Who’s Hot, Who’s Not after Round 8?
The ANZAC Day long weekend meant that most of us were able to watch more footy than usual. It also meant that the games were watched through beer goggles, so the article this week might be influenced by my tired eyes.
HOT:
Daly Cherry-Evans:
Wow. Just wow. It’s very rare that you get to see a player have such an influence on a game as we saw at Brookie on Sunday. DCE had a hand in just about every try this absolute demolition of the Raiders. They raced out to a huge lead and DCE had a strong hand in six of those tries and finished the game with four try assists, two line breaks and two line break assists.
Greg Inglis:
That try. Wow.
Andrew McCullough:
This guy went so close to the elusive double-double. Scoring two tries, setting up a try and then falling just 38 metres short of a double workhorse it was a very Robbie Farah-esque performance. Now averaging seven points a game in the first eight rounds and with no Origin to worry about, he is a very valuable acquisition.
Peter Hiku:
You don’t score four tries unless you are in form. He is an extremely valuable “back-up” who probably won’t be playing NSW Cup for the rest of the year if he keeps up this form. Sure, not all of them were difficult, but you have to put yourself in the right place at the right time.
Jeff Robson:
I feel very dirty saying this, but Jess Robson played really well in this defeat of the Panthers. Scoring the match winning try and setting up three others he was involved in everything. With Carney having a quiet few weeks, he’s needed to step up and has done.
Matt Scott:
The big Australian prop didn’t have his best game of the season, but this is a reflection of his solid start to the season. He has two tries and averages 42 involvements each game. The Parra forwards couldn’t hold Scott and the Cowboys back.
NOT:
Canberra Raiders Defence:
80 minutes of football, 17 players, 31 missed tackles. Not good enough. Ricky Stuart would have belted heads on the bus trip home.
Semi Radradra:
Didn’t score a try this week. He’s now gone one game without scoring. What a disappointment 😉
Boyd Cordner:
A Test backrower usually means one thing on NRLCEO – hard working and heavy involvements. Cordner played 80 minutes in this massive ANZAC Day battle and only returned 32 involvements.
Liam Fulton:
Sure, he only played 58 minutes, but just 35 involvements is far from what we expect from the bald workhorse. As he battles with concussion and a place in the form Tigers backrow he will need to improve to keep CEOs happy.
John Grant:
The NRL Commission Chairman had a shocker this week. When announcing the Test side, he spoke about the Manly “Seagulls” and the Cronulla “Hawks.” You’ve all read about it. Enough said.
Wacko Jacko
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