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Reni Matuia dragons performance

Posted by parra supporter on May 22, 2013 at 1:34pm

before i start i'm a fan off reni matuia as i know what he's capable of, however i havnt been a fan of his performance from rd2 onwards.
Okay so i watched parras game twice over the weekend and both times reni IMO had a solid game. Yet i see constant blogs/comments bagging out his defense and performance against the dragons. So i thought i'd have a look at his stats and saw that he averaged over 10m per run, and missed just the 1 tackle/penalty. which i would hardly say is terrible defense as many people have said over the week.
Anyways the point of the blog is are we as fans judging players by the current performance or has it come to the time where people are going by past performances/ dislikes.

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parra supporter May 22, 2013 at 2:03pm

that's spot on miatch, for fans, a decent performance is considered crap due to high expectations
The Badger May 22, 2013 at 2:51pm

Reni is not a typical backrower - doesn't like defence thus low tackle counts. He can tackle but just avoids it.

Play him as a running 6, fringe defender.
- Tom Mus > The Badger May 22, 2013 at 2:57pm
  
  Agree with this. Against the Titans he played 80 minutes and only made 11 tackles. WHAT?! If he wanted to get involved, he'd be averaging 10 tackles a game more than he does.
coco May 22, 2013 at 3:07pm

'his solid thighs' - ?????
parra supporter May 22, 2013 at 3:15pm

nah i wouldn't play him as five-eight, but def would get him more involved in the back line, against the warriors he through the last pass before a try 2 or 3 times if my memorys right so he's pass is there, however kicking im not too sure about...
Yoshi May 22, 2013 at 3:59pm

That head on tackle that Reni and Roberts missed on Simmons against Penrith is burnt into my mind. He's going to need to do something special to change my view on him.
- NOOSHIE (HaynePlane12) > Yoshi May 22, 2013 at 4:05pm
  
  That was 90% Roberts fault. It was off a scrum so each man marked their own man. Maitua was sliding across & has a reason not to get a good grab on Simmons. He had to stop & twist to even attempt a tackle. Roberts on the other hand was inside of Roberts, he knew Simmoms was taking it himself & bent over to make a tackle. Only problem is he had no care or determination in the tackle, so Simmons easily brushed him off.
- NOOSHIE (HaynePlane12) > Yoshi May 22, 2013 at 4:06pm
  
  Inside of Maitua *
1Eyed Eel May 23, 2013 at 12:39am

I'll say a little bit to defend Maitua, in that he's a hole runner style of back-rower and we don't have anyone who is really capable of putting him through holes. You saw how he should be used when Kelly put him through that gap and he would have scored but for the forward pass. I've said before, while Morgan is out I'd be playing him at centre.