This is exactly the problem. He's trying to prove he's worth the pay packet.
Lobbe busted his butt with second efforts in 2014. That was his go - he was never going to be a great ruck, but he was like a better version of Trengove. And if he had played like that in 2015, no one would have had any issue. I love his hustle in 2014 and thought that with Ryder giving him a chop out he wouldn't be so gassed at the end of games.
That version of Matthew Lobbe, I had a lot of time for. But that version wasn't worth the contract he is on now.
Instead, he keeps trying to prove that he's actually some sort of first class ruck ala Sam Jacobs when he's a grinder. And that's what pisses me off about him. Not deceitful, but completely delusional as to his limitations as a player. Remember, when his agent put the contract in front of him, he would have seen the dollar amount and knew he wasn't worth that. But he still signed it anyway. And if he actually thought he was worth that amount, that's even worse.