Brailey has to be in the mix. For years we've had complaints about our 9 and now he has made it his own and consistently plays well.Wouldn't mind a solid debate on this forum about who our 3 most important players are.
Ponga - despite some flaws that bother me on occasions, this is undeniable.
Pearce - once again there are clear flaws but it's the intangibles that are important with what he brings to the team
Who's next? Is it Clifford? Is it one of the captains?
Both Saifitis are up there. Without them we don't make much impact in the middle.Wouldn't mind a solid debate on this forum about who our 3 most important players are.
Ponga - despite some flaws that bother me on occasions, this is undeniable.
Pearce - once again there are clear flaws but it's the intangibles that are important with what he brings to the team
Who's next? Is it Clifford? Is it one of the captains?
Who's next? Is it Clifford? Is it one of the captains?
It's pretty much this for me as well. Ponga speaks for himself, Brailey's service game alone can't be replaced, let alone his defence in the middle and his effort area stuff. Clifford and Pearce I can't split - Cliffords kicking game has added a whole new dimension to the team - but we definitely looked like we knew what we were doing again against the Warriors (even if our game plan is just generally basic and lacking, we stuck to it), and it's not hard to see Pearces effect in that area. He makes us look more like a team and less like a group of lost individuals. His effort and intensity is always first class, too. Clifford (or another half) will hopefully be able to provide that in time, but for now Pearce is miles our best in those departments. The early signs with Pearce and Clifford are actually very promising to me, where one lacks - the other excels. Only 1 game so far, but they seem like good foils for each other.ponga
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clifford or pearce