Dixon at Fullback : Mon Apr 27, 2015 9:53 am  

After watching Dixon this season i would question putting him as full back. I am not questioning his ability to break the line in attack and his pace is there for all to see. He has also improved under the high ball as the season has gone on.
However, defensively he is pretty poor, I'm not sure what his tackle completion percentage is but i wouldn't be surprised if it was less than 40%. His link play is often found wanting with a lot of passes going straight into touch instead of to their intended target. Lets not talk about his kicking game.
I just don't believe this is the level to be developing him into this role, i think he would be better served on the wing to utilise his pace and put Charlie at FB to increase the chance of completing a tackle from the FB position.

Re: Dixon at Fullback : Mon Apr 27, 2015 10:02 am  

Bad options all round. Contrary to common belief Charlies tackle success at FB is equally bad and he's as prone if not more to an error than Dixon.

Dixons pace will get him out of trouble a lot of times and his threat in attack will only increase. Yes his passing is a bit hit and miss, is BC's any better, his kicking isn't great is BC's? We have 2 good wingers in JM and KS so why we'd put a little guy on the wing if our back line is fit is beyond me. BC is great as a utility but nothing else and shouldn't be first choice in any position.

Re: Dixon at Fullback : Mon Apr 27, 2015 10:33 am  

Dixon cannot be our long term choice at fullback if we want to be better than what we are as a team now. BCs passing is ALOT better imo, dixons pace may get him an extra 5metres or so on kick return but 9 times out of 10 he gets pushed back that due to his size! He's a running fullback and his passing game chiming into the line is just not good enough unfortunately. Just because he's Young, raw and only just came it doesn't mean he automatically deserves a place in the team. BC is the better short term option but think we need a new fullback for the long term. Dixon is better suited on the wing for me.

Re: Dixon at Fullback : Mon Apr 27, 2015 10:35 am  

Oh and his tackling is beyond a joke at last man. Surely Barham red you don't think charlie is equally as bad as Dixon?! Shocking.

Re: Dixon at Fullback : Mon Apr 27, 2015 11:33 am  

little coatsy 112 wrote:

Oh and his tackling is beyond a joke at last man. Surely Barham red you don't think charlie is equally as bad as Dixon?! Shocking.

I do, its overlooked due to his enthusiasm but his last man tackling is shocking. His error count in most games is high. I know he's a fans favourite and all that but enthusiasm aside he's not that good. At Best he's as good as Dixon and as a fill in on the wing or off the bench he's ok but never a starting FB. We need to give Dixon a real run at FB, constantly changing does no good whatsoever. Pretty certain if Hall was still here they'd be calls for him at FB and look how thats working out.

Re: Dixon at Fullback : Mon Apr 27, 2015 11:36 am  

As an aside if he Dixon was dropped we would have lost against Saints and he was our best player against Hull. Still lets drop him,!!!

Re: Dixon at Fullback : Mon Apr 27, 2015 12:07 pm  

Kieran Dixon has won 2 justified MOM awards from fullback during our recent good run of results. He has dipped in form a bit recently along with the rest of the team, but he was in no way to blame for the result at Catalans.
He has speed, intensity, enthusiasm and a certain X Factor. He has improved under the high ball. He makes good metres bringing the ball away from our line.
He needs to work on his defence (which is appalling) and link up play (which is hit and miss) but he will get better on both if he gets the extended run at fb his current performances deserve.
On the basis of my personal assessment above, everybody in the team is a better tackler than Dixon at the moment, including Charlie.

Re: Dixon at Fullback : Mon Apr 27, 2015 12:18 pm  

I don't really see either option as the solution in the long term. I think promotion from within (Josh Guzdek) or an alternative option should be sought from elsewhere.

A thought on persisting with Dixon at FB. i believe he needs clear, concise instruction in attack, something like "NEVER kick, pass if its to the teammate immediately to your side AND its 100% gonna make its intended target". Even then the issue with the poor defence remains, if CC does stick with Dixon and he doesn't improve, at what point is enough, enough?

Re: Dixon at Fullback : Mon Apr 27, 2015 12:59 pm  

REDEOD wrote:

I don't really see either option as the solution in the long term. I think promotion from within (Josh Guzdek) or an alternative option should be sought from elsewhere.

A thought on persisting with Dixon at FB. i believe he needs clear, concise instruction in attack, something like "NEVER kick, pass if its to the teammate immediately to your side AND its 100% gonna make its intended target". Even then the issue with the poor defence remains, if CC does stick with Dixon and he doesn't improve, at what point is enough, enough?

Well we had 2 years of Eden making the same mistakes over and over again. It's all up to the coaches ateotd.

Re: Dixon at Fullback : Mon Apr 27, 2015 2:01 pm  

Pickering Red wrote:

Kieran Dixon has won 2 justified MOM awards from fullback during our recent good run of results. He has dipped in form a bit recently along with the rest of the team, but he was in no way to blame for the result at Catalans.
He has speed, intensity, enthusiasm and a certain X Factor. He has improved under the high ball. He makes good metres bringing the ball away from our line.
He needs to work on his defence (which is appalling) and link up play (which is hit and miss) but he will get better on both if he gets the extended run at fb his current performances deserve.
On the basis of my personal assessment above, everybody in the team is a better tackler than Dixon at the moment, including Charlie.

well said, people should just get behind the lad and support him