Quote JWP="JWP"What I would say about Monas first stint last night is,
1. The PTB was insanely slow, hence the penalty count which doesn't help 'what he does'.
2. The wind was unreal, some of the passing looked woeful, but I think the wind was actually a factor in the passing, especially first half, whether that was the way it was blowing, or sides getting used to it, but it was weird watching how poor some of it was.
I'd start Monas all day long. Last night I'm with you, first stint cack, second stint superb whilst Higham was consistant through his duration. All that said, Monas offers you an option to kick from dummy half, which at Saints could be crucial, ie, he's got a 40/20 in him like. If Briers is fit, this is less crucial, granted.
Monas is special. He points to a gap, then just waltzes through it, insane.'"
I think the reason I was so disappointed with Monas is because his performances have been so good at 9 that we were really weakened by him being off the boil.
As he went off, it was like his impact had been wasted. Not sure if I'm making sense, but I think in every game you will get one or two flashes of brilliance from him, and to see him being replaced without delivering anything was a bit of a downer, and I'm sure would have been a boost to the Bulls. Fortunately for us Higham came on and delivered that bit of class.
I like the thought of the game being tight, after half an hour when the players are getting a little tired, and then the Saints defence looking up and seeing Monaghan coming on. That said, if he does two spells like last night, that same impact can still be had, albeit much later in the game.
