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I've seen the "big ugly" team thing mentioned alot in a few threads....personally I think it is a myth.
The "Big Ugly" thing was really just something the media went wild with.....I know Brian said the words, but in the end it was just something the media got a bit over-excited about.
We DID need a couple of bigger players....Caylo was our biggest forward last season and he is NOT a really big player....every team needs some size to act as a battering ram at stages of games.
We bought Cannings, Moi Moi and Pearson as our "big ugly" guys.....I'd hardly say those are going overboard with a "big ugly" buying spree.....
- Canning: if he can get on the field, is actually very mobile for his size - he was a great buy if he hadn't broken his arm.
- Moi Moi: well he's had some good moments, but I think he came cheap and was always just a filler player who we might get lucky with
- Pearson: well he might be a good "team" man, but lets face it the legs don't carry the body that well any more....good attitude, but retirement can't come quickly enough.
Stapleton is NOT a big guy (he's not little, but he ain't a giant)....he was bought as a more mobile forward.....and I don't believe Muckert fits the big boppa category either.
In actual fact, we have NOT played a "big ugly" team alot this year.....Cannings has missed almost the entire season, Pearson also injured most the season.
Our most regular first grade forwards have been guys like:
- Hindy, Waggy, Vella, Stapleton, Hopkins, Peek, Tsoulos, Afamasaga (and I would add Caylo at the start of the season and Pearson of late).
This is NOT a big pack!!! ....Tsoulos is the only guy who has played alot of games who is a seriously big guy....and Hindy is 2nd biggest - lets not just call Hindy a big boppa.
So I believe the "big ugly" thing has no legs - its a myth that this has been our downfall....whether it was intended to happen or not, it never evenuated and I can't see any credibility in blaming it for our failure this season.
We are failing cos we aren't good enough...lots of things might be a factor in that:
- injuries
- lack of talent
- lack of effort (for a while - altho i think they guys seriously try of late)
- lack of a "take control" player - we have NO leadership
- a coach who is out of ideas
The "Big Ugly" thing was really just something the media went wild with.....I know Brian said the words, but in the end it was just something the media got a bit over-excited about.
We DID need a couple of bigger players....Caylo was our biggest forward last season and he is NOT a really big player....every team needs some size to act as a battering ram at stages of games.
We bought Cannings, Moi Moi and Pearson as our "big ugly" guys.....I'd hardly say those are going overboard with a "big ugly" buying spree.....
- Canning: if he can get on the field, is actually very mobile for his size - he was a great buy if he hadn't broken his arm.
- Moi Moi: well he's had some good moments, but I think he came cheap and was always just a filler player who we might get lucky with
- Pearson: well he might be a good "team" man, but lets face it the legs don't carry the body that well any more....good attitude, but retirement can't come quickly enough.
Stapleton is NOT a big guy (he's not little, but he ain't a giant)....he was bought as a more mobile forward.....and I don't believe Muckert fits the big boppa category either.
In actual fact, we have NOT played a "big ugly" team alot this year.....Cannings has missed almost the entire season, Pearson also injured most the season.
Our most regular first grade forwards have been guys like:
- Hindy, Waggy, Vella, Stapleton, Hopkins, Peek, Tsoulos, Afamasaga (and I would add Caylo at the start of the season and Pearson of late).
This is NOT a big pack!!! ....Tsoulos is the only guy who has played alot of games who is a seriously big guy....and Hindy is 2nd biggest - lets not just call Hindy a big boppa.
So I believe the "big ugly" thing has no legs - its a myth that this has been our downfall....whether it was intended to happen or not, it never evenuated and I can't see any credibility in blaming it for our failure this season.
We are failing cos we aren't good enough...lots of things might be a factor in that:
- injuries
- lack of talent
- lack of effort (for a while - altho i think they guys seriously try of late)
- lack of a "take control" player - we have NO leadership
- a coach who is out of ideas
