Our Halves

[Spanner in the works]

Imagine what someone like Thurston or Cronk could do with the quality of players we have in our side? Thurston would've won that premiership...

Honestly, it should be relatively easy for any reasonable half to win most games with this side given the quality of backs and forwards we boast, yet Pearce and Maloney make it look hard.

[milanja]

FMD Maloney is pi$$ing me right off for most of this season so far!! He again cost us the game today when it came to the crunch!! A half decent pass to Jennings with 2 minutes to go and Jennings scores to win us the game, but instead Maloney throws a F**KING $hithouse pass to him!! I think it was 3 times today Maloney had brilliant options around him to create a try, but ended up throwing the pass to no one but the ground. In the 1st half Jennings was running right into a gap but instead Maloney cuts him out and throws a $hithouse pass to Twopoo.

Maloney needs to be F**KED OFF at the end of this season!! Either give Hastings a go or go after that tits half Elgey.

Absolutely spot on, cut out jennings for his first stuff up, and then passed to him when he should of cut him out to win the game.

[Kelby]

I think its time to bite the bullet and cut BBQ.

[Cockadoodledoo]

Imagine what someone like Thurston or Cronk could do with the quality of players we have in our side? Thurston would've won that premiership...

Honestly, it should be relatively easy for any reasonable half to win most games with this side given the quality of backs and forwards we boast, yet Pearce and Maloney make it look hard.

The problem with you and a number of others like you is that you live in a fantasy world. What if we had Thurston or Cronk? The bottom line is there is only one Thurston or Cronk and we don't have them. If we did they would cost close to $1m a year so we would either have to have a lessened roster like the Cowboys and not win anything anyway or be like the Storm and systematically rort the salary cap.

[chook 56]

The problem with you and a number of others like you is that you live in a fantasy world. What if we had Thurston or Cronk? The bottom line is there is only one Thurston or Cronk and we don't have them. If we did they would cost close to $1m a year so we would either have to have a lessened roster like the Cowboys and not win anything anyway or be like the Storm and systematically rort the salary cap.

Shhhhh, Cockers.
This is another fantasy thread.

[bondi-boy]

Maloney needs to be signed immediately...then coached in the finer arts of the game as s 5/8.
Shocking conditions yesterday...but the whole team needs passing and catching practice.

The trouble with the team is that no one knows what anyone else is doing/going to do...it's all ad hoc stuff.
The players make it up as they go along.

If Maloney's passing could be improved, then it's up to the coaching staff to improve it.

[Darkone]

I think its time to bite the bullet and cut BBQ.

I tend to agree, with the amount of experience, his inability to measure & weigh a simple regulation pass to Jennings running off his shoulder totally beguiles me

You pay big money to players to execute simply when it matters most

Hastings needs a fair go...

[bondi-boy]

I think its time to bite the bullet and cut BBQ.

And who's gonna kick the goals then?
A good coach would sit down with Maloney this week over a cup of coffee in the video room and discuss with him where he could make improvements in his game.
In private, and in confidence.
Ditto other players.

[Spanner in the works]

Ta.

[Tommy Smith]

And replace him with...?

Maloney was our best last week.

It's Teflon Mitch that's been letting us down for a month. What's happened t his running game?

[Rooster_6]

Imagine what someone like Thurston or Cronk could do with the quality of players we have in our side? Thurston would've won that premiership...

Honestly, it should be relatively easy for any reasonable half to win most games with this side given the quality of backs and forwards we boast, yet Pearce and Maloney make it look hard.

Clearly you haven't paid much attention to the quality of sides the Cowboys have had regularly year after year.

[Samwise]

Pearceorf''s composure when the game is on the line is very questionable. With 1min30 seconds left on the FOURTH tackle he puts in a useless grubber which no one was prepared for(except the Merge).
That and Evan's tiptoe through the tulips, Baloney passing too hard to Jennings, Jennings not diving/sliding in to score showed we are just playing dumb footy.
No confidence at all atm.

[ROC181]

I don't know why people blame Pearce...he is what he is and he can only do his best.He's trying he's heart out but he is no Cronk, JT or Reynolds..Unfortunately that's not good enough but that all we got.

[Guest]

We look very pedestrian in attack atm..

[bondi paul]

Looks like Trent is more like a team manager than tactical coach. McNamara is our worst signing in a long time - the pommy geezer is a hoax. His record speaks for itself and the blow in must have really worked over management to sign.