Seiffert82 wrote: ↑September 1, 2018, 3:56 am
exrefhollywood wrote: ↑August 31, 2018, 9:28 pm
Seiffert82 wrote: ↑August 31, 2018, 7:53 pm
Warriors have been pretty ordinary, but I'm convinced Williams and Sezer can do the job for us in the halves if Hodgo is fit.
Yeah.....they are great game managers...…..you are delusional if you think our halves will get us to the finals.
Delusional? Sezer and Austin got us to 2nd place in 2016 - and Austin was entirely **** for most of the season. A few years earlier Williams was our starting halfback during a finals run. Sam Williams cops a lot of **** from the fans, but I tell you what, he's a damn sight better than blokes like Herbert, McCrone and Dobson who managed to help this team get to the finals in seasons gone by.
I'm not delusional. I just have a memory slightly longer than a retarded goldfish.
Blake Austin was absolutely terrible in this game, yet we nearly beat the Warriors at home. He's been BY FAR our biggest problem in the halves for years. Now he is gone and it's up to the coach to get Sezer and Williams to play football at a
consistently high level.
Don't forget that Ricky has to keep Sezar (or whoever replaces him) in the halves, not hooker. What a waste of time that was.
I'm not sold on Sezar. He doesn't seem to have a defined role and isn't a game breaker. I have my doubts about Hingano, but that's because he was trying to play the hooker role like a halfback. As Rocky used to say to Bullwinkle, "That trick never works". Pick any of Hodgson's ill-advised short kicks if you have any doubts.
On the other hand, Sammy has become the organiser and game manager Ricky has probably hoped one of them would be. His kicking game has improved out of sight as well. People expect Hodgson to go for the 40/20. Having a second option will keep back threes guessing. What the Raiders desperately need is someone who can leverage off that organisational stuff and bust a game open like Austin can (minus the defensive lapses).
As for Austin, good luck to him. He's joining a side that lost the Challenge Cup by one crucial decision in the last two minutes and then backed up to flog Hull 80-10. (Not a typo). Defence isn't as big a deal in the ESL. So, I expect he will get the Man of Steel Award if he performs to his potential and stays injury-free.