Yeah so if it was before the team announcement those asking the questions wouldn't already know who is being selected to play where. Ricky doesn't have to answer a bunch of questions around who was dropped and who is playing where is my point.
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So why call a press conference to say nothing??zim wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 10:30 amYeah so if it was before the team announcement those asking the questions wouldn't already know who is being selected to play where. Ricky doesn't have to answer a bunch of questions around who was dropped and who is playing where is my point.
He called a press conference ahead of the scheduled one today because he knew there would be questions about team selection, then preceded to tell everyone he didn’t want to talk about it.
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This is where we could learn a lot from the Storm.Roger Kenworthy wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 10:20 amIf he had half a good season you could bet he'd be agitating for a release to return to Queensland. Not worth it, time has moved on.
The truth is if we got him for low money and he had a good season he would agitate to get to a club that would pay him the money he believes he is worth. I think the Qld thing might be a bit old hat now.
What would the Storm do? They would recruit him, make him a premiership player and then accept he will leave. They then get the next guy and rinse and repeat.
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I am a great believer that to win the premiership you need to "cheat" the salary cap.
Now to actually cheat the salary cap, that is pay more than your are allowed to, that is not easy to do and there are penalties if you get caught. But it is perfectly legal to be able to find players and pay them less than the what their performances end up being worth. It is the classic beating the handicapper.
In 2019 we did that perfectly. We got CNK for peanuts, Simonsson for a few pennies and Bateman whilst he wasn't on small money, he was probably paid as a slightly better than middle of the road back-rower and turned out a superstar. We made do with a half that was on less money than the average NRL half and our stars in Papalii, Wighton and Hodgson earned their high wages. The result, we were ten minutes away from a premiership.
What concerns me is happening now, is we are going down the path of 2017 / 18 where we have been forced to play players their market worth and players who are paid to be better than average are just going. Not necessarily playing badly, not necessarily not deserving their spot but not playing to the level they need to play at if we are going to commit that % of the salary cap to them.
Now to actually cheat the salary cap, that is pay more than your are allowed to, that is not easy to do and there are penalties if you get caught. But it is perfectly legal to be able to find players and pay them less than the what their performances end up being worth. It is the classic beating the handicapper.
In 2019 we did that perfectly. We got CNK for peanuts, Simonsson for a few pennies and Bateman whilst he wasn't on small money, he was probably paid as a slightly better than middle of the road back-rower and turned out a superstar. We made do with a half that was on less money than the average NRL half and our stars in Papalii, Wighton and Hodgson earned their high wages. The result, we were ten minutes away from a premiership.
What concerns me is happening now, is we are going down the path of 2017 / 18 where we have been forced to play players their market worth and players who are paid to be better than average are just going. Not necessarily playing badly, not necessarily not deserving their spot but not playing to the level they need to play at if we are going to commit that % of the salary cap to them.
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This only works if your prepared to let good players go, because they impact your cap too much.Bay53 wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 11:52 am I am a great believer that to win the premiership you need to "cheat" the salary cap.
Now to actually cheat the salary cap, that is pay more than your are allowed to, that is not easy to do and there are penalties if you get caught. But it is perfectly legal to be able to find players and pay them less than the what their performances end up being worth. It is the classic beating the handicapper.
In 2019 we did that perfectly. We got CNK for peanuts, Simonsson for a few pennies and Bateman whilst he wasn't on small money, he was probably paid as a slightly better than middle of the road back-rower and turned out a superstar. We made do with a half that was on less money than the average NRL half and our stars in Papalii, Wighton and Hodgson earned their high wages. The result, we were ten minutes away from a premiership.
What concerns me is happening now, is we are going down the path of 2017 / 18 where we have been forced to play players their market worth and players who are paid to be better than average are just going. Not necessarily playing badly, not necessarily not deserving their spot but not playing to the level they need to play at if we are going to commit that % of the salary cap to them.
