โHe brings that big-game experience.โ
Pezet has made 18 NRL appearances after being stuck behind Storm stars Jahrome Hughes and Cameron Munster, but will get the first chance to wear the No.6 jersey vacated by Dylan Brown.
Matt Burke kicking a goal in 2008.Credit: Dallas Kilponen
โHeโs very confident, heโs very loud, but itโs good,โ Moses said.
โItโs something that we needed and even if itโs just for the year, it puts us in a really good position to win games now.
โHeโs fit right in with the boys. He loves footy, I love footy, and we both enjoy learning new things, putting most of our time and our life into footy.โ
The much publicised departure of Zac Lomax will result in Moses taking on the goal-kicking duties on a full-time basis. Burke, part of Australiaโs 1999 Rugby World Cup-winning team, has been providing goal-kicking tuition as a consultant.
โMitch hits them really well,โ Burke said.
โHeโs got skill, heโs got rhythm, heโs got tempo. Heโs a golfer, so if thereโs an analogy I use with golfing swings, he gets that.
โThe golf swing is a really good example โ you take the club away, be efficient and you have to be square when you hit the ball. Itโs the same thing with the footy on contact.
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โItโs small things that get you in that right spot. Weโve just done a couple of tweaks โฆ heโs been working hard by himself to make sure those tweaks come into effect.โ
Moses said the Eelsโ inability to convert tries wasnโt good enough last year and he was already benefiting from Burkeโs tips.
โWe didnโt goal kick well at all last year,โ Moses said.
โThere were some big games where our goal kicking cost us, weโre gonna have to be better in that aspect.
โWeโve had Burkey come in and do some goal-kicking with us, itโs been good.โ
