The Better Burgess

[OVP]

He's terrible. Bring up Joseph Manu and play him on the wing for some first grade experience. He couldn't be worse than Burgess.

 

[Captain Apollo]

He's terrible. Bring up Joseph Manu and play him on the wing for some first grade experience. He couldn't be worse than Burgess.

I dare say once SKD is fit, Burgess will be out of first grade. His handling last night was abominal.

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

I dare say once SKD is fit, Burgess will be out of first grade. His handling last night was abominal.

The only catch he took was a kick he should've let go as it was gonna go dead and give us 7 tackle set.

 

[Chook]

Problem is he's the only speed we have in our entire backline.

Fergo's only quick when he runs out of the line, Toops couldn't run out of sight down a dark alley, Maubs is getting slower by the week and that leaves us with lopping Latrell. Hell even SKD is not that fast.

I thought having one of the biggest backlines would be beneficial, but we lack speed and it shows.

Chook.

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

I dare say once SKD is fit, Burgess will be out of first grade. His handling last night was abominal.

Do you mean "abominable?"

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

Joe had handling problems at Wigan at the beginning of last season, but overcame them.

Joe will have to practice taking lots of high kicks at training and start to get them right.

Joe is the fastest member of the Roosters three quarter line, by far.

 

[dogz08]

hey joe!

 

[halfbackBENHUNT]

Elliott please come back.

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

Joe Burgess should be back during later Origins. If he is given the ball with an open field nobody will catch him.

He is also a good defender who chases down opponents who have made a line break and racing 80 metres towards our try line.

 

[Valheru]

He is complete garbage and 2nd in dud buys for this year only to Dale Copley.

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

He is complete garbage and 2nd in dud buys for this year only to Dale Copley.

That comment is complete garbage. You obviously never saw Joe Burgess play before this year.

 

[DiegoNT]

Souths were rumoured to be chasing Kallum watkins during the off season so i looked up his highlights. What a player he is in his highlight reel, stepping, off loading, breaking tackles, good pass, fast. Has a great highlights reel. After that youtube reccomended ryan halls highlight reel, what a player, steam rolls guys, hard to contain once he has momentum, good on the high ball surprising speed for a big bloke. Charnleys highlight reel was next, explosive player, great footwork, can create something out of nothing, surprisingly good at breaking tackles for his size. Then J. Burgess highlights came next. What a huge letdown after the first 3. All his tries were exactly the same. Good inside work from other players puts him on the outside of his opposite winger were he uses his speed to beat them. No steps, no tackle breaks, no tries of the high ball, he is literally a one trick pony who requires the work of others to make him look good

 

[Valheru]

That comment is complete garbage. You obviously never saw Joe Burgess play before this year.

I couldn't care less what he did before the NRL. The Super League is an inferior league and whatever "skill set" Joe possesses clearly doesn't translate to the NRL. The end of his contract can't come soon enough.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Well Joe has not been named in first grade this week.

 

[Lambretta]

No Skidsy

We've got Dale 18th man for a Grand Final was obviously a sympathy vote Copley back in the team

With slow the attack Maubs on the other side

So who's going on Sunday to watch us walk around?

I'm going to see New Order at the Opera House

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

Well Joe has not been named in first grade this week.

Joe has not been named in the Wyong Roos either for this week, which indicates that he is injured. He would have definitely been on the wing for the Roos if he had been dropped from the Roosters and fit to play.


Wyong Roos:

1. Omar Slaimankhel

2. Chris Centrone 3. Brendan Elliott 4. Domenic Reardon 5. Matt Ikuvalu

6. Jackson Hastings
7. Tyler Cornish

8. Paki Afu 9. Mitch Williams 10. Abraham Papalii
11. Chris Smith 12. Mitch Frei
13. Zane Tetevano

Interchange: 14. Brock Molan 15. Vincent Leuluai 16. Jake Lewis 17. Joey Lussick 18. Justin Toomey-white 20. Carney Doyle-Manga

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

Joe Burgess not in the Wyong Roos squad again this week. I hope he is OK.

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

Joe Burgess still has a few weeks before Trent's originally planned date for Burgess's NRL debut!

 

[Captain Apollo]

It's official. Joe Burgess to return to the Wigan Warriors for the 2017 season, will be granted an early release by the Roosters. Source - http://www.roosters.com.au/news/2016/06/17/burgess_granted_rele.html

 

[Albert Rosenfeld]

Pity Joe didn't get a few more runs. He is miles faster than the Giraffe, Daniel Tupou. Joe's speed could have made a difference in some of the close games where Tupou could not escape the opposition defences.

I hope that he will still be given a couple of games to show whether the Roosters should be keeping an eye on him and be interested in re-signing him when his Wigan contract expires -- i.e. at the end of 2019.