Alright this thread has gone long enough, it's been good debating with you AntiLag but unfortunately all good things must come to an end. This will be my last post in response to you and then I want to move on.
And may have lost his spot for reasons other than injury in 1990.
That's exactly it. Maybe. The official response is that he was injured, there is enough reason to believe he would be picked given Arthurson's backing.
It should be stricken from the record.
So you're going with Bennets inexperience at the time to coach a team with many experienced superstars - and not considering the leadership or on field direction of the captain come crunch time in post season well after origin. Your choice.
Both. How many others had attempted what that club was doing at that time and were successful?
And by doing, I mean all coming together, playing in a new competition, having to all back up after Origin as a unit and having to fly down to Sydney every second week...for the first time in their career?
You make it sound like a cake walk, and I very much doubt it was.
But if the BRL was as competitive and worthwhile competetion you make out then wouldn't the core Bronco players have been used to going from origin back to club games.
Not to the extent of what the Broncos had to endure though.
They had an incredible squad of both experienced and young superstars with soon to become superstars. We're talking a dream roster that will could give Brian Waldrom a hard on.
How many of them had played together weekly though? How many had travelled to Sydney every two weeks? At least Waldron's boys were conditioned to these aspects of the game, a lot of these Broncos boys were adjusting to it on the fly.
Well that ignores the fact he had lost the five eigth position already before the season started.
Largely because he didn't complete the preseason and Kevin Walters who had impressed the coaching staff so much Bennett was willing to experiment.
Begs the question - If Wally was so good why did the Broncs recruit 1989 Origin debutante Kevvy Walters for 1990.
Kev wanted to come home. He accepted a substantially smaller contract to join Brisbane than elsewhere. If an Origin utility knocked on your door and said he was willing to play for your club at a reduced price would you knock him back?
Especially when his twin brother is at the club along with one of his best mates?
The most interesting point of all is 1990 - when Wally spent less time on the field - Brisbane drastically improved in their results!
Two years after the Broncos had been in the competition and after their best preseason to date under Kevin Giles.
As for being benched, it's to be believed it was due to injury. That wouldn't be the last time either, would you believe David Stagg was a better player than Lockyer? Or that Lockyer was benched because he was coming back from a serious injury?
Is anyone who contributes towards discussion in this thread ACTUALLY playing in Origin. I fail to see relevance as watching is not participating.
I was just saying Billy Moore did it to fire up his troops. He didn't do it to attract NSW players or to speak them up.
Actually as you have suggested previously I was talking down a Qld player.
But you want people to honour NSW players in this thread.
To cast slight on the Lewis myth who wore Maroon with a comparison with the player he played against.
To honour them out of the blue like you had originally wanted. No pun intended by the by I just looked over it then and saw it...I'm in no way a comedian.
How about this, if the Queensland Sporting Hall of Fame was having a presentation night, would you expect to see Ray Price, Brett Kenny and Steve Mortimer inducted?
If not then why do they deserved to get talked up in a Queensland thread? Mentioned sure, but honoured?
Come on, NSW fans are big enough to make their own threads and pay tribute to them without us fans there to hold his hand.
I pay tribute to great Qld players - but I do not embellish their achievements to myth status. Wally's myth has become a cult of personality.
And Johns' hasn't?
It was fine to blame the selectors earlier when Johns' reputation came into question, but those same standards weren't applied to Lewis in 1982.
Come on mate, fans are passionate about their favourite players. If they believe such and such is the best player allow them to explain why first before you begin critiquing and nit-picking at their career.
Mind you it is refreshing to see another argument from the other side from somebody who has an obvious wealth of knowledge. I know cornerposts and so on has been giving it to you, but I personally have enjoyed this and I've learnt a lot from it.
