Jarrod Croker

[Canard]

There is no way he will play deep into his 30s.

Adam Reynolds is a halfback, he doesn't rely on his speed. His game is much more likely to age well. He is the one more likely to be playing at 35. If he stays fit he'll either be number 1 or 2 for all time points.

Reynolds is one late hit away from never walking again, let alone playing til he is 35.

He makes Steve Matai look durable.

 

[Bobby DIGital]

Lawrence pre-injuries was a better centre then Croker could ever hope to be.

And Campese pre-injuries was....

 

[mozza91]

And Campese pre-injuries was....

Extremely overrated by Canberra fans.

 

[Jason Maher]

#sickburn

 

[Bobby DIGital]

He played for Australia, so he can't have just been overrated by us. Chris Lawrence also played for Australia, but that only cos of Tim Sheens, so...

 

[Vic Mackey]

Bob logic 'campese played 15 minutes for Australia in a nothing game against PNG, proves my point he was awesome'

'Chris Lawrence played 6 tests over 2 years in a full strength 4 nations team, but that proves nothing'

 

[Pete Cash]

There is no way he will play deep into his 30s.

Adam Reynolds is a halfback, he doesn't rely on his speed. His game is much more likely to age well. He is the one more likely to be playing at 35. If he stays fit he'll either be number 1 or 2 for all time points.

Croker has almost 400 (well 360) points on him.

 

[aqua_duck]

The problem is when Croker misses, he tends to miss badly and look silly in the process, that headgear also makes him stand out like a sore thumb

 

[Bobby DIGital]

Bob logic 'campese played 15 minutes for Australia in a nothing game against PNG, proves my point he was awesome'

'Chris Lawrence played 6 tests over 2 years in a full strength 4 nations team, but that proves nothing'

And in the end it doesn't actually matter because they're both washed up players who never reached their full potential due to injuries.

The point is Croker will reach his potential and go down in history as a better centre than Chris Lawrence.

Chris Lawrence is the Gen Y version of Russell Richardson.

 

[mxlegend99]

Please

Of the centres named this week Croker is currently better than O'Neill, Goodwin, Reed, Naiquama, Yeo, Peyroux, Morgan, Takairangi, McDonald and would debate a few more as well

How many of those centres are full strength selections though? Most are depth players. Just like Croker would be at those clubs.

 

[LeagueNut]

 

[skeepe]

LU at its best. He shut down Lyon several times yesterday, but no-one notices. Lyon beat him a couple of other times, once for a try, and everyone bags the shit out of him. Because Jamie Lyon has never stood up an opposing centre before...

This.

He absolutely does have a few bad misses in him, not denying that. But the amount of players he has completely shut down this season is greater than the amount that have made him look silly.

That doesn't fit the LU narrative though.

 

[Frailty]

He isn't a bad player, and would make most sides.

But I do enjoy to watch him sobbing after every loss.

 

[Sleep]

He's a good player. His defense lets him down sometimes but he's still young. He'll get better.