Wests Tigers back-rower Adam Blair admits his critics have a point and he must lift his performances for the battling joint venture.

Blair, a big-money signing from Melbourne last year, has come under-fire recently with critics including former international and media personality Gorden Tallis accusing him of not having a go.

The Tigers meet NRL leaders South Sydney on Friday night at ANZ Stadium and go into the match on the back of six consecutive defeats.

New Zealand Test player Blair, who is a deadly edge runner on his day, admitted on Tuesday he can do better.

“Everyone knows what I can bring and how I can play. I’m just not doing that enough for the team at the moment and for the people that want to see me do better for the team,” Blair said.

“All the little things, I think I do really well for the team – kick pressure, cleaning up the tackles. I think I do those really well.

“I think my attack is a little bit off at the moment but, once I fix that up, I think everyone will quieten up a bit.”

Blair sees Tallis’s criticism as a challenge for him to prove the former star wrong.

“I think Gordie knows what I can bring and I think I’ve got to take that as a good thing that he obviously knows what I’ve done before and how I can play,” he said.

“I think it’s a bit of a challenge for myself to keep people like that quiet and prove everyone wrong.”

The 2008 World Cup winner insists the Tigers can’t be bashful against the Rabbitohs and have to get in their faces otherwise they’ll be in for a long night.

“We’ve got to take the game to them and turn up with the right attitude and play some footy,” he said.

“We can’t let their forwards get a roll on like they have been.”