gregstar said:how many sides would swap their "exciting" position on the table with melbourne?
goboggo said:Not me.
I'm a Parra fan. I've enjoyed watching my team this year. One week we win by 30, then we get smashed, then we lose to Manly 32-24, then we beat the Dogs 34-22. It's been a rollercoaster and I've had a ball watching the young talent at our club.
All of Melbourne's talent gets funnelled into the same system, and yes, it is boring. I had enough of seeing talent funnelled into a system over the last 10 years, and I'm not one of those Parra fans that hates Brian Smith. This year I've been able to see naturally gifted players allowed to play to their abilites, and their abilities have dictated the style we've been playing, rather than have their abilities coached to fit into a particular style of play.
And Parra's system never won us a comp anyway, so it's easy for me to pick individual flamboyance over a system. Maybe my attitude would be different if we won a comp. If the Storm win I'm sure their fans will be happy with their boring style, but if they don't then they'll look back on the season and it won't really seem so good. Even if Parra get knocked out early I can say this year has been thoroughly enjoyable.
kia ora storm said:I wont look back at see the season as a disappointment if Storm don't succeed...Bellamy has established a good strong culture of discipline rather than produce a team that is up and down every game.
flamin said:Melbourne are usually one of the most exciting teams. They are so well drilled its brilliant to watch. The past month though theyve really lacked attacking flair.
And to all those saying they are playing effective but boring football aren't you just equating success with boringness in rugby league?
kia ora storm said:If 2 points on the NRL table = boring footy then I would take 2 points any day.
Happy for other teams to play razzle dazzle and lose...;-)
Not at all. Take a look at the Wests Tigers run to the title in '05. They were great to watch and pretty well drilled at the same time. But their players demonstrated plenty of skill and flair as well.flamin said:Melbourne are usually one of the most exciting teams. They are so well drilled its brilliant to watch. The past month though theyve really lacked attacking flair.
And to all those saying they are playing effective but boring football aren't you just equating success with boringness in rugby league?
I was going to say,Roger Federer:lol:Inferno said:The Pete Sampras of the Rugby League World.
I sure as hell wish my team had won half the games Melbourne had.
Shorty said:I was going to say,Roger Federer:lol:.