Hopgood has lost all confidence. He is more worried about making a mistake than taking the ball up. What has happened to his off loads??? He needs time in lower grades to get his confidence back.
Reed and Ryley are both workhorse type players. Usually the best option when carrying an extra dummy-half on the bench is for the bench dummy-half to be more explosive in attack. Someone you can put on after 30 odd minutes when your opposition is getting tired.
I agree that Papalii on the bench isn't the right call, I'd have Hopgood give Ryley a rest mid 2nd half and work your bench forward rotation around that. You need some flexibility from a bench hooker, not two established hookers.
Because he is not a good player or cause he left? I do agree i am not a fan of a specialist Hooker on the bench but Mahoney is a good Hooker, players leave but they can come back too.
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We need fast forwards
Didn't help no Moretti or Matto
No thanks. Get a new coach 🤣
Yes agreed. Papalli is not the answer.
Hopgood has lost all confidence. He is more worried about making a mistake than taking the ball up. What has happened to his off loads??? He needs time in lower grades to get his confidence back.
Reed and Ryley are both workhorse type players. Usually the best option when carrying an extra dummy-half on the bench is for the bench dummy-half to be more explosive in attack. Someone you can put on after 30 odd minutes when your opposition is getting tired.
No way.
Nah, fuck Mahoney.
I agree that Papalii on the bench isn't the right call, I'd have Hopgood give Ryley a rest mid 2nd half and work your bench forward rotation around that. You need some flexibility from a bench hooker, not two established hookers.
Because he is not a good player or cause he left? I do agree i am not a fan of a specialist Hooker on the bench but Mahoney is a good Hooker, players leave but they can come back too.
No thanks, little Judas is not welcome back.
So if Nathan Cleary left and decided to come back you would say no as he left in the first place?