Barba out to 証明する a point against Broncos
Ben Barba says he can get 支援する to his Dally M-winning best at Cronulla as he 準備するs to 証明する to former club Brisbane what they are 行方不明の out on.
By his own admission, Barba had a poor first showing in Cronulla colours in the 味方する's 24-20 loss to Canberra at Remondis Stadium on Sunday night.
Saddled with 主要な the team around the park, the Sharks five-eighth (機の)カム up with several 決定的な 失敗s, 含むing a poor kick that gifted Jack Wighton a soft 20-metre tap and led 直接/まっすぐに to the Canberra No.1 racing 80 metres to 得点する/非難する/20.
Barba 認める he'd have to work hard on his kicking game after several wayward 成果/努力s with the boot, 含むing kicking out on the 十分な and failing to find touch from a 刑罰,罰則.
While he threw the last pass for Sosaia Feke and Ricky Leutele's tries, even Sharks coach Shane Flanagan 譲歩するd he had had a night to forget.
"He'll have better games, that's for sure," Flanagan said.
"He got off to a bad start and he didn't get 支援する in there."
If he wasn't already under the microscope, he will have even more eyeballs on him at Remondis Stadium on Friday night when he comes up against his former club Brisbane.
After an ill-運命/宿命d 2014 season with the Broncos, he was 削減(する) loose in Wayne Bennett's reshaping of their roster before finding a home at Cronulla.
Barba's career has been under 激しい scrutiny since 落ちるing from grace after winning the Dally M メダル at the Bulldogs in 2012.
A fter 存在 一時停止するd by the Bulldogs for behavioural 問題/発行するs on the eve of the 2013 season, he has failed to 再度捕まえる his best
In 2012 he lit up the 競争, 得点する/非難する/20ing 22 tries, making 27 linebreaks and credited with 23 try 補助装置s, によれば Fox Sports 人物/姿/数字s.
By comparison, in 2013 and 2014 連合させるd he (機の)カム up with 18 tries, 21 linebreaks and 12 try 補助装置s.
He said he was "over" talking about his parting of ways with Brisbane and 扱う/治療するing his first 遭遇(する) with the Broncos the same as any other game.
"I've got a 職業 here at Cronulla as their five-eight and they're my only 焦点(を合わせる)," he said.
"I 扱う/治療する this game the same as if I was looking 今後 to playing Canberra ... It'll be good to get the game over and done with so people can stop talking about it. I'm over it and people need to move on."