Robbie O'davis

[Bring it home Knights]

What a blinder he had. He played pretty safe all year, but if he played like he did tonight all year, it would have taken a very brave man to not offer him a new contract. Well done Robbie!

 

[Missa]

ditto bihk.....he was awesum.....he never gives up and that tackle he made on hornby was superb......otherwise i think it was going to be try time...well done robbie

 

[thuganomics]

I still hope that there is a chance that he may still play for us next year. Im praying. He just shows so much passion and pride when he plays for the knights.

 

[Bella]

I still hope that there is a chance that he may still play for us next year. Im praying. He just shows so much passion and pride when he plays for the knights.

I agree.
Its great to see how much heart he plays with, despite not knowing if he'll be there next year. He just gives everything to the game and to the team.
Well done, Robbie.

 

[rock_on_knights]

robbies a legend, always has bene always will be. He tries so hard and he makes every1 proud, good on him

 

[Alex28]

he did miss a tackle that lead to a try in the second half...

i understand the guy is loved by the knights fans but why so many posts for him? how exactly is it brave to let him go?

brave would be letting Seage go to keep O'Davis. we cant have everything people - the sooner people look towards the future rather than looking after our past, the better. management have started - why cant our fans?

 

[thuganomics]

he did miss a tackle that lead to a try in the second half...

If your talking about the tackle on head that he missed, not to many fullbacks would of got that tackle.

 

[Johns Magic]

he did miss a tackle that lead to a try in the second half...

i understand the guy is loved by the knights fans but why so many posts for him? how exactly is it brave to let him go?

brave would be letting Seage go to keep O'Davis. we cant have everything people - the sooner people look towards the future rather than looking after our past, the better. management have started - why cant our fans?

Exactly. Everyone is complaining that the management do a lousy job in regards to purchasing and keeping players. Yet when they do something good it is unfair. Robbie'O has been good, yes. But everyone gets past their best and retires. Dawn Fraser, Donald Bradman, Clive Churchill. They all had to give up in the end, and sadly, it is time for Robbie to hang up the boots as well.

How do you expect the club to get better if it keeps taking backwards steps?

 

[Alex28]

he had a bit of time to line him up and it was reasonably predictable he was going to step to Robbie's left - i know it was hard but ever since he's put his tale of woe to the media he's being made out to be the best player ever here. we need some perspective...

 

[Bring it home Knights]

He may be getting on in years, but he is still amazing under the high ball, always has been. I don't know how long it will be untill we get a fullback close to that aspect of a fullbacks game.

 

[StGeorge]

Alex28 wrote:
he did miss a tackle that lead to a try in the second half...

i understand the guy is loved by the knights fans but why so many posts for him? how exactly is it brave to let him go?

brave would be letting Seage go to keep O'Davis. we cant have everything people - the sooner people look towards the future rather than looking after our past, the better. management have started - why cant our fans?


Exactly. Everyone is complaining that the management do a lousy job in regards to purchasing and keeping players. Yet when they do something good it is unfair. Robbie'O has been good, yes. But everyone gets past their best and retires. Dawn Fraser, Donald Bradman, Clive Churchill. They all had to give up in the end, and sadly, it is time for Robbie to hang up the boots as well.

How do you expect the club to get better if it keeps taking backwards steps?

exactly, you cant have it both ways can you, once these young players will come through the knights will again be a force for years to come

 

[Stranger]

After a game like that its hard to see why they havent signed him.

 

[antonius]

I just knew this would come up again, yes nobody argues O'Davis is one of the safest fullbacks in the game, and yes he is brave etc, etc. But that's where it starts and ends, he is injury prone, has lost his speed and step, and the simple fact is it's time to move on, there simply isn't any money there to keep him, what would you rather do let players like Tighe, Snowden, Seage, or Kidley go, and keep O'Davis? No of course not. He's been a great player over a long period of time, and will always be a legend at the club, but it's time to move on, Hornby made 4 line breaks last night, how many did Robbie make?

 

[Anonymous]

Agreed, Tony!

 

[Pumba]

Robbie had a blinder hope that he does play next year!

 

[Alex28]

He may be getting on in years, but he is still amazing under the high ball, always has been. I don't know how long it will be untill we get a fullback close to that aspect of a fullbacks game.

*cough*david seage*cough*

to be quite frank, Seage looked better in the 3 weeks he played than O'Davis has at any stage this year.

 

[General Knight]

I reckon Robbie should work for knights next year coaching our fullbacks - Seage, Salkeld, Young, etc. If there such thing as a Fullback coach. He would be a great mentor for our guys next year.

 

[thuganomics]

He may be getting on in years, but he is still amazing under the high ball, always has been. I don't know how long it will be untill we get a fullback close to that aspect of a fullbacks game.

*cough*david seage*cough*

to be quite frank, Seage looked better in the 3 weeks he played than O'Davis has at any stage this year.

Well how do we know Seage wont be as injury prone as O'davis has been, the bloke has already torn his ACL and re injured it.

 

[stubbsie]

CCGenerals Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 1:40 pm Post subject:

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I reckon Robbie should work for knights next year coaching our fullbacks - Seage, Salkeld, Young, etc. If there such thing as a Fullback coach. He would be a great mentor for our guys next year.

I couldn't agree more

 

[Alex28]

positional coach? the club doesn't even have dedicated forwards and backs coaches! coaching for the the knights is a very half arsed effort really - they wont hire him to coach a few players.