Parra Centres

[eloquentEEL]

What's all this about Tamou? Did I miss something?

 

[spiderdan]

I just rang that no. And a very pissed off merkin said he'd like to have a little chat with you. Not sure may have been an off track betting site.

is he tallying the votes for centre options?

 

[hindy111]

Only if you ignore all the other factors which I respect you dopey merkins too much to list every time I make a point.

An underdone Sandow is far superior to any other option. An underdone Takairangi not so. While I think he's a better player than Morgan or Champion I wouldn't say he's a better centre. Much of what he offers is wasted out wide.

I tried explaining it too them Pou, and i agree with you. But i still think Taka if 90% fit take a spot.

 

[Chipmunk]

Right, and Takairangi's loss of fitness drops him in the pecking order. Sandow could have a broken leg and still be in our top two halves.

Now you're just talking s$%t

 

[Chipmunk]

Only if you ignore all the other factors which I respect you dopey merkins too much to list every time I make a point.

An underdone Sandow is far superior to any other option. An underdone Takairangi not so. While I think he's a better player than Morgan or Champion I wouldn't say he's a better centre. Much of what he offers is wasted out wide.

If Morgan is the best option we have to play Left Centre then we will be in for a long season

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yeah our season will hinge on an outside back.

 

[Gary Gutful]

You will hinge on an outside back.

 

[Hollywood Jesus]

Shut up! You are an outside back!

 

[Gary Gutful]

Takes one to know one.

 

[Chipmunk]

Yeah our season will hinge on an outside back.

True, Morgan isn't going to be the one that will win or lose us games. Our squad is inadequte enough with or without him.

 

[lingard]

Yeah our season will hinge on an outside back.

No. But the difference between us being a real finals threat or not, might. Our season will hinge on Nathan Peats and Chris Sandow. The two most important players in our team - for very different reasons.

 

[lingard]

True, Morgan isn't going to be the one that will win or lose us games. Our squad is inadequte enough with or without him.

I think you might be underestimating the centre position and overestimating Ryan Morgan.

 

[hindy111]

True, Morgan isn't going to be the one that will win or lose us games. Our squad is inadequte enough with or without him.

Wrong - Lat year at home we lost to Knights. with about 10 - 15 to go morgan was put into a huge hole, all he had to do is draw and pass and we are under post, he took fullback on and muffed it. Pretty sure it would of put us in lead or atleast drew us level. If that was hoppa or Tonga they draw and pass 100%

 

[T.S Quint]

I wouldn't be so certain about Tonga.

 

[Noise]

I wouldn't be so certain about Tonga.

Tonga was one of our top LBA's before he got injured. He was very good at setting up and passing to his winger (semi).

 

[hindy111]

If we won that game we are in the top 8

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Tonga was one of our top LBA's before he got injured. He was very good at setting up and passing to his winger (semi).

How many linebreaks did he make though? At least Morgan gets through the line.

 

[Someone]

they are like polar opposite players.

one sets up his outside man and the other just runs it.

A lot of semis success in 2014 was due to tongas creativity so hopefully who ever plays inside of him can create just as many chances.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Radradra will get plenty of chances regardless of who the centre is. Centres don't exist to just pass to their winger.

Do you criticise edge forwards because they don't set up the centre?

 

[Someone]

im not sure where in my post I criticised anyone.

I merely pointed out that Tonga was a great partner for semi.

Yes semi will get plenty of chances and create some himself but it obviously helps to have a good centre inside you that can pass.

Centres don't exist just to run either.