Should Luke Burt have been dropped ?

[Jake the snake]

You're absolutely right, and I agree with you. When I mentioned the smart-arses, I was referencing those who would claim he never put his body on the line. I know he's never been the best bomb catcher or tackler based on his physical dimensions, but as you correctly said - in years gone by, he at least tried. Lately, though...

I still find it confusing, though - he wasn't that bad in round 1. It must be a tactical thing, surely...?

IMO I don't think it's tactical I just think Kearney is willing to make the hard calls and sending a message to the others to pull their fingers out. I hope so anyway.

 

[Gazzamatta]

As nice a bloke at Luke Burt appears to be, he simply does not have the tools to play NRL now days. His defence is non existent and his ability under the high ball is park football standard at best. He lacks size and strength to be a winger or fullback in todays game.
A good goal kicker, a smart footy brain and a good finisher cannot counter his defensive weaknesses. Unfortunately the team does not have quality centers (hopefully Tonga changes that) to cover your obvious weaknesses. Sorry Luke. Its time to move on. Maybe if you had moved into the halves a few years ago things might be different.

 

[Springs]

It isn't an awful idea - Burty has pros and cons, just like everyone else. But due to physical limitations and other factors (including the weather), his cons are seemingly more obvious. Having him marking up against blokes like Vatuvei or Inu or Hurrell or Fish or whoever...Not a good scenario for us.

And if we give him a break and we bring in Hayne and Tonga to the side, we do ourselves favours.

The thing to remember, I feel, is that Burty is not a quitter, despite what some smart-arses here say. I believe he will take his demotion and work hard on his game to come back to First Grade.

Why would it matter if he marked Inu? Everybody here thought he was the worst player ever (apart from Morts of course), he got blamed for a ton of losses. Burt was a hero compared to Inu according to LU fans in 2010.

 

[Redback71]

what did i say about goal kicking lol

 

[hineyrulz]

what did i say about goal kicking lol

Mocking prick :lol:

 

[Hollywood Jesus]

Now we're shot a link fullback, which we'd have if Kearney wasn't such a f**king moron.

 

[Avenger]

Now we're shot a link fullback, which we'd have if Kearney wasn't such a f**king moron.

I couldnt give a shit about Burt being dropped. He will be back next week, but long face is starting to get on my nerves.

 

[Bazal]

Sandow misses more than half his goals...and Esi Tonga and to a lesser extent Cheyse Blair read defence like schoolkids all night...That's a resounding no...

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Sio back to wing next week. Mullaney fullback.

Mullaney was the best player on the park yesterday.

 

[B-Tron 3000]

IMO I don't think it's tactical I just think Kearney is willing to make the hard calls and sending a message to the others to pull their fingers out. I hope so anyway.

And it worked.

Dropping Burt, Horo and Morgan certainly told the team that there are no spots guaranteed here. Lasalo's improvement was probably due to the recognition that his head was next on the block, particularly with Hindy out and some other backrowers getting a chance.

The whole team played with energy and enthusiasm and you certainly can't rule out the shake-up as one of the main contributors to that.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Lasalo has always tried hard and has good speed and footwork. Tonight he got some good service and ran at the holes. I think he's finally learning where to run and when.

 

[Tony Bongo]

Lasalo has always tried hard and has good speed and footwork. Tonight he got some good service and ran at the holes. I think he's finally learning where to run and when.

It was the best game I've ever seen him play IMO.

 

[Captain BF]

I was impressed by the games of Blair and Sio. So i don't think Burt's wing play was missed other than his experience at fullback after Hayne got injured. I can see Blair & Sio being our wingers for the next few years.

 

[Jake the snake]

I was impressed by the games of Blair and Sio. So i don't think Burt's wing play was missed other than his experience at fullback after Hayne got injured. I can see Blair & Sio being our wingers for the next few years.

Spot on

 

[Poupou Escobar]

It was the best game I've ever seen him play IMO.

For sure.

I always thought he had it in him physically. He's just a very dumb player. Hopefully he's getting smarter.

 

[EELICIT]

sio is a fullback. hes got great positioning and blair is a right royal winger.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

sio is a fullback. hes got great positioning and blair is a right royal winger.

I didn't think Sio made good decisions when the Warriors broke our line.

Him and Blair need to stay on the wings.

 

[Eels Dude]

Burt's a great communicator from the back, organising the defensive line and such. It's not something you can pick up on on tv, but watching the games live especially from behind the goalposts he's very vocal and pointing fingers trying to organize the defence. If Hayne learns from Burt in that regard he'll be a better fullback than Slater. If Hayne's out next week Burt should definitely be fullback.

 

[oldmancraigy]

Burt's a great communicator from the back, organising the defensive line and such. It's not something you can pick up on on tv, but watching the games live especially from behind the goalposts he's very vocal and pointing fingers trying to organize the defence. If Hayne learns from Burt in that regard he'll be a better fullback than Slater. If Hayne's out next week Burt should definitely be fullback.

I hear this said a LOT.

Go back and do some research on how many points we give up with Burt @ fullback compared to other players (check over a 5-10 year time frame too)
[[It's a shocking story]] If you compare just Burt to Hayne, Hayne is miles ahead in terms of opponents line breaks, and points scored. We are simply way better defensively with Hayne at the back.

When Burt's @ fullback, the team performs poorly in defence. Whatever he is saying is clearly being ignored.

I'd be tempted to give Sio a go and bring Burt on to the wing. I think wing is the only spot Burt can play these days - too much responsibility for him at fullback (defensively I mean)

 

[Gronk]

Even with Hayne out, I'm not sure I would rush him straight back. I thought Sio was far more dangerous than Burt ever would dream to be. Only because Esi snapped something that he might get a reprieve.