Rumours and Stuff

[JokerEel]

Makes a lot of sense.

Makes sense wasn't what happened last night though

 

[Tiger5150]

Except Canberra scored most of their tries from long range

Every tackle counts

 

[JokerEel]

Every tackle counts

Ooh really???


That's not what you said btw

 

[parra pete]

He was a fullback, kicked 742 goals in 13 years which is amazing.

He only scored 11 tries ? How can that be right ?

Keith Barnes - Playing Career - RLP

A summary of the career stats for One of the finest goal-kickers the code has seen, ‘Golden Boots’ set a point-scoring record in his 14 seasons with Balmain and became an institution with the Tigers club. W. Keith Barnes immigrated to Australia from Port Talbot in Wales in 1948. He commenced his...

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Keith Barnes - Wikipedia

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Fullbacks in the sixties were not the attacking weapons they are now..The game was played under an unlimited tackle room, and it wasn't until 1962 that Frank Drake became the first fullback to score a try in a Test match. Of course, the Mayor (I have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord) Ken Thornett, managed to score the first try by a fullback in England - and went onto score a try from fullback against every Rugby League nation (England, France, New Zealand, South Africa) and in every series in which he played...

 

[lingard]

He was a fullback, kicked 742 goals in 13 years which is amazing.

He only scored 11 tries ? How can that be right ?

Keith Barnes - Playing Career - RLP

A summary of the career stats for One of the finest goal-kickers the code has seen, ‘Golden Boots’ set a point-scoring record in his 14 seasons with Balmain and became an institution with the Tigers club. W. Keith Barnes immigrated to Australia from Port Talbot in Wales in 1948. He commenced his...

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Keith Barnes - Wikipedia

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Keith Barnes played at the tail end of an era where fullback was an almost exclusively defensive position. Players like Thornett and Johns were part of a new breed of fullbacks who chimed into a backline movement and we're far more influential in attack. Also, Barnes was not especially fast. He was good enough to play for Australia, but could never be considered an attacking fullback. Hence the lack of tries.

 

[oldmancraigy]

A dude acting strangely in the Eastern suburbs? Are we sure it is NOT Dylan Brown?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Absolutely noone: What do you think Tiger5150?

Tiger 5150: Without Moses kicking game, you guys are being forced to do more defence, from worse positions and less "easy" defence (pinning them on their line) and it all adds up.

Absolutely. Even if Moses isn’t our best player, he is our most important player.

 

[oldmancraigy]

Ooh really???


That's not what you said btw

When werr you guys having a quiet moment of saying that to each other...

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Except Canberra scored most of their tries from long range

They also scored most of their tries after we were gassed.

 

[Tiger5150]

Ooh really???


That's not what you said btw

Of course it is, its exactly what I said. If you have to do more defence, and more difficult defence from further down field than usual and as I explicitly said...it all adds up... then you are going to fatigue and lose shape and miss tackles from everywhere on teh field, in fact more likely up their end because the defeence is often staggered when chasing a kick compressed or shortened wingers have dropped back late in the count.

What I said makes sense wrt long range tries.

 

[Jake the snake]

What do you want him to do?
(I'm not saying he's good or bad - just curious as to why he warrants the rage)

For me, that dudes job is to make lots of $$, and spend lots of $$, and hold others accountable on the footy side of things.
He is making lots of $$ (tick)
I have no idea on the accountability side of things? We made a GF in 2022, so it's not unreasonable that Arthur is still in charge. However, one might also expect (after the debacle of last year) that there is a very clear expectation set for this year. If we don't comfortably make the 8, and nothing changes, then I think it's pretty clear the CEO has missed a trick.

But truly, what we want is a CEO who oversees the business, makes sure we are profitable (and with ever increasing revenues), and stays out of the football managers play-space. This is on MON and BA (currently).

He’s an amateur. Buck stops with him and the people he hires. Jim’s Mowing needs to get Get the hell out if he doesn’t know what he’s doing.

 

[hindy111]

 

[Soren Lorenson]

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They’re storks. Congrats mate. It’s tough, but worth it when they grow up. Just be consistent and remember, you are a parent, not a friend.

 

[TheRam]

One big difference i see is we still have a quality halfback something we lacked in those years.

We had Mortimer, Kris Keating, Robson, Sandow, Luke Kelly, Ben Roberts.

If Moses plays 20+ games in a season we should be playing finals.

He only played 19 games last year and this year he wont get to 20.

It's our forwards that are letting us down right now and in particular RCG is off the pace a little this year and the rest haven't picked up the slack bar Junior who has been exceptional this season at what he is good at.

 

[Eelogical]

They also scored most of their tries after we were gassed.

We gassed the Tigers in the first half but they came out with a Tiger in their tank in the second. They must have topped up with 98 while we were at the E10 pump.

 

[JokerEel]

Of course it is, its exactly what I said. If you have to do more defence, and more difficult defence from further down field than usual and as I explicitly said...it all adds up... then you are going to fatigue and lose shape and miss tackles from everywhere on teh field, in fact more likely up their end because the defeence is often staggered when chasing a kick compressed or shortened wingers have dropped back late in the count.

What I said makes sense wrt long range tries.

Tell me you didn't watch our game..

If you did you have NFI

 

[JokerEel]

They also scored most of their tries after we were gassed.

Another with NFI

Have they shown the game in WA yet?

 

[The Predictor]

Wayne odds on to go to Souths, that will do me!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Another with NFI

Have they shown the game in WA yet?

Two first half tries, a hundred second half tries

 

[JokerEel]

Two first half tries, a hundred second half tries

3 minutes after halftime..

BA must have made them run laps at halftime