8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

[>zuzu<]

Agreed on the last point. I'm not blown away by the Dragons pack in terms of individuals, but they will play as a strong unit ... same with the Dogs.

Agreed.

Both have a closer to a no frills forward pack. They have one or two star players and just other players who can fill the gap handsomely enough to help our their halves out.

Dont think either will be top 2- but both have typified how you dont need the best forward pack to lead the charge. Dogs will miss Eastwood as will the Dragons with Poore.

 

[>zuzu<]

Oh and just quietly - it took me 7 pages to find a dogs supporter rate his forward pack.

Clearly our counting skills are still floundering after 2002.

 

[WireMan]

If Monaghan is rated as a 9 at hooker, then the quality of players over in the UK is worse than I thought.

Monaghan would be a 6 or 7 at best here. That's not to say he's not a good player, but seriously there are plenty better.

Without wishing to derail a thread but who? The last time he played hooker in Aus was in a grand final. He led the league on passes to put players through a gap (i think i read somewhere). He is an awesome hooker. Hence why we played him at half back... ;-)

The Rabbits look like a good pack, Burgess will go alright, personally i think Ellis is better than him though and Burgess wasn't the best forward in the super league last season.

I like the look of the Sharks pack, but it will prob be wasted by the backs not been all that good. Also the Tigers look strong, although Cayless seemed very injury prone.

 

[Bobby DIGital]

8. Shillington - 9 (Kangaroo, could probably give him 10 tbh)
9. Tongue - 5 (As a hooker - as a lock he'd be 7-8)
10. Tilse - 7 (Improving)
11. Harrison - 9 (Kiwi rep, best off loading forward in the world)
12. Learoyd-Lahrs - 9 (Powerhouse NSW rep, will play for Roos this year if fit)
13. Miller - 7 (tough as nails)

46 IMHO.

:lol:

Based on your assesment i will go,
8. Asotasi - 10
9. Luke - 10
10 Burgess - 10
11. Taylor -10
12. Pettybourne - 10
13. Crocker - 10

:lol:

Your bias shows no limits.

Shillington a possible 10.. I guess cannabis has been decriminalised in ACT hasn't it.. Must be getting some good stuff.. Let alone the rest of your ratings..

Thank you, I LOL'd

LOL I love raiders fans. Your forward pack is seriously overrated, its got size and talent, but none of them perform week in week out.

:lol:

Best laugh I've had all day.

Shil:lol:ington

The guy can't break a tackle to save his life.

Raiders fans are funny.

Who is this David Shillington people speak about??? The front row stocks in the NRL are possibly at an all time low if he is getting a run for state and country

How many of you dicks are still laughing at my ratings? We've got the best pack in the league led by the world's best prop - David Shillington. A special LOL @ Souths fans for overrating their pack, and Fiery Dragon for seeing his pack get belted every time they come up against the Raiders.

 

[Deleted member 10972]

Ryles - 7 (great go-forward and leadership, but discipline issues)
Friend - 6 (talented, outstanding service, but raw)
Myles - 8.5 (yards, tackles, workrate, minutes, aggression, he has it all)
Nuuausala - 7 (NZ rep, can be simply outstanding, but inconsistent)
Aubusson - 8 (possibly our best allround forward, enough said)
Anasta - 7 (still getting used to lock, not bad though)

43.5 total

As for our reserves:

Kouparitsas - 2 (offers nothing except missed tackles and mistakes)
Leilua - 6 (extreme talent but very young and prone to errors)
Hargreaves - 6.5 (NZ rep, very raw and inconsistent but massive potential)
Masoe - 7 (has taken to first grade very quickly, looks right at home)
Conn - 6.5 (good for depth, never lets the team down)
Kennedy - 6 (another raw talent, massive unit but handling is suss)
J Aubusson - 5 (never really hit his straps at Roosters unfortunately)

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Swap Friend and Anasta's rating and Aubusson should be 9.5

 

[Deleted member 10972]

And BobDigi, Shillington is still a bit questionable at club level. He is probably as good as Myles in terms of yards made, but falls behind him because of defensive workrate. But Shillington's Origin performances this year were outstanding.

I said it back in 2006 - Matt Scott, David Shillington and Ben Hannant will be the next Civoniceva/Webcke/Price and lead QLD into a new era. It took all of them a while to hit their straps but now they are peaking and QLD are dominating.

Of course, a frighteningly massive and aggressive trio of backrowers in Thaiday, Myles and Taylor also helps the cause.

8. Scott
9. Smith
10. Shillington
11. Thaiday
12. Myles
13. Harrison

14. Cronk
15. Taylor
16. Costigan?
17. Hannant

The future of QLD...

 

[Bobby DIGital]

Shillo can even put up bombs!!!

