Brain explosions
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Brain explosions
Can someone explain Hudson young’s late hit and john batemans kick?
Honestly those sort of plays are disgustingly bad and will lose matches against better sides
Honestly those sort of plays are disgustingly bad and will lose matches against better sides
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You'll have to ask Hudson about his. He was rightfully hooked straight away.
Bateman seems to have returned with an even more apparent me first attitude. I'm sure that we will see him butcher a few more try's trying to beat the defender himself instead of passing to an unmarked teammate
Bateman seems to have returned with an even more apparent me first attitude. I'm sure that we will see him butcher a few more try's trying to beat the defender himself instead of passing to an unmarked teammate
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Young - hype aggressive forward who plays on the edge will occasionally go over it
Bateman - Enigma, you cant explain it, just go with it because he's a **** legend
Bateman - Enigma, you cant explain it, just go with it because he's a **** legend
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Bateman done it 2 weeks in a row now.
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Both late in games that have already been put in the bag
I'll start worrying about JB doing that **** when he does at a moment that matters. He's not trying that in a tight game. Let's not turn this molehill into a mountain guys
I'll start worrying about JB doing that **** when he does at a moment that matters. He's not trying that in a tight game. Let's not turn this molehill into a mountain guys
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True. They're not BJ or FPN level match turning brain farts.
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You'd have to think it is to instruction. But if he's going to do it, could he not kick the ball into the back fence? Two shockers, two weeks in a row. Terrible play.
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Im fairly certain it's not to instruction. I think that's just what Jonneh is about... late in a game, the game is sorted... he's going to feel the freedom to try something he ordinarily wouldnt and have some fun. He's that sort of carefree player
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Yep, agreed. I was slapping my forehead at the time but, on reflection, that wasn’t a big deal. He won’t do that next week. Until we’re up by 20 or more.
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Young’s was forgivable given he plays with aggro.
Bateman...****? Did he have a bet on scoring a try tonight? So stupid. That’s twice now...get that **** out of your game.
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The thing with the Bateman kick is that he's obviously pretty **** at it.
It's just a really stupid play, kicking it into the back fence on the second tackle. The bloke can play footy, but he can also execute pretty bloody poorly.
It's just a really stupid play, kicking it into the back fence on the second tackle. The bloke can play footy, but he can also execute pretty bloody poorly.
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If it came off the foot better, it's a try or repeat set. We'd be praising him. We don't really need to be smashing him!
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Game in the bag and just playing some fun footy. Williams bombed a try because i think he was looking to get it to timoko too. Last week they looked like they were trying to get lui over. None of which had any bearing on the games. Its important to save your strike for when it actually matters.
Hudson young is asserting himself. Cant have halves thinking theyre safe near him because he does breathing exercises
Hudson young is asserting himself. Cant have halves thinking theyre safe near him because he does breathing exercises
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I'm not worried by either of the moments mentioned from last night. If one bothered me more than the other it was certainly Young, pretty innocuous but lazy nevertheless. I don't want to shackle Bateman. He is getting back into his match fitness, a moment like last night is more likely to win us a game than lose one.
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It's a couple of weeks in a row that Bateman has done the same thing. Blokes like Scott and Lui would be panned if they tried the same trick. At the least, it would be nice to see some improvement if he's going to do it.
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Sorry Young's was way worse and he got hooked soon after. Batemans was at the end of the game with nothing on the line, move on.GreenMachine wrote: ↑August 30, 2020, 10:15 pmYoung’s was forgivable given he plays with aggro.
Bateman...****? Did he have a bet on scoring a try tonight? So stupid. That’s twice now...get that **** out of your game.
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Johnny could stroll out there wearing his jersey backwards as far as I'm concerned...
He's smart enough between the ears to know when not to do that..
AFWIW..he's terrible at it anyway.
He's smart enough between the ears to know when not to do that..
AFWIW..he's terrible at it anyway.
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Bateman has done that before.Riaan wrote: ↑August 31, 2020, 12:18 pmSorry Young's was way worse and he got hooked soon after. Batemans was at the end of the game with nothing on the line, move on.GreenMachine wrote: ↑August 30, 2020, 10:15 pmYoung’s was forgivable given he plays with aggro.
Bateman...****? Did he have a bet on scoring a try tonight? So stupid. That’s twice now...get that **** out of your game.
May not have been a problem in this match but if he keeps trying it, you can bet it will become a problem down the track.
Young plays on the white line...I didn't say I was happy with what he did. He needs to be smarter.
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It was tackle two. We didn't need to be going for that option. The Roosters will absolutely murder us for **** like that.
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i was disappointed at the time, and it was selfish play by Bateman, but the game was won by then. I much prefer him doing it when he knows this than when the Cowboys did this to us when we played them, the score was 6-0 in their favour, we were under massive pressure as they had all the possession, but they kicked very early in the tackle count and were low percentage plays, even though they were planned set moves. What he needs to think about is not just kicking for himself but making sure others are aware of it.
Bateman is great for us and he will be an asset this weekend due to his unpredictability.
The tackle by Young was not high; as I said on another post I was confident he would be be charged and it turned out that way. We need his controlled aggression this weekend against the Roosters.
Bateman is great for us and he will be an asset this weekend due to his unpredictability.
The tackle by Young was not high; as I said on another post I was confident he would be be charged and it turned out that way. We need his controlled aggression this weekend against the Roosters.
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He's not going to DO that against the Roosters though... he did it in junk time when we were up by 20.raiderskater wrote: ↑August 31, 2020, 8:34 pmIt was tackle two. We didn't need to be going for that option. The Roosters will absolutely murder us for **** like that.
It was stupid, sure, but it's not going to be pulled out against a good team at a crunch moment... why is this so hard to comprehend?
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I wonder how a coach like Craig Bellamy would have reacted to that play?
Anyway, jokes aside, it was a pretty **** attempt to score. The bloke was 20 metres out and he kicked the ball 40 metres. 2 weeks in a row now. Wasn't even close.
Anyway, jokes aside, it was a pretty **** attempt to score. The bloke was 20 metres out and he kicked the ball 40 metres. 2 weeks in a row now. Wasn't even close.
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The same way he reacts to Cam Munster or Addo Carr does some wild **** up big in a game that's won. He shakes his head, thinks of the right insult to lob at them in the video session and keeps it moving
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Aside from being high, Hudson Young's shot was no different to every post kick hit on Wighton
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