VOTE BHQ Player of Round 1

[Sproj]

Yeah Carrigan has to get points, he was insanely good and sustained it for ages.

 

[theshed]

He had a mega stint but it wasn't showy in a game full of it, he is definitely close to the top 3 for me though.

Yeah I get it, that being said I thought his ball playing was great. That try assist was all class

 

[Mustafur]

Yeah I get it, that being said I thought his ball playing was great. That try assist was all class

he did great when he did ball play but it does seem like him being moved to prop has rained in his opportunities atleast from this game to do it, though one could say last year it was overboard and it should only open up more once we are on the front foot like what we did in '23.

It's clear though that if any middles are Ball playing it's Patty and Haas and not Kobe, who never has shown to be a ball player despite playing lock, he did seem to be a bit of a light weight early given his small size and was man handled a few times but once fatigue came in his strengths became apparent big time.

 

[Wolfie]

Really shocked how few are picking Carrigan - everyone’s entitled to their opinion but 25 runs, 246 metres, 92 post contact, 3 offloads, 21 tackles, and a try assist.

Haas was more noticeable, and probably outplayed him but Patty was unbelievable

Patty is just a workhorse. It kind of annoys me how the commentary team always goes on about how big Paynes engine is when Patty easily matches him in that department ( just look at how long he has been playing the last few years and the work he gets through, its incredible ) and he isnt the freak athlete Payno is.

Payne is always going to attract more attention because he's just a freak because of what he can do being the size he is, but i still dont think he offers us any more that Patty, he just brings different things to the table. Having both of them, on top of our bench rotation gives us the best, most well balanced pack in the comp. I think we have enough now even if one has an off day the others can pick up the slack.

 

[mrslong]

Reyno
Payne
Patty

 

[Super Freak]

Okay who voted for Piakura?

 

[Broncosgirl]

1. Cobbo. Massive 180 from him compared to last season.
2. Hass. So good to finally see some agro in him, he needs to keep that up.
3. As always, Patty.

 

[Mr Fourex]

7, 8, 10

 

[theshed]

Patty is just a workhorse. It kind of annoys me how the commentary team always goes on about how big Paynes engine is when Patty easily matches him in that department ( just look at how long he has been playing the last few years and the work he gets through, its incredible ) and he isnt the freak athlete Payno is.

Payne is always going to attract more attention because he's just a freak because of what he can do being the size he is, but i still dont think he offers us any more that Patty, he just brings different things to the table. Having both of them, on top of our bench rotation gives us the best, most well balanced pack in the comp. I think we have enough now even if one has an off day the others can pick up the slack.

Different styles of player in some ways.

2 of the best middles in the comp, without question. It’s a subjective argument but I think Haas more levels left in him than Patty - which is a testament to Patty’s application but also a reflection of how freakish Payne is.

 

[Wolfie]

Different styles of player in some ways.

2 of the best middles in the comp, without question. It’s a subjective argument but I think Haas more levels left in him than Patty - which is a testament to Patty’s application but also a reflection of how freakish Payne is.

I dont think Payne has much more improvement in his general play tbh. I dont think his ball playing will get much better than it is now for example and i think his level of performance is consistently good.

I think the levels Payne can go up in his game now are down to his aggression and using his physicality. Thats something i've always think he has lacked for a bloke his size. I have always thought he lacks that compared to the very best.

 

[theshed]

I dont think Payne has much more improvement in his general play tbh. I dont think his ball playing will get much better than it is now for example and i think his level of performance is consistently good.

I think the levels Payne can go up in his game now are down to his aggression and using his physicality. Thats something i've always think he has lacked for a bloke his size. I have always thought he lacks that compared to the very best.

Yep, that’s exactly what I referring too.

 

[bert_lifts]

Okay who voted for Piakura?

 

[Strop]

Carrigan
Haas
Reynolds

 

[Super Freak]

3 - Haas
2 - Patty
1 - Reyno

Special mention - Cobbo.

 

[Super Freak]

Voting is closed and with a total of 54 votes (81.8%), BHQ's Man of the Match for Round 1 is Payne Haas.

Patrick Carrigan coming second with 41 votes (62.1%), and Adam Reynolds coming third with 31 votes (47%).

Haven't had time to a leaderboard graphic yet. That'll come soon.

 

[theshed]

Voting is closed and with a total of 54 votes (81.8%), BHQ's Man of the Match for Round 1 is Payne Haas.

Patrick Carrigan coming second with 41 votes (62.1%), and Adam Reynolds coming third with 31 votes (47%).

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Haven't had time to a leaderboard graphic yet. That'll come soon.

It’s good to see wisdom of crowds in effect here. The deserving top 3 got the most votes.

Thanks as always for doing this super freak.

 

[Sproj]

Also really happy that it was so hard to do the 3-2-1. It certainly wasn't that way at the back end of last season.

Basically it was:
3 - Patty
2 - Patty
1 - Patty