2018 NRL Side

[Scorchie]

2018. Means we are eight weeks ish out from footy back on the TV. Get excited [emoji322]

 

[winslow_wong]

As a season ticket holder I am more than happy to go watch McCullough and Kodi N. do their best. We need to build a team not buy one. 2006 grand final showed you don't need the best players in every position to win a premiership. Just need the right culture that instills the will to win. Got to breed that - can't buy it.

That 2006 forward pack though...prime locky, prime hodgo..

 

[WASSHHH]

That 2006 forward pack though...prime locky, prime hodgo..

I don’t think Hodges at fullback was ever given enough credit.
He was consistently banging out 300m + games and, with Berrigan, got us back in to that Bulldogs game.
Honestly, give me 2006 fullback Hodges over any current fullback. He made Slater look like a bum in the GF.

 

[tommy]

2018. Means we are eight weeks ish out from footy back on the TV. Get excited [emoji322]

 

[Allo]

That 2006 forward pack though...prime locky, prime hodgo..

Webcke, Civo, Thorn, Carroll, Thaiday, Parker, Hannant, Carlaw. Ridiculous when you look back at it

 

[Kimlo]

I don’t think Hodges at fullback was ever given enough credit.
He was consistently banging out 300m + games and, with Berrigan, got us back in to that Bulldogs game.
Honestly, give me 2006 fullback Hodges over any current fullback. He made Slater look like a bum in the GF.

Hodges at fullback was as good as any fullback I've ever seen, it's just a shame we didn't get to see a lot more of him.
He played a few random games at fullback due to injuries, and he was always fantastic every time. I recall one particular game, we were really struggling to beat the cows, Hodges switched to fullback and set up two tries in a matter of minutes, just a freak of a player at his best.

 

[GCBRONCO]

Webcke, Civo, Thorn, Carroll, Thaiday, Parker, Hannant, Carlaw. Ridiculous when you look back at it

After some disappointing seasons Carlaw was pretty handy that season, especially in the finals series.

 

[winslow_wong]

Webcke, Civo, Thorn, Carroll, Thaiday, Parker, Hannant, Carlaw. Ridiculous when you look back at it

When did the run metres stat start? Would be interesting to see what sort of metres guys like webcke and thorn produced in that era.

 

[WASSHHH]

Hodges at fullback was as good as any fullback I've ever seen, it's just a shame we didn't get to see a lot more of him.
He played a few random games at fullback due to injuries, and he was always fantastic every time. I recall one particular game, we were really struggling to beat the cows, Hodges switched to fullback and set up two tries in a matter of minutes, just a freak of a player at his best.

I remember the game well - Tariq Sims proceeded to hit him late and high along the close sideline about halfway. Penalty but nothing more. Busted hodges open, blood pissing from his mouth. It was a final, we were coming back and it was intentional foul play. I was livid.

 

[Mitch06]

I remember the game well - Tariq Sims proceeded to hit him late and high along the close sideline about halfway. Penalty but nothing more. Busted hodges open, blood pissing from his mouth. It was a final, we were coming back and it was intentional foul play. I was livid.

Just re watched the highlights of this game yesterday. Tariq ran at least 10 metres after Hodges had thrown the ball to hit him. Was pretty poor.

 

[WASSHHH]

Just re watched the highlights of this game yesterday. Tariq ran at least 10 metres after Hodges had thrown the ball to hit him. Was pretty poor.

It was at least 10 in the bin. Hodges was a weapon after shifting to fullback and the only real danger we had in attack but he was still causing them massive headaches - had to be coaches instructions. I feel it was 2013 or ‘14 but I remember it like it was yesterday.

 

[Thelmus]

When did the run metres stat start? Would be interesting to see what sort of metres guys like webcke and thorn produced in that era.

I'm not sure when it started, but to my mind it is greatly conflated as a measure of a player's worth.
The metres of winger or centre taking it up 1st tackle is completely different to 3rd tackle against a set defence.
It's one of the reasons I think oates' transition to the forwards needs to be done with both eyes open, or the loss of Moga's metres put into context.
Your own, or an opponent's 30 metres or runs against their try line mean different things though the metres remain the same.

 

[Thelmus]

I do know what you mean, but metres are like dollars, the more you make the better off you are. Doesn’t matter who makes them, as long as someone does (in your team).

I mean they are easier to make at different parts of the field. Making a good 10 metres is handy midfield, vital on your own line and a waste if you die with it on their ten.
Likewise making metres is handy in a player, but secondary to either bending or breaking the line. I'd rather see a player offloading and creating that than pushing for a couple of extra metres, unless we are on the defensive. Big charges are great, especially in front rowers, but not everything.

 

[winslow_wong]

I mean they are easier to make at different parts of the field. Making a good 10 metres is handy midfield, vital on your own line and a waste if you die with it on their ten.
Likewise making metres is handy in a player, but secondary to either bending or breaking the line. I'd rather see a player offloading and creating that than pushing for a couple of extra metres, unless we are on the defensive. Big charges are great, especially in front rowers, but not everything.

Big charges with a quick play the ball or offload is everything to guys like Milford.

 

[Thelmus]

Big charges with a quick play the ball or offload is everything to guys like Milford.

5 runs from dummy half can do that but it won't win you a game. Doubt feeds indecision. A good run that bends the line helps, but a runner without options is an option for only so long. Sooner or later they learn and pick them off. It was big problem with the attack at times last year. You need both.

 

[upthebroncs]

McCullough is the hooker equivalent of Shaun Fensom.

 

[broncos4life]

McCullough is the hooker equivalent of Shaun Fensom.

No.

 

[Sproj]

McCullough is the hooker equivalent of Shaun Fensom.

No.

Well...this conversation is enlightening.