Best Current "Clutch" Player ( With The Game In The Balance )

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

As was mentioned before, how about defensively? Its easy to pick out the best attackers, but how about defence.

For the record. Ever = Paul Carriage.

 

[supercharger]

CLUTCH PLAYER? WTF is a CLUTCH player? Why not a f*cing brake or accellerator player? Americanisms - on Australia day.

Gamebreakers. Probably Campo - has gotten the Raiders into the finals twice and without him they are as f*cked as grashoppers on the windscreen of a Kenworth. Just about every half or pivot is probably their clubs best gamebreaker. Luke Burt on the wing is great for us in that role.

But Clutch players? Seriously.......................

First of all i see nothing wrong with using the term clutch it's used in a few different sports i like it anyway i'm more concerned with the extent to which afl and its terminology
gets mentioned during telecasts of games and in our publications and on our RL shows
Secondly pretty sure gamebreaker is a term that originated in Hockey will have to ask my cousin being an etymologist he should know.

 

[skeepe]

Jarryd Hayne for whoever he's playing against. Crumbles under pressure time after time when the game is on the line.

 

[Fifty Metre Line]

As was mentioned before, how about defensively? Its easy to pick out the best attackers, but how about defence.

For the record. Ever = Paul Carriage.

Carige.

 

[Eels Dude]

Paul Carige actually won us a game against Penrith in '98 with a long range match sealing try. It was a close game and was in the final 10 minutes. Think we won 21-14.

 

[no name]

Paul Carige actually won us a game against Penrith in '98 with a long range match sealing try. It was a close game and was in the final 10 minutes. Think we won 21-14.

He also won a game for Illawarra against Parra circa 97 iirc. With not long to go, he ran down the touch line grubbered the ball through into the in goal, ran around the corner post and dived on the ball. I think it may have also led to a rule change about purposely running out of the field of play?????? Anyone else remember this?

 

[kbw]

Someone said Blacklock ?
Jeez that guy was nothing more than a fairweather player, when Saints were winning he would go mad scoring bucket loads of tries, when the going was tough he went missing.

It pains me a great deal to admit that Sandow has turned games, hopefully this year finally some forwards will get hold of him and smash him into oblivion

 

[Big Pete]

He also won a game for Illawarra against Parra circa 97 iirc. With not long to go, he ran down the touch line grubbered the ball through into the in goal, ran around the corner post and dived on the ball. I think it may have also led to a rule change about purposely running out of the field of play?????? Anyone else remember this?

That was actually Trent Barrett.

It was the match winner and the Steelers came away with a 28-24 victory.

Carrige was sent off in their previous meeting.

Credit - Middleton and his awesome year books.

 

[Noa]

that was when he had someone who would actually give him the ball in space

Usually the case for most fg

 

[Chicken_Hunter]

LOL at Sandow being a 'Clutch' player. I could name 25 players ahead of this useless hack.

If there was 5 minutes to go and my team needed a try to win how could anyone go past Smith and Slater? No current NRL players have anywhere near the experience these 2 have of being under pressure and pulling off some bullshit play. You could throw JT into the mix as well.

If you threw this scenario at smith or slater 10 times, they would pull it off 9 times. If you threw it at Sandow 10 times he would pull it off once.

I would say Paul Gallen as well. If the opposition have the ball you would need someone like Gal to inspire the defence to force a mistake or to just keep their resolve.

 

[no name]

That was actually Trent Barrett.

It was the match winner and the Steelers came away with a 28-24 victory.

Carrige was sent off in their previous meeting.

Credit - Middleton and his awesome year books.

Haha, my bad. For some reason I thought it was Carige.

 

[nrlnrl]

Haha, my bad. For some reason I thought it was Carige.

[/QUOTE]
Originally Posted by Big Pete
That was actually Trent Barrett.

It was the match winner and the Steelers came away with a 28-24 victory.

Carrige was sent off in their previous meeting.

Credit - Middleton and his awesome year books. [/QUOTE]

yeah it was at Parramatta Stadium & Barrett ran down the right wing to do it, couldn't remember the score, but thought the Steelers might've won.

 

[Tom Shines]

LOL at Sandow being a 'Clutch' player. I could name 25 players ahead of this useless hack.

If there was 5 minutes to go and my team needed a try to win how could anyone go past Smith and Slater? No current NRL players have anywhere near the experience these 2 have of being under pressure and pulling off some bullshit play. You could throw JT into the mix as well.

If you threw this scenario at smith or slater 10 times, they would pull it off 9 times. If you threw it at Sandow 10 times he would pull it off once.

I would say Paul Gallen as well. If the opposition have the ball you would need someone like Gal to inspire the defence to force a mistake or to just keep their resolve.

And then you spoil it all by naming Paul Gallen... fmd

 

[Chip Bayless]

Cameron Smith is who I would take if the game was on the line out of the current NRL stars.

 

[saint_marto88]

To me a clutch player is a player that nails something under pressure hence why the Marshall suggestion is laughable. Two GF qualifiers in a row (season 2010 and 2011) he had the game in the balance and took the wrong option.

Soward is my pick.

2010 GF Qualifier - Nails a 35m FG goal to make it 13-12.

2011 Semi - Had a kick wide out to tie the game on fulltime infront of a Broncos crowd. Nailed it.

2011 Origin - Game precariously placed, takes the line on and beats 3 QLD defenders before giving it to Minichiello for the match sealing try.

3 pressure cooker scenarios. Sandow has a long way to go as well. Souths don't know what a pressure situation is like.

That's what I would have said. Thurston is another. Sandown is a premature clutcher ;-)

Someone said Blacklock ?
Jeez that guy was nothing more than a fairweather player, when Saints were winning he would go mad scoring bucket loads of tries, when the going was tough he went missing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akBBofY0aNM

It's clearly evident throughout this thread that lots of people don't understand what Clutch means.

 

[Storm_Warning]

billy slater.

 

[Chip Bayless]

Slater? Nope. Great player, World Cup gaffe lingers and higher % of blunder given how he plays game.

Clutch is Cameron Smith.

 

[Raider_69]

Oh you bitch!

:lol::lol::lol:

poor Williams.

 

[Chicken_Hunter]

And then you spoil it all by naming Paul Gallen... fmd

Whats wrong with that? He single handedly won NSW game 2 last year. Has been holding the sharks together for a number of years now. Would be one of the most passionate players in the game. As if you wouldnt want gal leading the forward pack in a do or die situation. He is definately a 'clutch' forward.

 

[Big Pete]

I've probably seen Gallen lose more games for his team than actually win.

His defence is pretty sus and he has a brain explosion or two in him.

Best forward in the game, but wouldn't consider him a clutch. In fact, I can't think of too many forwards I'd consider clutch.