Perfect example for us was Cotric....the mistake we made was grabbing Scott.
In an ideal world, we would have tried to lure Lomax and would probably have paid more to do it (given Melbourne paid freight for Scott for the first year)...
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How's Hoppa been going? He's eligible for selection in a couple of weeks.
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Storm still are paying for Scott. It is after this year it gets tricky.GreenMachine wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 12:19 pmThis only works if your prepared to let good players go, because they impact your cap too much.Bay53 wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 11:52 am I am a great believer that to win the premiership you need to "cheat" the salary cap.
Now to actually cheat the salary cap, that is pay more than your are allowed to, that is not easy to do and there are penalties if you get caught. But it is perfectly legal to be able to find players and pay them less than the what their performances end up being worth. It is the classic beating the handicapper.
In 2019 we did that perfectly. We got CNK for peanuts, Simonsson for a few pennies and Bateman whilst he wasn't on small money, he was probably paid as a slightly better than middle of the road back-rower and turned out a superstar. We made do with a half that was on less money than the average NRL half and our stars in Papalii, Wighton and Hodgson earned their high wages. The result, we were ten minutes away from a premiership.
What concerns me is happening now, is we are going down the path of 2017 / 18 where we have been forced to play players their market worth and players who are paid to be better than average are just going. Not necessarily playing badly, not necessarily not deserving their spot but not playing to the level they need to play at if we are going to commit that % of the salary cap to them.
Perfect example for us was Cotric....the mistake we made was grabbing Scott.
In an ideal world, we would have tried to lure Lomax and would probably have paid more to do it (given Melbourne paid freight for Scott for the first year)...
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Out injured four weeks.Northern Raider wrote:How's Hoppa been going? He's eligible for selection in a couple of weeks.
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Ouch. We'll be struggling to fill a backline in NSW Cup let alone replace guys like Croker and Scott in 1st grade.
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Keep fit NR, we may need you.Northern Raider wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 12:39 pmOuch. We'll be struggling to fill a backline in NSW Cup let alone replace guys like Croker and Scott in 1st grade.
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I'm off to KFC as we speak-PJ- wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 12:42 pmKeep fit NR, we may need you.Northern Raider wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 12:39 pmOuch. We'll be struggling to fill a backline in NSW Cup let alone replace guys like Croker and Scott in 1st grade.
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I went earlier, just waiting by the phone.Northern Raider wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 12:56 pmI'm off to KFC as we speak-PJ- wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 12:42 pmKeep fit NR, we may need you.Northern Raider wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 12:39 pmOuch. We'll be struggling to fill a backline in NSW Cup let alone replace guys like Croker and Scott in 1st grade.
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flegg season is nearly finished so nsw cup opportunities probably await a few of those boys
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I think you mean SG Ball, we don't have a Flegg team. Of the backs in that team, I think only Xavier Savage would be considered for NSW Cup. In the forwards, Clay Webb, Caleb Esera and Trey Mooney either have or will play NSW Cup this year. JJ Clarkson would have too if he didn't suffer a really serious injury that will see him struggle to return in 2021.
Don't forget we have a whole squad of Under 21s that were due to play Flegg that can come into NSW Cup. I saw on the stream of the local league Manase Kaho was playing local comp. He should be developing in a state wide comp. Someone like that will come into NSW Cup.
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That'll be my lunch tomorrow. I'll be ready in Townsville if they need me this weekend.-PJ- wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 12:58 pmI went earlier, just waiting by the phone.Northern Raider wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 12:56 pmI'm off to KFC as we speak-PJ- wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 12:42 pmKeep fit NR, we may need you.Northern Raider wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 12:39 pmOuch. We'll be struggling to fill a backline in NSW Cup let alone replace guys like Croker and Scott in 1st grade.
