Ben Jefferies

[westie]

After doing well and looking good for a few years, Ben got stitched up by another dodgy club with niff nuff coach at Bradford this year and is off to Wales for next year for a new start.

Watching him a little bit lately and from what I remember - he was always a good halfback in the true sense of the word. Organised well, kicked long and short, put players over for tries.

I saw more good from him in one games' highlights from his time with us than any other player to put on the 7 since Prince left, bar Head.

Point? We've got Benji and Farah, all we need is a decent, cheapy half like Jefferies (not specifically him) and we're a top side. I have to say it was nice seeing WT players flying into gaps with quality short delivery again.

 

[munge]

Ben Jefferies was great. He was the halfback playing behind a powderpuff forward pack and a talentless backline. Had a great start to the year in 2002, i didnt think he really trailled off but Sheens wasnt keen and he was gone by years end.

A real waste. Was definetly a talent.

 

[tiger_nick]

apparently the magpies had a deal done with luke walsh but the tigers knocked it on the head, not sure how true this is?

anyways the fact we didnt even make a play for walsh is a joke. put him in our team and we would be killing it.

 

[Everlovin' Antichrist]

Well, if Westie reckons he is a good half, I'm happy for him to not be with our club.

My memories of him are that he was pretty good for a while but didn't keep it up.

 

[madunit]

westie's had a boner for this bloke for years.

while he's right we should see if we can get a quality halfback on the cheap, I don't think you need to look to england when there's Josh Lewis sitting in reggies waiting for a crack at first grade

 

[Crippler]

all i remember from Jeffries is he had the best kicking game out of any Halfback we have had since we started in 2000. Would always find the turf on the tryline

 

[julian87]

From what I know; his knees were so bad he virtually could not train, let alone play a full season at NRL level. Sad though, because he was a true half, of which there aren't many left.

Similar story to Matt Head I guess.

 

[simon says]

Bwahahahahahaha!!!!!!Westie ur on fire.

Awful player and you my friend are a woeful judge of horseflesh.

Stick to.......err,ummm.

Ive got nothing.

 

[RoMo]

Westie's warming up for the A league when he can flog himself silly over facts such as `Mark Rudan is better than Beckenbauer' and `Dave Carney is a blond George Best'

 

[simon says]

Ben Reynolds anyone???

 

[TrigaTheTiger]

Why cant we just stick it out with Molzen guys?

 

[westie]

Because he can't kick, pass or organise, everything any number of ordinary halves we never liked COULD do. I never said these guys were world beaters, just that they were a damn sight better than the dross we're playing with now.

When we the last time we had a half who kicked well or put someone over for a try. Something Jefferies still does every week, regardless of how good he is.