Willow
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Near New South Wales
Posts: 73,506
Re: Bennett announcement today: quitting Knights
LOL. Well I tried to be nice. Please, keep telling me what I think.
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Originally Posted by Mrs Mary
you rarely have anything positive to say.
OK chuckles.
Let's recap...
You said: Quote:
Originally Posted by GT0007
Blacklock was top try scorer in the NRL 3 years in a row in the years he played with Mcgregor
Willow: This is factually wrong. You don't even know when they played together.
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Originally Posted by GT0007
and the first player ever to score more than 20 tries 4yrs in a row
Willow: Which had very little to do with McGregor.
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Originally Posted by GT0007
and you're using that to have a go at Mcgregor.....seriously?
Willow: No, I wasn't seriously having a go at McGregor. That's just your keyboard brain going out of its way to get offended.
You also said: Quote:
Originally Posted by GT0007
Mary also played 14 games for the blues......
Willow: Which is irrelevant.
And: Quote:
Originally Posted by GT0007
are there any supporters left in this forum?
Willow: Perhaps the RL equivalent of breaking Godwin's Law.
But GT, we should stop all this a-fussing and a-fighting.... Let me buy you a Reschs tomorrow. Will you be at the game?
Firstly I do apologize as I had multiple windows open a couple of those comments were intended for another post & weren't to be directed at you so I will retract the statement that "you rarely have anything positive to say" and "are there any supporters left in this forum". Your reference to Godwins Law is duely noted. In my defense I seriously have to question a few in here that are knocking the team and coach when they are winning. Questioning Mary's ability as a coach because it doesn't fall in line with their way of thinking is absurd when he is winning games. When we lose 3 in a row then revisit it. They'll most likely have my support as well.
I'm well aware of when Mary played with Tinga 1999-2001 and that Mary didnt play as you stated in 2000. Certainly he was in his twilight years and as such probably did well to score 13 tries from 34 games. Not brilliant but that strike would have him sitting as 5th as try scorer in our current squad this year.
As for Tinga, I never said once that he owed Mary anything but I maintain Marys presence didnt prevent Tinga from scoring tries, sure people take the wrong options at times and sometimes that is a matter of opinion. So lets look at a little closer.
1999 Mary played 17 games and Tinga's strike rate was 100%
2000 No Mary Tinga's strike rate was 96.15%
2001 Mary played 17 games and Tinga's strike rate was 96.42%
While Mary was playing Tinga's try scoring strike rate was actually marginally higher so as I stated he did manage to score tries with Mcgregor on the field. There's no basis for your statement that Tinga would've scored more without Mcgregor as in 2000 he didn't. It's really just an opinion
Originally Posted by Willow
lol. Of course. I must be slipping.
For mine, McGregor's greatest legacy was his amazing ability turn his winger into the invisible man. I lost count of the amount of times Tingha was left unmarked and wanting, while jowls ran infield towards the defence.
For me that sounds very much like you're having a go at Mcgregor and is a bit harsh when he was our 1st Captain and we made the GF, he also played 14 Origin games which is relevant when you questioned his legacy. I refute also that those days were long over as you stated as he played SOO in 1998. You have since explained that you were referring only to the end of his career.
I agree 1000% about all the fussing and fighting lol, it's not a constructive way to spend our time and sometimes we all forget we are on the same side. I live on the Central Coast and work weekends so don't get to many games but would be happy to have a Tooheys with you when I can make it.......Godzilla's shout!
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Near New South Wales
Posts: 73,506
LOL. Well I tried to be nice. Please, keep telling me what I think.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs Mary
you rarely have anything positive to say.
OK chuckles.
Let's recap...
You said: Quote:
Originally Posted by GT0007
Blacklock was top try scorer in the NRL 3 years in a row in the years he played with Mcgregor
Willow: This is factually wrong. You don't even know when they played together.
Quote:
Originally Posted by GT0007
and the first player ever to score more than 20 tries 4yrs in a row
Willow: Which had very little to do with McGregor.
Quote:
Originally Posted by GT0007
and you're using that to have a go at Mcgregor.....seriously?
Willow: No, I wasn't seriously having a go at McGregor. That's just your keyboard brain going out of its way to get offended.
You also said: Quote:
Originally Posted by GT0007
Mary also played 14 games for the blues......
Willow: Which is irrelevant.
And: Quote:
Originally Posted by GT0007
are there any supporters left in this forum?
Willow: Perhaps the RL equivalent of breaking Godwin's Law.
But GT, we should stop all this a-fussing and a-fighting.... Let me buy you a Reschs tomorrow. Will you be at the game?
Firstly I do apologize as I had multiple windows open a couple of those comments were intended for another post & weren't to be directed at you so I will retract the statement that "you rarely have anything positive to say" and "are there any supporters left in this forum". Your reference to Godwins Law is duely noted. In my defense I seriously have to question a few in here that are knocking the team and coach when they are winning. Questioning Mary's ability as a coach because it doesn't fall in line with their way of thinking is absurd when he is winning games. When we lose 3 in a row then revisit it. They'll most likely have my support as well.
I'm well aware of when Mary played with Tinga 1999-2001 and that Mary didnt play as you stated in 2000. Certainly he was in his twilight years and as such probably did well to score 13 tries from 34 games. Not brilliant but that strike would have him sitting as 5th as try scorer in our current squad this year.
As for Tinga, I never said once that he owed Mary anything but I maintain Marys presence didnt prevent Tinga from scoring tries, sure people take the wrong options at times and sometimes that is a matter of opinion. So lets look at a little closer.
1999 Mary played 17 games and Tinga's strike rate was 100%
2000 No Mary Tinga's strike rate was 96.15%
2001 Mary played 17 games and Tinga's strike rate was 96.42%
While Mary was playing Tinga's try scoring strike rate was actually marginally higher so as I stated he did manage to score tries with Mcgregor on the field. There's no basis for your statement that Tinga would've scored more without Mcgregor as in 2000 he didn't. It's really just an opinion
Originally Posted by Willow
lol. Of course. I must be slipping.
For mine, McGregor's greatest legacy was his amazing ability turn his winger into the invisible man. I lost count of the amount of times Tingha was left unmarked and wanting, while jowls ran infield towards the defence.
For me that sounds very much like you're having a go at Mcgregor and is a bit harsh when he was our 1st Captain and we made the GF, he also played 14 Origin games which is relevant when you questioned his legacy. I refute also that those days were long over as you stated as he played SOO in 1998. You have since explained that you were referring only to the end of his career.
I agree 1000% about all the fussing and fighting lol, it's not a constructive way to spend our time and sometimes we all forget we are on the same side. I live on the Central Coast and work weekends so don't get to many games but would be happy to have a Tooheys with you when I can make it.......Godzilla's shout!
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