Hey coach - yeah mate ok he made 3 missed tackles to DB 2; and according to NRL did not make any errors. If you're pointing the finger at a 19 yrs old then good on you, that's your view.
Souths supporters can cheer who they like....if they were cheering through the limited teeth.
He was dead set useless, one of the worst and most predictable and slow halves ive ever seen at this club in over 40 years.
All those dopes gushing over him last week, just ridiculous, poor kid, getting falsely built up by people like joey and eels fans, its going to be a hard fall for this kid
Snakey, my point being he was not as bad stats wise. To me we lost it from the forwards and ruck, and it didnt get better from there onwards. The backs had no impact after the forwards were shown up.
In the first half he average one touch a set and that was to kick it. He never takes on the line and is petrified of getting tackled.
He kicked it dead twice plus all of his other kicks were kicked straight down the wingers throats.
He was also targeted by the bunnies in their first two tries and he makes our defensive line nervous every set. The kids not up to it, and Snake is right - one good game does not mean he's a future immortal, heck even Luke Kelly played well from time to time but this kid isn't anywhere near as good as Kelly was.
I don't blame JA for getting picked, I blame his nepo dad.
It's the Dynamics Mitchy, JA is below average the way he plays really affects the rythem of the attack - when DB took charge we started to look more dangerous but that didn't last long . Also 2 7 tackle restarts was poor
Totally agree. The only defense is that the rest of the team were shit as well, which is absolutely true. That doesn't change the fact that Jake Arthur isn't up to it though.
I'm like you, I feel sorry for him. His dopey father, whose about the same age as me, should know better - it's a disgrace.
If you want to think of him as a young kid who due to injury stepped up to first grade and is doing his best then great.
But if you think he is one of best players who has to be in the 17 somehow each week and in the finals then you are deluded. And this is what TCT and BA think.
Wile is right but I do not believe we should comment on the Nepotism angle, the kid is just not ready for first grade and I do not have to see a stat sheet to recognise that.
Secondly "coach" is a fcukwit of enormous proportions and no one should take any notice of what he says, regardless of the correctness or otherwise..... Coach don't like BA, JA or any A.....we get it coach, try singing a different tune.
I blame the coach for releasing him too early and to be honest it doesn't look like we have any cattle. Even for next year I think we will hit rock bottom again.. Look at Kaufusi, makatoa and penisini, they were promising but they ain't bringing the team to another level.
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Hey coach - yeah mate ok he made 3 missed tackles to DB 2; and according to NRL did not make any errors. If you're pointing the finger at a 19 yrs old then good on you, that's your view.
Souths supporters can cheer who they like....if they were cheering through the limited teeth.
He was dead set useless, one of the worst and most predictable and slow halves ive ever seen at this club in over 40 years.
All those dopes gushing over him last week, just ridiculous, poor kid, getting falsely built up by people like joey and eels fans, its going to be a hard fall for this kid
Snakey, my point being he was not as bad stats wise. To me we lost it from the forwards and ruck, and it didnt get better from there onwards. The backs had no impact after the forwards were shown up.
Mitchy he was very poor last night.
In the first half he average one touch a set and that was to kick it. He never takes on the line and is petrified of getting tackled.
He kicked it dead twice plus all of his other kicks were kicked straight down the wingers throats.
He was also targeted by the bunnies in their first two tries and he makes our defensive line nervous every set. The kids not up to it, and Snake is right - one good game does not mean he's a future immortal, heck even Luke Kelly played well from time to time but this kid isn't anywhere near as good as Kelly was.
I don't blame JA for getting picked, I blame his nepo dad.
It's the Dynamics Mitchy, JA is below average the way he plays really affects the rythem of the attack - when DB took charge we started to look more dangerous but that didn't last long . Also 2 7 tackle restarts was poor
Totally agree. The only defense is that the rest of the team were shit as well, which is absolutely true. That doesn't change the fact that Jake Arthur isn't up to it though.
I'm like you, I feel sorry for him. His dopey father, whose about the same age as me, should know better - it's a disgrace.
Two seven tackle sets
never runs so oppositions knows he will pass
passes slow down the flow
many hospital passes
several passes missing their target
He is not a first grade quality half
If you want to think of him as a young kid who due to injury stepped up to first grade and is doing his best then great.
But if you think he is one of best players who has to be in the 17 somehow each week and in the finals then you are deluded. And this is what TCT and BA think.
Wile is right but I do not believe we should comment on the Nepotism angle, the kid is just not ready for first grade and I do not have to see a stat sheet to recognise that.
Secondly "coach" is a fcukwit of enormous proportions and no one should take any notice of what he says, regardless of the correctness or otherwise..... Coach don't like BA, JA or any A.....we get it coach, try singing a different tune.
Fair point Pop. The thing is though, if he's not ready for first grade what the feck is he doing there?
It's either a case of subconcious nepotism or the coach has run his race. I'm thinking it's a classic combination of both.
I blame the coach for releasing him too early and to be honest it doesn't look like we have any cattle. Even for next year I think we will hit rock bottom again.. Look at Kaufusi, makatoa and penisini, they were promising but they ain't bringing the team to another level.
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