Zac Lomax

[since77]

‘I’ll be at centre, for sure’: Lomax opens up on Eels move amid Gutho’s potential departure

‘I’ll be at centre, for sure’: Lomax opens up on Eels move amid Gutho’s potential departure

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Who writes this rubbish. Calling Lomax a speedster. Never once saw him outsprint or burn his opponent.

I love the gall of the comment - "I was chucked onto the wing."
Yeah Zac and then you were "chucked" into State Of Origin and Australian teams. On the wing. What an absolute flog.

 

[OneEyedDragon]

I love the gall of the comment - "I was chucked onto the wing."
Yeah Zac and then you were "chucked" into State Of Origin and Australian teams. On the wing. What an absolute flog.

It's surprising, but Zac seems totally unable to accept that someone else might know how best to use Zac's talents. Jason Nightingale said much the same thing after having a "play where it is best for the team" chat with Zac when the move to the wing was first implemented. If someone's opinion differs to Zac's, then he just doesn't listen!

 

[Victoire]

It's great that he's insisting on playing centre at club level though. Instead of getting perhaps the 2nd best winger in the game, Parra will have the 10th-15th? best centre.

 

[Dragsters]

It's great that he's insisting on playing centre at club level though. Instead of getting perhaps the 2nd best winger in the game, Parra will have the 10th-15th? best centre.

Works for me!

 

[CozDragon]

It's great that he's insisting on playing centre at club level though. Instead of getting perhaps the 2nd best winger in the game, Parra will have the 10th-15th? best centre.

If i recall it was 22nd-23rd best centre. They must be stoked!

 

[since77]

It's surprising, but Zac seems totally unable to accept that someone else might know how best to use Zac's talents. Jason Nightingale said much the same thing after having a "play where it is best for the team" chat with Zac when the move to the wing was first implemented. If someone's opinion differs to Zac's, then he just doesn't listen!

Yeah Zac lost me when I heard that interview with Jason Nightingale earlier in the year. Was super obvious Zac had a fairly large "me first" problem.

 

[Trifili13]

Yeah Zac lost me when I heard that interview with Jason Nightingale earlier in the year. Was super obvious Zac had a fairly large "me first" problem.

If a 'me' attitude is good enough for the captain it can filter through to some players. While I might joke about culture when players sign for 'unders' at clubs due to their culture, it is very important when it comes to attitude and that starts from the captain and senior leadership group. We don't have a captain and enough senior players that tell the younger guys to pull their head in and do what's best for the team like leading teams around the world in all forms of sport.

 

[rasaint]

I did have a little laugh about Zac being ‘a speedster’

 

[hewi]

So Zac plays centre for the Eels like he did for us, he won’t get picked on that basis as a SOO centre but would he be chosen as a winger again when he hasn’t been playing there for the Eels? I doubt it, personally I think Zac has kicked an own goal.

 

[Victoire]

So Zac plays centre for the Eels like he did for us, he won’t get picked on that basis as a SOO centre but would he be chosen as a winger again when he hasn’t been playing there for the Eels? I doubt it, personally I think Zac has kicked an own goal.

Nah. He's thrown a flick pass into touch

 

[Old Timer]

I love the gall of the comment - "I was chucked onto the wing."
Yeah Zac and then you were "chucked" into State Of Origin and Australian teams. On the wing. What an absolute flog.

You're the flog because you shortened his interview to suit your hate Lomax agenda.

According to the interview this is what he actually said.

“I pride myself on competing on everything. I did all my pre-season at fullback, then I got chucked on to the wing.

“I was confident coming into this season, and I came in with the mentality of wherever I played, I wanted to nail that position and be the best possible [player] in that position.

“I pride myself on being a footy player. I love playing wing. I’ve loved every minute of this season. But I want to play centre.”

Any person with any comprehension skills would work out his use of the word "chucked" was not sinister but more a sign of his limited vocabulary.

After all, S F did say that Lomax would get a shot at FB and it never actually eventuated which is what he tries to encapsulate in the first paragraph.

If the word "chucked" had sinister connotations then why would he then say "I love playing wing but I want to play centre"?

Lomax isn't the sharpest tool in the shed but he has his reasons for leaving and at no stage has he bad-mouthed the club, his team mates or S F.

 

[since77]

You're the flog because you shortened his interview to suit your hate Lomax agenda.

According to the interview this is what he actually said.

“I pride myself on competing on everything. I did all my pre-season at fullback, then I got chucked on to the wing.

