They are flanker numbers and that’s not surprising because that’s what he is.
His shoulder injuries have taken away his ability to mark anywhere above chest height which means his only option is to work into space.
He will continue to be found out in games where our space is taken away from us. That’s generally against any of the half decent sides.
We seriously miss Joe.
It’s a shame Stewart is perennially injured because I would have liked to try him again.
Some on here were suggesting he couldn’t take contested marks but he’s light years ahead of Brown in ability to hold his ground. He just couldn’t stick the marks regularly.
He was crap, if he wasn’t being beaten by McGovern he was kicking it to him down the line.
Our players are such dumb footballers who the hell kicks the ball down the line straight to McGovern.
All he had to do was be a decoy when on McGovern and couldn’t even do that.
He wasn’t. 16 touches and a goal in our forward line when we got slaughtered all over the ground in his first game back on one of the best defenders in the comp?
He had a shocker.
Got in peoples way, couldn’t win the ball on his own.
Not writing him off. Hopefully he gets the feel back because he’s shown he can be very good.
Stringer for him if fit is obvious.
I do wonder if Hartley could come in for T-Bell.
It probably won’t happen, but he’s been in good form and to me offers more than Zlarke, sharing with Hooker and Smack.
I was thinking Hooker forward, Hartley back and sharing the ruck with Smack. With our defence being so good lately i’d be hesitant to take Hooker out but we could always swing him back if we needed to.
I’ve never been against Hooker playing forward sometimes, but he needs to start back and get in the game.
Play him forward in red time, sure, but when you start him there he goes missing and that hurts us at both ends.
The game changed on the fact that Hooker was determined to provide a physical contest in the air and on the ground. Something that Brown has no appetite for.
It is so soft and it lets down all the hard work to bring the ball into the 50.
Hooker contesting brought the little guys into the play also.
I was calling for hooker forward from the 2nd qtr.
We get found out so easily as soon as a player takes the soft option. If he cant contest he needs to go.
Zerk thatcher will throw himself at everything in defense hooker can go forward.
T-Bell will be a loss, there’s no question about that.
I gave him three votes last week, while others thought he was terrible, and thought he was on his way to that again before his injury.