Some stats...

[ism22]

Team:
- Equal 3rd for linebreaks (and LB assists)
- #1 for tackles
- Not featuring in any of the "negative" stats (e.g. missed tackles)

Individuals:
- Jennings... equal #1 for linebreaks
- Friend... #3 for tackles
- Pearce... #5 for LB assists
- (Again, none featuring as major idiots.)

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Discuss...

[stsae]

Team:
- Equal 3rd for linebreaks (and LB assists)
- #1 for tackles
- Not featuring in any of the "negative" stats (e.g. missed tackles)

Individuals:
- Jennings... equal #1 for linebreaks
- Friend... #3 for tackles
- Pearce... #5 for LB assists
- (Again, none featuring as major idiots.)

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Discuss...

Surely that's a misprint???

Must've meant Baloney.

[fletch]

being #1 in tackles isn't a positive thing, it means we are not controlling possesion well, this is caused by our poor 5th tackle options and poor completion rates.

[Rooster_Luke]

being #1 in tackles isn't a positive thing, it means we are not controlling possesion well, this is caused by our poor 5th tackle options and poor completion rates.

You're right but taking this into consideration, it is very impressive that we don't feature in the missed tackles section

[Guest]

being #1 in tackles isn't a positive thing, it means we are not controlling possesion well, this is caused by our poor 5th tackle options and poor completion rates.

Not entirely bad news fletch, yes our 5th tackle options and control of possession has been poor, but if you look at the high number of tackles V the total number of missed tackles, our effectiveness in defence is very high.

Chook.

[Hawkeye]

Team:
- Equal 3rd for linebreaks (and LB assists)- #1 for tackles
- Not featuring in any of the "negative" stats (e.g. missed tackles)

Whilst =3rd on line breaks, we havent really scored that many tries.
That stat shows at the moment we can make a break, but just don't know how to finish off !

[Rooster_Luke]

Whilst =3rd on line breaks, we havent really scored that many tries.
That stat shows at the moment we can make a break, but just don't know how to finish off !

The conversion of line breaks to tries will definitely improve as the season progresses.

I'm very happy to see that we are actually breaking the defensive line regularly!

[Headless Chook]

Team:
- Equal 3rd for linebreaks (and LB assists)
- #1 for tackles
- Not featuring in any of the "negative" stats (e.g. missed tackles)

Individuals:
- Jennings... equal #1 for linebreaks
- Friend... #3 for tackles
- Pearce... #5 for LB assists
- (Again, none featuring as major idiots.)

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Discuss...

Interesting reading...can I ask where I can find the stats? Are they on a website somewhere?

[Guest]

Whilst =3rd on line breaks, we havent really scored that many tries.
That stat shows at the moment we can make a break, but just don't know how to finish off !

which flies in the face of the "its pearce's fault argument" doesnt it. Its the halves job to create the opportunities (we are making the linebreaks so obviouisly its not an issue) and the outside backs responsibility to finish it off. Maybe we should be barrating Tupou, RTS, Jennings and SKD instead. But that probably would make too much sense.

The grand irony is that on the one hand you have pearce who has done some good things but is a little rushed at times and not quite making the right decision every time but being prosecuted; yet on the other hand you have jennings who like pearce is doing some good things but has bombed more tries than he has produced yet he is being touted as a saviour. Amazing how 2 players with the same issue (decision-making and execution) are being given completely different treatment on here. Both the same age and with the same rep regimes and experience.

[Guest]

being #1 in tackles isn't a positive thing, it means we are not controlling possesion well, this is caused by our poor 5th tackle options and poor completion rates.

Exactly....the less tackles you have to make a game the better

[Rooster_Luke]

which flies in the face of the "its pearce's fault argument" doesnt it. Its the halves job to create the opportunities (we are making the linebreaks so obviouisly its not an issue) and the outside backs responsibility to finish it off. Maybe we should be barrating Tupou, RTS, Jennings and SKD instead. But that probably would make too much sense.

The grand irony is that on the one hand you have pearce who has done some good things but is a little rushed at times and not quite making the right decision every time but being prosecuted; yet on the other hand you have jennings who like pearce is doing some good things but has bombed more tries than he has produced yet he is being touted as a saviour. Amazing how 2 players with the same issue (decision-making and execution) are being given completely different treatment on here. Both the same age and with the same rep regimes and experience.

I hadn't thought of it this way but you're not far from the truth.

Will be interesting to see what others think of this... No doubt you'll be 'discredited' and called an idiot for not sharing their opinion that everything is Jnr's fault!

[Danish]

I'd like to see what they count as a line break assist these days. If simply passing the ball to Jennings then having him step his way through the line constitutes a line break assist then a few players will be racking them up this season.

Our problem is that we are breaking the line regularly from the neutral zone which is giving them time to defend it. Our line breaking ability in the attacking 20 (where a try automatically results after breaking the line) would still be quite poor

[roosterproud]

which flies in the face of the "its pearce's fault argument" doesnt it. Its the halves job to create the opportunities (we are making the linebreaks so obviouisly its not an issue) and the outside backs responsibility to finish it off. Maybe we should be barrating Tupou, RTS, Jennings and SKD instead. But that probably would make too much sense.

The grand irony is that on the one hand you have pearce who has done some good things but is a little rushed at times and not quite making the right decision every time but being prosecuted; yet on the other hand you have jennings who like pearce is doing some good things but has bombed more tries than he has produced yet he is being touted as a saviour. Amazing how 2 players with the same issue (decision-making and execution) are being given completely different treatment on here. Both the same age and with the same rep regimes and experience.

wwell put roz

[roosterproud]

Interesting reading...can I ask where I can find the stats? Are they on a website somewhere?

http://www.nrl.com/TelstraPremiershi...4/Default.aspx

[Guest]

which flies in the face of the "its pearce's fault argument" doesnt it. Its the halves job to create the opportunities (we are making the linebreaks so obviouisly its not an issue) and the outside backs responsibility to finish it off. Maybe we should be barrating Tupou, RTS, Jennings and SKD instead. But that probably would make too much sense.

The grand irony is that on the one hand you have pearce who has done some good things but is a little rushed at times and not quite making the right decision every time but being prosecuted; yet on the other hand you have jennings who like pearce is doing some good things but has bombed more tries than he has produced yet he is being touted as a saviour. Amazing how 2 players with the same issue (decision-making and execution) are being given completely different treatment on here. Both the same age and with the same rep regimes and experience.

Thank you!!! ... F***ING muppets on here for some reason have a vendetta against pearce because over the past few years when we have been the worst performing team in the comp Pearce hasnt been able to win games for the other 12 on the field next to him .... Ok his short game is a bit rough but for his effort and heart in his game I rate him highly.

His long kicking game always gets us out of trouble and with a little more time with some forwards who can provide some blockage for kicks you will start seeing a more composed Pearce. Even though we have more go forward we still dont get our forwards providing pearce with anytime to kick. They just let the defenders charge through.