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Nathan Merritt

stormbati

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Geez you guys are harsh! Merritt is one of the finest finishers in the league. His defense has never been top class but you could be a lot worse off.
I wouldn't pick him in origin but he's one of the best wingers in the comp and needs a bit more respect than what's shown on here.
 

hineyrulz

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Geez you guys are harsh! Merritt is one of the finest finishers in the league. His defense has never been top class but you could be a lot worse off.
I wouldn't pick him in origin but he's one of the best wingers in the comp and needs a bit more respect than what's shown on here.
:lol: all was missing from that was try the steak and 3 veg and I'm here all week.
 

Red Bear

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TBH if he played at any other club, apart from souffs or cronulla his 1st grade games would total 0
That's rubbish. He's been a quality first grader for a long time. Not and origin player as we found out but a fine first grader.

Just getting long in the tooth
 

Card Shark

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TBH if he played at any other club, apart from souffs or cronulla his 1st grade games would total 0

He used to score countless tries in the lower grades but was pathetic in first grade, so was relieved to see him gone.

All of a sudden, he found confidence in first grade & he became a fine first grade winger.

I suspect his decline might be as sudden as his suitability to first grade.
 
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some11

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he's one of the best wingers in the comp

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some11

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He falls over the line after everyone else's hard work.

Bring in some new blood, if only for my fantasy team.
 

aqua_duck

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His defence (both contact and reads) is abysmal and the only tries he scores are
5m falling over the line Steven Bradbury like efforts
 

BranVan3000

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He has had a good career but is past it. No point in him holding back a young talent like Alex Johnston any further
 

Fufu Andronez

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its not like he is the worst winger in the comp. Can still do a job. Is at the tail end of his career obviously.
 

ek999

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You don't get as many tries as he has got without being a very good finisher. Unfortunately he has lost some speed which has led to his support play and finishing suffering. His defence has always been average at best and is getting worse too.

Other wingers, like El Masri, were able to be very good wingers even after losing pace because they were able to out think the opposition. I don't think Merritt can
 

the dude

Juniors
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This will be his last year in top grade.

Leading tryscorer and 2nd highest appearances for a mighty club. Finish it off with a grand final and he's achieved just about anything you'd hope for in a first grade career.

He was one of the better wingers in the game from 2006-2012. He hasn't been in the greatest form since mid 2013 though and I think his number may be called soon. I'd like to see him finish this season out in 1st grade though.
 

kbw

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I have some a bit of respect for Merrit.
The reason being when he started at $ouff$ and was at Cronulla he was possibly one of the worst players I have ever seen. But he worked hard and deserved his place as a regular first grade player albeit in one of the worst teams. But he did improve alot.

He never deserved to be a rep player and I feel a bit for him because it was an embarassment.
 

AMD

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That's rubbish. He's been a quality first grader for a long time. Not and origin player as we found out but a fine first grader.

Just getting long in the tooth

Pretty much this. The rate of his decline in the past 8-10 months has been quite significant, seems to have started around his origin debut. If he keeps going the way he is, i can't see him finishing the year in first grade.
 

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