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Thanks for this Botman. Only a small sample size but it shows that DL is not being over worked defensively. It also adds to a point Boney made in another thread about the lateral movement (or lack thereof) of the A defender, covering the area behind the ruck. If a player is not being over worked in defence, they should have the energy/fitness level to cover this space. Something for DL to work on. Then the issue is, if you get into position to make the tackle then you better make it. That is a separate issue for DL to work on imo.Botman wrote: ↑March 22, 2024, 8:36 amI was curious about this, because i felt the same about his performance defensively being poor, in both work rate and efficiency, but understanding my own bias i wanted to get a more objective look at what is being done... compare him to to other hookers around the league.
This is a 2 game sample size, so no big however:
*Source NRL FoxSports Stat Lab
Levi is dead last in the league for defensive work rate for hookers in tackles per minute
He's 2nd last in the league for TE%, 2nd only to a bloke who ranks 2nd on work rate.
He's 4th last in MT's per minute.
So despite the lowest work rate in the league, he's still one of the least effective defensive hookers in the league through 2 weeks.
Yeah, for reference
Botman wrote: ↑March 22, 2024, 9:10 amCome on Kiwi!kiwi raider wrote: ↑March 22, 2024, 8:58 am to be fair we have dominated posession in both games so far so that would throw his work rate stats off a bit, probably need a few more games to get an accurate look at things
You didnt think i come prepared for this...
What ever impact possession had would impact our entire squad.
2 games is indeed a small sample size, so something to monitor, but he needs to lift his work rate and his efficiency because right now defensively he's arguably the poorest performing hooker in the league and the poorest performing middle defender in our team
This adds to the Saulo v Guler debate. Guler has been given 14 more minutes in playing time over two games, but has 6 missed tackles to Saulo's 1. My personal bias it to go with the better defensive players. Speaking of which, Papa only having 2 missed tackles over 2 games and Starling 0 with limited minutes played. Smithies, leads the tackle count at 73 and only 2 misses - Wow.Botman wrote: ↑March 22, 2024, 9:10 amCome on Kiwi!kiwi raider wrote: ↑March 22, 2024, 8:58 am to be fair we have dominated posession in both games so far so that would throw his work rate stats off a bit, probably need a few more games to get an accurate look at things
You didnt think i come prepared for this...
What ever impact possession had would impact our entire squad.
2 games is indeed a small sample size, so something to monitor, but he needs to lift his work rate and his efficiency because right now defensively he's arguably the poorest performing hooker in the league and the poorest performing middle defender in our team
One thing i've thought about on this since the posts that could be a factor, is Levi is coming off a year in which he broke his jaw twiceRedRaider wrote: ↑March 22, 2024, 11:13 am Thanks for this Botman. Only a small sample size but it shows that DL is not being over worked defensively. It also adds to a point Boney made in another thread about the lateral movement (or lack thereof) of the A defender, covering the area behind the ruck. If a player is not being over worked in defence, they should have the energy/fitness level to cover this space. Something for DL to work on. Then the issue is, if you get into position to make the tackle then you better make it. That is a separate issue for DL to work on imo.
Hahaha I miss Shadowboxer.gangrenous wrote: ↑March 22, 2024, 5:45 amGoodness Finchy smashed that one into the goal so hard it went through the net.Finchy wrote:Hey Billy, look what found - you agreeing with what I’m saying in the EW Re-signing thread, only it wasn’t me saying it! Enjoy: https://www.thegh.com.au/forum/viewtopi ... 2#p1820722Billy Walker wrote: ↑March 21, 2024, 10:34 pmSo Funchy, in a debate when someone debunks what you have said you don’t just say the same thing again. Reg has made his case against your points so try not to be boring and repetitive and maybe introduce something new. Also feel free to try these helpful hints if anyone ever invites you to a BBQ.Finchy wrote: ↑March 21, 2024, 10:30 pmThe players he “lost” left. Hodgo, Bateman, GWilly, Sutton. EW stayed and backed the coach, got rewarded for his loyalty. Not saying it’s the smartest decision by the club because he’s still here 3 years later on big coin and not contributing. But it’s happened. I have no agenda. Ricky makes some good decisions, some bad. He’s here for the foreseeable future. I’m not calling for his head.Regs Revolution wrote: ↑March 21, 2024, 10:26 pm It’s not that I am disagreeing or agreeing. It just doesn’t make sense. He would be hurting his chances of staying on as coach by signing an underperforming player. What you’re saying isn’t right in any way possible.
