Interesting about Poore
8.Cayless
9. Keating
10. FUI
11.Hindmarsh
12.Poore
13.Mateo
Thats a good pack but may leak tries due to mobility.
Bench
14. Robson / KK
15. Mannah
16. Shackelton
17. Smith
But then the Bench seems light on for go forward......
smith has good passing and kicking game.
I AGREE !!
This is my main point of the thread which i posted up on ' Tim Smith > Robson'
KK would now be our top priority in being the better halfback atm with his style of play .
IMO Robson plays way too original and safe. He needs to be way more creative and start leading the team in attack, instead of jst feeding it to teamates and 'hoping for the best....'
You may have a point here. The thing is, though, that Parramatta had just come through a very chaotic period where we had Brett Finch at half, who tried WAY TOO HARD and threw hospital passess, passed into touch, kicked out on the full, ran around like a headless chook most of the time.
Robson came in and provided stability. You might agree or disagree with the notion that he organised the team or that he 'steered us around the park'. I don`t think he really did either of those, but he did provide STABILITY, which was much needed.
Now, whether he was told by Anderson to limit himself to that, or whether that is the extent of his capabilities, we`ll find out this year. I suspect theres a bit of truth in both assertions, but I also think he might be an improved player next year. I reckon he desrves first crack at it, though.
And it is totally absurd to compare him to Tim Smith, who is gone, dead, buried, never to come back. Why not compare Robson to Peter Sterling - it would make as much sense. (For the record, I think Sterling was slightly better.) :lol:
When Hayne and Inu's form slid in 2008 and everyone here started losing their patience I made a mental note to withhold judgment until the final year of their contract based on the talent we know they have. Since then Hayne has come good and I still think it's only a matter of time for Inu too, but this is his final year for me. He either produces or leaves, which probably means he'll come good with another club if he doesn't fire.