Round 19 vs Cronulla Sharks @ Kayo

[Red]

Disappointing result last round. We really have to do something about Newcastle. This game was better than previous ones because we weren't the better team, as we have been for a number of the last 6 losses against them.

Anyway, Sharks this week. I doubt all the Origin players will back up but hopefully some will. Hammer in particular after Trai had a bit of a shocker, to call a spade a spade. Katoa is the one we are really missing but hopefully after Schnieder gets a bit of rev during the week and is much better.

There is always the options of rejigging the backline because we have Kodi, Averillo and Donoghue who are all good utilities.

 

[257Matt]

Disappointing result last round. We really have to do something about Newcastle. This game was better than previous ones because we weren't the better team, as we have been for a number of the last 6 losses against them.

Anyway, Sharks this week. I doubt all the Origin players will back up but hopefully some will. Hammer in particular after Trai had a bit of a shocker, to call a spade a spade. Katoa is the one we are really missing but hopefully after Schnieder gets a bit of rev during the week and is much better.

There is always the options of rejigging the backline because we have Kodi, Averillo and Donoghue who are all good utilities.

The real problem with any potential Dolphins spine is that none of Hammer, Fuller, Averillo, Nikorima, Donoghoe, Plath and Marshall-King have a kicking game it all falls onto Katoa and Schneider. I would even argue that Katoa's weakness is that his kicking game is not as strong as some of the best currently in the NRL.

But of the players outside of Marshall-King and Katoa the most creative and skillful is Donoghoe by a mile. It's probably up to Woolf to find a way to give him 80mins at 13 and base a lot of attack around him.

 

[Equaliser]

The real problem with any potential Dolphins spine is that none of Hammer, Fuller, Averillo, Nikorima, Donoghoe, Plath and Marshall-King have a kicking game it all falls onto Katoa and Schneider. I would even argue that Katoa's weakness is that his kicking game is not as strong as some of the best currently in the NRL.

But of the players outside of Marshall-King and Katoa the most creative and skillful is Donoghoe by a mile. It's probably up to Woolf to find a way to give him 80mins at 13 and base a lot of attack around him.

I thought Kodi is an ok kicker.

 

[257Matt]

I thought Kodi is an ok kicker.

Doesn't look natural to him he kicks because literally no one else can.

I might put myself through the pain of re-watching some of the Averillo halfback days to see what kicking he done aside from goal kicking.

Schneider at Penrith had support from Edwards and Yeo. Hammer is improving with his ball play but is still more of an open space and support player. Woolf needs to find a way to increase Donoghoe's minutes with the licence to overcall when required. He's been able to string 8 of the last 9 games including the last 7 so his fitness or hamstring no longer an issue.