There is so much Sefa hate.
Is there anyone out there like me who thinks he's been a massive part of our success this year?
Clearly he plays a role. He provides an extra playmaker that makes our attack multi dimensional.
I find his size attracts players that give our excellent outside backs a bit more room.
I could not be more in the Sefa Camp. Is there anyone else who is thinks the same as me? Lord knows I've heard all the views of the haters and I'm pretty sure I'll here more in response to this blog.
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Well, Phil is definitely in your camp.
Personally, I think he's been playing a role and by and large doing what the coach is asking of him. I feel the same way of Corey Norman.
There are many on this forum who have unrealistic expectations of the players and their abilities. It seems that if you're not the best player in the NRL in your respective position, you are a target of derision by many who can't see the big picture.
Funnily enough, they tend to be the same people who scream for the promotion of all of our lower grade players, not understanding the realities of the second tier salary cap. They were all strangely quiet after Justin Hunt's shocker last Friday!
I'm only quiet on Justin Hunt because I feel badly for the bloke. He tried but had a shocker. I've never talked him up and always thought he would play for Wenty with us. Sio should have been fullback.
As for 'Sefa' (and his passenger mate Norman), I don't have usually high expectations for either of them. I just wish one or the other or both could manage to play some level of 'consistent' football. Both are a big let down and are holding our team back in my honest opinion. I don't 'hate' either of them, I just don't think they are up to it. I'd love to be proven wrong, but I can't see it happening. I firmly believe 'Sefa' holds his place because he is very matesy with Haynesy.
I think that the real problem is that the Eels over value him. IMO he shouldn't be in the squad let alone FG.
And Michael who, at our club, can play the role of Paulo? There aren't any other forwards who play in the middle as a link-man. Kenny Edwards plays out-wide because he's a strong runner of the ball with some added skill but he's not a ball-player like Paulo. The rest of our back-rowers are either workhorses like Gower and Mossop or gap runners like Tanginoa, Ma'u and Pauli.
Compared to last year he is going alot better and certainley playing to a role BA has set for him. Maybe that has been the key to Sef playing better footy, is by keeping it simple.
BA has definitely given him a much more define role. Under SK and RS they had him playing wide when Paulo's never been a gap runner. The same with Maitua. Both those players are distributors. You play them in the middle, delivering the ball to their halves on the outside. We don't have brilliant halves nor do we have an overly dominating forward pack so by using a large ball-player in the middle we compress the defence, giving room to our outside men.
Hi SE, as I have stated many times, I'm just not a fan of Sefa. I personally think that the team would be stronger without Sefa on the paddock. U think otherwise which is fine, thats your opinion. I just think that that his crabbing running style & dubious passing skills r over rated.
He only crabs across field when given no options. As I state above, who could play his position from our current roster, keeping in mind we have salary cap issues? I understand it's your opinion, but given your opinion is he shouldn't be in the team, in your opinion, who should replace him?
fEELS I don't ever recall seeing Edwards start at 5/8. Last season our 5/8's were Kelly, Paulo, Maitua, Roberts and I think Hayne may have played a game there as well.
geeze sse - get over yourself - kenny could play that role in a heartbeat - also why does mike have to justify the crabs position in the squad - i for one cant understand why u would waste one of 17 positions on a player whose only role is to pass the ball - he doesnt run it, he doesnt tackle well either....
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