Someone said in GameDay thread that
Montoya needs to carry the ball in his outer hand. Then he could have fended the defender. Winger 101
It was the play I have identified that costed us the game and not Coates' magical try at the end. It his "JOB" with capital letters to score tries like that. As a top order batsmen in cricket my job once I got a start was to go on to 50 plus. It was my job to do that. You can't control which of your top order batsman will get a start due to how much luck is involved at the start of an inning, but if it your day to get a start you must buckle down and cash in.
Montoya's job was to score that try. He also did a dumb knock on, off admttedly a very poor dummy half pass from
Metcalf, so it was not his only mistake in the game.
Montoya also had the chance to get back into the field of play on the final up and under from Paps but the kick chasers from Melbourne bullied him back into the in goal. I say
Kosi would have made it back into the field of play, I think he also would have dropped that pass, but I say he would have scored that try.
Montoya is not a core player in the team and his position should be up for a challenge by a young buck like
Kosi. Also Ed is the better defender. Last year
Montoya had a 69% tackle efficiency and Ed had 75%.
I think everyone still remembers the 70 point hiding when they think of
Kosi but it is time to move on from that, and I think that he is a better player than what
Montoya has shown in the last 12 months.
Montoya used to be good. But he had mixed form all of last year and kept dropping the pill and making random errors and that has continued into this year.
Kosi should get a shout. They say don't change a winning team, but we lost on the weekend and have lost two in a row.
Kosi is experienced in first grade and this is a low risk change.