Interesting... he seems to have few fans here, but the bonus with him is you know exactly what you'll get - a consistent performance week in, week out - big workrate etc... Good move, clearly TL's body cannot be relied on atm
In terms of Thomas' body, he played every game last year. And I think he was fairly consistent in number of appearances for Wigan too.
You're right, you know what you're going to get with Friendy. Perhaps the acid should have been on the blokes around him to create the impact around the ruck and Friendy copped it because those blokes weren't doing their job. Since Cappy has come in and the forwards have undoubtedly been tougher, it appears Friendy is back being the beloved little garden gnome he is. I'd be completely cool with him if he cut out the odd forward pass from dummy half. Its a bit odd, because he is usually so crisp out of there. The other thing is his pass back for a field goal these days is a bit slow and labourious.
As far as toughness and character goes though, you need blokes like Friendy around the joint. Much the same as I think Ryan Hoffman will do a good job for us and be a big influence on the kids around him.
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...s-form-has-taken-a-tumble-20140515-zrdzm.html
Interesting, I wouldn't have picked it, but from what seems a relatively comprehensive and robust metric Johnson ranks #2 amongst NRL halfbacks...
Great signs
SJ has been doing the basic 1%ers right this year IMO. His kicking has been a mile better and I would rank him in the top echelon of defenders for halfbacks. He was usually just a "hell, let me grab a jersey and hope someone else gets this bloke" type defender, but he's coming up with speed in the line and stopping blokes dead in their tracks.
What I liked against Melbourne and the Raiders was his running came alive again. Thats always been his best asset, and IMO, he is without a shadow of a doubt the best running half in the game. Hopefully he now has a solid foundation with the skills above, and it will allow him to break out into the superstar I think he can be.
hmmm, tbh I like the team better with Townsend at 6... TL on the bench imo fwiw
But , that list makes me wonder whether 7 is as key as everyone thinks... Melbourne and the Warriors have hardly been stellar...
I believe the Chad has started at five eighth in all our wins... that said, poor old Tommy has started I think only 2 games this year so nothing can be drawn on that.
The Chad is somewhat near solid, but he doesn't have much of a running game and there are times he puts kicks in that should get the DJ at the ground putting on "Things that make you hmmmm". I'd rate Leuluai as being a much superior fit TBH.
