Have you had a chance to watch the game on TV yet WP?
If so was it as bad as you first thought?
I watched it again to see if I had missed something the first time and i definitely didn't. Played a fantastic game IMO.
I too am baffled that Miles didn't get a game, but Thomas deserves his spot.
Yep finished watching it today while home sick
Thought his 2nd half was a lot better than his first. But stand by my thoughts about him being a ball butcher. The number of times his handballs put his teammates under pressure especially in the first half was poor at best.
Have said it about him before but he needs to play within his limitations. Tries to do too much when he needs to take the first option.
Will keep his spot this week but I'd still rather see a younger bloke get a game ahead of him. Just looking to e future
His first quarter was excellent on the weekend. Not really sure what you expect from a guy we elevated from the rookie list? We all know he is not Chris Judd.
86% says his efficiency wasn't bad either. His job is to get the footy out remember, not to make sure his teammates are in the right spot.
I just think with such soft players for so long it's nice to have a bloke really hard at it and going 100%.
Interesting, at the game I thought his first qtr was really poor, said it to the people I was at game with. Said at the time got plenty of it but his handballs to the wrong option was terrible. Gave him kudos though for his 2nd efforts. His job might be to get the ball but he job is also to hit a target by hand and his biggest problem IMV is takes one step to many instead of dishing off to the 1st option. If he has a teammate clear then he gives it off not take an extra couple of steps and giving off to someone surrounded by 2 players
Have to say yesterday after watching the replay my view didn't change if anything I ended up more critical (perhaps it was the flu drugs 
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I accept he is a rookie but once he takes the field he isn't a rookie he is a senior player of the RFC just like all the others.
Re: this 86% efficiency I've said it a couple of times would love to know what constitutes a "clanger" and what constitutes an efficient disposal because to me a disposal to a teammate under pressure that lands at his feet is not an efficient disposal but I also doubt it would be recorded as a clanger
Yes he is tough at it but we have kids on our list who are tough at it as well but they are not getting an opportunity to show us what they can do and for some of them they need to be given games ahead of this bloke (eg Arnott & Helbig). Why? because they are coming off contract and we need to see what they can do/offer to see whether they are worth keeping.
Its the try to get a win vs play Arnott or Helbig, In all reality the Gold Coast And GWS Draft scenario has really stuffed up the game, We should be targetting a lot of their guys who are not getting a game and who are better than what we have on our list eg Dom Tyson BUT I must say it is refreshing to see the verve Thomas plays with. Miles should also be getting a game as he is younger and has more upside. It must be tough for the selection panel as they know what a shocking feedback the club receives after every loss, so if we play em young and lose, play them old and lose is a no brainer = play young and lose, but when we select our best possible team with no chance of player development that is the conundrum they are faced with. I like Essendon playing young Daniher, sure he isn't ready but they are persevering and getting games into him, Derickx is actually going OK for Sydney and what are they doing? just playing him every week, he is working it out and really that is exactly what we should have done with him. We seem to be excellent at drafting players then stuff them around in the reserves until they lose all confidence.
Then there is the old v old scenario,
Should Foley be getting a game ahead of Thomas??
Should Newman even be getting a game?
We have been our own worst enemy hanging onto club favorites who really should be getting cycled out of the team.
We are showing loyalty to players ahead of loyalty to supporters.
Well there is a Richmond Rant for you!!
