Adam Keighran out 6-8 weeks with dislocated wrist

[The Lip]

Are you on the frothy ones already Lippy?

Ha - I wish.

[The Lip]

I think Ikuvalu is going to be serving a suspension of his own this week for that alleged chicken wing tackle on the sea eagles prop?

Surely not - he’s gotta get off that one.

[TheLoneRooster]

Surely not - he’s gotta get off that one.

I haven't seen the incident (the footage is quite graphic/gruesome apparently) but you have to think he's going to be suspended for at least a week.

[ChookMaster]

I would like to see our spine be this week v tigers

6.Walker
7.Keary
9.Lam

14.Lussick

[Headless Chook]

I haven't seen the incident (the footage is quite graphic/gruesome apparently) but you have to think he's going to be suspended for at least a week.

You do realise that Ika was in posession of the ball and getting up to play it??? He wasn't even making a tackle. If he gets suspended for this then the game has truly gone into a nanny state

[The Lip]

I haven't seen the incident (the footage is quite graphic/gruesome apparently) but you have to think he's going to be suspended for at least a week.

He (Iku)was carrying the ball Mate - it was a ridiculous call.

[TheLoneRooster]

You do realise that Ika was in posession of the ball and getting up to play it??? ...

I do and I don’t see that being material to the MRC.

[DP1990]

I'm still burning about Adam being out...


When he came on he defintely had an impact, aggressive in both attack and defence. I was really impressed by his involvement.


Wishing him a speedy recovery and I can't wait till he's back on...


I was sort of missing that mongrel from Radley and Adam shown some similarities ... big dog JWH was causing trouble as always like a sledgehammer but Adam was more of a sniper with his defence etc

[Lydon]

I'm still burning about Adam being out...


When he came on he defintely had an impact, aggressive in both attack and defence. I was really impressed by his involvement.


Wishing him a speedy recovery and I can't wait till he's back on...


I was sort of missing that mongrel from Radley and Adam shown some similarities ... big dog JWH was causing trouble as always like a sledgehammer but Adam was more of a sniper with his defence etc

Keighran will be a great asset to the Club moving forward, very talented and fills a void which is much needed..

[zac]

also his goal kicking could be imp. i think tauks is good enough as a nrl goal kicker. he's not the best but he's good enough. when he goes off, if teddy's attempts were anything to go by we'd do best to score under the posts.

[Cockadoodledoo]

I'm still burning about Adam being out...


When he came on he defintely had an impact, aggressive in both attack and defence. I was really impressed by his involvement.


Wishing him a speedy recovery and I can't wait till he's back on...


I was sort of missing that mongrel from Radley and Adam shown some similarities ... big dog JWH was causing trouble as always like a sledgehammer but Adam was more of a sniper with his defence etc

I agree too. He will be a big asset for the team.

[Yak]

From the way Keighran was carrying the ball I think he’s been talking to Rads a lot. Rads has a unique carry for a ball playing middle in that he comes onto the ball slow and accelerates after the catch. Most are taught to catch fast and then play slow. This will limit line speed as defenders ready themselves for contact and gives that link middle more time and steadiness to pass but if they run or their support isn’t perfectly time they often have a slow play the ball. Rads does the opposite which might cost him some pre-contact metres but it puts defenders on the back foot when he surges into contact. It shows a run first mentality which all coaches want in their ball players. And to top it off he can still execute the second-man pass at top speed as he accelerates into the line which makes it difficult for outside defenders to anticipate that he’s going out the back because they’re used to reading that acceleration as a run play.

Adam has a very similar carry with possibly better pre-line footwork than Rads which puts guys off balance. He knocked two defenders on their arses with it in two different runs against Manly. And from the small sample size we got to see he’s got a sharp and accurate pass out the back.

It was such an innocuous tackle that caused the injury where it looked like he got his hand caught under a manly player while taking him to ground. I hope once he’s back he can hold his position because with the uncertainty around Friend, once Verrills is back we’ll need someone on the bench that can cover that role as well as the utility back role (with injuries to backs becoming more common) and contribute some time as an impact middle when Rads comes off. From what I saw last week he’s the perfect solution if he can stay fit.

