BHQ Player of Round 22

[Super Freak]

Pick your three best players from Thursday’s match against Sydney Roosters and discuss below. You can change your mind until the poll closes in 48 hours.

 

[Midean]

Carrigan
Reynolds
Maam

 

[Santa]

Staggs and Herbie (feel like our centres need some love - especially their defence)

Carrigan (did great on the edge - and first try!)

 

[BroncsFan]

Thought Ezra had a great game tonight... looked decisive with ball in hand and was putting Capewell into great positions. Scored two tries, one of them off a great set play with Walsh

Gotta give Patty some points for the first try and also being pretty strong out on the edge.

Not sure about the third... Kobe was well on his way for the spark he brought off the bench. Palasia was pretty massive throughout the game.

Haas was pretty huge all game as well, one of the only ones making meters in the first 20mins.

Reyno was good first half, but a little quiet in the second. Walsh was very erratic and looked like he was trying to force himself into the game instead of letting it come to him.

Probably between Haas and Palasia for me on the third point

 

[Kev_Guz]

Ezra, Patty & Staggs.
Payne, Palasia and Jensen unlucky to miss a spot in the 3.

 

[Mustafur]

Staggs, Carrigan and Haas.

Notable players, Capewell and Mam

 

[Foordy]

ARey, Patty and Mam

I also want to give a shout out to Palasia ... he played really well at lock

 

[Kimlo]

Patty, Haas and Staggs for me

 

[Sproj]

How do you pick? Every single player deserves points. That was emphatic.

I really don't know.

3 - Staggs
2 - Carrigan
1 - Haas

But it really isn't fair to anyone else.

 

[theshed]

Patty Reyno Mam

 

[I bleed Maroon]

3. Mam
2. Carrigan
1. Hetherington

 

[Mustafur]

ARey, Patty and Mam

I also want to give a shout out to Palasia ... he played really well at lock

If Palasia can play like that, I'm jealous of titans.

 

[Sproj]

If Palasia can play like that, I'm jealous of titans.

Yep they’ve got a good ‘un.

You’d think next year they’ll go:
8. Mo
10. Tino
13. Palasia

That’s scary.

 

[Foordy]

If Palasia can play like that, I'm jealous of titans.

Yep they’ve got a good ‘un.

You’d think next year they’ll go:
8. Mo
10. Tino
13. Palasia

That’s scary.

Yet before the game, the consensus on here was "WTF is Kev thinking putting Palasia at 13"

 

[Culhwch]

Pat, Reyno, and Esma Ram.

 

[Sproj]

Pat, Reyno, and Esma Ram.

Yeah he is quite a player, along with that Warriors bloke - Bronco Barry

 

[McHunt]

A sign of a genuinely great team is what we saw last night: where no one stood out as carrying the team on their back. Or maybe it's a sign of great captaincy. Whichever way this is a really great team, and no one stood out above all else. We were a brick wall in defence and a battering ram in attack.

Ironically, it might be easier to recall and point out the rare cracks in the wall than what held it together. So turning it upside down, I recall Reece chucking the ball over the sideline too many times, Selwyn caught napping, a comical kick from Patty, a couple too many clumsy play-the-balls and fumbles, and Tyson failing to leapfrog the ref. But at no time did I even consider we were under pressure.

Meanwhile, on the other side, I loved the sheer mongrel JWH and Collins brought to the field - something we kind of lack - whatever Pommy banter was going on between Herbie and Victor, and seeing Payne getting monstered for maybe the first time ever. But even more loved, despite how great these individuals were, it barely ruffled our feathers.

Billy is growing as a 9, and at times I thought he's getting pretty good - when he sticks to the basics - but I did think we lifted when Tyson replaced him, maybe if only because he had fresh legs. Right across the board, I wouldn't be at all concerned if this side, including the youngsters, played the Grand Final.

As for the man of the match, it probably should be Reynolds, who didn't do much you'd remember, but his leadership shouldn't be discounted. But that's not how this poll works. I'm giving my votes to Kotoni, Ezra and Patty. Or pretty much anyone. Pick another three.

 

[Culhwch]

As for the man of the match, it probably should be Reynolds, who didn't do much you'd remember, but his leadership shouldn't be discounted.

Beside putting Patty over for his try, a half dozen pinpoint perfect kicks that came down a couple of metres from the line, a perfect night with the boot. Nothing real memorable.