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If only we could have played the Titans every week.
Was it also hard to judge when we played the best teams?
Where did Ashley/Sefto go? Burt's playing aweful right?
If only we could have played the Titans every week.
If you honestly believe that Burt's good performance on Sat night cancels all the rubbish he's served up this year then you're kidding yourself.
The Titans performance was one of worst i've ever seen from a FG side & any halfback would have had a field day. Wonder how he would of went against a Manly or a Melbourne who would of pummelled him into submission.
Burt is a front runner & will not get physical against the top sides. It's easy to do it against hopeless opposition.
For those saying he'd be a good utility - i'm not so sure. He won't come on as a halfback because Sandow will play 80 min, he can't come on as a hooker because he can't tackle, he can't come on as a winger because he won't tackle, take bombs or do dummy half runs. Sio showed enough Sat night to be given a shot. His only option to me is fullback & Hayne will be there. So Wenty for Burt & only plays FG when injuries or SOO duties cover.
I`m confused. Why would Burt be an option at fullback if he can`t tackle, take bombs or run from dummy-half (all of which he can do by the way)?
Fullbacks usually don't concede tries through missed tackles because they usually face two or three on one - even if they make the tackle the try is usually scored. OTOH, a miss on the wing is a one-on-one f**kup that nearly always leads to a linebreak and often a try. Not only that but a small winger on his line can go low, make the tackle and still concede the try. They need to either wrap up the ball or drive the attacker back.
As for taking bombs, you want that from any fullback but you can forgive its lack if he's good in other areas (e.g. Barba at Canterbury). At least a fullback gets plenty of cover (or he should) when he's bombed, unlike wingers who are usually fairly isolated under the high ball.
As for running from dummy half, any player who is good at it should do it, but given how little they have to do in defence, the wingers' main job is to run the ball as much as they can, especially on exit sets.
Here are some numbers from a few wingers' most recent games (at wing):
Uate 18 runs (328 metres)
Talanoa 17 runs (149 metres)
Morris 13 runs (200 metres)
Nightingale 14 runs (148 metres)
Inu 14 runs (136 metres)
Faifai Loa 18 runs (131 metres)
The last time Burt played wing was against Canberra:
Burt 7 runs (55 metres)
In the same game our other winger contributed thusly:
Atkins 15 runs (120 metres)
Burt's previous games on the wing:
vs Manly 6 runs (73 metres)
vs Illawarra 13 runs (79 metres)
vs Newcastle 7 runs (69 metres)
vs Cronulla 10 runs (127 metres)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
vs N. Queensland 4 runs (25 metres)
Well that's shite!!
Fullbacks usually don't concede tries through missed tackles because they usually face two or three on one - even if they make the tackle the try is usually scored. OTOH, a miss on the wing is a one-on-one f**kup that nearly always leads to a linebreak and often a try. Not only that but a small winger on his line can go low, make the tackle and still concede the try. They need to either wrap up the ball or drive the attacker back.
As for taking bombs, you want that from any fullback but you can forgive its lack if he's good in other areas (e.g. Barba at Canterbury). At least a fullback gets plenty of cover (or he should) when he's bombed, unlike wingers who are usually fairly isolated under the high ball.
As for running from dummy half, any player who is good at it should do it, but given how little they have to do in defence, the wingers' main job is to run the ball as much as they can, especially on exit sets.
Here are some numbers from a few wingers' most recent games (at wing):
Uate 18 runs (328 metres)
Talanoa 17 runs (149 metres)
Morris 13 runs (200 metres)
Nightingale 14 runs (148 metres)
Inu 14 runs (136 metres)
Faifai Loa 18 runs (131 metres)
The last time Burt played wing was against Canberra:
Burt 7 runs (55 metres)
In the same game our other winger contributed thusly:
Atkins 15 runs (120 metres)
Burt's previous games on the wing:
vs Manly 6 runs (73 metres)
vs Illawarra 13 runs (79 metres)
vs Newcastle 7 runs (69 metres)
vs Cronulla 10 runs (127 metres)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
vs N. Queensland 4 runs (25 metres)
Damning evidence!
Would size be an issue?
I cant recall Emasri regularly doing 15 hitups and 160 metres a game
Also, go through that list, Not one comes close to Burt as far as kicking game and footy brain is concerned.
Maybe he indeed should have been given a go at halfback years ago?
If you honestly believe that Burt's good performance on Sat night cancels all the rubbish he's served up this year then you're kidding yourself.
The Titans performance was one of worst i've ever seen from a FG side & any halfback would have had a field day. Wonder how he would of went against a Manly or a Melbourne who would of pummelled him into submission.
Burt is a front runner & will not get physical against the top sides. It's easy to do it against hopeless opposition.
For those saying he'd be a good utility - i'm not so sure. He won't come on as a halfback because Sandow will play 80 min, he can't come on as a hooker because he can't tackle, he can't come on as a winger because he won't tackle, take bombs or do dummy half runs. Sio showed enough Sat night to be given a shot. His only option to me is fullback & Hayne will be there. So Wenty for Burt & only plays FG when injuries or SOO duties cover.
I'm surprised more of them don't have stats similar to Uate. :shock:
Choosing 6 out of over 32 wingers that played this week and narrowing their contributions down to just hit ups and metres gained is being a little selective don't you think ?
Fullbacks usually don't concede tries through missed tackles because they usually face two or three on one - even if they make the tackle the try is usually scored. OTOH, a miss on the wing is a one-on-one f**kup that nearly always leads to a linebreak and often a try. Not only that but a small winger on his line can go low, make the tackle and still concede the try. They need to either wrap up the ball or drive the attacker back.
As for taking bombs, you want that from any fullback but you can forgive its lack if he's good in other areas (e.g. Barba at Canterbury). At least a fullback gets plenty of cover (or he should) when he's bombed, unlike wingers who are usually fairly isolated under the high ball.
As for running from dummy half, any player who is good at it should do it, but given how little they have to do in defence, the wingers' main job is to run the ball as much as they can, especially on exit sets.
Here are some numbers from a few wingers' most recent games (at wing):
Uate 18 runs (328 metres)
Talanoa 17 runs (149 metres)
Morris 13 runs (200 metres)
Nightingale 14 runs (148 metres)
Inu 14 runs (136 metres)
Faifai Loa 18 runs (131 metres)
The last time Burt played wing was against Canberra:
Burt 7 runs (55 metres)
In the same game our other winger contributed thusly:
Atkins 15 runs (120 metres)
Burt's previous games on the wing:
vs Manly 6 runs (73 metres)
vs Illawarra 13 runs (79 metres)
vs Newcastle 7 runs (69 metres)
vs Cronulla 10 runs (127 metres)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
vs N. Queensland 4 runs (25 metres)