So as I'm sure many of us might have expected following the loss, the old calls accusing us of being boring and subsequent cries to sack the coach have kicked in.
Now, clearly I've got no idea. I wrote in my pre-match review that given how out-manned we were in the backs, that we didn't have any option but to try and grind this match out. Given that it was going to be wet and slippery conditions, and we were going to match up best in the forwards, it would be best to play the match up the middle and try and hope for our halves could bring us home with their kicking game.
So here you go fellas. You're thread. Let's hear the game-plan you'd have put in place to deal with the fact that you've basically lost four of your five best attacking players, you're down to Under 20s kids to stick in the backline and your halves have had a grand total of about 60 minute trial game-time together. Oh, you kinda got to take into account little things like wet, slippery conditions and the like, but other than that go for it. I'm sure SK will be reading, and keen to hear your ideas - I know I am.
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Defend your backsides off & Score more points than the opposition.
Wait...........Sk can read?
its always the players that pay, they pay..... they pay with maizze https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv5-t-yFNhI
I don't know about positional changes other than finding a new dummy half. (Hell I'd put Keating in Centres if only for our defence out wide to be better and to be able to bring in new hooker).But I'd be working on attacking set plays for when you are in the attacking 20.
All I saw was hit it up for 5 and kick and hope, while the broncos in same conditions and less experiences halves had far more players in motion and far more ball movement than we did. I'm not seeing any points coming from our current centres. The second half Sandow looked a bit lost. I really miss the big backline movement we once had where we were able to spread the ball sideline to sideline and find gaps in the defence in doing so. I think we are playing overly structured football and when it's not working we don't have any answers.
Now I don't want us going all the way back to off the cuff no structure football, as exciting as that was it was shown in 2010 that that style of play only brings short term success. We need to find the Balance. I'm starting to feel Kearney is all about decipline and structure but lacks creativity.
Any thoughts on playing Hayne at number 4 with Willie Tonga at number 3 (when both injury free) ? I saw Hayne play at number 4 when Hagin was coach and maybe Burt at fullback or maybe Barba at fullback. Any thoughts? or stupid idea?
I've kind of chuckled when this has been suggested before - centre he just doesn't get his hands on the ball but our outside back situation is kind of dire. You just have to have a go-to centre and with Willie and Tonga out we just don't have one. I feel the gap between Hayne and our other centres is far greater than the gap between Hayne and Burt. It would probably make for a stronger overall backline but it would mute Hayne's ability to influence the game.
With Hayne and W Tonga in the centres our back line becomes so much better. Sio stays and the only question is who the other winger is.
I thought Keating did pretty well. No scoots out of dummy half but in those conditions it was sensible play.
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