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Stanly wants to play in the centres. Whether or not he can cope there in the NRL that remains to be seen
SBW wants him to come to the Bulldogs where he'll get a game
Ryles minutes and metres are at the top of the NRL stats and they're hard yards against whoever he is playing. You're entitled to your opinion Pete but IMO you don't have a clue. Ryles unhappiness relates in part to the lack of respect those with minds like steel traps afford him so he needs to adjust and realise that you can't please all of the people all of the time and some he'll never please.
Id say iv got abit more of a clue than you do since iv actually bothered to have a look at some
NRL stats
In this thread and in many others i havnt made any judgement calls, actually i have sometimes applauded Ryles for making good meters in some games...
let me actually list some stats for you
Ryles has made more meters than anyone in our team for this season with 1400, Poore stands at 1200, Scott at 900 and Creagh at 800 (obviously much less for missing a few games)
This is the only stat Ryles leads in our team...and he isnt near the top of the NRL.
This shows Ryles works very hard and good on him for that, those meters are valuable for our team.
Here are some other actual stats:
Ryles has given away 11 penalties this season compared to Poore (4) and Creagh (3)
Ryles has made 9 errors this year compared to Creagh and Poore's (4 each)
This isnt just case of Ryles having a cpl of bad games, it is a routine for him, when being in the run on side Ryles has gone 1 game this year without giving away a penalty or making an error, Poore has done it 7 times this year.
Poore and Scott average more meters per run than Ryles.
Unfortunately I havn't been able to find any Stats on Minutes played, however
Cagey If you actually watched our team play I am certain you would see Ryles often leaves the field before Poore and Creagh and often comes back on when Creagh is still yet to leave the field... Many games this year and last Creagh has played the first 60-70 minutes of games with a lot more discipline than Ryles shows.
I challenge you to come up with any reliable statistics that show Ryles Averages anywhere near Creaghs minutes. Or that Ryles Leads the NRL in Minutes played...If your making such outlandish statements man, be prepared to have to back it up, not just make it up!!!
I also doubt he plays anywhere near the amount of minutes of a Bailey or a Price.
Unfortunately i am unable to find any statistics on the amount of times he has been marched 10 and penalised after dropping the ball or throw a dumb offload behind him without looking.
IMO these later things put to waste his decent work whilst making meters. While he make 10 - 20% more meters than some other forwards, he makes more than double sometimes triple their errors and penalties.
Can anyone honestly argue anything i have said here???
Those above were facts...now here in case you didnt know is an opinion.....
In My Opinion In todays professional game, smart teams and coaches take advantage of Ryles and use him to their advantage...
He is 29 years old and meant to be a senoir team member who can lead by example, however he contibutes often to our team being on the back foot, conceeding tries and ultimately loosing games.
He is not smart enough to be a professional footballer and he has had 10 years to learn how to be one, so he aint gna start now.
His negatives far outweigh his positives and i would rather play against him every week than have him in our team every week.
