Early Attack:
Our attack to start games is non existent. We got no ball player in the middle to start the game since Walker is on the bench and Hopgood ability in that department is gone backwards. We refuse to build pressure as well. We just go for the all of nothing play which doesn't come off. To start the game we gave away three 20m restarts. Moses needed to demand the ball and step up there. Really really poor. Hopefully JDB starting at lock next year helps with the link play. Need to work on attack structure anyway.
Effort:
First game in a long time I questioned some of the desire in the players. Iongi watching Duncan go all out for the ball on the floor was poor. Someone who has put effort on effort all year. I hope and believe that the effort issue is a one of game in our rebuilding year. Just got complacent and expected the win.
Support play:
How many linebreaks with no support play. Big area for Iongi to improve. Really wish Iongi had a bit better top speed. His footwork and acceleration is good. But he lacks the top speed to be a support player in time.
Tuilagi:
He runs great lines and has a great offload. But go watch how much Souths exposed Tuilagi efforts and lateral movement. He could not keep up with Souths shifting the ball that eels had to keep back pedalling to conceed meters. Moses could not slide as Tuilagi would take forever to get to his man. Williams and Kautoga have to be our edges next year. Just use Guymer as the back up option as he is defensively more sound than Tuilagi even if his attack isnt much.
Doorey:
He is a clear depth option. Defensively he struggles. He only has minimal good games in him. He had a couple good games in him earlier but recently he has lost his form again. Cannot be in the best 17.
Attacking Kicks:
Our attacking kicks are shit. Lomax ability in the air has disappeared. Can't catch anything anymore. Moses accuracy for those kicks were horrible as well. He needs to land in on the goal line not 5m inside the field.
Papalii:
He has no idea what he is doing as a 6. I do not think a pre-season there will change it much. His instincts are so much like a fullback. He doesnt see the game as a 6. He needs to be the back up fullback next year and thats it. Him at 6 essentially eliminates our left side attack. Fox got thrown so many hospital passes.
Red ball attack:
Papalii contributes to this issue as he is not a 6. He does not straighten the attack up at all on shape. On shape he runs like he is sweeping out the back like a fullback even though he is playing 6.
Moses does not touch the ball enough in attack. He needs to control the team. But right now we look clueless and looking for Walker to call the shots. Moses is the halfback. He needs to set our attack up better. He organises a one out settler every second tackle which is putrid. Get players going running under lines cutting back in or some short passes going with your backrowers running at the halves to generate quick play the balls instead of these boring settles. We were dominating them in the ruck but we tried going around them with diaboloical shifts. How did Moses to step up at the start of the game and allow those 20m restarts pissed me off.
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Guth was one of my faves (and so was Hayne) though physically, it was time for a change.
If only he transitioned to the Dyl Walker role.
I was only saying we don't have the smarts like Guth in the team anymore. Maybe Footy Dean and maybe Riley (who more and more plays like Reed) and maybe Tds but they don't have the authority in the team yet.
look at Cody Walker....has been out for ages is not match fit ...comes on for 20 min sums things up bang two tries.....according to the presser even did some onfield coaching to that out of position second rower ....once Cody identified the defensive issues after a few intially wrong decisions.......do we have that ......fuck no
You forgot :
Heart
Soul
Basic skills
Good football admin
No heart beating Brisbane?
Lousy supporters?
Yeah, well if supporting the club for about 60 years and being a member on and off for 40 plus years is lousy then count me in.
The team had a golden opportunity to show us that they had turned a corner yet all they did was shit the bed.
Coach.
One bad loss and he is the problem with this club, great input.
The coach ain't going anywhere. The Eels have one major problem ERRORS. Ryles and his coaching staff know it and will need to fix it.
Ryles looked and sounded pissed off at the pressure. I think quite a few players will have a hard week and there ears chewed off.
Let's see the response against the Roosters 🐓.
We really should be going after Sandon Smith
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