Skd

[Rooster_6]

Not much went his way but guys like him are paid big money to get the basics right and he showed nothing to give anyone any indication that the poor performance in the Allstars game was a one off or he may be getting back to his 2010 form.

The one clear cut opportunity he had which only required him to catch the ball 2 metres from the line with no one near him and he didn't take it.
If it was an isolated incident for a guy who had been playing well in recent years, no one would care but it is just a continuation of what he has dished up for a long time. The tigers scored in the next set which highlights how costly it could be in a close match. He is lucky Moga is injured or he might not have been a certain selection going forward.

I don't think SKD gets paid the big bucks to get the small things right, I think there's a general acceptance that he can be a liability but he can also be a gamebreaker and that's why he gets paid the big bucks.

I just don't understand the berating of his performance last night, I thought his attitude and commitment to defence was far better than it has been for a long time. I don't think it was the same old SKD like many are suggesting. Yes the dropped ball in the last minute of the game was pretty embarrassing but it doesn't overshadow for me the fact that for the rest of the game he put his body on the line and didn't make his usual dumb decisions.

I don't even rate SKD that highly and I understand those who are very critical of him as a player but his performance last night was far from shocking especially in a game that wasn't made for a player like him.

[Cockadoodledoo]

^^^^^^^This.

As someone said earlier there's a lot of sheep on here. They just follow the leader because it's convenient and they don't/can't form their own opinion. It's ridiculous.

He's the new scapegoat this year along with Friend and Pearce.

The funny thing is its the people that defend him ( in the main at least) who never put up anything to back up their defence.

[SConcierge]

nailed it. although I wouldn't say skd would be shipped off to another club after his contract expires, I hope we resign him, but maybe for half of what he is currently on. imo

If he plays like he did the last two yrs he will run out of excuses he needs to find consistancy and improve all areas.

He needs to get on the EPO or the clear & do the blood transfusion before the games. I think thats legal it's only illegal if you get caught.

I am all for it Patch

The funny thing is its the people that defend him ( in the main at least) who never put up anything to back up their defence.

I think he deserves the critisism, he has the size, speed, experience and 122 games under his belt time to step up. We have been in the shit because we have players that pull one out every 5 games and then go back to sleep. Look at RTS hit the ground running always hungry and looking for the ball, Guerra, Cordner getting better every game. There is a reason he didnt make the kiwi squad.

[Guest]

Hey, if we are going to talk about yesterdays performance then lets examine the certain try he blew when he chose to go himself rather than give it to his winger.

Yes, the defence was sliding but even an average pass would have seen RTS touch down. He didn't even need to draw and pass. Just pass.

Not going to mention the try he blew that was handed to him on a platter.

[Cockadoodledoo]

Hey, if we are going to talk about yesterdays performance then lets examine the certain try he blew when he chose to go himself rather than give it to his winger.

Yes, the defence was sliding but even an average pass would have seen RTS touch down. He didn't even need to draw and pass. Just pass.

Not going to mention the try he blew that was handed to him on a platter.

Watch out BigMike, you will be branded a sheep. Just like all those idiots who wanted Anasta and Smith punted at the start of last season. As if those dopes knew what they were talking about.

[Rooster_6]

Hey, if we are going to talk about yesterdays performance then lets examine the certain try he blew when he chose to go himself rather than give it to his winger.

Yes, the defence was sliding but even an average pass would have seen RTS touch down. He didn't even need to draw and pass. Just pass.

Not going to mention the try he blew that was handed to him on a platter.

Are you talking about about 5 minutes into the second half? The defence wasn't sliding, Koribete (sp?) jammed in up on him. Would have been very risky to try and bat that on. Once he had broken the line RTS hadn't pushed up, not that SKD looked anyway. I remember because I was stting in that corner.

A bit harsh to say he should have just tapped that on, Koribete jammed up well.

[Guest]

Are you talking about about 5 minutes into the second half? The defence wasn't sliding, Koribete (sp?) jammed in up on him. Would have been very risky to try and bat that on. Once he had broken the line RTS hadn't pushed up, not that SKD looked anyway. I remember because I was stting in that corner.

A bit harsh to say he should have just tapped that on, Koribete jammed up well.

Not to mention he had to change lines to the left, then to try and pass/flick right. Ever tried doing something to the right when all your momentum is going to the left?

Lets say he throws it and it goes over sideline or to RTS feet... I just know what would come...

[Bansai Pipeline]

Why would you even bother treating the game as an isolated incident?

I don't understand that value of that.

That match was merely the latest instalment of a very, very long run of unremarkable performances.

He's gotta produce something decent sometime soon.

And by decent, I don't mean not shit.

I mean decent. Good even.

Look, I like the guy. I want him to play well. I was sweating on him returning from injury last year because I figured we missed him. But he's consistently underwhelming.

You can't take that one match and say 'he wasn't that shit' and expect that to mean something.

He's so out of form it's not funny.

[stephenj]

be very interesting to see where sbw starts?not so silly starting him in the centres! robbo is a smart cookie and will want to keep sbw injury free for the season so id dare to guess sbw will start from the bench but might replace skid instead of a fwd? as robbo speaks french and sbw played in france im sure he speaks reasonable french now too, i can imagine those two sharing a private joke during training?

[Bansai Pipeline]

SBW in the centres is a good idea.

We've got loads of backrowers.

The centres is less work, and he'd have more room.

[Cockadoodledoo]

Are you talking about about 5 minutes into the second half? The defence wasn't sliding, Koribete (sp?) jammed in up on him. Would have been very risky to try and bat that on. Once he had broken the line RTS hadn't pushed up, not that SKD looked anyway. I remember because I was stting in that corner.

A bit harsh to say he should have just tapped that on, Koribete jammed up well.

He probably would have thrown it over the sideline. I was watching that on TV so did not have a great view on how much space RTS was in so was not going too bag SKD over that.

[Guest]

Hasn't had a great game since the 2010 preliminary final.

Put Sonny-Bill in the centres.

Put Usaia O'Sullivan in the centres

He's a gun

[Guest]

Put Usaia O'Sullivan in the centres

He's a gun

I agree he is good but don't think he is ready yet. Could certainly make is debut at some point this year though.

[Guest]

Are you talking about about 5 minutes into the second half? The defence wasn't sliding, Koribete (sp?) jammed in up on him. Would have been very risky to try and bat that on. Once he had broken the line RTS hadn't pushed up, not that SKD looked anyway. I remember because I was stting in that corner.

A bit harsh to say he should have just tapped that on, Koribete jammed up well.

Is SKD your new Braith?

[The Rooster Oracle]

As far as I am concerned the bottom line with SKD is that let's forget about Saturday nights trial against the tigers, and focus on his performance round 1.

He, or anyone in our side for that matter have no excuses not to perform this year!

For those who want to see SKD gone, be prepared to wrap him big time if he has a great game, and put away the knives for the time being. But on the other hand if he is ordinary, the people on here who really like SKD and are sticking up for him better be prepared for a well justified attack on him.

For now the ball is in SKD's court, let's just wait and see what he can produce on March 7 before we go either way with him. I for now am going to back him to produce the goods, I really want to see him go great guns for us, cause it will only benefit our side's chances for this year.