Robbie Farah

[brooksy19]

Not an origin player.... bullshit..

It was refreshing to see a hooker that can pass, create chances and not have to resort to niggle, cheap shots and penalties.

Ta Ta Ennis.

 

[smi962]

He needs to string two or three similar type origin games together, I am always expecting a shocker to follow that.

 

[legend]

Great game by Farah. I class myself as a detractor and he certainly proved me wrong.

He can be the next Benny Elias for NSW.

 

[Joker's Wild]

He regained a lot of faith from me last night with his performance. As much of a legend Bedsy is, Im happy for Robbie to have his spot secure and for Danny to effectively retire from rep footy and concentrate on doing his job for the Knights.

Buhrur was really surplus to requirements and while not a bad player, was really not the right bloke to bring on for a player who could have easily gone the 80min. Will be interesting to see if he is replaced in game 2 with Choc. That would be the smart move imo

 

[gronkathon]

Really happy for him

 

[bazza]

Doesn't give away enough stupid penalties to play hooker for NSW

 

[Dragon2010]

I never had doubt in him. Oddly enough I had him down to MOM and should NsW have won he might have pulled close. I said on twitter he was going to have a blinder and prove the doubters wrong and I was not far off in saying that.

 

[Red Bear]

Refreshing to see a footballer, rather than a grub, in the number nine. Played well

 

[Joely01]

Thought Farah was excellent tonight. Well done to him deserves his spot.

 

[betcats]

Mick Ennis cried himself to sleep last night.

 

[Zoidberg]

Coming from a Knights and QLD supporter here,
I agree he was one of the best on field, however before Bederus got injured everyone was wanting him in the Blues. If Bedsy plays the next few weeks at his high standard, would he not be considered?

Yes, you do need to stand strong on most of your team, but obviously you do need something extra (you did still lose after being, I think, the dominant side for most of the game)

Just a thought. I'd prefer Bedsy to focus on the Knights

 

[Ron's_Mate]

Shows what a loud mouth know-nothing Blocker Roach has become. Hope he grovels to Robbie after this. Amazing to think that Buderus or Ennis would have been picked ahead of him if they were fit. Shudder ...

 

[37916319]

What hasn't been mentioned yet was the passion he showed in defence and in the closing moments after that try was awarded.

As a Tigers fan i tend to look at his so called 'sooking' as passion but after that try was awarded the raw emotion, not the screaming or swearing, but the emotion that was oozing out of his paws was refreshing.

 

[Hutty1986]

I wasn't the world's biggest Farah fan before last night but he was sensational. Really sharpened our attack, just highlighted how slow and sh*t our dummy-half service has been the past few years with that 5th grade hack Ennis there.

 

[Joker's Wild]

Yes, you do need to stand strong on most of your team, but obviously you do need something extra (you did still lose after being, I think, the dominant side for most of the game)

Swapping Robbie for Bedsy would be taking away, not adding something extra. Farahs kicking was the spark we have been missing in the last few series and as much as I love Bedsy, he simply doesnt possess that in his game.

We need to fix our right edge. That is where we fell over last night

 

[Hooch]

Should have been given a decent run years ago.

On the bright side he will probably every Origin like he has something to prove now.

 

[Dragon2010]

Farah should have 10 Origins under his belt now. But he doesn't but we have to pick and stick. He did no wrong doing and he tried his guts out. Great service, kicking spark and greats from DH to steal some meters and catch defenders off mark. What more do you want from him?

 

[Boganater]

Swapping Robbie for Bedsy would be taking away, not adding something extra. Farahs kicking was the spark we have been missing in the last few series and as much as I love Bedsy, he simply doesnt possess that in his game.

We need to fix our right edge. That is where we fell over last night

Farah was awesome. Looks like Beau Scott will be right for game 2 he should be picked for this reason alone.

 

[hybrid_tiger]

What hasn't been mentioned yet was the passion he showed in defence.

The thing is, he defends like that virtually every week. I didn't notice any glaring missed tackles, though the stats say he topped the tackle count for NSW with 40 tackles and 3 missed.

The criticism of his defense has always been misguided and quite frankly, wrong. He got steamrolled by Tony Williams earlier this year, but who wouldn't be when they are 1v1 with him 5 metres out from the line?

Ben Ikin's article summed his defensive style up perfectly yesterday on SMH and made the point that his defensive style is very similar to Cameron Smith.

"Farah is also a very competent defender. One criticism I can't agree with is that his "catching" style of defence has no place in Origin footy. I admire the small men who make strong, low contact in the tackle, but the quick play-the-ball that ensues often corrupts the defensive set.

The modern game requires that defenders control the speed at which a ball carrier is brought down and gets to his feet. This requires that multiple defenders play a role, with the catcher, or grip defender, a very important component.

Funnily, Smith is the NRL' s best exponent of this. And, as NSW try to limit the space given Queensland's once-in-a-generation back line, quality grip defenders will be an asset.

Farah doesn't need to smash people low in tackles to be considered a good defender. He proved that last night.

 

[legend]

Not sure if serious about Scott...