I know this sounds like a broken record, but seriously...

5 years ago this kid was one of the most sort after league prospects in the country. in 2018, he's just another junior BA couldn't get anything out of. When is enough enough?

Prior to the season BA was telling everyone Bevan had a huge offseason and was the player he was most looking forward to seeing what they could do this year. Fittler had him in the Emerging Blues squad and said he looked dynamic. He absolutely killed it in the trial win over Newcastle...so what has happened?

Those in charge need to take a hard look at BA's stench on this club NOW. Not the end of 2019 when we would'e already lost Bevan and god knows what else.. the time is literally now. In my opinion, he hasn't utilised Bevan properly at all. No side is carrying an undersized winger in the modern game. He's on a hiding to nothing. If he can't ruck the ball out like an extra forward , he's no good in the position. 

Bevans strengths are his acceleration and anticipation. We don't create enough opportunities to utilise them with our shitty out the back block plays mixed in with 4 set up plays per attacking set. Bevan isn't a ball playing fullback who's best utilised out the back of shape plays. Yet every time he's picked there he's asked to play the style of fullback BA wants in every game. He should really be playing in the middle of the field and sniffing out offloads and pushing up in support whilst being given freedom to chime into the backline where necessary. Moses and Norman don't complement this at all. 

I have no doubt his development has been mishandled by BA and the coaching staff. He's been terrible for us, but if a smart coach gets a hold of him and surrounds him with what he needs to thrive he will. Not every player is the same. BA can't grasp that at all. He literally thinks that whoever jumps into a jersey fills a role he wants for the position.  Tactically he's just not up to it. So before we let go of another promising junior, wouldn't it be wise to recognise that the guy in charge has not got the best out of a single one of them?

Its unbelievable to me that we seem to be starting a rebuild... and it's just BA attempting to replace and cover up his own mess he created only 2 years ago. He also wanted Norman and Moses..it hasn't worked. This is really going to set us back even further. Does anyone have an ounce of confidence in what he's doing at the club?

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  • Your right,....it is a broken record

  • I don’t think the club is in good hands
  • It's almost like you're suggesting that the club needs to do a full review. Hmm, I wish they'd thought of that and already put it underway... Oh..wait...

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      • Poppa what do you think Frenchs best position is?

        I think once that is identified he must compete for it and win it outright in the off season.

        Full-back is his spot I think but I feel he must grab it with both hands and take it.

        Also needs to be given a good shot and time at the spot and persist with him.

  • Letting French go will come back to bite us.
  • Players like Bevan French don't come very often. If we let him slip through our fingers its a discrace. You cannot coach or create a player like French, its a natural talent. Letting Semi go yet buying players at top money who have next to no talent is a discrace. What a joke our club has become.

    • Ok firstly French whats a postion be sucks at and wont accept any other letting him go isnt a disgrace his team spirit which he has none is a disgrace. Secondly semi left cause of the media around the allegations he no longer wanted to kive in aushe wouldnt ha e accepted a top dollar contract even if he did he is still earning more in france then the highest played player in league and cause of france tax laws even if the amounts were the same he would still earn way more in france it would have taken a quarter to a third of the entire salary cap to keeo him and you wouldnt bave found many high tpa for him because if the court case
  • Bevan needs to evolve. Needs to get bigger. Needs to get involved more. After all these years I still think of him as a junior member of the squad. At this stage of his career he should be demanding the ball. He has the one asset you can't teach and that's speed. His elusive nature should be winning us games but he is still waiting for something to happen instead of creating that something.
  • I completely agree and said the same to a mate last night but not just French. We had a backline that had incredible attacking potential with Moses, Norman, Jennings, Hayne, French and gutho - wow I mean that is one of the best backlines in the comp yet arent we last in points scored. Now he wants to basically get rid of all of them except gutho and the ceo and board don’t see a problem with this. I really can’t believe how this has turned out I thought ba was going great and going to be a long term coach even though he had flawes but now he has even lost his strengths which were to have the team playing as one and for each other like we did last year and the year before.

    • Agree, what happened to ‘In BA We Trust?’ Within 10 rounds - There’s no way I’d trust him now. 

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