jonh wrote:He hasn’t been at all.
It’s the standard response if someone isn’t happy with a player to bag them regardless.
His pace or lack of has been noticeable but rest of his game has been sound if not spectacular.
It isn't regardless tho is it. He has been poor in defence & has been for a while now. It's one (not all) of the reasons why he got shipped out by Wire.
Quote:I’m just trying to get the best team out there. You know, obviously, I left Toby (King) out. I feel like he’s been below his best for a few weeks now. And I felt like that needed to happen to change that left edge. I felt like the left edge was pretty stiff.
“I just felt tonight that he (Mata’utia) would give us that sense of organisation that perhaps we haven’t had enough.
Powell said that, the week before he shipped him out & that matches up with the woeful performances he produced, including us sending Thornley at him at their place for a couple of tries.
Not sure what his lack of pace has to do with anything too? Carmont was probably the best centre we've had in the last 15 years and he was hardly 'pacey'. If King has a decent offload, like you suggest then his pace shouldn't matter.
Blowing smoke up his booty, because he now plays for us doesn't help anyone. There's no recent credit in the bank with King and he's got a lot of work to do to erase his form over the last 18 months.