Phoenix Crossland

[Jono078]

Very harsh re Crosslands, sure he struggles in 1st but not to the point of being so harsh. He was on a hiding to nothing and even if he had a good game the knockers were ready.
Now all of a sudden the former “let’s talk him down” Mr Hoy is suddenly seen as the saviour with the call of, why wasn’t he picked.
I get it we lost, disappointment, but Crossland is a better player than most if not all that bag him.
I think he is a reserve grade 7 that will occasionally get a run in firsts, injuries have changed that.
We can like all our players some are just better than others, better to talk up the good than knock the others, after all we are fans of the Knights, all of them

Not harsh at all IMO. What has he actually done? IF he had a good game I promise there'll be a few on here saying where has that been etc, definitely wouldn't bag him if he did anything good.

 

[aqua_duck]

Very harsh re Crosslands, sure he struggles in 1st but not to the point of being so harsh. He was on a hiding to nothing and even if he had a good game the knockers were ready.
Now all of a sudden the former “let’s talk him down” Mr Hoy is suddenly seen as the saviour with the call of, why wasn’t he picked.
I get it we lost, disappointment, but Crossland is a better player than most if not all that bag him.
I think he is a reserve grade 7 that will occasionally get a run in firsts, injuries have changed that.
We can like all our players some are just better than others, better to talk up the good than knock the others, after all we are fans of the Knights, all of them

The point is that he's never had a good game or even any good moments. The reality is both Hoy and Crossland were off contract and no other team was even remotely interested in either and for good reason. I'm not sure why you're comparing him to people who comment on a forum, thats not who hes playing against, im comparing him to other 1st graders

 

[Sir Galahad]

Very harsh re Crosslands, sure he struggles in 1st but not to the point of being so harsh. He was on a hiding to nothing and even if he had a good game the knockers were ready.
Now all of a sudden the former “let’s talk him down” Mr Hoy is suddenly seen as the saviour with the call of, why wasn’t he picked.
I get it we lost, disappointment, but Crossland is a better player than most if not all that bag him.
I think he is a reserve grade 7 that will occasionally get a run in firsts, injuries have changed that.
We can like all our players some are just better than others, better to talk up the good than knock the others, after all we are fans of the Knights, all of them

Both Crosslands and Hoy are plod.

In reserves they would both be average ( at best ) , and 1 good game or 1 good moment does not make a good player.

That fact they are in the squad is an indictment on the Knights recruitment and retention.

They arent alone, there's at least half a dozen players in the squad that just arent up to it, which is precisely why we had a game like today.

 

[aqua_duck]

Crossland's contribution today:
32 mins played
0 run for 0m
1 penalty conceded
Got steamrolled on his goal line
2 of the worst dummy half passes I've ever seen back to back

 

[Burwood]

He was on his haunches and crying at full time too.

 

[Jono078]

He was on his haunches and crying at full time too.

He and AOB both, hopefully.

 

[Yosh]

He was on his haunches and crying at full time too.

Really? I wonder why...

 

[Old dog]

Really? I wonder why...

Really, played terrible, career probably over, the realisation that things didn’t go well
Dont have to be a good footballer to have feelings
He won’t be re-signed and likely no club will be after him, his dreams may have been greater than his ability, sad

 

[Yosh]

Really, played terrible, career probably over, the realisation that things didn’t go well
Dont have to be a good footballer to have feelings
He won’t be re-signed and likely no club will be after him, his dreams may have been greater than his ability, sad

Feel bad for the bloke but it's the sad reality of 99.8% of professional sports athletes. Lucky he was playing for us, probably played 2 years longer than he would have elsewhere.

 

[Jono078]

Feel bad for the bloke but it's the sad reality of 99.8% of professional sports athletes. Lucky he was playing for us, probably played 2 years longer than he would have elsewhere.

I do feel for him because he had a disrupted pathway to the NRL thanks to COVID, but many other have as well so you don't want to use it as an excuse.

He really needs to play a full year in the one position to work on his craft. There may be an ok halfback in there but he hasn't had the chance to work on it.

 

[slotmachine]

There may be an ok halfback in there

Nup

 

[Frederick]

He was on his haunches and crying at full time too.

Are you for f**king real? What an absolute pussy. If he went out there and absolutely busted his gut and did everything he could to get us the win, then he can cry. But he didn't. He's a f**king passenger, a liability, an absolute waste of oxygen, and I hate him

 

[perverse]

Are you for f**king real? What an absolute pussy. If he went out there and absolutely busted his gut and did everything he could to get us the win, then he can cry. But he didn't. He's a f**king passenger, a liability, an absolute waste of oxygen, and I hate him

Jesus mate, it was a shit performance from a shit footballer - but he's human too. Absolutely toxic.

 

[Sir Galahad]

Feel bad for the bloke but it's the sad reality of 99.8% of professional sports athletes. Lucky he was playing for us, probably played 2 years longer than he would have elsewhere.

Use the clubs contacts to get a gig in SL , his story isnt over, only this chapter of it.

 

[Frederick]

Jesus mate, it was a shit performance from a shit footballer - but he's human too. Absolutely toxic.

Zero f**ks given mate.

 

[perverse]

Zero f**ks given mate.

 

[Sir Galahad]

Pearce came joined the club in 2018, and in that time we gave Pearce no decent 5/8 to succeed with.

We also had Crossland as part our grand succession plan ? We let Pezet go to the Storm and Jock Madden go to the Tigers ( aparently 2 fairly good prospects ) .

The real shitf**kery here falls to the club management.

 

[The Axe of Druss]

Are you for f**king real? What an absolute pussy. If he went out there and absolutely busted his gut and did everything he could to get us the win, then he can cry. But he didn't. He's a f**king passenger, a liability, an absolute waste of oxygen, and I hate him

It's not his fault he's shit

It's 100% your fault you're a merkin though

 

[perverse]

Pearce came joined the club in 2018, and in that time we gave Pearce no decent 5/8 to succeed with.

We also had Crossland as part our grand succession plan ? We let Pezet go to the Storm and Jock Madden go to the Tigers ( aparently 2 fairly good prospects ) .

The real shitf**kery here falls to the club management.

Plan was Ponga to halves, Hodgson to fullback. Appears that there was no backup plan whatsoever.

 

[slotmachine]

Plan was Ponga to halves, Hodgson to fullback. Appears that there was no backup plan whatsoever.

If AOB isn't an absolute softcock KP plays in the halves next week.

It would probably be a complete disaster, but you can't keep doing the same thing and expecting different results