Shifty Vs Roberts

[Dogaholic]

Pretty simple. Who do you prefer?

 

[Dogaholic]

Would like opinions from supporters from all clubs so feel free to vote and have your say.

I don't think Roberts is ready for 1st grade just yet.

 

[j0rd0_ShArKs]

Ben Roberts has all the talent in the world

being halfback of a first grade side is a big responsibility that im not sure he can excel just yet, but he is doing a reasonable job at it

he needs to learn when to use his running game and when to shift the ball

sometimes he has an overlap and he will run himself

he will learn most of this through experience in the role

 

[jimmy_the_greek]

in my opinion, Brent Sherwin, just more experience i think, i believe if sherwin has a good year that will benefit us alot, i dont mind roberts either, i prefer roberts off the bench!

 

[Xplosive]

Sherwin for now
Roberts further down the trach when he learns how to control play

 

[Timmah]

Roberts. More electric. Will become a bigger name... hope he stays with us too.

 

[mattyg]

Shifty. He can control a game better IMO, and i think he can get back to his best. In saying that, we should have Roberts coming off the bench for impact, he can do alot when the opposition forwards are tiring towards the back ends of halves. His tackling is a concern though.

 

[Ridders]

sherwin atm simply because there were times in the game with newcastle that roberts seem non-existent. Really put alot of pressure on holdsworth. I suppose that comes down to inexperience, i hope he can for now stay with us as a interchange hooker until he can gain more experience and learn how to control the flow of a game and how to dictate terms

 

[Whoosh]

I'd prefer to have Shifty in there and Roberts coming from the bench. Sherwin and Holdsworth work well together and Roberts can gain valuable experience for future years.

 

[taffy]

sherwin, he carved in PL on the weekend.
the dogs need a dominant half to control the team, holdsworth and roberts just cant do it.

 

[Dogs Of War]

I would prefer Roberts to learn the hooking role and take over from Corey Hughes. Roberts could still come off the bench, but provide some attacking spark that way.

Then we have the best of both worlds with Sherwin running the team around the park, with some assistance from Roberts.

 

[raidersfan]

I think Sherwin needs to change clubs to get himself interested again. A change of scenery helps everybody.

 

[parra_jesus]

sherwin simply because of his experience and ability to lead the team around which i just don't think robert's has... i am hearing a lot about robert's , as attacking ability goes i have been some what impressed but as a halfback he has a lot of work to do before he is a genuine top quality half-back. do you bulldogs fan see him as the future half-back of the club or is there someone else ?

 

[el magic]

Hard to decide really but ATM Sherwin, it has to be. He has shown great form in his opening PL game last this weekend and Roberts hasnt played a good game since our trials. Lets hope they are both in the lineup for next weekends clash with the Titans.
They both have their pro's and con's

 

[jimmythehand]

when i see roberts do anything good I'll consider him... haven't seen much of him and that's even when I've been watching games where he's played.

 

[Ridders]

just came to me that maybe a reason that folkes is persisting with roberts is that he doesn't want another thurston-type saga to occur. When thurston was at the dogs i always considered him as a better than average - good player but never thought he would reach the heights that he has in such a short period of time.

I'm in no way comparing thurston to roberts but i just think maybe folkes see's some potential in roberts and wants to explore it fully before deciding on which halfback to go with long-term.

 

[willvillain]

Roberts has the Candice vote though...

 

[Mal Meninga]

Haven't seen that much of Roberts but I don't think he's good enough to keep his spot in first grade. Very flashy player but has too many errors in his game at this point. Reminds me abit of David Howell from the Raiders except H-man may possess more skill while Roberts has more speed.

 

[mean_maori_mean]

Haven't seen that much of Roberts but I don't think he's good enough to keep his spot in first grade. Very flashy player but has too many errors in his game at this point. Reminds me abit of David Howell from the Raiders except H-man may possess more skill while Roberts has more speed.

Havent seen much but you reckon he's not good enough to keep his spot. come on buddy.
He is a little spiratic, but its good some aussie coach is actually spending some time to develop a polynesian halve instead of turning them into a hooker or utility - like they always do.

 

[Mal Meninga]

I've seen enough to know that Shifty Sherwin should start over him.