[The Lip]

From the way Keighran was carrying the ball I think he’s been talking to Rads a lot. Rads has a unique carry for a ball playing middle in that he comes onto the ball slow and accelerates after the catch. Most are taught to catch fast and then play slow. This will limit line speed as defenders ready themselves for contact and gives that link middle more time and steadiness to pass but if they run or their support isn’t perfectly time they often have a slow play the ball. Rads does the opposite which might cost him some pre-contact metres but it puts defenders on the back foot when he surges into contact. It shows a run first mentality which all coaches want in their ball players. And to top it off he can still execute the second-man pass at top speed as he accelerates into the line which makes it difficult for outside defenders to anticipate that he’s going out the back because they’re used to reading that acceleration as a run play.

Adam has a very similar carry with possibly better pre-line footwork than Rads which puts guys off balance. He knocked two defenders on their arses with it in two different runs against Manly. And from the small sample size we got to see he’s got a sharp and accurate pass out the back.

It was such an innocuous tackle that caused the injury where it looked like he got his hand caught under a manly player while taking him to ground. I hope once he’s back he can hold his position because with the uncertainty around Friend, once Verrills is back we’ll need someone on the bench that can cover that role as well as the utility back role (with injuries to backs becoming more common) and contribute some time as an impact middle when Rads comes off. From what I saw last week he’s the perfect solution if he can stay fit.

Good observations- hadn’t really noticed that with Rads but now you point it out I totally see what you are talking about.

Its a real shame about Keighran I agree he ticks a lot of boxes for us as our 14. Still yet to see enough of him to formulate a strong view but first impressions were good.

[Mickie Lane]

From the way Keighran was carrying the ball I think he’s been talking to Rads a lot. Rads has a unique carry for a ball playing middle in that he comes onto the ball slow and accelerates after the catch. Most are taught to catch fast and then play slow. This will limit line speed as defenders ready themselves for contact and gives that link middle more time and steadiness to pass but if they run or their support isn’t perfectly time they often have a slow play the ball. Rads does the opposite which might cost him some pre-contact metres but it puts defenders on the back foot when he surges into contact. It shows a run first mentality which all coaches want in their ball players. And to top it off he can still execute the second-man pass at top speed as he accelerates into the line which makes it difficult for outside defenders to anticipate that he’s going out the back because they’re used to reading that acceleration as a run play.

Adam has a very similar carry with possibly better pre-line footwork than Rads which puts guys off balance. He knocked two defenders on their arses with it in two different runs against Manly. And from the small sample size we got to see he’s got a sharp and accurate pass out the back.

It was such an innocuous tackle that caused the injury where it looked like he got his hand caught under a manly player while taking him to ground. I hope once he’s back he can hold his position because with the uncertainty around Friend, once Verrills is back we’ll need someone on the bench that can cover that role as well as the utility back role (with injuries to backs becoming more common) and contribute some time as an impact middle when Rads comes off. From what I saw last week he’s the perfect solution if he can stay fit.

Youve done it again Yac, a very good & insightful post.
I hope Keighran comes back & plays some really good football for the Roosters.

[mattyh]

From the way Keighran was carrying the ball I think he’s been talking to Rads a lot. Rads has a unique carry for a ball playing middle in that he comes onto the ball slow and accelerates after the catch. Most are taught to catch fast and then play slow. This will limit line speed as defenders ready themselves for contact and gives that link middle more time and steadiness to pass but if they run or their support isn’t perfectly time they often have a slow play the ball. Rads does the opposite which might cost him some pre-contact metres but it puts defenders on the back foot when he surges into contact. It shows a run first mentality which all coaches want in their ball players. And to top it off he can still execute the second-man pass at top speed as he accelerates into the line which makes it difficult for outside defenders to anticipate that he’s going out the back because they’re used to reading that acceleration as a run play.

Adam has a very similar carry with possibly better pre-line footwork than Rads which puts guys off balance. He knocked two defenders on their arses with it in two different runs against Manly. And from the small sample size we got to see he’s got a sharp and accurate pass out the back.

It was such an innocuous tackle that caused the injury where it looked like he got his hand caught under a manly player while taking him to ground. I hope once he’s back he can hold his position because with the uncertainty around Friend, once Verrills is back we’ll need someone on the bench that can cover that role as well as the utility back role (with injuries to backs becoming more common) and contribute some time as an impact middle when Rads comes off. From what I saw last week he’s the perfect solution if he can stay fit.

your good mate, wow you've got some footy knowledge.