 

[madunit]

Gibbs - 7
Farah - 9
Galloway - 7
Ellis - 8
Heighington - 7
Fulton - 7

 

[Russell Crowe's Band]

sharkies redux

Snowman - 8
Aiton - 6
Douglas - 6
Topou - 6
Millington -5
Gallen - 10

Morris - 6
Wright - 6
Vave - 6
Cordoba - 6
Cuthbertson - 3

 

[dogz08]

Hannant 6
Ennis 6
Tandy 6
Idris 7.5
Ryan 6
Stagg 7

Paea 7
Hodgson 5.5
Armit 6
Barba 7.5

 

[Big Pete]

How many of you dicks are still laughing at my ratings? We've got the best pack in the league led by the world's best prop - David Shillington.

Credit to Shillington he's improved leaps and bounds on last year. I still don't believe he's the world's best prop BUT I'm not against the notion.

Looking back, my rating of the Broncos pack was fairly harsh in hindsight. Parker probably deserved a 6...but I can't say I was ever THAT big a fan of his.

Revised Ratings...

Shane Tronc - 5
Andrew McCullough - 5
Nick Kenny - 4
Ben Te'o - 7
Sam Thaiday - 8
Corey Parker - 7

36.

With a bench of...

14. Ben Hunt - 5
15. Matt Gillett - 7
16. Mitchell Dodds - 4
17. Scott Anderson - 5

EDIT: Also, my statement on Kingston was a bit harsh, not sure who I was responding too but he's been one of the better hookers this season.

 

[betcats]

Fully healthy pack.

Grant - 8
Kingston - 6.5
Petero - 9
House - 8
Pritchard - 7.5(Hard to say, could be a 9 or a 6)
Lewis - 9

Smith - 6.5
Mckendry - 7.5
Bell - 7
Cooper - 6.5
Iosefa - 6.5

 

[Jebediah]

Credit to Shillington he's improved leaps and bounds on last year. I still don't believe he's the world's best prop BUT I'm not against the notion.

Looking back, my rating of the Broncos pack was fairly harsh in hindsight. Parker probably deserved a 6...but I can't say I was ever THAT big a fan of his.

Revised Ratings...

Shane Tronc - 5
Andrew McCullough - 5
Nick Kenny - 4
Ben Te'o - 7
Sam Thaiday - 8
Corey Parker - 7

36.

With a bench of...

14. Ben Hunt - 5
15. Matt Gillett - 7
16. Mitchell Dodds - 4
17. Scott Anderson - 5

EDIT: Also, my statement on Kingston was a bit harsh, not sure who I was responding too but he's been one of the better hookers this season.

Thaiday an 8? What's a 9 or 10 then...

 

[Bobby DIGital]

Credit to Shillington he's improved leaps and bounds on last year. I still don't believe he's the world's best prop BUT I'm not against the notion.

Looking back, my rating of the Broncos pack was fairly harsh in hindsight. Parker probably deserved a 6...but I can't say I was ever THAT big a fan of his.

Revised Ratings...

Shane Tronc - 5
Andrew McCullough - 5
Nick Kenny - 4
Ben Te'o - 7
Sam Thaiday - 8
Corey Parker - 7

36.

With a bench of...

14. Ben Hunt - 5
15. Matt Gillett - 7
16. Mitchell Dodds - 4
17. Scott Anderson - 5

EDIT: Also, my statement on Kingston was a bit harsh, not sure who I was responding too but he's been one of the better hookers this season.

I knew you'd be the only one to come in and eat that humble pie Pete lol. good onya.

I almost forgot you guys signed Tronc tbh.

 

[JT_]

Ryles 7
Friend 7
Myles 8
Aubusson 9
Nuausala 8
Anasta 7.5

 

[Big Pete]

What's a 9 or 10 then...

I reserve those types of scores for the absolute legends of the game.

An 8 is a great score BUT there are still problems in Sam's game that keeps him from reaching THAT level.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

Thaiday an 8? What's a 9 or 10 then...

Mitchell Aubusson.

 

[Big Pete]

Mitchell Aubusson.

He's a 7 in my book.

But he could potentially get there someday. I like his style.

 

[Deleted member 10972]

He's a 7 in my book.

But he could potentially get there someday. I like his style.

The guy has a lot of Steve Menzies/Darren Smith in the way he plays. Small for a frontline forward, but great footwork, plenty of pace, and that sense to hit a hole and run outstanding lines to put his upper body strength to great use. Outstanding cover defender too, very rarely misses a glaring tackle.

Nothing dirty in his game either. It shows that you don't have to be a big huff'n'puff sort of player like Willie Mason, SBW, Sam Thaiday or Frank Pritchard to make it as a modern day backrower.