How many good fullbacks are there..?

[slava]

Parramatta: Wade McKinnon (crap)

Dead set kidding yourself!

oh. poor parra fan. Hey did you watch the footy show?! When Reggy asked that lady about her thoughts on West Tigers players kissing on the field. Does anyone know what she said? Something about Parramata.

 

[LRC]

I consider McDougal to be the rabbitohs no1 fullback..he was playing well before injury and looks to be in the form that made him who he is (Leave the drugs out of it)

 

[Red Bear]

Macdougal is bloody good fullback for the rabbitohs. Mckinnon is a top fullback and Stewart is awesome, better than Hunt.

 

[Iafeta]

Nearly every team got's a good fullback:

Brisbane: Karmichael Hunt
Bulldogs: Luke Patten
Canberra: Clinton Schifscoske
Cronulla: David Peachey
Manly: Brett Stewart
Melbourne: Billy Slater
Newcastle: Dustin Cooper
North Queensland: Matt Bowen
Parramatta: Wade McKinnon
Penrith: Rhys Wesser
St George Illawarra: Ben Hornby
Sydney Roosters: Anthony Minichello
Wests Tigers: Brett Hodgson

Souths and Warriors are probably the only ones that dont have great fullbacks. Webb is hopeless, and Todd Polglase is ok but hasnt played many games. Patten and Peachey are good, not sensational but consistent. And Dustin Cooper seems to go alright, on a side thats struggling.

You can't possibly say ALL CLASS.

Brisbane: Karmichael Hunt (awesome)
Bulldogs: Luke Patten (good)
Canberra: Clinton Schifscoske (awesome)
Cronulla: David Peachey (good)
Manly: Brett Stewart (not bad, average)
Melbourne: Billy Slater (awesome)
Newcastle: Dustin Cooper (crap)
North Queensland: Matt Bowen (awesome)
Parramatta: Wade McKinnon (crap)
Penrith: Rhys Wesser (awesome)
St George Illawarra: Ben Hornby (good, at the moment average)
Sydney Roosters: Anthony Minichello ( not same as last year, but good)
SouthSydney Rabbitohs: Todd Polglase (crap, Roy Bell should be there)
Wests Tigers: Brett Hodgson (good, awesome kicker)
Warriors: Brent Webb (crap)

How come Brent Webb always is there or thereabouts best back on the paddock when he plays Brisbane?

 

[Iafeta]

Nearly every team got's a good fullback:

Brisbane: Karmichael Hunt
Bulldogs: Luke Patten
Canberra: Clinton Schifscoske
Cronulla: David Peachey
Manly: Brett Stewart
Melbourne: Billy Slater
Newcastle: Dustin Cooper
North Queensland: Matt Bowen
Parramatta: Wade McKinnon
Penrith: Rhys Wesser
St George Illawarra: Ben Hornby
Sydney Roosters: Anthony Minichello
Wests Tigers: Brett Hodgson

Souths and Warriors are probably the only ones that dont have great fullbacks. Webb is hopeless, and Todd Polglase is ok but hasnt played many games. Patten and Peachey are good, not sensational but consistent. And Dustin Cooper seems to go alright, on a side thats struggling.

There is nothing wrong with Brent Webb - he's a little green still and looking for another year of experience but he's certainly not the worst. His start to this year (aside from his injury) has been pretty good. He was close to the best player on the field in Brisbane stopping certain tries on Shane Webcke and Corey Parker.

In 2003, he was in deadset unbelievable form for the Warriors, practically playing halfback for Thomas Leuluai and carving up the likes of Saints, Roosters and Broncos with incisive play. He was the Warriors attack in that great game against Brissie, and against Saints he came into the line time and time again and opened up their right edge defence.

I'd love it if people started watching him more closely, rather than go on the traditional anti-Webb bandwagon. He's a decent footballer. He didn't go as badly as perceived last year, he had no go forward in front of him but was still decent without being spectacularly good or bad (aside from a play on Billy Slater last year and Hazem El-Masri that was the Webb of old). Broncodroid showed some stats earlier on that alleviated some of the myth that he's a woeful defender, he got asked to tackle more than most if not all fullback's in the comp and had a pretty good effectiveness ratio with them.

 

[ParraDude_Jay]

Webb's defence against Brisbane was brilliant and he hasn't played since then has he? He looks like following after Stacey and finding his form again (when he gets back of course).

And Slava you get stupider by the second. Hunt awesome? Did you even watch Brisbane get their asses handed to them? Idiot. And McKinnon was outstanding in a horrible Parramatta team in '04. He and Hindy were shining lights in our side. He makes Hunt look pathetic, but anybody can do that.

 

[huntress_555]

Yes theres heaps of fullbacks going around right, especially for QLD - Good Luck selectors :lol:

Shif...(i've given up trying to type his name correctly) :lol:
Hunt
Patten - I believe he is very good
SLATER!!!
Hodgson
Minichello

They're the ones that stand out for me ...

 

[slava]

YOU FORGOT WESSER

 

[Stranger]

Newcastle: Dustin Cooper (crap)

May not be the greatest fullback but on form hes currently up there. Playing in a team thats in terrible form he is a stand out.

When seage comes back he will make a big name for himself.

