Ranking the 5/8ths

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Following on from the other ranking threads...

1. Thurston
2. Foran
3. Mullen
4. Maloney

 

[West coast dragon]

Following on from the other ranking threads...

1. Thurston
2. Foran
3. Mullen
4. Maloney

Don't forget widdop!

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

You can't rank Brisbane's 5/8th because we don't have one....

 

[WireMan]

Following on from the other ranking threads...

1. Thurston
2. Foran
3. Mullen
4. Maloney

Foran hides behind his partner to much. Great tackler and all that, but other 5/8s can win games on their own. He can't.

 

[Dutchy]

^^^ :lol:

f**king idiot.

 

[Madrooster]

Foran hides behind his partner to much. Great tackler and all that, but other 5/8s can win games on their own. He can't.

That's crazy mate. For an arguably toughest SOB out pound for pound and he's just as creative as DCE. DCE good when things are going his way, will rarely create when on Blackfoot like JT and Foran.

 

[Tone83]

Maloney is as bad as a 5/8 could possibly be.

Foran is good, definitely tough, but at times it seems like that's all he has and he should have been a larger man so he could have been a great lock. He's missing a lot of polish for a true 5/8, but his toughness and competitiveness almost make up for it.

I don't know, there's really a ridiculous shortage of 5/8ths in the NRL right now. The two best aren't real ones, JT a halfback, and Foran a small lock.

 

[Bennett's Love Child]

Maloney is as bad as a 5/8 could possibly be.

Is this a troll?

I'd say five-eight is one of the strongest positions in the NRL.

1. Thurston
2. Carney
3. Maloney
4. Foran (IMO his reliance on DCE's kicking game brings him down)
5. Mullen
6. J. Reynolds
7. Sutton
8. Campese
9. Sezer
10. Widdop
11. McCrone
12. Norman
13. Soward (could be higher if he gets to top form, cant see it happening though)

 

[woodyk2]

Foran.
No need to mention any others.

 

[Tone83]

Is this a troll?

I'd say five-eight is one of the strongest positions in the NRL.

1. Thurston
2. Carney
3. Maloney
4. Foran (IMO his reliance on DCE's kicking game brings him down)
5. Mullen
6. J. Reynolds
7. Sutton
8. Campese
9. Sezer
10. Widdop
11. McCrone
12. Norman
13. Soward (could be higher if he gets to top form, cant see it happening though)

Forgot about Carney some how. He is the best real 5/8 in the comp, but obviously behind Thurston if JT chooses to play there.

Maloney is total shit, he's like a bad halfback playing 5/8, where he is just as bad and arguably worse.

Mullen is just decent. Solid and reliable, ideally would be the minimum standard of the NRL but here we are and he's one of the best.

J. Reynolds is a bit like Foran, but not as good. Just a tough little lock, still in the current NRL he'd be one of the preferential options at 6.

Sutton is overrated in the extreme, but again one of the preferential options just because he may draw in a defender or two thanks to his size and offload. That's the extent of his value, but that's not bad by NRL 5/8 standards.

Campese is shit.

Sezer is ok, promising to be decent and reliable one day. Nothing special.

Widdop as above.

Mccrone, I don't even know who that is, I've heard the name but he obviously takes being bland and ordinary to a new level if he's managed to hide from me this long.

Norman, might be ok as a 6, at least he'll have a little speed, should make him one of the more useful 6's, even if still basically shit and not a real 6.

Soward, a pitiful joke. If he was a racehorse he would have been shot by now. When I think of him I naturally gag and look away from where I was looking, trying to quickly think of more pleasant thoughts.

 

[MrAnonymous]

Tone83, a pitiful joke. If he was a racehorse he would have been shot by now. When I think of him I naturally gag and look away from where I was looking, trying to quickly think of more pleasant thoughts.

 

[Bennett's Love Child]

Forgot about Carney some how. He is the best real 5/8 in the comp, but obviously behind Thurston if JT chooses to play there.

Maloney is total shit, he's like a bad halfback playing 5/8, where he is just as bad and arguably worse.

Mullen is just decent. Solid and reliable, ideally would be the minimum standard of the NRL but here we are and he's one of the best.

J. Reynolds is a bit like Foran, but not as good. Just a tough little lock, still in the current NRL he'd be one of the preferential options at 6.