I genuinely think it’s sad for people to have agendas. And don’t get me wrong, I think he’s made an absolute motza of the team this week but who am I to judge? He would have considerably more insight than the experts here.
Billy Shadowboxing away after being caught holding contrary positions.
Because I care for the club, our fans and the great game of rugby league.hrundi89 wrote:Why do you care so much?
Have you thought about the fact that missed tackles is a useless stat without context and *checks notes should be fired into the sun?Botman wrote: ↑March 22, 2024, 11:31 amOne thing i've thought about on this since the posts that could be a factor, is Levi is coming off a year in which he broke his jaw twiceRedRaider wrote: ↑March 22, 2024, 11:13 am Thanks for this Botman. Only a small sample size but it shows that DL is not being over worked defensively. It also adds to a point Boney made in another thread about the lateral movement (or lack thereof) of the A defender, covering the area behind the ruck. If a player is not being over worked in defence, they should have the energy/fitness level to cover this space. Something for DL to work on. Then the issue is, if you get into position to make the tackle then you better make it. That is a separate issue for DL to work on imo.
This might just be early season apprehension of sticking his head in on first contact which would be understandable given that context.
Yep, certainly have. The miss tackle stat is very problematic imo for reasons i've outlined many times... the issues i have with it are significantly less prevalent when you're talking about middle defenders as opposed to edge defenders who are routinely faced with more difficult assignments that require the additional context, and lead the charge in things like kick chase where there is a lot of mistackles for first contact defenders against excellent ball runners that ultimately amount to nothing.pickles wrote: ↑March 22, 2024, 12:53 pmHave you thought about the fact that missed tackles is a useless stat without context and *checks notes should be fired into the sun?Botman wrote: ↑March 22, 2024, 11:31 amOne thing i've thought about on this since the posts that could be a factor, is Levi is coming off a year in which he broke his jaw twiceRedRaider wrote: ↑March 22, 2024, 11:13 am Thanks for this Botman. Only a small sample size but it shows that DL is not being over worked defensively. It also adds to a point Boney made in another thread about the lateral movement (or lack thereof) of the A defender, covering the area behind the ruck. If a player is not being over worked in defence, they should have the energy/fitness level to cover this space. Something for DL to work on. Then the issue is, if you get into position to make the tackle then you better make it. That is a separate issue for DL to work on imo.
This might just be early season apprehension of sticking his head in on first contact which would be understandable given that context.
I think the other thing that needs to be considered is the ability of the squad. The reason JD at souths is under pressure is because he has a very talented squad. A lot more talented than ours on paper but they have played very poorly to start the year/end last year/didn't make the finals.Regs Revolution wrote: ↑March 22, 2024, 8:47 amYou’re right. Motza is the wrong word. What I meant was Shemozzle.gangrenous wrote: ↑March 22, 2024, 5:48 amI’ll answer this one for Finchy.Regs Revolution wrote:It’s not that I am disagreeing or agreeing. It just doesn’t make sense. He would be hurting his chances of staying on as coach by signing an underperforming player. What you’re saying isn’t right in any way possible.
I genuinely think it’s sad for people to have agendas. And don’t get me wrong, I think he’s made an absolute motza of the team this week but who am I to judge? He would have considerably more insight than the experts here.
It absolutely makes sense if the coach has the expectation that their tenure is based on the support of the dressing room, and not winning games of football.
That may seem strange, but is shown to be historically accurate. The club announced Furner could lose whatever is was… 30 games in a row or something and have the job still. But the players were lost and revolted and THAT cost his job.
P.S. To “make a motza” is to make a lot of money. Not to mess something up.
You’re wrong however if you think that the tenure of a coach isn’t based on winning games as you state. That couldn’t be further from the truth.
Who do you think will last longer? A coach with a 100% win rate and the players think the coach is a **** or a coach with a win rate of 0% but all the players are his best mates?
