I was amazed that third man Thaiday was a bit late for this one - probably forth or fifth !!!
Also - Allgood really impresses me. Not the most skilful forward around, but I love his passion. He does as much talking as any other player out there.
And lastly, the final play of the game by Hodges seemed to be incredibly selfish. Surely he should have let the ball go or kick for his wingers rather then himself. Damn good player though !
This is the reason I gave loko a point. Not just that play, but the error hodges made a few minutes earlier when he actually half beat loko.
Loko had not only contained hodges but actually got the better of him. At club level hodges is one of the most effective individual players. His presence is worth at least one try per game for the broncs. When he doesn't play they are a much worse side and the betting market is substantially affected. He has absolutely carved young and experienced centres and wingers this year and the last few.
I think he had in his head that loko had gotten the better of him and he wanted badly to set the record straight. Those two errors were massive and I reckon loko earned them from him with his efforts previously.
He may not be the worlds best defensive centre but if he can throw a lot a his opposite number in attack it will reduce what that bloke does when he gets the ball. Plus he did get some goo shots in. It was a huge performance from a bloke at his stage of development.
To be honest I don't expect nsw to do that to hodges in origin.