Sutton is overrated in the extreme, but again one of the preferential options just because he may draw in a defender or two thanks to his size and offload. That's the extent of his value, but that's not bad by NRL 5/8 standards.

Campese is shit.

Sezer is ok, promising to be decent and reliable one day. Nothing special.

Widdop as above.

Mccrone, I don't even know who that is, I've heard the name but he obviously takes being bland and ordinary to a new level if he's managed to hide from me this long.

Norman, might be ok as a 6, at least he'll have a little speed, should make him one of the more useful 6's, even if still basically shit and not a real 6.

Soward, a pitiful joke. If he was a racehorse he would have been shot by now. When I think of him I naturally gag and look away from where I was looking, trying to quickly think of more pleasant thoughts.

Thursday and Friday nights on Channel 9, and Saturday, Sunday and Monday's on Fox Sports starting March 6 is where you'll find the NRL is on.

I suggest you actually watch some games.

 

[The Eagle]

Maloney is as bad as a 5/8 could possibly be.

Foran is good, definitely tough, but at times it seems like that's all he has and he should have been a larger man so he could have been a great lock. He's missing a lot of polish for a true 5/8, but his toughness and competitiveness almost make up for it.

I don't know, there's really a ridiculous shortage of 5/8ths in the NRL right now. The two best aren't real ones, JT a halfback, and Foran a small lock.

This

I think Foran may become a Centre one day

 

[rabbitohs95]

Hopefully we chuck Sutton off the list of 5/8's next year, i'd much prefer we try Keary there from Round 1 onwards. He definitely has a future in the team and i think it's about time Sutton moved back to lock where he was much more useful in taking up the ball and offloading rather than trying to organise the play.

In regards to the actual thread my top 5;

1. Thurston
2. Carney
3. Maloney
4. Mullen
5. Foran

 

[Porkie]

5/8ths.

:lol:

Since when did footy players become fractions.

It's 5/8 FFS. Based on 13 players on a field and the positioning of the Five Eight or 5/8 .... not 5 parts of 8.

Here's how I rank them;

Thurston
Sutton
Carney
Foran

daylight.

 

[Apey]

5/8ths.

:lol:

Since when did footy players become fractions.

It's 5/8 FFS. Based on 13 players on a field and the positioning of the Five Eight or 5/8 .... not 5 parts of 8.

Here's how I rank them;

Thurston
Sutton
Carney
Foran

daylight.

Hello, the role of delusional Souths fan has already been filled. Thank you anyway.

 

[Bennett's Love Child]

5/8ths.

:lol:

Since when did footy players become fractions.

It's 5/8 FFS. Based on 13 players on a field and the positioning of the Five Eight or 5/8 .... not 5 parts of 8.

Here's how I rank them;

Thurston
Sutton
Carney
Foran

daylight.

Lol, another genius souffs fan. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but saying Sutton is better than Carney and Foran is laughable.

 

[Chicken_Hunter]

1. JT
2. Carney
3. Mullen

Not really worth mentioning anyone else, the rest are horrible.

 

[BranVan3000]

Lol, another genius souffs fan. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but saying Sutton is better than Carney and Foran is laughable.

He's not a better traditional five eight, but whether he is a better player is perfectly debatable.

 

[Loudstrat]

5/8ths.



Since when did footy players become fractions.

It's 5/8 FFS. Based on 13 players on a field and the positioning of the Five Eight or 5/8 .... not 5 parts of 8.

Its actually "five-eighth" - because he played between the half and the threequarters. 3/4 = 6/8, 1/2 = 4/8, so in between is 5/8.

JT
Carney
Maloney
Foran/Widdop
Campo
Sutton
Mullen

Foran and Sutton play like forwards. I love Foran's toughness, and he gives Matai god service. Yet, for all Manly's sparkle, they found it hard to score points. Maloney didnt so much have that problem, and Carney did ok with a lesser team. Widdop is on the verge of breaking out. Campo has always been class. Sutton a ball playing lock and Mullen will die as an under-developed talent.

Carney, Widdop and Maloney stand out as the traditional pivots. JT has too big a profile to be a typical 5/8 because unless he's playing with Cronk, no half will run a side if they have JT next to them.