Worst defender

[BranVan3000]

Most halves are rubbish, but it amazes me how effective a tackler adam Reynolds is for someone his size

Well he is built like a nugget

 

[Johnnie Red]

Up until last year Nathan Merritt would have taken the gold medal. Of the current players I would have to say Ben Hunt over Sandow. At least Sandow can put on a decent hit for a little fella.

 

[steggz]

You need to scan an opal card when you run past/through Soward.

Myth based on one GI moment

 

[Lambretta]

Well he is built like a nugget

He's not as built as I thought he was
I met him at a Sydney FC game (nice polite lad) and was amazed how close to me in size he was. Which makes his defensive efforts all the more amazing imo.

Great player

 

[Lambretta]

Myth based on one GI moment

Plus 400 others by people much smaller than GI and others even bigger like LB, SB, GB, NZ & Fiji

 

[Tommy Smith]

Reece Robinson is woeful and Jeremy Hawkins was terrible last night against the Warriors.

I can't believe it took until page 2 for Reece to receive a mention.

He flat out dogs it in defence... a straight up coward who won't put his body on the line.

I also recall Milford getting out of Vatuvei's way last year which was hilarious :lol:

And yes halves generally aren't the best defenders. I think that's what made Joey and Freddy, and Lozza, so great. Amazing in attack but some of the best defenders you'll ever see.

And I'm a big believer in the value of defending when rating players. It's a two way sport so if you can't defend as well as attack then in my mind you're a severely flawed footballer.

 

[THE CHAMP]

Daniel Mortimer

 

[H.H]

Sounds like we're talking about tackling here and not defending.

There is a difference.

 

[beave]

Rob Lui says 'hi'

 

[ACTPanthers]

90% of halves are pretty average in defence. They're typically small builds with nowhere near the muscle other players carry, and they tend to have the biggest players on the field running at them.

But so long as they do enough to slow the player down for others to help complete it, there's nothing wrong with that. It's when you have pea hearted efforts where they barely put a hand out to touch the defender as his runs through. Luke Walsh used to love those sorts of tackles.

Walsh was atrocious in defence - Some of the half hearted attempts he made would've been comical if he didn't play for Penrith.

 

[Craig Johnston]

I can't believe it took until page 2 for Reece to receive a mention.

He flat out dogs it in defence... a straight up coward who won't put his body on the line.

I also recall Milford getting out of Vatuvei's way last year which was hilarious :lol:

And yes halves generally aren't the best defenders. I think that's what made Joey and Freddy, and Lozza, so great. Amazing in attack but some of the best defenders you'll ever see.

And I'm a big believer in the value of defending when rating players. It's a two way sport so if you can't defend as well as attack then in my mind you're a severely flawed footballer.

Eg Lockyer langer and Thurston = highly overrated

 

[DiegoNT]

Defence is just as important as attack which is why johns should always be considered better then Thurston

 

[THE CHAMP]

Eg Lockyer langer and Thurston = highly overrated

hahaha
bewdy

 

[mozza91]

Eg Lockyer langer and Thurston = highly overrated

Get ready for a barrage of Queensland butthurt.

 

[THE CHAMP]

Defence is just as important as attack which is why johns should always be considered better then Thurston

attack is also important
especially in the halves
that's why langer lockyer and thurston are better than johns

 

[user_nat]

Up until last year Nathan Merritt would have taken the gold medal. Of the current players I would have to say Ben Hunt over Sandow. At least Sandow can put on a decent hit for a little fella.

What.

There is probably half a dozen players in the Broncos alone that are worse.

 

[DiegoNT]

attack is also important
especially in the halves
that's why langer lockyer and thurston are better than johns

Johns: attack 10/10 defence 9/10 total 19/20
Lockyer: attack 10/10 defence 5/10 total 15/20
Thurston: attack 10/10 defence 4/10 total 14/20
Langer: attack 9/10 defence 7/10 total 16/20

 

[thorson1987]

attack is also important
especially in the halves
that's why langer lockyer and thurston are better than johns

lol.

 

[MightyMoo]

Johns: attack 10/10 defence 9/10 total 19/20
Lockyer: attack 10/10 defence 5/10 total 15/20
Thurston: attack 10/10 defence 4/10 total 14/20
Langer: attack 9/10 defence 7/10 total 16/20

:lol:

 

[Craig Johnston]

Johns: attack 10/10 defence 9/10 total 19/20
Lockyer: attack 10/10 defence 5/10 total 15/20
Thurston: attack 10/10 defence 4/10 total 14/20
Langer: attack 9/10 defence 7/10 total 16/20

Langers the worst of the lot, they had to invent a rule to make sure he wasn't wiped out of the game for his tripping, without the pinky finger simultaneous touch rule accomodation he would have been rendered the speed bump he should have been