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THE BAD SIDE OF SANDOW'S STYLE OF PLAY - WILL BA RESIGN HIM?

Posted by IH8Manly & IEspeciallyH8Qld on March 13, 2015 at 11:36pm

We all know that Chrissy is not a textbook halfback. He is very much ad-lib.

Last week, we saw the chip-and-chase that led to a try.

This week, we see it come off the side of his boot straight into Doggies' hands. We see him take a last second change of direction straight into traffic and into a tackle that caused his injury.

I love this guy, and I hope that he has more on games than off games. But I'm beginning to think that BA may want more consistency and reliability from his halfback.

What do you think BA will do about resigning him?

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sixtiesboy March 13, 2015 at 11:45pm

He is valued. His style of play is our X factor. BA has expectations from him and Sandow is regarded highly by him. I'd expect him to stay.
CP March 13, 2015 at 11:48pm

Sandow could be out next week.
SuperEel 22 March 13, 2015 at 11:49pm

I wanted to strangle him when he did that. Sandow just needs to know when and where to do those chips. Do it when you have your opponents back-pedaling and your side is pouring forward. Don't do it when you need to hold the ball and build pressure, especially don't do it on third tackle when you're building into good field position.
- Blue and Gold > SuperEel 22 March 13, 2015 at 11:51pm
  
  This.
- Xman > SuperEel 22 March 13, 2015 at 11:57pm
  
  Agree I felt the same and I said and that's why you don't re sign him. People will say but he did it last week and it was great, yes he did but when he said he was going to go on and win the game I would have preferred he kick a 40/20 than the chip which he had no chance of getting and just gave them the ball on half way. Problem is he makes some good decisions and he makes some really poor decisions. People say you take the good with the bad but that doesn't win you a comp. Will Foran if he indeed comes over help sandow achieve that, that's the 4.4million dollar question...
- Muttman > SuperEel 22 March 14, 2015 at 7:18am
  
  Spot on Super. There's a time and place and that time and place was not it.
- hindy > SuperEel 22 March 14, 2015 at 8:24am
  
  Super is the same muppet who was barracking for the Nuffie Kelly last year to be ahead of sandow? Gee wiz this clown knows his shit
SuperEel 22 March 13, 2015 at 11:59pm

We were 8 points down, with nearly 20 minutes to go, 50 metres and out and rolling forward. Just take the tackle and set up again. Brad Arthur's message has continuously been about ball security. Hold the ball, complete your sets and stay in the game.

Different if it was in the last five minutes, you're then trying to pull the game out of the fire, but not when there's still a quarter of the match to go and you've just done a mountain of defensive work.
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  - Gower Power March 14, 2015 at 12:41am
    
    BA has stated that the two fundamentals of the game are making tackles and completing sets
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      - Bernie Dowling March 14, 2015 at 9:58am
        
        LOL