Unpopular opinion on aaron woods

[OldPanther]

Watching the origin a few times I've noticed he is good at attracting defenders. I never saw him with less than 3 defenders in a tackle which slows him down a little in the play the ball but provides space for the edges and tires the opposition forwards.Woods also has a nice offload. He's not my favourite but I don't think he's as bad as people seem to make him out to be.

 

[thorson1987]

Watching the origin a few times I've noticed he is good at attracting defenders. I never saw him with less than 3 defenders in a tackle which slows him down a little in the play the ball but provides space for the edges and tires the opposition forwards.Woods also has a nice offload. He's not my favourite but I don't think he's as bad as people seem to make him out to be.

If he ran the ball harder instead or dawdling up to the line and looking to pass before he gets there he would be much better imo.

Seems like a tough prick to drag down.

 

[Pundapat]

You're not wrong at all but I think everyone agrees that there are clearly a number of props that are playing incredibly better & consistently at club level that do everything Woods does plus more. That's my major gripe about him anyway.

 

[King hit]

Some people just seem deluded, Woods is a good player that always makes 15-20 runs a game and makes plenty of tackles. With the ball he has the ability to suck defenders in and pop an offload. I've always liked him and he played well last Wednesday.

 

[coolumsharkie]

I thought he did a good job for NSW, he's only there because of his experience as there a clearly a few props that are in better form and could do that job. In saying that, he still did his job well and I guess that's all that matters.

 

[beave]

He just gets frustrated in September because he wants to play in the finals. He's a great loyal leader of the tigers, I don't know why no one likes him..................

 

[coolumsharkie]

Perhaps because he is a media darling and wears his hair like a girl as well as a bra?

 

[OzDragon]

Did about 50 thousand offloads today, but that's hardly a unique skill. Still think the dogs overpaid.

 

[muzby]

He's a puppet.

I watched him today come in to a tackle already in effect, and wrap up his own teammate.

And not willing to drive forward in attack..

Even the commentators at around the 65th minute said "I can't recall Aaron Woods playing the ball"

 

[Vic Mackey]

Woods certainly isn't a bad player. He just isn't that good that he should be the first prop picked for nsw and Australia like he has been for the past 3 years.

He makes some great runs and can have a nice offload (although half the time they go to no one and the tigers lose 10m). However his defence is scratchy and he has the aggression of a neutered mouse.

 

[Vozzy]

He makes meters slowly. He is definitely our best go forward player the tigers have but at the same time I don't think he is a forward the opposition will shit themselves when running at you like a Fifita, papalii, gallon, Scott, Boyd, Paulo, etc. Doesnt put on big hits most of his tackles are flops or second man in. Suaso Sue to me has more impact his runs are at 100 miles per hour but his game time is limited where woods can play 60 min sue plays 30-40.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

He's a follower not a leader. If fifita and co hadn't shown him the way on Wednesday he would have just loitered around the ruck like he usually does.

 

[Lemon Squash]

He looks like a bloke that would smell funny

 

[DiegoNT]

He kinda reminds me of Jason Stevens

 

[ed-grimley]

I'll give my assessment of him and others post-Origin.

 

[adamkungl]

Very good post contact and hard to bring down but just hits with no venom. Different kind of player, but definitely has room for improvement

 

[muzby]

Different kind of player, but definitely has room for improvement

similar to this house..

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

similar to this house..

It just won't fall over?

 

[McLovin]

Lol he's a powder puff with no aggression. A character of the game due to his long hair and EB Games style beard. His only decent quality is his bizarre ability to attract 3 defenders every time he plods it up... if Matt Prior grew long hair and a shit beard he'd have 15 origins under his belt by now.

 

[Pedge1971]

He looks like a bloke that would smell funny

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