Rock Lobster
Larry Dwyer (12)
McGahan needs to take the shackles off these blokes & let em play. Under Hill, I thought the Rebels were one of the best teams in the comp to watch with ball in hand. Some of their attack structures were pretty to watch & there was a willingness to run & chance their arm. I still reckon he was bloody stiff to lose his job down there. Sure their defence wasn't flash & clearly McGahan has made that his focus, with a degree of success so far but their attack is in the toilet. The aimless kicking, even when chasing the game FFS, is totally incomprehensible. And what was with that tactic of turning the ball back inside one pass off the ruck every second time? After you get belted in there 2 or 3 times it's not a bad idea to re-assess the tactic & maybe abandon it all together. A "game plan" a term I despise, is all well & good but they need to be flexible, however it appears McGahan doesn't have the willingness to adapt on the run or allow his players to do so. There is plenty of talent there, it just seems they're not being allowed to show it at this stage.
