rabbitohs95
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i can't believe the discussion around bryson goodwin still has momentum!
Lets look at the reality of the situation and completely disregard meaningless stats which, in the right context can make any player seem more or less a world beater or a chump.
Bryson goodwin is a solid, not spectacular centre. I compare his brand of football to the likes of brad tighe or a chris lawrence (08-2012) . Players who can hold their own but neither over achieve or perform poorly enough to see long stints in nsw cup. They offer stability, consistency (good or bad) and are what i call the coaches "go to" players.
Whilst some of you will say he is better than x player for x reasons you are merely trying to justify their position by using past performances as a measure but lose sight of what they are in the side for. They are a stop gap, a filler, a poor mans choice and to a lesser extent a coaches "safe option".
I used to love adrian purtell, people slammed his performances, drop balls, missed tackles and most fans loathed his selection but he was solid in defence, played his heart out, made those 1% plays count and found the tryline more than some of his more notable peers. When other more "preferred" players came in and saw the same missed tackles, the same dropped balls they brushed over it like they never happened.
Why did he make the side? Because matt elliott knew what he was getting, week in week out. When some of the juniors came into the fold, off he went to england and the rest is history.
Basically, just see him for what he is and you'll all find that his role in the side becomes clearer. When a gun centre comes along, like when roberts was being shopped you'll soon forget about him and focus on the "other guy". All the while goodwin will know that he did his role for the team and the coach.
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thank you ding ding ding ding ding someone has it right