Sack Adam O’Brien
- Thread starter HarVeeGee13
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Nathan Barnes
Most of the things that the team does that’s not up to first grade standard are by reserve grade players. I get people see it as an excuse but the players we have out makes it so hard to compete against the good sides.
What AOB said yesterday in his press conference about ideally you want to get 3-4 games out of some of these players and then put them back to reserves is exactly right. You don’t get consistent performances from the last 10 players in your squad and unfortunately most of them have played the whole season so far.
Tim
Aaron Grainger
I don't know why we don't change the game plan. With all the one out running we seem to be trying to play that old grinding style that doesn't work anymore. They need to just start throwing the ball around, offloading, trying things. Look at the Panthers, that's what they do and the players seem to love playing that style. I mean what's the worst that could happen, we might lose by 40pts? Probably gonna happen anyway with the one out running.
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Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Couldn't stop laughing about that decision.
Is AOB so deluded that he thought his side were a chance of holding the storm scoreless while putting on 4 converted tries in the second half?
The last couple of weeks it is the whole team not playing up to a reasonable standard, not just one or two inexperienced players. I honestly think AOB is out of his depth coaching an NRL team. Ponga should not be captain, he is a great player but not a captain, we need a passionate player to drive the players and the team and really should be your 6, 7, or 9. Randall can't be expected to do it so it should be Clifford or Clune
OnTilt
Sean Rudder
Obi said he didn't agree with that and Ponga said that was his decision
Grandpa Joe
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
I’d like formal apologies from @Lord of the Skraelings and @mozza for being chief ring leaders of laughing at my comments over the past 2 years. Been nailed on correct on all of them regarding this ‘coach’.
You are assuming we care about what you think or want. @cowboyman
cowboyman
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Disappointing response. You’ve lacked the banter on here much like your boys have lost the fight on the field. Mozza went out swinging harder, didn’t expect that.
HarVeeGee13
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
This is the thing, I think the effort is there in a lot of areas. I think AOB was right that the majority of guys were trying. But that’s the most damning thing of all, everyone is doing things individually, so many of our problems come down to a lack of cohesion as a unit, guys not understanding where they should be when and what they should be doing. The issues with the attack we’ve always had keep getting worse and worse - like, we have successfully run a simple set play for a try maybe 5 times at most in 2.5 years, which is fkn inexcusable. Where does the blame for all of this lie, ultimately?
I know I keep harping on the attack when defence has let us down the last month or so, but ultimately these things are connected. Not being able to score points at a decent clip in the attacking 20 puts pressure on your defence. Not being able to apply pressure with your kicking game puts pressure on the defence. Not being able to get the ball upfield puts pressure on the defence. There’s a point at which no matter how much you work on developing the most ironclad defence ever, fatigued players who are ****ting themselves about the game being over should they fall 12 points behind are just not gonna hold teams out.
We signed a guy with a notably great kicking game who helped us win a lot of games at the back end of last year by applying that pressure we’ve been missing, and forcing results with his boot. This year it’s all just gone and he’s 10x more likely to boot the ball out on the full than put in even a mediocre kick. What is the difference between this and last year besides the pre-season under the tinker man in the middle?
Celticman98
Timana Tahu
Does anyone here actually know AOB and Joey had a falling out? Comments on Facebook seem to go on they had a falling out last month
I was gonna say, surely to goodness he wasn’t on his walkie talkie yelling out “take the two!!!”
I’m not surprised it was an on field decision, coz it fits in with the brainless way we play.
What’s the basis for it? Or just random rumours?
I don’t think Joey was ever going to have too much time for involvement once the season started.
Celticman98
Timana Tahu
I knew with his channel nine commitments that he wouldn't be able to be involved as much but have seen several comments on social media regarded Joey and AOB so was wondering if anyone on this forum has heard about this rumour.
The biggest problem I have with AOB is he's idea that we got to have a Ball playing lock and he decided to train our back up halves to become one. And at a time where we didn't even know who our Halfback was.
There has been stuff all lower grade footy played over the last 2 seasons, The last thing they needed was to be trained in a position they have never played in, all it reminds me of is when Brown tried to turn every player he signed into a Hooker. I thought as a club we were way past that.
The only Ball playing locks in the comp are Radley, Yeo and Murray and the best attributes they have is when they do run the ball, which we certainly don't have.
There has been stuff all lower grade footy played over the last 2 seasons, The last thing they needed was to be trained in a position they have never played in, all it reminds me of is when Brown tried to turn every player he signed into a Hooker. I thought as a club we were way past that.
The only Ball playing locks in the comp are Radley, Yeo and Murray and the best attributes they have is when they do run the ball, which we certainly don't have.
OnTilt
Sean Rudder
At one point 3 or 4 weeks ago Johns was talking to Danika and said he had a session with the halves but it was hard to get time with the squad through the season.
Then I think it was after the Eagles game on the Matt Johns show Matty said Andrew rang him earlier to ask how the knights went and he told him the score and Andrew dropped the F bomb and said, yeah but how was the attack though? And Matty said they scored 6 points how do you think it was? Lol sounds like Johns might have had some time through that week or something.
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Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Don’t trust nonsense that comes from football talk on Facebook for god sake.