hurricane57
Juniors
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Eric Sims was a great player . His strength was his kicking game , field kicks, goal kicking and field goals.
It was mainly because of Eric that field goal values dropped from 2 points to 1 point. He would kick a field goal whenever in range versus random up and under , especially when a try was 3 points.
However Eric , was NOT fast nor powerful and not much of a step. In Short he was very average attacking player and average defensively. Would definitely not make my top 5 fullbacks for Souths for Souths since 1967. I would have AJ ahead of him already , as well as Nathan.
As for big Charlie Frith. he was a crowd magnet. However his play was really limited. He had Nil speed , minimal lateral movement and i cannot remember him running onto the ball ( sure he did).My recollection of Charlie . He would line a player up and kill him with a front on charge tackle.Only problem with Charlie that it did not take rocket science for other teams to work out , where is Charlie and ensure the ball moved to his side.He had a limited career as a result.
Still liked him tho