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I didn't see The Nickman on the team sheet this week. That rules you out regardless of how many family buckets you consume.The Nickman wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 2:43 pmThat'll be my lunch tomorrow. I'll be ready in Townsville if they need me this weekend.-PJ- wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 12:58 pmI went earlier, just waiting by the phone.Northern Raider wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 12:56 pmI'm off to KFC as we speak-PJ- wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 12:42 pmKeep fit NR, we may need you.Northern Raider wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 12:39 pm
Ouch. We'll be struggling to fill a backline in NSW Cup let alone replace guys like Croker and Scott in 1st grade.
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Get on the zinger crunch *chefs kiss*The Nickman wrote:That'll be my lunch tomorrow. I'll be ready in Townsville if they need me this weekend.-PJ- wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 12:58 pmI went earlier, just waiting by the phone.Northern Raider wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 12:56 pmI'm off to KFC as we speak-PJ- wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 12:42 pmKeep fit NR, we may need you.Northern Raider wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 12:39 pm Ouch. We'll be struggling to fill a backline in NSW Cup let alone replace guys like Croker and Scott in 1st grade.
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We did try to sign Lomax. He was under contract and the Dragons weren't interested in letting him go.GreenMachine wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 12:19 pmThis only works if your prepared to let good players go, because they impact your cap too much.Bay53 wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 11:52 am I am a great believer that to win the premiership you need to "cheat" the salary cap.
Now to actually cheat the salary cap, that is pay more than your are allowed to, that is not easy to do and there are penalties if you get caught. But it is perfectly legal to be able to find players and pay them less than the what their performances end up being worth. It is the classic beating the handicapper.
In 2019 we did that perfectly. We got CNK for peanuts, Simonsson for a few pennies and Bateman whilst he wasn't on small money, he was probably paid as a slightly better than middle of the road back-rower and turned out a superstar. We made do with a half that was on less money than the average NRL half and our stars in Papalii, Wighton and Hodgson earned their high wages. The result, we were ten minutes away from a premiership.
What concerns me is happening now, is we are going down the path of 2017 / 18 where we have been forced to play players their market worth and players who are paid to be better than average are just going. Not necessarily playing badly, not necessarily not deserving their spot but not playing to the level they need to play at if we are going to commit that % of the salary cap to them.
Perfect example for us was Cotric....the mistake we made was grabbing Scott.
In an ideal world, we would have tried to lure Lomax and would probably have paid more to do it (given Melbourne paid freight for Scott for the first year)...
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My take on it was they were happy for him to look elsewhere (hence Raiders interest) then changed their mind. They then offered an extension. I assume they had somebody else ahead of him in the queue that didn't pan out as they expected. Jason Saab maybe?Raider Azz wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 3:28 pmWe did try to sign Lomax. He was under contract and the Dragons weren't interested in letting him go.GreenMachine wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 12:19 pmThis only works if your prepared to let good players go, because they impact your cap too much.Bay53 wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 11:52 am I am a great believer that to win the premiership you need to "cheat" the salary cap.
Now to actually cheat the salary cap, that is pay more than your are allowed to, that is not easy to do and there are penalties if you get caught. But it is perfectly legal to be able to find players and pay them less than the what their performances end up being worth. It is the classic beating the handicapper.
In 2019 we did that perfectly. We got CNK for peanuts, Simonsson for a few pennies and Bateman whilst he wasn't on small money, he was probably paid as a slightly better than middle of the road back-rower and turned out a superstar. We made do with a half that was on less money than the average NRL half and our stars in Papalii, Wighton and Hodgson earned their high wages. The result, we were ten minutes away from a premiership.
What concerns me is happening now, is we are going down the path of 2017 / 18 where we have been forced to play players their market worth and players who are paid to be better than average are just going. Not necessarily playing badly, not necessarily not deserving their spot but not playing to the level they need to play at if we are going to commit that % of the salary cap to them.
Perfect example for us was Cotric....the mistake we made was grabbing Scott.
