How smart is Robbo?

[Mad_Rooster_in_GraceLand]

i think he can talk the bullsh1t. Can he outthink his opponents?
history would say...no.

he seems popular and articulate.....but can he be polarising and silent?

He is probably much smarter at footy than you man.

[Mad_Rooster_in_GraceLand]

The only one I would swap him for is Bellamy. Actually, maybe not. I don’t know how he would go without Smith.

I do, does the 40-0 gf won by Manly ring a bell dude?

[Frozen Chook]

Cronk’s like tge calm the fark down and play properly kind guy...

Spot on ism22 one of my favourite non Easts player - always felt the Storm were cheating again with their "assistant coach" on the field in Cronk. Cronk was everything Toovey for Manly wanted to be as a trainer - chuck the water bottle away " give that feckin ball and i show you how it is done". it was a bit of a formula with Smith and Slater at Melbourne looking forward to the variant of Tedesco/ Keary and throw a wildcard Latrel Mitchell /Topou combo or Ferguson/ Manu. Looking forward to the answer of that equation.

[Frozen Chook]

I have a lot of respect for Trent - all creative / innovative thinkers have to have a blend of self assurance and self doubt. I dont know now that Trent visits the second half of the equation enough. i hope he has honestly reviewed the successes and failures over recent years before lauching into this season.

[Rooster_6]

The only issue I have with the coach is that there has been no improvement to our ill discipline. Even in 2013 we were the most penalised team. Dumb brainless errors by the same players and it continues. I doubt Bellamy would put up with that for a game. Certainly not 5 years.

For what it's worth..

Melbourne were the most penalised side after only Cronulla this year.

We were the 9th most penalised side.

[Rooster_6]

So our 2 most lethal players you are saying let’s get them less ball while the other team is 130 odd point team better than us a year? Makes sense. Also whilst dealing with a player with obvious engagement issues you are saying not only give him less ball but make it known and part of our plan to ‘limitt’ his involvement? Based on that logic imagine how far ahead of the field Latrell could be, in turn how far ahead of the field the Roosters could have been.

Use stays all you like, if you are happy with the involvement and ‘coached invovlement’ of a Latrell then so be it. I am not.

I never said give him less ball. In fact as he develops throughout his career I think he needs to coming looking for the ball more and be given a license to float.

It's about getting the ball in his hands in the right positions and at the right times.

I used the statistics to back up that argument, given he had the most effective output in terms of try involvements of any centre in 2017 I'd say we did a pretty good job of that.

Simply giving a player more ball is akin to saying just print more money to fix a country's economy.

[Rooster_6]

Firstly I spoke specifically of middle 3rd players, so quoting Cordner and referencing his 80 min stats against the other players 50-60 minute stats is a poor foundation for an argument. So take Cordner out we now have the 12th and 18th anked middle in the game, and then my concern, daylight thereafter for our side. Have you got other important (offloads, post contact metres, penalties, errors) middle 3rd stats to go with these, especially the one so mentioned in tandem with my post?

Ahh yes the storm who spent all their time scoring try’s and kicking goals and most importantly rotating their interchange properly equating to an better SMARTER spread of minutes of Brom, Glasby, McLean, Finucane, Asofa etc. whilst our middle resorted to errors, penalties and watching our wingers create their own fatigue doing all the carries.

The outstanding comment you make is tour inference that theres no res no link to the coaching here.

Wait so Bellamy is smart for spreading his minutes between a strong rotation of middles but Trent Robinson is dumb because according to you only have two representatives int he top 20% of middle thirds isn't enough??

I agree though whether the metres come from a few players or a group it doesn't really matter.. it was your argument to begin with though so by all means to continue to disagree with yourself.

The dishonesty and lack of consistency is amusing.

[Rooster_6]

LOL when somebody uses spelling as a comeback

It was the irony of the spelling mistake that I was pointing out....

[Rooster_6]

Don’t forget Teddy, slight upgrade on Gordon.

That's a slight understatement.

Love Gordon and appreciate everything he did but Tedesco is a few classes above, he's the missing piece to our attack.

[Johnny Tobin]

Only prob is he at the Viagra age and stage hehe

I think he is at the top of his form. It's a risk but one worth taking.

[Johnny Tobin]

ill never criticise flash he went very well rfor us on top of his brilliant tgoal kicking he made many breaks scored a few tries and saved plenty!

I think we all feel the same but we have a massive upgrade in Teddy.

[King Salvo]

Be under pressure for sure as Uncle Nick will want a premiership or two during these next two years. If not Robbo is history for sure

[King Salvo]

That's a slight understatement.

Love Gordon and appreciate everything he did but Tedesco is a few classes above, he's the missing piece to our attack.

Gordon is a more valuable player due to his goal kicking for sure and certain - By the sounds of it Average Teddy will be lucky to be SOO fullback. Don't forget he played for a team that never played finals football when he played for them - Too many have high hopes in picking him as the missing link one has to say

[John Corey]

For what it's worth..

Melbourne were the most penalised side after only Cronulla this year.

We were the 9th most penalised side.

I know that. I'm not just talking penalties.

[Johnny Tobin]

Be under pressure for sure as Uncle Nick will want a premiership or two during these next two years. If not Robbo is history for sure

Hold on! I thought he was gone if he doesn’t get one this year?

Now it’s two years.

It’s good to be the king.