Quote: Jukesays "As you say earlier, agree to disagree
I just don't understand the logic behind the thinking
You say it doesn't matter if he gets it wrong 99% of the time, it absolutely does matter!
Because he doesn't know BEFORE he kicks it that he's going to execute it perfectly
If he doesn't (your words 99% of the time I would say 50/50 at best) then it's the wrong decision
But you have to factor all of those things in BEFORE he kicks, not say it was the right decision AFTER he's executed it perfectly
And then factor in that all of the other stuff such as both chasers have to be perfect and that Wigan don't get to the ball instead.
The % play is to go long, and replay that situation 100 times and we score more times going short than we do if they go long.'"
You mentioned he gets it wrong a lot. I don’t believe that is the case.
He was easily best half on the field on the day and his kicking game throughout his career has been outstanding.
He pretty much won Hull the cup because of it.
He’s an excellent kicker of the ball, he was on the day too so he was right to back himself.
I agree if he gets it wrong 99% of the play don’t go for it, but I think you do him a massive disservice as a player if you don’t think he has an excellent boot.
Both chasers don’t have to be perfect, they have to do their job which is very basic…communicate.
They knew the play was coming and didn’t.
I’ve actually not watched it since the night and I just have now, if you watch it from the rear angle from the camera behind the sticks the winger had a clean run at the catch with Faz welded to the floor had MacDonald not gone for it too it was a comfortable take for a player of his ability.
Sneyd, targeted Faz, backed himself to execute the play. Executed it perfectly and I’m holding the winger (very experienced player) for not calling or the centre for not listening which in that situation lost them the game, not Sneyd.
They needed the ball, they knew it.
They didn’t get it.