Matt Dufty re-signs until end of 2019

[saintm]

Dufty has scored 11 tries in 23 games at a rate of 1 try every 2 games while Ponga has scored 8 tries in 25 games at a rate of 1 try every 3 games. Enough said!

12 tries im pretty sure 9 this year 3 last year

 

[Dragon Revival]

You are probably right as I used Wikepedia which may not have been updated. Dufty has been the deciding factor in many of our close won games. Hopefully he will stay clear of injury. Ponga is a good player but is paid a lot and needs to justify his value.

 

[dragonssamy61]

Says?
The fortune teller?

f**k off

 

[Life's Good]

Dufty has scored 11 tries in 23 games at a rate of 1 try every 2 games while Ponga has scored 8 tries in 25 games at a rate of 1 try every 3 games. Enough said!

That's more to do with the teams. Along with Pearce, Ponga carries more of an attacking workload as opposed to the traditional finishing(he plays like a half). Dufty, is just working real well as another part of quite a bit of attack with us.

As the astute posters on here say why compare, just enjoy 2 talented FB's amongst a very good group of them(heck, I like the way Michael Gordon plays for the Titans).

 

[watatank]

Dufty has scored 11 tries in 23 games at a rate of 1 try every 2 games while Ponga has scored 8 tries in 25 games at a rate of 1 try every 3 games. Enough said!

Ponga is leading line break assists in the comp and maybe top 5 try assists.

 

[giboz71]

Ponga is leading line break assists in the comp and maybe top 5 try assists.

Yup.

Line break and try assists, plus speed and try scoring ability (the ability to loom up in support when a break is made).

That’s the modern day fullback. Slater has changed the position forever and guys like Ponga and Dufty will carry the torch into the future.

Why I kept banging on for years to remove Dugan from fullback as he had very few of those qualities.

 

[Saintsified]

DR, Frank has given you a detailed response that I agree with but you don’t need the detail. It is blatantly obvious that Ponga is a freak of a player who will make any team better because he is so good across the park. Replace Dufty with Ponga in our team and we would be significantly better.

Dufty is fantastic, Ponga is just better

So we would go from first to first?

 

[BennyV]

So we would go from first to first?

We would be even firster than we are. We'd be the firstest team ever!

 

[Bests Golden Boots]

So we would go from first to first?

He’s right though, if we replaced Dufty with Ponga, McGinness with Cameron Smith, Graham with Klemmer, Aitken with Mitchell, Lafai with Roberts, Mann with Ado Carr, Nene with Tom T and Hunt with 2015 Thurston we’d have a pretty good team.

 

[giboz71]

It’s intresting hearing some opinions about Ponga’s entry into Origin 2.

Some have suggested this stuffed up Qld’s structures and limited the effectiveness of Slater, Munster and Hunt. Qld only scored 4 points when Ponga was on. That’s because the focal point of their attack went to him instead of the other guys.

I’d love to have Ponga as well, but Dufty fits in nicely with Hunt and Widdop at the moment.

Chemistry is just as important as the individuals and we’re slowly finding ours. Not even the Roosters have worked this out yet with all their superstars.

 

[Saintsified]

We would be even firster than we are. We'd be the firstest team ever!

Who's on first?

We would be even firster than we are. We'd be the firstest team ever!

Sounds a bit like

 

[getsmarty]

He’s right though, if we replaced Dufty with Ponga, McGinness with Cameron Smith, Graham with Klemmer, Aitken with Mitchell, Lafai with Roberts, Mann with Ado Carr, Nene with Tom T and Hunt with 2015 Thurston we’d have a pretty good team.

Sounds like the Roosters...LOL

 

[SBD82]

...

 

[ALSGI]

Who's on first?

Sounds a bit like

Haha, memories.
Classic that keeps on giving.

 

[Overseas dragon]

He’s right though, if we replaced Dufty with Ponga, McGinness with Cameron Smith, Graham with Klemmer, Aitken with Mitchell, Lafai with Roberts, Mann with Ado Carr, Nene with Tom T and Hunt with 2015 Thurston we’d have a pretty good team.

Obviously the salary cap about 15 million where's Nick politis when you need him

 

[Crush]

How good was Duffmans pre game interview on fox? He's the happiest player I've ever seen!

 

[epDragon62]

So we would go from first to first?

What a pathetic comment.

You don’t think a team coming first could be better? You don’t actually believe that Ponga would improve us, fine but don’t try to ridicule others with such stupid logic.

 

[Saintsified]

What a pathetic comment.

You don’t think a team coming first could be better? You don’t actually believe that Ponga would improve us, fine but don’t try to ridicule others with such stupid logic.

Just like I think Dufty would better Knights.

 

[Eastview]

Just like I think Dufty would better Knights.

No he wouldn't... Ponga is a better player and the Knights already have enough defensive issues to worry about

 

[Saintsified]

No he wouldn't... Ponga is a better player and the Knights already have enough defensive issues to worry about

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