“I was confident coming into this season, and I came in with the mentality of wherever I played, I wanted to nail that position and be the best possible [player] in that position.

“I pride myself on being a footy player. I love playing wing. I’ve loved every minute of this season. But I want to play centre.”

Any person with any comprehension skills would work out his use of the word "chucked" was not sinister but more a sign of his limited vocabulary.

After all, S F did say that Lomax would get a shot at FB and it never actually eventuated which is what he tries to encapsulate in the first paragraph.

If the word "chucked" had sinister connotations then why would he then say "I love playing wing but I want to play centre"?

Lomax isn't the sharpest tool in the shed but he has his reasons for leaving and at no stage has he bad-mouthed the club, his team mates or S F.

Seriously OT. You've been around even longer than me so you're 100% aware that the word "chucked" is always negative when used like this. Even a footballer would choose his words a bit more carefully and used something like "switched to" or "moved to". The word "chucked" was 100% deliberate. But if you want to drink the Kool Aid go for it.
And where did you get the I hate Lomax thing from? For years on this forum I was one of his biggest defenders while most here had decided he was second rate and error prone. To this day he's still one of the most naturally gifted footballers I've seen come through our systems and I was saying that from the time he debuted. I thought he was treated terribly and made a scapegoat by an inept coach out of his depth when he was dropped by Griffin last year. It's a huge shame he's finally reached his potential via a coaching masterstroke from SF and has decided he apparently wanted to "challenge himself" at another club.
Now that's he leaving he's just another player who has left to play for another club and I'll treat him with the contempt I would have for any opposition player. (The only two players I've maintained a soft spot for after they left were BMoz and Sowie.)
I don't hate Zac but I will enjoy it if and when he stuffs up or goes backwards, particularly if its at Kogarah or WIN. I've just offered my opinion on what he has said in the first few interviews he has done after he has left the club. None of them IMO has painted his attitude towards the club or the coach who finally unlocked him in a particularly good light IMO. You obviously read it differently.
As I said in a recent post on this thread the interview earlier in the year with Jason Nightingale was the first hint that Zac had more than just a small attitude problem. I tend to agree with Nighty.

 

[Old Timer]

Seriously OT. You've been around even longer than me so you're 100% aware that the word "chucked" is always negative when used like this. Even a footballer would choose his words a bit more carefully and used something like "switched to" or "moved to". The word "chucked" was 100% deliberate. But if you want to drink the Kool Aid go for it.
And where did you get the I hate Lomax thing from? For years on this forum I was one of his biggest defenders while most here had decided he was second rate and error prone. To this day he's still one of the most naturally gifted footballers I've seen come through our systems and I was saying that from the time he debuted. I thought he was treated terribly and made a scapegoat by an inept coach out of his depth when he was dropped by Griffin last year. It's a huge shame he's finally reached his potential via a coaching masterstroke from SF and has decided he apparently wanted to "challenge himself" at another club.
Now that's he leaving he's just another player who has left to play for another club and I'll treat him with the contempt I would have for any opposition player. (The only two players I've maintained a soft spot for after they left were BMoz and Sowie.)
I don't hate Zac but I will enjoy it if and when he stuffs up or goes backwards, particularly if its at Kogarah or WIN. I've just offered my opinion on what he has said in the first few interviews he has done after he has left the club. None of them IMO has painted his attitude towards the club or the coach who finally unlocked him in a particularly good light IMO. You obviously read it differently.
As I said in a recent post on this thread the interview earlier in the year with Jason Nightingale was the first hint that Zac had more than just a small attitude problem. I tend to agree with Nighty.

Codswallop

Lomax is not that smart just look at the interview with him & Lawrie re Hook they are a couple of dummies.

I love all the master stroke BS re Flanno. FFS all that jumping, competing etc etc was evident for years and could have easily have been done when he was at centre but our shit game plans never had that in the mix.

The reason Lomax ended up on the wing was because Hunt has a shit house kicking game and the extra width was required to accommodate that and even then Hunt's kicking game fell well short of good.

If we had of punted Hunt and got a half with a half decent kicking game and shared possession with a 5/8 Lomax could have stayed at centre and achieved exactly what he did on the wing if not more.

So, in the end Lomax to wing got more try assists for Hunt and netted Lomax 14 tries but in 2023 Ravalawa scored 21 tries in that same position with minimal assists from Hunt.

Unlock Lomax and score 7 less tries year on year, yeah have to cheer that result.