In an ideal world, we would have tried to lure Lomax and would probably have paid more to do it (given Melbourne paid freight for Scott for the first year)...
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Re: Xavier Savage - I don't know much about the rest of his game but **** me he's gotta easily be the quickest to put on a raiders jersey in recent years. Check out the 55 second mark https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2021/04 ... ighlights/Bay53 wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 1:58 pmI think you mean SG Ball, we don't have a Flegg team. Of the backs in that team, I think only Xavier Savage would be considered for NSW Cup. In the forwards, Clay Webb, Caleb Esera and Trey Mooney either have or will play NSW Cup this year. JJ Clarkson would have too if he didn't suffer a really serious injury that will see him struggle to return in 2021.
Don't forget we have a whole squad of Under 21s that were due to play Flegg that can come into NSW Cup. I saw on the stream of the local league Manase Kaho was playing local comp. He should be developing in a state wide comp. Someone like that will come into NSW Cup.
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NRL 18th man rule needs review, says Raiders star forward Ryan Sutton
Raiders ironman Ryan Sutton believes the NRL must refine its fledgling 18th man policy to further strengthen the league's approach to dealing with concussion.
"It's never going to get used because the chance of that happening are very slim to none," Sutton said. "There's got to be a little review behind it and a little process to what goes through it, it can't just happen with a click of the fingers, there's got to be a process towards it.
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Raiders ironman Ryan Sutton believes the NRL must refine its fledgling 18th man policy to further strengthen the league's approach to dealing with concussion.
"It's never going to get used because the chance of that happening are very slim to none," Sutton said. "There's got to be a little review behind it and a little process to what goes through it, it can't just happen with a click of the fingers, there's got to be a process towards it.
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Damn son. Fast track himTurbo_Raider wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 5:24 pm Re: Xavier Savage - I don't know much about the rest of his game but **** me he's gotta easily be the quickest to put on a raiders jersey in recent years. Check out the 55 second mark https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2021/04 ... ighlights/
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Christ. Imagine having that in our teamTurbo_Raider wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 5:24 pmRe: Xavier Savage - I don't know much about the rest of his game but **** me he's gotta easily be the quickest to put on a raiders jersey in recent years. Check out the 55 second mark https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2021/04 ... ighlights/Bay53 wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 1:58 pmI think you mean SG Ball, we don't have a Flegg team. Of the backs in that team, I think only Xavier Savage would be considered for NSW Cup. In the forwards, Clay Webb, Caleb Esera and Trey Mooney either have or will play NSW Cup this year. JJ Clarkson would have too if he didn't suffer a really serious injury that will see him struggle to return in 2021.
Don't forget we have a whole squad of Under 21s that were due to play Flegg that can come into NSW Cup. I saw on the stream of the local league Manase Kaho was playing local comp. He should be developing in a state wide comp. Someone like that will come into NSW Cup.
Hopefully he's going to be able to do enough to have his body and defence First Grade ready by next season
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his profile says he's 6' and 90kg, interested if that's trueafgtnk wrote:Christ. Imagine having that in our teamTurbo_Raider wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 5:24 pmRe: Xavier Savage - I don't know much about the rest of his game but **** me he's gotta easily be the quickest to put on a raiders jersey in recent years. Check out the 55 second mark https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2021/04 ... ighlights/Bay53 wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 1:58 pmI think you mean SG Ball, we don't have a Flegg team. Of the backs in that team, I think only Xavier Savage would be considered for NSW Cup. In the forwards, Clay Webb, Caleb Esera and Trey Mooney either have or will play NSW Cup this year. JJ Clarkson would have too if he didn't suffer a really serious injury that will see him struggle to return in 2021.
Don't forget we have a whole squad of Under 21s that were due to play Flegg that can come into NSW Cup. I saw on the stream of the local league Manase Kaho was playing local comp. He should be developing in a state wide comp. Someone like that will come into NSW Cup.
