Gareth Widdop

[gypsy]

Only one man who should be captain. He wears #1 and is named Dugan.

 

[BrissyRedV]

Two completely different 5/8 both good in their own right.
Widdops main strength is his ability to continually take on the line with his footwork. He has great hands
A good passing and kicking game and he is a very solid defender.
Widdops only drawback his a lack of genuine speed.

Showed a clean set of heels againest us in round 1 last year.

 

[BrissyRedV]

Only one man who should be captain. He wears #1 and is named Dugan.

He is a leader of men. You can see how others look up to him both on and off field. If he can get past the off field woes as matures, he would be a great candidate.

 

[TheRev]

>> Vote #1 For Teh DugeS <<

 

[to_ddeath]

Showed a clean set of heels againest us in round 1 last year.

That was pre-dislocated hip injury however. Not sure of his speed in space now.


T.

 

[BennyV]

That was pre-dislocated hip injury however. Not sure of his speed in space now.


T.

I know it's reasonable to assume he lost a step or two after his injury, there's a lot of people claiming he's slow based on an assumption...

I actually thought he was very quick pre-injury and wouldn't be surprised if he got near that again in the near future...

 

[BennyV]

Only one man who should be our overlord and deity. He wears #1 and is named Dugan.

Fixed it for you...

 

[jezmond]

Dugan for CEO

 

[gypsy]

Fixed it for you...

Mods, suspend/ban this clown. You cant edit someone elses quotes , correct?

 

[redbreed]

They definitely look up at him when he's drinking cruisers on the roof haha.

 

[possm]

If Stanley makes the first grade side, will Widdop be moved to halfback? The popular pick is for Widdop at 6 and Williams at 7 and I imagine it will be Stanley at 6 and Drinkwater at 7 in the Cutters.

I have always thought of Stanley as a five-eighth and can't really see him psushing a fit Widdop from his preferred position.

 

[gypsy]

Enter Michael Witt

 

[Fingerbang]

I reckon the timing of this Witt signing is so inconvenient. Poor possm had already finished team selections for both NRL Dragons and Cutters by then.

Time to pull out the red marker pen, possm.

 

[jenninga]

I reckon the timing of this Witt signing is so inconvenient. Poor possm had already finished team selections for both NRL Dragons and Cutters by then.

Time to pull out the red marker pen, possm.

Possm's Cutters squad is chokkers,noone good enough for 1st grade selection until they earn their stripes with the Cutters.

 

[st.phil]

widdop is fast, seen him look rapid particularly in 2012 - don't judge him solely on the games since injury return...Shirvo will get him moving, the kid has toe

 

[hardbaby]

I wouldn't have classified Widdop as anything other than quick. As for how the injury affected him, I guess we'll find out soon enough. He seems to have bounced back pretty well.

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

If you watched the England team in the World Cup you will have noticed they were directionless in attack until the semi final, when Widdop was picked as a starting player at No 6.

Prior to the semi-final the England coach was persisting with a former St George player named Rangi Chase, who was playing his own individual game and providing no direction for England.

In the semi-final Widdop was much more of a team player than Chase and a good field kicker. He was probably the 3rd best player for England, behind Sam Burgess and James Graham, and he helped lift the England team to almost qualify for the WC Final.

 

[Steelman]

If you watched the England team in the World Cup you will have noticed they were directionless in attack until the semi final, when Widdop was picked as a starting player at No 6.

Prior to the semi-final the England coach was persisting with a former St George player named Rangi Chase, who was playing his own individual game and providing no direction for England.

In the semi-final Widdop was much more of a team player than Chase and a good field kicker. He was probably the 3rd best player for England, behind Sam Burgess and James Graham, and he helped lift the England team to almost qualify for the WC Final.

I agree that the poms did look better with widdop at 5/8 but it's the halfbacks job to direct the team around the park . 5/8s job to create and exploit opportunity. Seinfeld wasn't up to it as half

 

[jenninga]

I agree that the poms did look better with widdop at 5/8 but it's the halfbacks job to direct the team around the park . 5/8s job to create and exploit opportunity. Seinfeld wasn't up to it as half

:lol::lol::lol:

 

[Cagey Mac]

If Stanley makes the first grade side, will Widdop be moved to halfback? The popular pick is for Widdop at 6 and Williams at 7 and I imagine it will be Stanley at 6 and Drinkwater at 7 in the Cutters.

I have always thought of Stanley as a five-eighth and can't really see him psushing a fit Widdop from his preferred position.

Don't be surprised if Stanley plays off the bench in a replacement DH and utility role.