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<blockquote data-quote="snoopy snoopy dog dog" data-source="post: 236962"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (An Tarbh @ Jan 9 2009, 06:08 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=370191" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p>My mistake. However I hold my view that Kearney not playing more at 15 is due to other circumstances rather than poor coaching. Nor do I believe that he's mismanaging Healy. Last week for example, Healy was withdrawn from the team for turning up late at training. That's Healy's fault, not Cheika's. Such a strict policy (which Cheika also showed towards Shane Horgan last year) will stand to Healy in the long run. Cheika sacrificed short term gain (a better prop starting against Connacht) for long term gain (a more disciplined prop who'll be a regular starter for a decade).</p><p></p><p>Healy has played in 12 games so far this year. That's one fewer than the whole of last year and we're only at the mid point of the season. He's started 5 games this year, already 2 more starts that he got all of last season. His scrummaging has improved out of sight in the last 12 months. He's only going to get better. I'd love to see him start more often but remember that he's only 21 and is playing in a position where players don't usually peak until their late 20s/early 30s. Cheika is not mismanaging him. </p><p></p><p>If it is the case that Kearney's goalkicking hasn't been worked on (and I've no reason to believe it's not the case) then, yep, it's not a wise move. It's a major bug bearer of mine how teams seem to rely on just their flyhalf to do the kicking. For example, Jonny Sexton is criticised for his goalkicking which was, admittedly, subpar yet the rest of his game is more than adequate. Why can't other positions be developed as kickers? If, for example, Kearney or McFadden are developed as kickers, there'd be no problem with Sexton as Leinster's long term answer at 10.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snoopy snoopy dog dog, post: 236962"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (An Tarbh @ Jan 9 2009, 06:08 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=370191']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> My mistake. However I hold my view that Kearney not playing more at 15 is due to other circumstances rather than poor coaching. Nor do I believe that he's mismanaging Healy. Last week for example, Healy was withdrawn from the team for turning up late at training. That's Healy's fault, not Cheika's. Such a strict policy (which Cheika also showed towards Shane Horgan last year) will stand to Healy in the long run. Cheika sacrificed short term gain (a better prop starting against Connacht) for long term gain (a more disciplined prop who'll be a regular starter for a decade). Healy has played in 12 games so far this year. That's one fewer than the whole of last year and we're only at the mid point of the season. He's started 5 games this year, already 2 more starts that he got all of last season. His scrummaging has improved out of sight in the last 12 months. He's only going to get better. I'd love to see him start more often but remember that he's only 21 and is playing in a position where players don't usually peak until their late 20s/early 30s. Cheika is not mismanaging him. If it is the case that Kearney's goalkicking hasn't been worked on (and I've no reason to believe it's not the case) then, yep, it's not a wise move. It's a major bug bearer of mine how teams seem to rely on just their flyhalf to do the kicking. For example, Jonny Sexton is criticised for his goalkicking which was, admittedly, subpar yet the rest of his game is more than adequate. Why can't other positions be developed as kickers? If, for example, Kearney or McFadden are developed as kickers, there'd be no problem with Sexton as Leinster's long term answer at 10. [/QUOTE]
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