Hopefully he's going to be able to do enough to have his body and defence First Grade ready by next season
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Yeah Savage has really only got to know how to play a little bit and he's going to play FG with that sort of speed.
Excited to see how he goes in the next 12 months
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That’s a big call.simo wrote:this is it. finally, this is the week. we will finally see a full 80 minutes without an uncharacteristic wighton kick out on the full
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Not a fan of that petulance when the centre doesn't get it away first time.Turbo_Raider wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 5:24 pmRe: Xavier Savage - I don't know much about the rest of his game but **** me he's gotta easily be the quickest to put on a raiders jersey in recent years. Check out the 55 second mark https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2021/04 ... ighlights/Bay53 wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 1:58 pmI think you mean SG Ball, we don't have a Flegg team. Of the backs in that team, I think only Xavier Savage would be considered for NSW Cup. In the forwards, Clay Webb, Caleb Esera and Trey Mooney either have or will play NSW Cup this year. JJ Clarkson would have too if he didn't suffer a really serious injury that will see him struggle to return in 2021.
Don't forget we have a whole squad of Under 21s that were due to play Flegg that can come into NSW Cup. I saw on the stream of the local league Manase Kaho was playing local comp. He should be developing in a state wide comp. Someone like that will come into NSW Cup.
Makes up for it, of course.
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Looks like his body still needs to fill out a bitbonehead wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 7:07 pmhis profile says he's 6' and 90kg, interested if that's trueafgtnk wrote:Christ. Imagine having that in our teamTurbo_Raider wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 5:24 pmRe: Xavier Savage - I don't know much about the rest of his game but **** me he's gotta easily be the quickest to put on a raiders jersey in recent years. Check out the 55 second mark https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2021/04 ... ighlights/Bay53 wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 1:58 pmI think you mean SG Ball, we don't have a Flegg team. Of the backs in that team, I think only Xavier Savage would be considered for NSW Cup. In the forwards, Clay Webb, Caleb Esera and Trey Mooney either have or will play NSW Cup this year. JJ Clarkson would have too if he didn't suffer a really serious injury that will see him struggle to return in 2021.
Don't forget we have a whole squad of Under 21s that were due to play Flegg that can come into NSW Cup. I saw on the stream of the local league Manase Kaho was playing local comp. He should be developing in a state wide comp. Someone like that will come into NSW Cup.
Hopefully he's going to be able to do enough to have his body and defence First Grade ready by next season
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Most impressive part of that to me is his step and jink in and away to create enough space to make the run. Good footy smarts - plenty of track stars try to make it in the game, but it's not that often that you're gonna get the ball to only run and do nothing else
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I was talking about this with a league mate recently. We decided it would be interesting to see the median (median > average as average skewed to outliers) run meters that come from the play following each players runs. If those medians do not correlate strongly with play the ball speed, then play the ball speed is pretty meaningless.simo wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 8:52 amyeah, the play the ball is fast between when held is called and he plays it. its the 4 slow steps forward where the defenders are just holding on to him, but allow slow forward progression so the ref doesnt call held that allows the defensive line to set and be ready to jump.Pete Cash wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 8:48 amHe had the fastest average PTB in the side against the eels at 2.88ssimo wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 8:44 amsome teams love giving away post contact meters. in certain situations its just seen as a slow play the ball. successful offloads > post contact meters. id prefer he worked on that.Pete Cash wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 8:27 amAgainst Penrith I agree he was poor but really against the Eels he "didnt run hard"BJ wrote: ↑April 20, 2021, 7:26 pm The only conclusion I’ve drawn from the Tapine exclusion is it’s attitude and effort related. He certainly hasn’t run straight and hard the last fortnight.
Beating players by going sideways only works when the defenders think you are a good chance of going direct. This is an age old constant in Rugby League.