You’ve given one sample about Furner which is irrelevant to the overall concept. And for what it’s worth, Furner was an unbelievable player but a horrible coach, combined with the fact we had some bad seeds who amounted to nothing in the NRL. It had nothing to do with the dressing room.
You stated this:gangrenous wrote: ↑March 22, 2024, 11:00 amThe factual history of sacking a coach and public statements from the club are irrelevant?! Come on, I’m not discussing if you’re going to be ridiculous.Regs Revolution wrote: Who do you think will last longer? A coach with a 100% win rate and the players think the coach is a **** or a coach with a win rate of 0% but all the players are his best mates?
You’ve given one sample about Furner which is irrelevant to the overall concept. And for what it’s worth, Furner was an unbelievable player but a horrible coach, combined with the fact we had some bad seeds who amounted to nothing in the NRL. It had nothing to do with the dressing room.
Picking Whitehead is not the difference between a 100% record or a 0% record. So the coach may well be willing to take a risk of lower win rate for team support. Because history shows the players come for you before the board does.
If you objectively posted once in a while rather than subjectively looking at something and quoting one liners in an overall statement, it would provide for better reading than the equivalent of dribble. You’re better than that.
It's such an abnormally low tackle count that it has to be by design.Botman wrote: ↑March 22, 2024, 9:32 am I had noticed both the mistackles and the low work rate but sometimes you see what you want to see... men lie, women lie... numbers dont
2 games is admittedly a very small sample size and that could very easily normalise over the next 3-4 weeks and i'll check back in on that after round 5 but i too found it interesting.
I 100% agree with this sentiment. For some reason, I STILL have to read his crap, mainly because people persist with quoting him.
Finchy wrote: ↑March 20, 2024, 11:24 pmWhitehrad? Whithaed? Smithers? Hoskimg?InFernos_Raiders wrote: ↑March 20, 2024, 11:05 pm So here we go again Stuart making another stupid call. Hosking should start Whitehead should be on the bench or NSW Cup. Also, Smithies will probably rotate with Corey when he returns. Simply, why change a winning side just because. Stuart tends to do this a lot if he had any balls he would dump Whitehead to NSW Cup get some match fitness and form. Bring in Mooney he is killing in the NSW Cup. Simply put Stuart should stick with the exact team he has had for the last two weeks. It’s a kick in the guts to Hosking because there is noway Whitehead can tackle or leap in the air or have the speed Hosking has.
Mike is that you?
No just had a few drinks and didn’t check my comment. Sorry about that.Finchy wrote: ↑March 20, 2024, 11:24 pmWhitehrad? Whithaed? Smithers? Hoskimg?InFernos_Raiders wrote: ↑March 20, 2024, 11:05 pm So here we go again Stuart making another stupid call. Hosking should start Whitehead should be on the bench or NSW Cup. Also, Smithies will probably rotate with Corey when he returns. Simply, why change a winning side just because. Stuart tends to do this a lot if he had any balls he would dump Whitehead to NSW Cup get some match fitness and form. Bring in Mooney he is killing in the NSW Cup. Simply put Stuart should stick with the exact team he has had for the last two weeks. It’s a kick in the guts to Hosking because there is noway Whitehead can tackle or leap in the air or have the speed Hosking has.
Mike is that you?
Haha well played, just like Mike!InFernos_Raiders wrote: ↑March 24, 2024, 2:52 amFinchy wrote: ↑March 20, 2024, 11:24 pmWhitehrad? Whithaed? Smithers? Hoskimg?InFernos_Raiders wrote: ↑March 20, 2024, 11:05 pm So here we go again Stuart making another stupid call. Hosking should start Whitehead should be on the bench or NSW Cup. Also, Smithies will probably rotate with Corey when he returns. Simply, why change a winning side just because. Stuart tends to do this a lot if he had any balls he would dump Whitehead to NSW Cup get some match fitness and form. Bring in Mooney he is killing in the NSW Cup. Simply put Stuart should stick with the exact team he has had for the last two weeks. It’s a kick in the guts to Hosking because there is noway Whitehead can tackle or leap in the air or have the speed Hosking has.
Mike is that you?
Another poster who spells all the players names incorrectly and quotes other posters without leaving a comment, just like above.
mike? You don't know who mike is?