 

[CozDragon]

Nah. He's thrown a flick pass into touch

Probably to Lawrie sitting in the crowd as that should be the closest he will get to being on the ground at an NRL game next year.

 

[BLM01]

Codswallop

Lomax is not that smart just look at the interview with him & Lawrie re Hook they are a couple of dummies.

I love all the master stroke BS re Flanno. FFS all that jumping, competing etc etc was evident for years and could have easily have been done when he was at centre but our shit game plans never had that in the mix.

The reason Lomax ended up on the wing was because Hunt has a shit house kicking game and the extra width was required to accommodate that and even then Hunt's kicking game fell well short of good.

If we had of punted Hunt and got a half with a half decent kicking game and shared possession with a 5/8 Lomax could have stayed at centre and achieved exactly what he did on the wing if not more.

So, in the end Lomax to wing got more try assists for Hunt and netted Lomax 14 tries but in 2023 Ravalawa scored 21 tries in that same position with minimal assists from Hunt.

Unlock Lomax and score 7 less tries year on year, yeah have to cheer that result.

If you are correct
“Lomax moved to wing to accommodate Hunts not so good kicking game”
Why was he picked on the wing and still is in rep football.. not at centre? Where Hunt is not the kicker
Name me a half / centre pairing where this happens in preference to wingers?
Whichever way you look at it it was the right and bold move by our coach

 

[Gareth67]

I do hope for young Zachary’s sake that Lawrie is not part of a swap deal for Gutherson and coach Ryles places Lawrie in the centers with Zac baby moving to the wing ! !

 

[since77]

Codswallop

Lomax is not that smart just look at the interview with him & Lawrie re Hook they are a couple of dummies.

I love all the master stroke BS re Flanno. FFS all that jumping, competing etc etc was evident for years and could have easily have been done when he was at centre but our shit game plans never had that in the mix.

The reason Lomax ended up on the wing was because Hunt has a shit house kicking game and the extra width was required to accommodate that and even then Hunt's kicking game fell well short of good.

If we had of punted Hunt and got a half with a half decent kicking game and shared possession with a 5/8 Lomax could have stayed at centre and achieved exactly what he did on the wing if not more.

So, in the end Lomax to wing got more try assists for Hunt and netted Lomax 14 tries but in 2023 Ravalawa scored 21 tries in that same position with minimal assists from Hunt.

Unlock Lomax and score 7 less tries year on year, yeah have to cheer that result.

OT, Have you ever noticed that when you quote me, my answer tries to cover the points you have made?
Have you ever noticed that when you answer back, you ignore everything I've just said and start ranting in a different direction?
Makes a productive conversation very difficult......

 

[Old Timer]

If you are correct
“Lomax moved to wind to accommodate Hunts not so good kicking game”
Why was he picked on the wing and still is in rep football.. not at centre? Where Hunt is not the kicker
Name me a half / centre pairing where this happens in preference to wingers?
Whichever way you look at it it was the right and bold move by our coach

FMD I’m not Meninga nor Madge

TBH I would not have picked Lomax for state or country at wing as I actually believe there are better players nor would I have picked him as a rep centre.

Whilst his atrial skills are good other players offer close to them and they have more speed.

He is just a better than average club footballer for mine.

DCE or Reynolds or Moses or Cleary would all be capable of getting out of Lomax at centre that Hunt got out of him on the wing.

21 tries to Rava with Hunt at half and 14 to Lomax says it all.

 

[Old Timer]

OT, Have you ever noticed that when you quote me, my answer tries to cover the points you have made?
Have you ever noticed that when you answer back, you ignore everything I've just said and start ranting in a different direction?
Makes a productive conversation very difficult......

You posted a redacted version of an interview and then bagged him out

I posted the full article and gave my reasons as to why you were unfair in your assessment.

You replied and again I came back to you with a full explanation as to my reasoning and push back as to your interpretation.

Simply put Lomax is like so many young NRL players “dumb” with a limited education and vocabulary.

You seem to think he is a Rhodes Scholar FFS Lomax’s dumb plays should have taught you something by now.

 

[Mojo]

You posted a redacted version of an interview and then bagged him out

I posted the full article and gave my reasons as to why you were unfair in your assessment.

You replied and again I came back to you with a full explanation as to my reasoning and push back as to your interpretation.

Simply put Lomax is like so many young NRL players “dumb” with a limited education and vocabulary.

You seem to think he is a Rhodes Scholar FFS Lomax’s dumb plays should have taught you something by now.

Hopefully his spectacular flick pass returns to his game when he plays for Parra.