salivor said:
Well if I had to nominate one player from my team it would probably be Karmichael Hunt. I don't necessarily think he's soft as such but more scared after some of the special attention he has recieved this year. Quite often he shields his head when going down in a tackle and also needs to commit more on defence but nothing out of the norm for a 17 year old being thrust into first grade rugby league.
A pointless thread IMO, though I won't be arrogant enough to call a current NRL 1st grade player "soft", I will go into bat for Brisbane's
Karmichael Hunt.
Scared ? Protecting your HEAD in a game of Rugby League in some avenues would be seen as smart not an action seen as a result of being "scared" :roll:
Your right, Hunt has copped 'special attention' from rival clubs this season such has been has impact on the NRL competition, but the above is ridiculous. Being one who watches each and every Bronco game yearly, I will say with 100% confidence that this nomination is indeed fiction.
I will ask you to cast your mind back to the Bronco v Bulldog game where Brisbane were on the wrong end of the scoreline @ Suncorp Stadium. As well as being our best player that afternoon, look to the 2nd half where the only player in between Sonny_Bill Williams and the tryline was Hunt and you tell me he could of committed more when he pulled him down solo with Williams at about top flight.
Hunt has continuously been been belted every one or team games, fair tackles the majority of the time, and whilst at times he has been slow to get straight back to his feet, he has never once left the field due to injury.
You could also look to the 'committment' (there's that word again) that Hunt has displayed under the highball this season which one factor all fullbacks skills and courage are tested...he dropped no more than 2 all season was my last stat.
