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totally agreebest 80 minute tackler/kicker/leader combo player on the planet and has been for years
totally agreebest 80 minute tackler/kicker/leader combo player on the planet and has been for years
The fact his career has overlapped perfectly with the wrestle/grapple era on top of the worst period of spineless refereeing in league history has helped him immensely.
If he was playing in the 90s into the early 2000s he would have struggled IMO given his Ritchie McCaw level cheating would have been called out a fair bit more
The fact his career has overlapped perfectly with the wrestle/grapple era on top of the worst period of spineless refereeing in league history has helped him immensely.
If he was playing in the 90s into the early 2000s he would have struggled IMO given his Ritchie McCaw level cheating would have been called out a fair bit more
Would have been interesting if he had of gone to the Titans those years ago.
The fact his career has overlapped perfectly with the wrestle/grapple era on top of the worst period of spineless refereeing in league history has helped him immensely.
If he was playing in the 90s into the early 2000s he would have struggled IMO given his Ritchie McCaw level cheating would have been called out a fair bit more
I dont know about that. He plays the refs like a fiddle and has always done so. Plenty of players were good cheats in the 90s. Being able to get away with a bit of cheating is a very important skill for a hooker.
I dont know if you can blame smith. Players are physically larger, stronger and faster across the park. Defensive lines are about 100 percent quicker now than they were in the 90s.
The wrestle has been an issue but even early on melbourne was able to look after themselves on the field. One of the stripped premiership against manly they bashed them to pieces. I remember crocker just obliterated Stewart and manly just put their heads down. They have never been shrinking violets on the field if a bit of violence comes there way.
Him and Gallen are 1a and 1b. I think most head to head stats will show they're evenly distributed. Smith will lead the tackles, kick metres, points but Gallen will be ahead on the offloads, metres gained and tackle busts. 2 of the greats
Thurston is better