People bagging Vella? WHAT ABOUT ...

[WA Eel]

My beef is with Morris.

Yes he's a good footballer, but i'm convinced he is not a dummy half. His service to the forwards is disgraceful.

Go and watch the replay of any Parra game you can get from this year. Watch his service closely. His first movement is across, and then he turns the ball inside- often making the forwards stop and change direction- he also feeds them to close to the markers. He also doesn't know when to run and draw the markers. In my opinion, he sux as a hooker- and anyone who thinks Riddell shouldn't start over him is kidding themselves.

I like John Morris, I just think at hooker he upsets the whole applecart and should be playing somewhere else, like 5/8 and mayabe used as a running dummy half at times.

Couldn't agree more. While you're watching the replay, have a look also at how many times on the 5th he sorta takes a few steps down the blind, then sorta thinks "oh sh*t" and throws a crap pass to someone with no space to work in. I think he needs to watch a good rugby union half - at how 90% of the time they simply try to get rid of the ball quickly. Also, if he wants to make a good hooker, he needs to learn to pass the ball straight off the ground, not pick it up and take a few steps before passing.

 

[Eelementary]

Morris can play bloody well when the lazy arsed forwards chime in - we have seen it many times.

 

[parralight]

Well put Morris at 5/8 then !!!!
Hopkins can play hooker !