We have seen a trend towards creative work coming from hookers in Drew, Morris, Wing, Campbell and such, but I can't help feeling that a team relying on a hooker to be creative is getting something wrong. The whole backline and half the forwards should be in a better position to be creative than the hooker.yakstorm said:roopy said:He generally takes a few steps forward before moving the ball along the line.
I think that is one of his very large negatives in his play, he is moving forward and then puts the ball back 6 - 8 meters meaning the players running onto the ball are still behind the advantage line, but unlike hookers who pass it quickly from the play the ball, the defence has already caught up preventing the number of yards a player can make forward.
I'm not denying he is a good player, he is consistent, just like Ricketson, but he does lack alot of creative flair. When you have Johns or Kimmorley to pass to, they can do all the creative work, but when you don't have those players around you, you need the hooker to stand up.
The Knights have an 18 yo hooker named Michael Ennis who scored at an average of a try a game this year in Premier League - can you imagine George Peponis or Max Krilich even scoring a try, let alone one a game???