Rumours and Stuff

[Poupou Escobar]

I wanna know the back three weight of the top eight last season.

Fill your boots:

Start here

Then use this to look up each player you find

 

[Bazal]

Seven what? Ducks?

Whatever you like. It's a magical number. Not ducks though, it's not my yearly batting chart

Seven.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We were a very badly managed club during his time here at fullback. Ascribing the team's results to his performance or paypacket is a fairly long bow. He only played for one club so the sample size is low.

I'm saying his strengths don't suit fullback in a balanced team with two genuine halves. Stuart summed it up perfectly when he dropped him from Origin back in the day:

Stuart also elaborated on the controversial omission of Hayne, who has filled a playmaking role from fullback with his NRL club Parramatta.

"I don't need that, I need him playing in a fullback shape," Stuart said.

"I've got two pivots on the field to put him into a bit of field position.

"Jarryd Hayne's probably the best short-side player in the game outside of Johnathan Thurston but I need him in another role."

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/the-hayne-explain-stuart-calls-jarryd-20110516-1ep4x.html

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I'm saying his strengths don't suit fullback in a balanced team with two genuine halves. Stuart summed it up perfectly when he dropped him from Origin back in the day:

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/the-hayne-explain-stuart-calls-jarryd-20110516-1ep4x.html

Didn't Stuart then select him at fullback for us?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Didn't Stuart then select him at fullback for us?

If he played him anywhere else he wouldn't have been able to get him the ball. A shit side should probably always stick their best outside back at fullback. He won't get enough ball otherwise.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

If he played him anywhere else he wouldn't have been able to get him the ball. A shit side should probably always stick their best outside back at fullback. He won't get enough ball otherwise.

Maybe so but Stuart is just one coach, with a history of mismanaging halves and a poor record overall.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

How good is it to have the footy back? When it seems like life is tearing us apart, it's good to know there's something that can bring us all together, something we can all completely agree upon. f**k Melbourne.

 

[Happy MEel]

He can do that job on the wing, plus he could last for 80 minutes.

He can’t chime into the backline out the back from wing though.

 

[Happy MEel]

You're describing a winger like Mansour or Ferguson.

...and pretty much every fullback in the game.

 

[IFR33K]

He can last the 80 if he strolls around in back play getting his breath back like he always did. It's not acceptable for a spine player.

Correct. If Hayne played with the same involvement and intensity as slater does, he’d be lucky to last just over half a game. That’s why I asked the question if anyone thinks bevan will chime in at fb.

Last year Tyrone Roberts started at fb for the titans in many games. Hayne was also overlooked for the fb role for Fiji.


When was the last time Hayne played fb consistently in a season?

 

[hineyrulz]

Why would hayne have a fitness issue? ... he has been back in the nrl for best part of 2 years - he hasnt been out with injury .... if he has a fitness problem thwn he needs to get his finger out

Does a finger in make you less fit???? There was a method to Hoppa’s madness all those years ago.

 

[IFR33K]

Does a finger in make you less fit???? There was a method to Hoppa’s madness all those years ago.

Interesting theory mate.

I’m with the finger, out with the text book

 

[hineyrulz]

Has French at the back really been the problem???? I’d say our forwards and lack of effort and intensity have been our biggest problems.

And French’s weaknesses on the wing will be far easier to expose, Hayne I just can’t see him lasting 80mins at the back these days. It’s like it’s game 3 and it’s back to 2014 again.

#jarrydball

 

[Gronk]

Has French at the back really been the problem???? I’d say our forwards and lack of effort and intensity have been our biggest problems.

And French’s weaknesses on the wing will be far easier to expose, Hayne I just can’t see him lasting 80mins at the back these days. It’s like it’s game 3 and it’s back to 2014 again.

#jarrydball

Bev has scored a 1000 tries on the wing. Rather being worried about him getting ragged, we need to be more concerned that he does not get clean ball. Can you remember the last time you saw him burn anyone with his pace ? I can’t.

Free Bevan.

 

[strider]

Does a finger in make you less fit???? There was a method to Hoppa’s madness all those years ago.

You try running laps with your finger in

 

[hineyrulz]

You try running laps with your finger in

Fair call.

 

[hineyrulz]

Bev has scored a 1000 tries on the wing. Rather being worried about him getting ragged, we need to be more concerned that he does not get clean ball. Can you remember the last time you saw him burn anyone with his pace ? I can’t.

Free Bevan.

You could say that about all the backs in the first 2 rounds, and that won’t happens until ( sorry Strides) the forwards and the team pull their fingers out.

 

[Happy MEel]

Bev has scored a 1000 tries on the wing. Rather being worried about him getting ragged, we need to be more concerned that he does not get clean ball. Can you remember the last time you saw him burn anyone with his pace ? I can’t.

Free Bevan.

@Obscene Assassin made a good point that our halves play very direct and late at the line, which doesn’t allow French to use his only weapon...speed. Having A bigger body in Jarryd at the back should provide better tackle busting capabilities.

 

[Happy MEel]

You could say that about all the backs in the first 2 rounds, and that won’t happens until ( sorry Strides) the forwards and the team pull their fingers out.

Well sure...that needs to happen too.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Has French at the back really been the problem???? I’d say our forwards and lack of effort and intensity have been our biggest problems.

And French’s weaknesses on the wing will be far easier to expose, Hayne I just can’t see him lasting 80mins at the back these days. It’s like it’s game 3 and it’s back to 2014 again.

#jarrydball

I don't think he has been that bad at all. Both the point Poi has been making is good, about Jennings / KA defending in their more natural side benefits from Hayne moving back there.

Obviously French on the wing, we don't have a winger that is good at rucking it out but he can score a try and he is pretty good defensively - he seems to make the right call more often then not.