Pearce

[Guest]

Reynolds is off-contract next year should we get rid of Pearce and get Reynolds this guy looks like the next Thurston. Kicks goals very good in attack. Pearce looks like Finch to me lets not miss the opportunity to get a JT type player.

[Geohood]

Reynolds is off-contract next year should we get rid of Pearce and get Reynolds this guy looks like the next Thurston. Kicks goals very good in attack. Pearce looks like Finch to me lets not miss the opportunity to get a JT type player.

Right on cue.

[chook 56]

Right on cue.

Replace an ordinary player with another ordinary player.
Yep, that's us.

[Guest]

At the start of the season, Pearce was looking like he would realise his potential. He was playing with a lot of confidence. The game he had for City V Country was one of his best - really taking control of games.

For the last 6 weeks, he has been very poor - his last 2 games have been atrocious. Last night was embarassing - maybe even enough so that other clubs don't actually chase him hard and his $ value drops. Although I am still a fan of Pearce and still think he will be a good first grader, his contracts should not be in the same region as Thurston, Carney, Foran, Cronk, Marshall etc.

[mightyrooster]

The player I would want is Shaun Johnson but no doubt the Warriors have him locked up for a few years now.

[Andrew Walker]

The Reynolds talk is extremely premature IMO. He's playing in a team that's also doing really well (Souffs), as much as I hate to say it.

As I said hood rat If his game continues to improve The one thing that I and many others have taken out of last night is that a change needs to be made in the NO 7 jumper for NSW

Nine matches 2 wins Nil series wins is not good enough This was the best cahnce Pearce was going to get to win a series QLD were not the force they weer without Lockyer For mine and many others Pearce has had his chance and failed to take it Give someone else a go Whats the worse that can happen we lose another series Imo and many others If we pick pearce again we will lose again

[Guest]

At the start of the season, Pearce was looking like he would realise his potential. He was playing with a lot of confidence. The game he had for City V Country was one of his best - really taking control of games.

For the last 6 weeks, he has been very poor - his last 2 games have been atrocious. Last night was embarassing - maybe even enough so that other clubs don't actually chase him hard and his $ value drops. Although I am still a fan of Pearce and still think he will be a good first grader, his contracts should not be in the same region as Thurston, Carney, Foran, Cronk, Marshall etc.

Good post Fletch, although I'd not put Carney in that league, he's proven he can go missing in big games. But mate Pearce, what are we to do with him? I've calmed down from last night but he done my head in. I was screaming at the box for him to step up. He did put on one good move down the blind and backed up in the second half but he needed to do more, much more than he did. Put a rocket up him, something, consistency is attitude as my old swimming coach use to say. If his minds not on the job a stint in Newtown might focus it, fark his social life!

Chook.

[Guest]

Good post Fletch, although I'd not put Carney in that league, he's proven he can go missing in big games. But mate Pearce, what are we to do with him? I've calmed down from last night but he done my head in. I was screaming at the box for him to step up. He did put on one good move down the blind and backed up in the second half but he needed to do more, much more than he did. Put a rocket up him, something, consistency is attitude as my old swimming coach use to say. If his minds not on the job a stint in Newtown might focus it, fark his social life!

Chook.

The problem is, that after last nights game, his confidence would be shot. I can't see him playing well in the next few weeks at the Roosters, no matter how hard he tries. So many playmakers thrive on confidence and play like crap without it (Carney, Pearce, Soward, Mullen - even Thurston).

I was praying that the last gasp field goal he went for would go over if only to lift his spirits and give him a bit of confidence to bring back to the Roosters. As it was, that too was a shocker.

For the next couple of weeks, I can see more poor games from Pearce and plenty more threads bagging him. Hopefully he can come out the other side of it better for the experience.

[Bansai Pipeline]

His main problem is that he's too thick to play in the halves.

[Andrew Walker]

The problem is, that after last nights game, his confidence would be shot. I can't see him playing well in the next few weeks at the Roosters, no matter how hard he tries. So many playmakers thrive on confidence and play like crap without it (Carney, Pearce, Soward, Mullen - even Thurston).

