after shocking start to the season, hayward was really starting to find his form, kicking goals, and working as that last kick into 50. but the previous couple of weeks (prob since caroll went down), he seems to be playing more wing, and getting a lot of ball at half back. he may be good at this role, but he is exceptional in the forward half. they need to get him back to where he is most dangerous - kicking goals or creating them
I like his aggression but, instead of the late (unnecessary) bump that seems to surface from time to time, he needs to sell those actions as an attempt to smother or adversely effect the kick.
You almost wanna keep them in just to keep the opposition honest.
Its a bit like Robbo back in the day. You never know when he's going to bury someone. Sometimes it will give away a free, other times the perceived pressure results in a turnover.
I need to go back and watch the replay back but they received an extraordinary number of free kicks at the centre bounce, whether it be a ruck infringement or holding free against us.
Please bombers were screwed over. We would be filthy the other way around which is often usually the case.
See above as the only real issue i saw with free kicks and they 100% got the better judgement there. Of course its ruck rules, so not even the rucks know which way its going most of the time.
Also worth pointing out final free kick count was 25-19 their way.
