08 :: R8 Sun :: Rabbitohs 28 Cowboys 24 @ ANZ

[Charlie124]

Oh ok,so what happens when Thurston gets injured or is at Rep football?
I guess our good old defensive 5/8 can do the job...

Too many cooks my *ss,look at the Broncos,where are they on the ladder??

Youre proving my point with that one. They have Lockyer playing second fiddle to Wallace at the moment, when he is 100% then those roles will reverse. They won the comp with Shane Perry playing second fiddle to the dominant Lockyer in '06. We sure as hell dont need another playmaker right now.

While on the subject of the Broncos:

Matt Bowen creates infinately more opportunities than Hunt (who may as well be a prop with his creative "skills")

Thurston = Lockyer (as chief playmaker)

Payne creates more than Ennis (who is more worried about taking dives these days than playing footy)

So having a good defencive yet non-dominant 5/8 just giving Thursty good service is whats working for us at the moment.

 

[Shorty]

You're joking...
I love Payney but Ennis is more of a second receiver at the moment than Lockyer.

The Broncos have Lockyer,Wallace,Ennis,Marsh and Hunt all doing the work for them.
The side looks like a breath of fresh air.

Yes it's what's working for us at the moment,as I said what happens when Thurston goes to Origin or gets injured,then what?
Or do you like seeing your team getting it's *ss kicked?
Cause I'm telling you,that won't change at all with a f**king useless forward as a 5/8 at the reigns.
But don't ruin things,the formula is a working one!!!

F**k this frustrates the sh*t out of me and no doubt Thurston,the team could quite clearly be better.

 

[Charlie124]

You're joking...
I love Payney but Ennis is more of a second receiver at the moment than Lockyer.

Thats because Lockyer has been injured :crazy:, Payne creates far more out of dummy half than Ennis, his quick darts out of dummy half single handedly ripped the Eels a new one.

The Broncos have Lockyer,Wallace,Ennis,Marsh and Hunt all doing the work for them.
The side looks like a breath of fresh air.

Lockyer/Wallace = Thurston/Smith
Ennis/Marsh < Payne/Watts (by miles)
Hunt <<<<<< Bowen (by miles X 1000) Hunt doesnt create a single thing, Bowen is basicly a 5/8 playing fullback.

Yes it's what's working for us at the moment.

Yes, and until it stops working for us, dont change a thing.

what happens when Thurston goes to Origin or gets injured,then what?

Then i imagine Muzz will select a different lineup to suit :sarcasm:, but right now he isnt injured or playing Origin.

Or do you like seeing your team getting it's *ss kicked?
Cause I'm telling you,that won't change at all with a f**king useless forward as a 5/8 at the reigns.
But don't ruin things,the formula is a working one!!!

The only time ive seen us get our Ass kicked this year has been when Travis Burns was in it. Since Smith has been there ive seen 3 wins (2 thrashings) and a very close game with the reining premiers which came down to a goal kick.

That "useless forward" we have at 5/8 is taking a massive defensive pressure off Thurstons shoulders right now.

 

[Shorty]

You really don't get it.

 

[Charlie124]

Well im the one sharing the same thoughts as the other Cowboys fans and more importantly the Cowboys coach. Youre the only one calling for changes for no reason.

Youre the odd one out here, not me.


Clown

 

[Shorty]

Actually,I'm not - There's plenty of fans that feel the same way as me including some who have expressed their feelings on the forum.
Just because I think differently to you,it does not make me a clown,grow up.

 

[EvolutionUber]

Between the fans it is really half half. I myself want to see Burns back I dont want to see a Firman V.2 on our hands.

 

[Charlie124]

I agree EvolutionUber, ive got nothing against Burns and when the time is right for him to come back then ill be all for it. What i have a problem with is changing something while its working well for us for no reason. If we go on a losing streak and Smith is the problem, then change.
What i put it down to is the results we got with JT/Burns V the results we're getting with JT/Smith, for me its a no brainer.

 

[EvolutionUber]

I always have liked how our numbers with JT and Smith look at how many games since 05 we have won with them in the halves. For me now that I have thought about it either Burns or Watts on the bench then they can come in at hooker or 5-8th.

 

[Ianc]

I think JT needs Burns in to run the show, so he can chip in when he wants. IMO, we would go from a good team to a great team if we had more than JT passing to Mango which happened alot against the Storm.

 

[Dave Q]

I dont want to butt in here but we are kinda the opposition, and well, after you've finished biting each other's fingers off, we need a bit of hatred too.

Smith will have to deal with Widders who seems pretty fired up at the moment because almost everyone at our club thinks he is totally crap.

It should be a good test for both.

 

[Charlie124]

yeah but nobody cares about Souffs.

 

[Sugar]

yeah but nobody cares about Souffs.

A bit more hatred please Charlie

 

[Dave Q]

Yeah, slack effort.

Widders v Smith showdown. The rumble in the jungle!

 

[Charlie124]

Yeah, slack effort.

Widders v Smith showdown. The rumble in the jungle!

There was no effort whatsoever. Much like your team this season.

 

[EvolutionUber]

I think JT needs Burns in to run the show, so he can chip in when he wants. IMO, we would go from a good team to a great team if we had more than JT passing to Mango which happened alot against the Storm.

No Thurston needs to run the show... If anyone else tries to do too much then they are unsure on whats happening they need an impact hooker/5-8 th off the bench.

 

[Timmah]

There was no effort whatsoever. Much like your team this season.

I will sooooo LOL if Souffs win.

:lol:

 

[Adman]

Souths to win. Someone said on here they can feel it too lol... something's going down at redfern and they will come up with the 2 points... they have to eventually lol

 

[Shorty]

No Thurston needs to run the show... If anyone else tries to do too much then they are unsure on whats happening they need an impact hooker/5-8 th off the bench.

I'm sure Thurston would prefer to run the show with a sidekick that's reliable.
I love Matty but he's not exactly independent without Thurston - Ianc is spot on.

I agree with Burns and Watts on the bench though.
As for Souths,I will be pretty embarrassed if we lose,Souths are just awful at the moment.

 

[Charlie124]

I will sooooo LOL if Souffs win.

:lol:

Ive had a bad feeling now about this game for 2 weeks. I really wanted them to have their first win before they played us, i can see them beating us (twice last year) again for some reason. We just dont play them well, add to that its a Sunday arvo game, signs point to them winning

Ill be disgusted if we lose.