Given the number of times we have all seen Meli pass to some poor other person to take a clattering near our own line, I imagine his intention was to pass it but he checked himself in time because he saw he was surrounded by defenders. He was surrounded by defenders because he took his usual eternity to pick up the ball.

He's got a shirt on the wall at Wigan st Jude's club house so I'd guess he's played for them.

Hindley too I think

If you watch the dummy if he did actually pass it would have been more forward that an Andy Farrell special

I'll get straight to the point then. I don't think you will ever be overly supportive of players who count on the quota or don't come through our youth system for e.g Gaskell can make as many mistakes as he wants and his poor pass selection/no passing at all arguably cost us last years Grand Final. Dixon's defence is one of the most inconsistant I have ever seen and Makinson isn't exempt from costly mistakes but none of them get the same criticism as Meli or Hohaia do.

I should wash my mouth out here defending SF but the players you mentioned are young lads learning there trade and I would imagine are on a small (ish) salary. Hohaia who is never stand off in a million years and Meli are experienced seasoned pro's who are probably on the upper end of the salary scale so they are in the firing line. Meli especially has come up with more howlers in big games than any other player I recall at least in the SL era