Brett Finch Quits Eels

I'd argue it was Anderson who conceded defeat after five rounds by dropping one of his best players - who was basically only playing poorly due to Anderson's ****-ups in selection in the first place - rather than just trying to see it through.

 

Reddy's injured. Calf strain.

 

Jeff Robson is playing halfback this weekend.

 

I couldn't disagree more.

Finch was an excellent organiser. One of the best in the NRL, in fact.

He struggled when he had to do more than this - ie. actually produce creative plays. At the top of his game he did this at well but at anything below his best form, he looked awful in this role.

Parramatta's mistake was trying to play him in both roles by picking someone with absolutely no creative game at five-eighth. Finch should have been used primarily as an organiser with the five-eighth taking over most of the creative side.

There aren't many halfbacks who could successfully work with Jarryd Hayne at five-eighth. Finch is probably the least-suited halfback to playing without a creative five-eighth in the comp, barring possibly Mitchell Pearce.

 

If you pick your side based purely on what has happened on the past four weeks all the time, you'll use 85 players a year a get the spoon.

 

Yeah, he saw half a Parra game, and one a half world cup games. It qualifies him to be a complete expert on all things Parramatta.