame he doesn't have Lote outside him. I love watching Ellis tackle, one of the hardest hitting tacklers I've seen.
I say throw Miller in now as half and give him the rest of the year to prove himself. No doubt Sheens will stick to his usual stupid selections as he will refuse to admit being wrong.
