Is Robbie Farah the 2nd greatest hooker of all-time?

[Tommy Smith]

Just throwing it out there...

Being in the shadow of Cameron Smith, i believe people lose sight of Robbie Farah's own undoubted greatness.

He is unquestionably the Tigers best, and most important, player. And he's proven as much with a sensational start to the season. Even at Newcastle he was a class above his teammates.

Farah has every quality you'd want in a hooker. A great defender, heart, composure, stamina, a crisp and selective passing game, decision making, kicking game - long and short. He's also a brilliant dummy half runner... He basically performs every aspect of hooking at a minimum 8/10 level.

If i could have any player at the Roosters it'd be Cam Smith. But my second choice? Just as easy, Robbie Farah.

And i dont think it's silly in the slightest to call him the 2nd best hooker of all-time.

 

[hineyrulz]

Well it's not Matt Keating.

 

[Tommy Smith]

lol

Or Jake Friend, sadly.

An attrocious hooker is just as noticeable as a great one.

And they all have one thing in common - they always try a f**king blind side play when its totally unneccessary! So often. Spread it wide FFS!!

 

[gUt]

He's probably the greatest really

 

[magpie4ever]

Maybe the 2nd best No:9 at the present moment.

They are not hookers anymore - best described as dummy half/No9s.

But 2nd best of all time - behave. Plenty of old hookers would be rolling in their graves (and plenty of live ones too)

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

He's a great player for Wests Tigers right now, and that's what we need - not labels.
No, he hasn't done all that Smith has - it's Cameron Smith FFS!
He's still an excellent #9 that would get the starting spot in any team 9 times out of ten.
I don't think many would pass up a player with his ticker and skills in their team!
Very pleased he's signed on for life.

 

[NrlCoach]

He is no Michael 'Made for origin' Ennis

 

[magpie4ever]

He is no Michael 'Made for origin' Ennis

Thank f**k

 

[Loudstrat]

Dunno OP. TBH He's probably neck and neck with Smith as the second best hooker of all time.

 

[magpie4ever]

Dunno OP. TBH He's probably neck and neck with Smith as the second best hooker of all time.

Behave you dropkick, Jacky Rayner will rise from his grave (sorry, if you are still kicking Jacky) and haunt for that one.

 

[Loudstrat]

Jack Rayner was a prop :lol::lol:

Billy Rayner was a hooker - ours.

Dumb as dogsh*t :lol::lol:

 

[Tone83]

I think I have a blindspot for what number 9s do on the field because they rarely stand out to me, even smith. I also find the success of the tigers this year confusing as hell so yeah it must be farah.

 

[Tommy Smith]

I wouldn't call wins over Penrith and Parramatta "success".

Long way to go of course. They'd be total spastics without Farah, though.

 

[Meth]

He hasn't been able to cement an Origin jersey until recently. I know that the NSW selectors are spastics, but he's not even the clear cut #2 hooker in the game at the moment, let alone anywhere close to the 2nd greatest of all time.

 

[butchmcdick]

No he isn't

 

[Misanthrope]

What a joke of a thread. Farah isn't even in the top five hookers of all time.

 

[DC_fan]

No,

In no particular order #9s who are better then him, Cameron Smith, Issac Luke, Steve Walters, Keryd Walters and maybe a few others I have forgotten about.

 

[sensesmaybenumbed]

He's the best for NSW right now though, little room for argument there. Isaac Luke needs a few more good years before that argument (better) holds water imho.

 

[juanfarkall]

Nope.

Not even sure that he is the Tigers 2nd best hooker either.

I hated the grub but BDB was better than the twitter guru.

 

[nrlnrl]

He hasn't been able to cement an Origin jersey until recently. I know that the NSW selectors are spastics, but he's not even the clear cut #2 hooker in the game at the moment, let alone anywhere close to the 2nd greatest of all time.

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