Has Robbo lost his marbles

[Andrew Walker]

Ive posted on these forums for a long time and rarely if ever do I bag players or coaches. But after last night Im seriously wondering if Robbo has lost his mind. When you have an injured player the normal step is to replace him with a player who actually plays in that spot if you have one This becomes even more imperative when it is a halfback instead of picking Hastings to cover Pearce he picks Matterson a non halfback leaving us with two halves with no established kicking game. Personally im no fan of Hastings however im a firm believer in picking a team that has the best possible chance of winning and last night with Pearce out that meant Hastings at halfback.
Robbos selection of Matterson there leaves me questioning his sanity. His use of the interchange was laughable we were 6 all and in the game then he brings off Liu Taukehauo and Napa replacong them with Evans Guerra abd Moa shortly after we are 18-6 down Again our best chance of winning from there was to get every one of those players back on after the break yet that didnt happen till the gane was lost. I cant help but think Robbo has lost his marbles. Hopefully a small break at seasons end will restore his sanity

[Keith]

I agree Hasting should have played.

If he's going to keep putting a backup utility on the bench he needs to use him.
I don't see the point of Garvey playing 5 minutes.
Aubo can play anywhere , we put him on the bench and then we have a better rotation , if anyone get injured Aubo can do it.

If he going to blood Garvey , then take Jake off after 30 minutes and give Garvey 20 minutes at least. If you don't have the confidence to put Garvey out there for 20 minutes , then he should be in the bloody team.

[Thirteen]

I think something has happened behind the scenes with Hastings to a point where he will not play for us again.

[The Brain]

I agree Hasting should have played.

If he's going to keep putting a backup utility on the bench he needs to use him.
I don't see the point of Garvey playing 5 minutes.
Aubo can play anywhere , we put him on the bench and then we have a better rotation , if anyone get injured Aubo can do it.

If he going to blood Garvey , then take Jake off after 30 minutes and give Garvey 20 minutes at least. If you don't have the confidence to put Garvey out there for 20 minutes , then he should be in the bloody team.

If it wasnt for friends awsemness defence penriff wouldve score 4 more tries last night . he shut down at least that many.

[Kingbilly]

I am still a big believer that there is a lot of stuff going on behind the scene that we don't know. This of course skews what we see and the perception we have.
On the surface it doesn't seem to make sense and maybe it is dumb, but I do suspect there is more to the why that what we see.

My perception is that Maloney was really the glue that held everything together off the field especially.

[Keith]

If there is "stuff" going on , then they need someone to come in a kick some arse and sort it out.
They are grown men and it's a professional sports team.
I'd sort them all out pretty quick.

[Thirteen]

If there is "stuff" going on , then they need someone to come in a kick some arse and sort it out.
They are grown men and it's a professional sports team.
I'd sort them all out pretty quick.

Isn't that what Politis does. Isn't he a no nonsense type of a bloke?
Surely he is hurting badly.

[Lydon]

I believe Robbo has lost his marbles based on his comments in the presser.
He is using Pearce's omission as a reason for the extent of the loss last night,I mean come on..
Pearce is no Thurston or Cronk,not sure why he is so coveted and protected by Robinson..
It's a sad state of affairs..

[Steakface]

Seriously Andrew Walker?

Hastings would have made 0 difference last night.

His teammates don't like him, he plays for himself and not the team.

Additionally, he is even slower than Matterson.

Additionally, there is no point in playing him when he won't be here next year. Better to give the players
that will be here the game time.

In terms of your interchange argument, you might as well blame Moa Guerra and Evans mate because you are implying they
are not good enough to do the job.

[ism22]

I think something has happened behind the scenes with Hastings to a point where he will not play for us again.

I agree. While he's no superstar, he's by far our most competent kicker and SHOULD be playing first grade.

Not saying he woulda won the game for us. However, IMO it's criminal having two halves with NFI how to kick... up against a young half who is bloody good at kicking (how frigging good is cleary!) and another solid kicking half.

As Robbo said during the interview, the Panthers were ALWAYS on the front foot in attack. Why? Because we had no 1st grade kicking option on our last tackle.

IMO the club has some BIIIG explaining to do about why they offloaded Maloney (because they thought Hastings could do a similar job) and are now actively trying to get rid of Hastings (to the point where they won't even consider playing him when he's their best option available).

It's ludicrous!!! Surely no conflict can be so bad that it can't be sorted out? Maybe him and Jake don't get on. SOLUTION! Get Uncle Nick to take both aside, spit in their faces and say:
- Look mate I rate your dad, but you calm down boy!! Jake's the captain, so don't mess with him. Like it or not, the club have made the decision that he is our best man for captain, and therefore, on and off the field you will follow his orders at all times. This is the club's decision and you MUST accept it!!! Your time will come if you pull your head in and just do what you're told for a few seasons...
- Jake that goes for you too buddy!!! You have te confidence of our club as captain, but don't let it get to your head. This is a SIMPLE conflict that has blown out of proportion - as the senior player, it's your job to fix it. Like it or not, Jacko's our best option in the halves. If he asks for the ball... none of this passive aggressve BS!!! Fans hate it, and they are the ones paying to watch!!! Just sort your shyte out, I don't wanna hear you whinging about it anymore. Jacko WILL be selected on merits (regardless of your beef with him)... I expect you to make things work. If kids can't turn to the captain, who can they turn to? You've had your past, so don't pretend you never went through his challenges.

[Johnny Tobin]

Seriously Andrew Walker?

Hastings would have made 0 difference last night.

His teammates don't like him, he plays for himself and not the team.

Additionally, he is even slower than Matterson.

Additionally, there is no point in playing him when he won't be here next year. Better to give the players
that will be here the game time.

In terms of your interchange argument, you might as well blame Moa Guerra and Evans mate because you are implying they
are not good enough to do the job.

At least he has a kicking game.

[Thirteen]

At least he has a kicking game.

A short kicking game.

[Bigchook]

I believe Robbo has lost his marbles based on his comments in the presser.
He is using Pearce's omission as a reason for the extent of the loss last night,I mean come on..
Pearce is no Thurston or Cronk,not sure why he is so coveted and protected by Robinson..
It's a sad state of affairs..

Pearce isn't a world beater. But we're a ruderless ship without him.

[Maxy Walker]

I'd hazard a guess that he hasn't taken his demotion well which probably contributed to him not getting picked.

I agree with with the steakface anyway - wouldn't have made a difference anyhow.

[Waylander]

Say what you like about Pearce, but he is close to, if not, the best defensive half in the game. I doubt they would have scored the two tries where Moylan waltzed outside Matto on our right if Pearce was there. Not blaming Matto either, but Pearce usually makes very good decisions in D and is a very effective tackler.