He made 114 m with 58 of them post contact. How is he consistently bending the line like that if hes not running hard ? I think he could be more involved (which is probably the message stick is trying to send or there are concerns about his defence after returning up in the North) but i highly disagree with anyone arguing he isn't running the ball hard enough. I think thats a perception around him kind of looking sleepy.
Find me a player in our team who gains post contact metres like Tapine ?
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Agreed, the rest of his highlights somewhere on youtube (albeit snipits i know) show that he could well end up being more than just another wannabe sprinter turned c grade footy player. His in and out running style has SOME similarities to a JAC or Hamiso style ball runner. Let's hope he amounts to something, afterall looks like he came all the way from north qld to play for us!afgtnk wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 7:34 pmLooks like his body still needs to fill out a bitbonehead wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 7:07 pmhis profile says he's 6' and 90kg, interested if that's trueafgtnk wrote:Christ. Imagine having that in our teamTurbo_Raider wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 5:24 pmRe: Xavier Savage - I don't know much about the rest of his game but **** me he's gotta easily be the quickest to put on a raiders jersey in recent years. Check out the 55 second mark https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2021/04 ... ighlights/Bay53 wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 1:58 pm
I think you mean SG Ball, we don't have a Flegg team. Of the backs in that team, I think only Xavier Savage would be considered for NSW Cup. In the forwards, Clay Webb, Caleb Esera and Trey Mooney either have or will play NSW Cup this year. JJ Clarkson would have too if he didn't suffer a really serious injury that will see him struggle to return in 2021.
Don't forget we have a whole squad of Under 21s that were due to play Flegg that can come into NSW Cup. I saw on the stream of the local league Manase Kaho was playing local comp. He should be developing in a state wide comp. Someone like that will come into NSW Cup.
Hopefully he's going to be able to do enough to have his body and defence First Grade ready by next season
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Most impressive part of that to me is his step and jink in and away to create enough space to make the run. Good footy smarts - plenty of track stars try to make it in the game, but it's not that often that you're gonna get the ball to only run and do nothing else
Re: 2020 Rd 7 V Cowboys: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*
Im really feeling for Ricky with his team selections imagine what its going to be like around Origin with all our candidates.
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Re: 2020 Rd 7 V Cowboys: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*
yeah I think we might be pretty light on come origin. Cotric is obviously no longer and Lui is not going to get picked from reserve grade. I think Jacko's only chance may be as the utility on the bench. He has not pushed up to be the 5/8 and I think there are better centre options.
His one chance may be that they like a back on the bench and he can really cover all positions from 1 to 7 or even play back row, where they often like a bit of fresh legs on the edge.
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Re: 2020 Rd 7 V Cowboys: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*
We should allow the Williams and Wighton combo to settle and control the team...no excuses now. Then bring Hodgo back when he's healthy (around Origin) when it's likely we'll lose Jack.
Come run into the finals you would hope all are fit and combining well.
Come run into the finals you would hope all are fit and combining well.
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Re: 2020 Rd 7 V Cowboys: Teams and Previews *Teams p1*
That second rower, Noah Saddler looks decent too. Reminds me of Shaun Lane with a bit more bulk behind him.Turbo_Raider wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 5:24 pmRe: Xavier Savage - I don't know much about the rest of his game but **** me he's gotta easily be the quickest to put on a raiders jersey in recent years. Check out the 55 second mark https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2021/04 ... ighlights/Bay53 wrote: ↑April 21, 2021, 1:58 pmI think you mean SG Ball, we don't have a Flegg team. Of the backs in that team, I think only Xavier Savage would be considered for NSW Cup. In the forwards, Clay Webb, Caleb Esera and Trey Mooney either have or will play NSW Cup this year. JJ Clarkson would have too if he didn't suffer a really serious injury that will see him struggle to return in 2021.
Don't forget we have a whole squad of Under 21s that were due to play Flegg that can come into NSW Cup. I saw on the stream of the local league Manase Kaho was playing local comp. He should be developing in a state wide comp. Someone like that will come into NSW Cup.