Rumours and Stuff

[Tiger5150]

Both great players at club level. What point are you trying to make?

That Edwards was picked on SoO form and not club form.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I feel the same.
I like how much Ryles has changed our club in just 12 months.

I liked how much Arthur’s changed ours from 2013 to 2014. I’d say it’s easy to improve from a low base.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

That Edwards was picked on SoO form and not club form.

You didn’t rate his club form?

 

[Tiger5150]

The Broncos imploded in that game. That's where 'the biggest stage' comes into it. They made 11 errors and only completed at 71%. By the end of the game they were out on their feet and whoever made the most runs was going to be the hero. That was Cleary, with 22 runs for 2 line breaks. He has a great running game, with his speed and strength. Plus he is an awesome kicker. Very accurate. He doesn't need to be brilliant, he just needs to execute well.

Tell me you didnt watch the game without telling me you didnt watch the game.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

i need to see us develop more elite talent before i can see us winning anything.

ffs

 

[Tiger5150]

You didn’t rate his club form?

For his standards Edwards had a crap club season and Teddy had a Dally M kinda year. I grant you that this opinion is only based on watching the games.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Tell me you didnt watch the game without telling me you didnt watch the game.

I definitely watched the game. Then afterwards I looked at the stats to understand why the Broncos were so poor at the end. Why was Mam always so isolated? The answer is that their forwards were exhausted from constant defending.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

For his standards Edwards had a crap club season and Teddy had a Dally M kinda year. I grant you that this opinion is only based on watching the games.

Tedesco had a great season at club level because he was their primary playmaker. But that’s not what a rep side needs from its fullback.

 

[Tiger5150]

Tedesco had a great season at club level because he was their primary playmaker. But that’s not what a rep side needs from its fullback.

Rightio.......

 

[hineyrulz]

I liked how much Arthur’s changed ours from 2013 to 2014. I’d say it’s easy to improve from a low base.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Found this pretty funny

 

[Hindmarshisgod2]

Implying the rugby league media are scientists? f**ken go to bed merkin

I did say off topic......just answer the question

 

[Gazzamatta]

That GF v Broncos is all that needs to be said if you are talking about clutch. Rarely seen a more clear example of a single player putting his whole team on his shoulders as that and it was on the biggest stage there is.

Reece Walsh says "hold my beer!"

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I did say off topic......just answer the question

Obviously there isn’t enough data to say whether the Earth is round ffs

 

[lucablight]

I don’t expect a large sample size from an Origin player. I’m just saying the sample size we have is meaningless for drawing conclusions. If you’re going to judge players on stats, judge them on their NRL stats, not their Origin stats.

We’re talking about their performance at origin level. Why would we use nrl stats instead of origin?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We’re talking about their performance at origin level. Why would we use nrl stats instead of origin?

Because to separate their performance from that of their team (and opposition) you need a much larger sample than half a dozen games, or fewer.

 

[lucablight]

Because to separate their performance from that of their team (and opposition) you need a much larger sample than half a dozen games, or fewer.

I’m going to assume you misunderstand the premise. I’m talking about assessing a players performances at origin level in this instance.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

No you were talking about comparing players at Origin level. Why would you assess a player in a vacuum.

 

[jason taylor]

Brendan Hands won the UK Championship with Toulouse Olympique.

We'll know by the end of the month if this pushes them into Super League next season - and perhaps whether they decide to buy out his contract with us. Could be another open roster spot for us by the end of the year.

 

[Timana]

Found this pretty funny

Great place to do your apprenticeship. Dally m player of the year, current incumbent Australian 7, harry grant, as above madge, the list goes on