Our Teams Character ( Especially Ben Hunt )

[dragonsman4eva]

The guts and courage to put that same kick in last night as he did in state of origin was massive. Poor kid has not had a good week and for him to put that behind him and produce a clutch play is a massive credit to his character. I understand he gets paid a lot of money to produce the goods, but I wouldnt blame him if his confidence was shot after Sunday night. Massive respect for the bloke after the unjust criticism he has copped IMO.

As a matter of fact, the determination and character of the whole group is to be applauded. Not playing our best, to still come back and win that game is what makes good football teams.

Games this year against Parramatta, Canberra and Bulldogs where we are not playing our best we wouldve lost last year. Actually we did lose those last year!! We lost close games against Canberra, Knights, Souths, Dogs, Roosters and Titans.

 

[getsmarty]

The guts and courage to put that same kick in last night as he did in state of origin was massive. Poor kid has not had a good week and for him to put that behind him and produce a clutch play is a massive credit to his character. I understand he gets paid a lot of money to produce the goods, but I wouldnt blame him if his confidence was shot after Sunday night. Massive respect for the bloke after the unjust criticism he has copped IMO.

As a matter of fact, the determination and character of the whole group is to be applauded. Not playing our best, to still come back and win that game is what makes good football teams.

Games this year against Parramatta, Canberra and Bulldogs where we are not playing our best we wouldve lost last year. Actually we did lose those last year!! We lost close games against Canberra, Knights, Souths, Dogs, Roosters and Titans.

Well Said...lets support our players .

 

[dragon thomo]

Would not swap him for another half. He is a little down at the moment but he would come good. We are a better team this year with him.

 

[hewi]

Not only did he take the kick but if u look at it carefully it was an extremely difficult kick to do and he got it perfect. Huge talent. Well done.

 

[Dracarys]

He was having a rough nite until then wasn't he? 3 kicks charged down,dropped ball, dodgy defensive reads & some lacklustre ball play. Still took it upon himself to produce the play that turned the game. Well worth the Steve Austin money!

 

[Brutalitops]

We underpaid for Ben Hunt

 

[Old Kogarah Boy 1]

Well done Benny Hunt.
The Red & White brings out the best in you.
Tell the maroons, sorry, morons to stick it.

 

[TruSaint]

Gutsy play by Ben... had disaster written all over it, but he prevailed.

Good time to be a Saints fan. They surprised me last nite. As mentioned in the OP, last years team would have capitulated.

 

[Gareth67]

One of our colleagues - I have searched far and wide to find whom the poster was - made a valid point when he mentioned Parramatta's Ben Smith 40-20 kick in the dying stages of the game , that went haywire and basically was the catalyst for the wonderful Dragons come back .

The point I am making is that I wonder if he - Ben Smith will receive the same amount of flak from the media , that our little Benny has over the last few weeks ? All the posts on here have been positive on Hunts ability and I join the rest of you gentleman in saying that he shall bounce back bigger and better .

 

[Drag Queen]

One of our colleagues - I have searched far and wide to find whom the poster was - mentioned the Ben Smith kick in the dying stages of the game that went haywire and basically was the catalyst for the wonderful Dragon come back .

The point I am making is that I wonder if he - Ben Smith will receive the same amount of flak from the media , that our little Benny has over the last few weeks ? All the posts on here have been positive on Hunts ability and I join the rest of you gentleman in saying that he shall bounce back bigger and better .

Are you talking about my Ben Smith Gareth? The wonderful Highlander who plays alongside Friz's little (not so little) brother?

 

[FlameThrower]

Did anyone watch Matty Johns show on Fox after the game? There was a skit about Ben Hunt - which showed clips of burning effigies and stoning a guy - reflecting the mood in Qld following the Origin loss? While it may be giggle and jokes - you wonder if stuff like that can go too far and affect the players? I’m glad he got thru the game last night Ok as i really think the pressure may have derailed him.

 

[Slippery Morris]

Glad Ben is in Sydney and not in Brisbane. Hopefully it turns him off playing for them if the QLDers are giving it to him. I remember when Hodges cost the Maroons 2 tries when he dropped the ball over the line by attempting a pass or something. He ended up playing many more games after that.

 

[st penguin]

That would have huge impact on his mindset. The grubber was not a bad option in origin and it wasn’t a bad option last night.

In one game it sits up, in their other it goes dead. Thank f**k they happened the right way round!

 

[SBD82]

Great point about Hunt.

After all the criticism that he copped over the past few days, I thought it was very impressive that he made the same play- that he failed in origin - and executed it perfectly.

It must have been so hard to have the confidence to try it again, but it was a clutch play and he nailed it. Hopefully it goes a long way to restoring any confidence that he may have lost from origin.

 

[giboz71]

Great point about Hunt.

After all the criticism that he copped over the past few days, I thought it was very impressive that he made the same play- that he failed in origin - and executed it perfectly.

It must have been so hard to have the confidence to try it again, but it was a clutch play and he nailed it. Hopefully it goes a long way to restoring any confidence that he may have lost from origin.

People forget it was his pass that put Sims through the gap so we were in position to score that last try.

So in addition to the grubber that led to Aitken’s try, he had a big hand in Duffy’s match winner as well.

The last 10 mins he delivered big time. Not bad for a guy who’s supposedly mentally fragile.

 

[Gareth67]

Are you talking about my Ben Smith Gareth? The wonderful Highlander who plays alongside Friz's little (not so little) brother?

No Drag Queen , I was referring to that bloke who thought he was Ken Thornett , one of the Eels greats of the 1960's . ( geeze - was it really that long ago ! )

 

[blacksafake]

One of our colleagues - I have searched far and wide to find whom the poster was - made a valid point when he mentioned Parramatta's Ben Smith 40-20 kick in the dying stages of the game , that went haywire and basically was the catalyst for the wonderful Dragons come back .

The point I am making is that I wonder if he - Ben Smith will receive the same amount of flak from the media , that our little Benny has over the last few weeks ? All the posts on here have been positive on Hunts ability and I join the rest of you gentleman in saying that he shall bounce back bigger and better .

Gareth,
I think it was BennyV who mentioned the Will Smith kick.

 

[Mickthedragon]

Well said, if that kick comes off the other night and they win, he is treated like a genius. Thats the sign of a great half, to have the courage to do it again the next time. He's a top class half.

 

[2010]

I would never bag any of our players, well maybe one from days gone past.
Just look where we are on the table and ask ourselves how come this year. Simple, Hunt and Graham.
That's the only difference and there is no disrespect to any of the other players in the team.
The forwards are better this year and the backs are amongst the best in the league.
A player, any player can have a bad game, but it is a team game.

 

[latemail]

Benny hunt is down on confidence atm
But he’s in the top 3 halves in the game without a doubt
Wait till this shit origin period is over and Hunt will start to shine in the run home