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Joshuatheeel

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French has plenty of brilliance, but my concern is bringing the ball back!!

It's ok to protect him this year in his first full year of NRL but not for his whole career !!
 

Avenger

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Sometimes I worry about Bev. You look at Cotric Rapana Ferguson that mountain from Broncos etc.

Thank you Billy Slater for reminding us all that genuine speed coupled with a footy brain and the heart of a lion can triumph over big bodies.
You are trying to justify French by comparing him to one of the best fullbacks that has ever played the game. Have you actually seen Billy Slater properly. He is very well built and has always had powerful leg drive. Now have a a look at French. Those legs aren't getting much bigger and will never have Slater's powerful build.
 
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Sometimes I worry about Bev. You look at Cotric Rapana Ferguson that mountain from Broncos etc.

Thank you Billy Slater for reminding us all that genuine speed coupled with a footy brain and the heart of a lion can triumph over big bodies.
I reckon he'll look a lot better when the rest of the team is doing their job and we're not always on the back foot.
 

Poupou Escobar

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You are trying to justify French by comparing him to one of the best fullbacks that has ever played the game. Have you actually seen Billy Slater properly. He is very well built and has always had powerful leg drive. Now have a a look at French. Those legs aren't getting much bigger and will never have Slater's powerful build.
I reckon Slater was hardly different to French at the same age.
 

Kornstar

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Exactly. Good call.

But you didn't say that. You said Slater was bigger. I don't believe that to be the case.

French needs to learn to run it back harder more often. Sure he can occasionally try and find a hole in the right situations but he needs to run it back at pace like Slater used to.

The Sharks won a premiership with Barba at the back last year, so you can't count French out after 8 NRL games in that position......although that is the standard Parra fan mentality........
 
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Avenger

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But you didn't say that. You said Slater was bigger. I don't believe that to be the case.

French needs to learn to run it back harder more often. Sure he can occasionally try and find a hole in the right situations but he needs to run it back at pace like Slater used to.

The Sharks won a premiership with Barba at the back last year, so you can't count French out after 8 NRL games in that position......although that is the standard Parra fan mentality........
I'm not counting him out I'm just questioning his long term viability as a fullback.
 
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