Nightingale- Mr reliable (rocks & diamonds)

[Coffs dragon]

I thought he was great and typifies everything good about our team and club. In true Anzac spirit , Flo would be the 1st person you would want next to you in a battle. All guts and dependable.

 

[ozbuck]

I'm more worried about Dufty leaving that bomb to bounce and lafai having to clean it up. Dangerous. It was Dufty 100% and he could have easily got to that bomb.

 

[2010]

Took 2 bombs
Ran 22 times, best in team
Ran more in one break then last 6 games (joke)

 

[WoyD4LWoy]

He bleeds Red And White.Alwaye puts his body on the line for that Big Red V.

 

[Saintsified]

He has earned the right to make errors over his career and in this game, apart from couple things he was awesome.

People go on about his lack of physical speed but what about his mental speed ? He thinks quick and ahead of opposing players, intelligent player and when you add his experience he is still top of the class for me.

 

[Saintsified]

I thought he was great and typifies everything good about our team and club. In true Anzac spirit , Flo would be the 1st person you would want next to you in a battle. All guts and dependable.

Couldn't agree more, he is our Steve Waugh.

 

[FlameThrower]

Aitken actually passed the ball to Nightingale twice today, that is twice as many times than in the whole year, including trials, but one pass was on Nightingale's shins.

Passes were either too low or too far in front ..

 

[FlameThrower]

He has earned the right to make errors over his career and in this game, apart from couple things he was awesome.

People go on about his lack of physical speed but what about his mental speed ? He thinks quick and ahead of opposing players, intelligent player and when you add his experience he is still top of the class for me.

Yes he can make an error or two - but he gets involved so much so I guess higher risk of making an error..

 

[Gareth67]

All credit to Flo today.
Crossing my fingers that Melbourne wingers do not embarrass him next round. He deserves better.

Saints Forever that has been I my mind also . Not only do they have the speed but they are both outstanding wingers with an abundance of skill , they will have to be marked very closely .

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

Saints Forever that has been I my mind also . Not only do they have the speed but they are both outstanding wingers with an abundance of skill , they will have to be marked very closely .

they could possibly embarrass our whole team...

 

[Drag Queen]

Certainly nowhere as bad as the Roosters Ferguson . But there is no doubt that age is starting to catch up with him , however at this point I believe he does more good then bad .

He was great today Gareth Xx

 

[BennyV]

He should definitely be replaced by the end of the year. But dropping him after his game today would be silliness. He was very good.

 

[Bests Golden Boots]

I'm more worried about Dufty leaving that bomb to bounce and lafai having to clean it up. Dangerous. It was Dufty 100% and he could have easily got to that bomb.

I thought that was partly Nenes fault for running back looking like he was going for it.
Anyhoo, that sort of experience will come as he gains in confidence, the attempt to run around them to the corner was good, even if he didn't get there in the end.

Besides that, Lafai should have got the penalty for the strip after he caught it.

 

[giboz71]

Defence alone is enough for him to keep his spot. Those bombs he defused were awesome. Imagine Lomax or Garrick under those bombs with all that pressure??

And don’t forget that run he had that led to Hunt’s try. Nighty had a blinder yesterday.

 

[ouryears]

they could possibly embarrass our whole team...

No chance.

In fact we could actually embarass them Mr Yiorgos!

 

[FlameThrower]

Nighty needs to stay clear of sideline - if he is unmarked and he is within 10 meters of try line he is a chance. But trying step outside opposition players now see’s him pushed out to sideline. Aitken also needs to be careful as it’s been a bad trait with us last few seasons..

 

[ST Tangles 01]

Rewatched the game this morning.
In the first half he also got out of the in goal when we were under the pump.

 

[giboz71]

Just saw the final stats. Nighty had
217 running metres.

Not bad for a slow old guy.

 

[Old Timer]

Had a blinder. Some people on here have absolutely no idea, zero about football.

And there are some people on here who turn a blind eye to the obvious all on the back of 1 stellar game which are few and far between these days.
He can put in some good steady football but the assumption that a younger faster player can’t do that and more is merely sticking your head in the sand.
When Nighty gets the ball in the clear with 10 seconds on the clock and a try will win the game but he is run down despite a clear passage to the line you will all be harsh critics then believe you me.
To make the change is difficult for some supporters but to do it before it costs you dearly is using your big head according to Brownie
Too much love and not enough logic in this matter.

 

[RufusRex]

We won ... so a lot of issues in the game get easily overlooked ..

The key issue was the distance that hunt was kicking tactically for a lot of the game ... Taking kicks inside your own half after a set of 6 is a sign of shit go forward. When nighty takes one or two hit ups a set coming out of defence he will tick up some decent metres by sheer volume of carries but the result is two fold ... Minimal metres on that carry then a slow play the ball. That then means that the next hit up is into a set defensive line and yields insufficient metres again. So Nighys's carries give poor metres on his and the next hit up.

The net result was hunt kicking from 50-60 out and finding Tedesco all too often. That meant the roosters making it to our 30 for their end of set kick and piling more pressure on us.

However, we won and nighty made 220 metres so this doesn't get any attention.

we just smile and whistfully think of what a great finisher and team man he is.

Our kick returns are poor because we only have one player with size in the back 3 now.

It is time.