Mason - Fall down after fall down [GO AWAY]

[Guest]

Has anybody noticed that big Willie runs at the line and then falls over. He gets to the defense and literally stops or something. Its as if he doesn't know what to do. I mean he was the biggest player on the field yesterday and he got smashed, knocked on by the smallest in COOTE. WHY COULDN'T HE RUN OVER HIM ! IM SURE ITS NOT AN INJURY HE IS JUST CRAP ! If it was any other player they would have scored but MASON. !!!! WTF. A former Australian player shouldn't do that. There are so many player out there that are willing to run hard for the price he gets paid.

I REALLY THINK ALL HE WANTS THE THE MONEY, MONEY, MONEY. HE LITERALLY DOESN'T WANT TO HURT HIMSELF OR SOMETHING.

ITS SO FRUSTRATING. HE HAS TO GO !

[Guest]

I don't think it comes down to 1-off performances.
Mason plays well when the whole team plays well... nobody no matter who they are can just run through a professional rugby team like the incredible hulk or something.

Sure he's big, but he needs good tactics and team play in order to score. He needs the team to have lots of possession, and the little guys to be making some magic holes in the defence.

Sure... the Pamfers did get a 108m try near the end... but that wasn't because the guy was huge, it was because our defence was really crap. That's the 1st time I've ever seen a team go over the line for the try, have the ball stolen, and then see a try being scored after a 108m run.

You can't expect Mason to pull off miracles like that on his own, particularly when we're struggling to even get possession in their 1/2.

[supermario]

I don't think it comes down to 1-off performances.
Mason plays well when the whole team plays well... nobody no matter who they are can just run through a professional rugby team like the incredible hulk or something.

Sure he's big, but he needs good tactics and team play in order to score. He needs the team to have lots of possession, and the little guys to be making some magic holes in the defence.

Sure... the Pamfers did get a 108m try near the end... but that wasn't because the guy was huge, it was because our defence was really crap. That's the 1st time I've ever seen a team go over the line for the try, have the ball stolen, and then see a try being scored after a 108m run.

You can't expect Mason to pull off miracles like that on his own, particularly when we're struggling to even get possession in their 1/2.

Spot on, you saw last night when pearce put mason through a hole, thats what we need, following that we need players supporting a player like mason when he makes breaks like that, if he gets the offload to a supporting player, we would have scored.

Simple plays like that are ones to build off, pearce putting mason through a hole, with perrett or SKD in support, thats a play we can score many off.

[Guest]

Yeah, but I reckon our support play has been shit for at least 3 years, if not more. That's through changes of coach too. Players making a bust and having no back up is all part and parcel of the pop-gun attack that we seem to have dug for ourselves.

[Guest]

Spot on, you saw last night when pearce put mason through a hole, thats what we need, following that we need players supporting a player like mason when he makes breaks like that, if he gets the offload to a supporting player, we would have scored.

Simple plays like that are ones to build off, pearce putting mason through a hole, with perrett or SKD in support, thats a play we can score many off.

I can't agree with either of you here..

The money Mason is on dictes that he shouldn't have to rely on a 20 year old 1/2 to put him through holes..

With his size he should be creating havoc on the fringes or wider..

Unfortunately his salary also means he should be starting (even though he is best as an impact player)..

Mason has been a dud buy..

3 or 4 good games in 18 months..

[supermario]

Yeah, but I reckon our support play has been shit for at least 3 years, if not more. That's through changes of coach too. Players making a bust and having no back up is all part and parcel of the pop-gun attack that we seem to have dug for ourselves.

thats what i am getting at, if the commitment and confidence was there in the team and the gameplan, plays like the one i mentioned would be working because there would be the urgency from the support players to actually get there and back up the player.

Urgency and enthusiasim.

Another example where it was lacking, the kick chase when jennings scored the long range try. that could have been stopped if our chase was decent. o'meleys arm was the only thing in jennings' way..................that was never going to stop him.

[Guest]

Willie should have a look at the way beaver played.

[Guest]

I can't agree with either of you here..

The money Mason is on dictes that he shouldn't have to rely on a 20 year old 1/2 to put him through holes..

With his size he should be creating havoc on the fringes or wider..

Unfortunately his salary also means he should be starting (even though he is best as an impact player)..

Mason has been a dud buy..

3 or 4 good games in 18 months..

100% spot on.