I was praying that the last gasp field goal he went for would go over if only to lift his spirits and give him a bit of confidence to bring back to the Roosters. As it was, that too was a shocker.

For the next couple of weeks, I can see more poor games from Pearce and plenty more threads bagging him. Hopefully he can come out the other side of it better for the experience.

Calling the field goal attempt by Peace late a shocker Is a bit harsh and I have been bagging him for his performance

[Rocky Rhodes]

We have watched Pearce for 6 years so can anyone tell me what part of the game he excels at? Can't be his strong defence, his kicking game is crap average. When games are in the balance he goes missing. What are his strengths apart from humping everything that wears a bra?

Just an average first grade footballer imo.

[Chook Norris]

It was a poor game from Mitch on the big stage - terrible timing. His confidence and focus wasnt SOO standard...too many wild women maybe?

I do think though, overall this year, he has played his best football.

Perspective time - a penalty goal less to QLD and NSW wins....would the Pearce bagging be as strong? Methinks not.

Pearce in total has played only 1 month of good football this year leading up to origin, as he was scared of not getting picked , performances which culminated in a good Dragon's ANZAC day game. Since then he has been rubbish. Not showing any initiative to run the ball and take control of the game.

As i said before, i wouldn't be looking to offload him.. but if he thinks he's worth 500k and any close to the likes of Cronk or Thurston, he is a dreamer and can fugg right off

[Guest]

The problem is, that after last nights game, his confidence would be shot. I can't see him playing well in the next few weeks at the Roosters, no matter how hard he tries. So many playmakers thrive on confidence and play like crap without it (Carney, Pearce, Soward, Mullen - even Thurston).

I was praying that the last gasp field goal he went for would go over if only to lift his spirits and give him a bit of confidence to bring back to the Roosters. As it was, that too was a shocker.

For the next couple of weeks, I can see more poor games from Pearce and plenty more threads bagging him. Hopefully he can come out the other side of it better for the experience.

His field goal attempt was from 45m out.

[Guest]

Good post Fletch, although I'd not put Carney in that league, he's proven he can go missing in big games. But mate Pearce, what are we to do with him? I've calmed down from last night but he done my head in. I was screaming at the box for him to step up. He did put on one good move down the blind and backed up in the second half but he needed to do more, much more than he did. Put a rocket up him, something, consistency is attitude as my old swimming coach use to say. If his minds not on the job a stint in Newtown might focus it, fark his social life!

Chook.

Carney was on par with Pearce last night.

[Guest]

As i said before, i wouldn't be looking to offload him.. but if he thinks he's worth 500k and any closer to the likes of Cronk or Thurston, he is a dreamer and can fugg right off

He is worth what a club is willing to pay him! Is that useless little fatboy at Parra worth $550k a year, no way, but that's what his pay cheque says! If a club needs a No.7, then they will pay overs, especially for a SOO 7, well that's what Jnr Jnr's manager is hoping for anyway, so he starts the rumour mill sending the player's asking price into orbit. It's not really Pearce's fault, although the player's do give their managers permission to try to get the best deal out there that is possible, should the club get involved in bidding wars, definitely not, if the player walks, then we blood someone else, no guarantee they will be as good, occasionally the younger player might turn into a Thurston, more often than not they won't, they will be another Pearce, Finch or heaven forbid Sandow!
The trouble with Pearce & Easts is that we've built our team around him for the last 4 - 5 years, hoping he would develop into the next Joey, so the dilemma is do we persist with him, after everything the club has invested in him, he is only 23 yo after all, or do we cut our losses & pick the next potential Messiah?
My view, which will be at odds with 90% of this forum, is that we see how he goes with a decent 5/8th next to him next year, just hope he's not totally demoralised by the SOO experience, c'mon Mitch show us that you've got something, best time to start is against your drinking buddy next Monday, time to come of age Superboy!!