The old Morts/Robson combo is finished. Fans of that combo had their chance. I must congratulate that combo cause it did take us to a GF.... with the help of the Chosen One.... lolz.
Now with our new Morts/Keating halves combo, I'm looking back to see if there was any improvement over the old Morts/Robson halves combo. I don't know about you but there was not much difference between them although it is a little improvement. Lets not forget it is still early and in a couple of rounds we will see if the Morts/Keating combo will work or not.
Last night the Morts/Keating combo showed us a Bad kicking game, No leadership, and Poor attack structure. One can easily match it with Morts/Robson. Whats worse is even with our forwards playing their best game last night, Morts/Keating didn't or couldn't do anything to exploit it. Pity the Morts/Robson combo didn't have our forwards playing for them hard like last night to see how they would have exploited it. And the worst, Morts and KK have played together for years so its not like they both had to gel together to play good.
Plus Morts is seen as our future halfback. Robson offered him nothing nor has KK to enhance his game.
So for now the Morts/Robsons fans had there chance and failed. Now the Morts/Keating fans have their chance to prove us wrong.
Until then, us Morts/Mateo fans will have to wait. I for one believe the only halves combo to help Parra as well as Morts be the real deal is the Morts/Mateo halves combination.
Like I have always said, only a Morts/Mateo combo will we see our best results. Through Mateo's experience and unlimited skill, Morts will be a better player and an electric halves combo that will bring fear to all nrl teams.
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I agree with haven't anyone at the club with the kicking game of say Jamie Soward, but KK's kicking last night was better than what we've seen so far from DM or Robson. Kicking was a weakness last year and will be again this year though, unfortunately!
I am a big fan of KK and would like to see him take control with Morts. I don't know if it will happen but i am hoping it will and if they click boy watch out. It is a lot to ask from them but thats what they get paid to do, produce.
Can you imagine how bad our kicking game would be with Mortimer and Mateo. And its a defensively poor combination too. Mateo gets stood up at five-eighth and IMO is an inferior defender in that position to Keating.
I don't understand why people automatically put Mortimer in there ahead of Kris, when Kris has clearly been the better of the two this year. Just because one has signed up for a shedload of money shouldn't make him an automatic selection in front of someone who has outperformed him consistently this year.
I don't think anybody should be protected but wow what a big pay cheque for nothing at the moment and to bench him or sit him out what is that going to achieve? Personally i think the kid has a heap of talent but we need to win now and we may miss the boat with him at the realm of the team.
This should be Haynes and Mateo's team simple as that. Everything else, build it around that.
Just because of his size everyone thinks he should be a forward. Should Taniela Tuaki also be a forward? Maybe Eric grothe should be a forward, he gets more meters than half of them anyway?
Mateo is the captain of the Tonga side, plays at 5/8 and sets up almost everything for them and doe's there kicking. Which i would dissagree with most people and say is not bad. Nothing could be wores than what we have done so far.
I belive Mateo is a John Sutton type 5/8, big, mobile and skill full. Just because he is big doesn't automatically should be a forward. As for who should be our half back? Morts hasn't played that well but neither has KK. Flip a coin but i think Mateo should be given a run at 5/8 and lets see if he can spark something and earn his new contract. If he can't then so be it, nothing could be worse than the way we have played so far and soon we won't have enough time to see if it would work.
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