 

[Misty Bee]

Slava, that crap eels fullback holds the all time NRL record for meters gained.

Only exceeded by one K Hunt for meters conceded

 

[^ Pando]

Patten is the most under-rated Fullback in the comp.

 

[Tommy Smith]

Minichiello is the best, but the likes of Bowen, Slater, Wesser and Schifcofske are right behind him. Stewart will be up there too.

The irony is that QLD have 4 of the top 5 FB's in the game, with NSW only 1, but that one just happens to be the best.

 

[Stranger]

I still think hodgson is in the top 3

 

[Munky]

Wesser in the off season learnt to tackle so he is actually a decent last ditch option in defence.

He used to be a turn style yet now he is safe and reliable.

 

[Big Mick]

Yes theres heaps of fullbacks going around right, especially for QLD - Good Luck selectors :lol:

Shif...(i've given up trying to type his name correctly) :lol:
Hunt
Patten - I believe he is very good
SLATER!!!
Hodgson
Minichello

They're the ones that stand out for me ...

Care to change those after tonight cause Wesser was brilliant and has been all season thus far.

 

[Tommy Smith]

And he/she forgot Bowen too, who people seem to be forgetting about in the race for the QLD Fullback job. He'd be my pick. Not that either of Wesser, Slater or Chiacowski wouldn't be deserving.

 

[Big Mick]

Wow.

What an abundance of talent Qld has

 

[mudfly]

Shif should get a run for QLD, he's been carving up everyone, wesser next in line, slater on the wing.

 

[Greenblooded]

I think Wesser almost played his way into the QLD fullback spot last night, some of the things he did were freakish.

 

[Disco]

Another reason to admire Brett Stewart

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Brett's bittersweet battle
ZORBA
09apr05

THE pressure cooker position of fullback in the NRL would be a daunting task for any 20-year-old but Manly's brilliant number one Brett Stewart has already made it a habit to overcome the impossible.

And in doing so the likeable lad from Wollongong has become an inspiration for thousands of young people who are diabetics.

Rather than be secretive about his problem, Stewart meets it head on and this week agreed to a television interview on Channel Nine with sports reporter Clinton Fletcher, himself a diabetic.

Fletcher came away from the interview highly impressed with Brett Stewart and how he lives his life.

``He actually opened my way of think ing to several things I didn't know about the problem but he accepts that he has a particular lifestyle ahead of him,'' Fletcher said.

``As an elite sportsman he has no choice but to lead a healthy lifestyle. He is aware of what he can and can't do.''

Brett Stewart has a constant companion in his refrigerator at the town house he shares in Manly Vale with his Sea Eagle teammate and elder brother Glenn.

It is supply of insulin which he needs to inject into his body four times a day.

The pair are as close as brothers can be and Glenn is a tower of strength and support to Brett.

It is a bond that is heart-warming to see.

Glenn knows Brett's mood changes and need for insulin instinctively.

The loyalty the Stewart boys have for each other is both refreshing and amazing.

Both are products of Western Suburbs in Wollongong and both expected to play grade for the St George Illawarra.

But the Dragons were keen on Brett but not eager to sign Glenn. The brothers had made a pact with their parents Barry and Narelle that it was both or none.

Enter Manly and the Stewart boys left Wollongong to play junior representative football with the Sea Eagles in a package deal.

And when one player discusses his contract it is done with the understanding that both brothers sign for the same period.

Manly have never had a problem with that stipulation - lengthy bright futures are tipped for both boys.

The close Stewart family was knocked for six when at 13 and with no previous history of diabetes in the family Brett was diagnosed with the problem.

A sudden period of mood swings, constant thirst, fainting and body shaking alerted the Stewarts that there was something very wrong with young Brett.

For a while a promising football career was put on hold. School children can some times be cruel to their mates and Brett got sick and tired of explaining why he was suddenly so tired and needed constant medication. But even back then he got inspiration and advice from Glenn who urged him to continue playing the game he loved.

The result of perseverance, support and dedication is that Brett Stewart is one of the most lethal try scorers in the NRL.

An amazing strike rate of 16 tries in 19 games is his current tally. But he is much more than just a try-scoring merchant.

Against the Warriors in round one, the Sharks in round two and the Storm in round three he has shown that he is courageous and talented.

The best thing about Brett and Glenn Stewart is their humility. They are the same well-mannered young men who came to Brookvale with stars in their eyes a few years ago.

The Manly Leagues Club is packed with proud supporters after home matches of late but none are prouder than Barry and Narelle Stewart.

They have been to hell and back with the boys in the toughest of sports. Particularly with Brett. Each training session was a Mt Everest for the youngster who refuses to take a short cut despite his illness.

In Brett's first match in the NRL he smashed a shoulder trying to tackle a runaway Jamie Lyon at Parramatta Stadium. The rehabilitation was slow and Brett returned to his parents home to recover and start his road back.

Many in the same position would have given up.

But not this scrapper who comes from tough stock. He simply got stronger and faster.

His form on his return demanded he get his chance in the famous number one worn by so many greats in the maroon and white over the years.

At WIN Stadium in Wollongong tonight there will be a big contingent of fans from the Stewart's home suburbs of Berkeley to cheer on their favourite son.

They have become instant Manly fans because of the local boy who has hit the big time.