Open Letter to BA

We have the worst defence and sit second last last on the table. Its time for you BA to make changes as obviously your selections just aren't working.

I have never criticised BA but have criticised his selections. Its time BA bit the bullet and made wholesale changes especially in the forwards. Pauli, Moeroa and Junior (wk 10) definitely need to be included and maybe Lussick. Terepo (bad hands, dropped ball 3 times), IGD and/or Sefa, Fa'aoso (too injury prone and provides little impact) and Watmough should be dropped.

Now I have never criticised Sefa but criticised his selection as I just do not know what he brings to the team. He supposedly has the X factor but I don't know what other X factor player that has fewer TA, LBA, LB etc. If Sefa is selected it should be as back up for Peats only! IGD does nothing wrong but our bench must be amongst the lightest in NRL to back up our light weight pack!

Watmough, supposedly paid $700k per season, has not even remotely come close to earning that money. One reasonable game does not justify his selection. Sorry BA I was not happy with his signing and even less happy with his form (sorry BA but Beau Scott will probably turn out to be another overpaid poor signing) so bite the bullet and drop him.

We have much less option to change our backline because of lack of personal but I was not critical of Morgan being selected on the wing as we need speed in the backs. The only potential new addition at the expense of one of the centres is Goodall imo.

This ends my appeal to BA.

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  • Jnr Paulo is back Round 11, not Round 10. Lussick will be serving the 4th week of his suspension this week and still can't be picked.

    Who would be replacing Watmough if he's dropped?

    • Your right Ham it is round 11 when Juniors back. I'm suggesting 2 changes this week Moeroa and Pauli for Terepo and Fa'aoso. When Lussick back for IDG or Sefa and Junior for Watmough.

    • Hay ham why is lussick suspended for what he do did the NRL do that or Parramatta do it

    • Lussick was suspended from the Wenty game against the tigers right before rep round for a foreman to the head on Santi. Assuming he wasn't selected for City then the weekend game against the storm would be only the first of a four match suspension.
  • Replacing watmough is ridiculous. He played well, should have played the 80 minutes. I noticed this week he played through until the 60+minute mar, where he has been coming off early. They fell apart after that.
    • What was ridiculous was Parra paying $700k per season to a 31 yo for 4 years, totally ridiculous. So Josh how much value do you think we have had from Watmough this year, remember we are paying him about $29k per match. As I said in blog I reasonable match in 9 does not justify a player being selected.

  • Terepo and Fuss are middle players, Moeroa and Pauli are edge players. Do you mean a direct swap or starting off with one of them and then moving Gower to the bench and then him playing in the middle?

  • Ba has made some good but more often bad decisions

    Positives:
    His greatest decision was keeping sandow in wenty for that first 6 weeks until he earned his spot
    Blooding tepai

    Negatives:
    Idg and seffa
    Seffa
    Not playing Pauli tepai
    Our captain as tim
    Watmough corrective action not happening
    Persevering with hoppa at fb for farrrr to long
    Keeping hoppa in the team
    And the list goes on.....
    • Sandow was only kept in Wenty for 3 weeks.

  • I think Daniel Álvaro should be given a start . It would be a damaging pack with him, Marora , Gower , Pauli and junior Paulo.
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