BHQ's Team of the Decade Announced

[ethos]

Ok, well take my post as a justification for Hunt's spot in the team of the decade.

 

[Charmamba]

lets not try go down the 'hunt is better than slater' route again, we all know that doesnt end well for the pro-hunt group ;)

no no in his post he was right, in that department he is light years ahead of slater. One of the reasons Slater will never be anything more then a flashy fullback in a star studded team.

 

[Coxy]

Slater is better at the one on one last line defence and his speed/evasion. There's no question of a doubt Hunt is more skillful with ball in hand and on foot.

 

[OXY-351]

I agree. Slater should have made the Broncos team of the decade over Hunt

 

[m1c]

Slater is better at the one on one last line defence and his speed/evasion. There's no question of a doubt Hunt is more skillful with ball in hand and on foot.

Hunt also has him for consistency . The only thing Slater is consistent at is being erratic. Hunt eats him for breakfast under pressure. The best players just get better the more pressure they are put under (eg DLock), Slater, unfortunately is not one of these.

 

[Coxy]

I agree. Slater should have made the Broncos team of the decade over Hunt

LOLZ. Remember, it was AP who brought him into the discussion for some unknown reason!

 

[Charmamba]

haha nah i said slater first.

 

[OXY-351]

I agree. Slater should have made the Broncos team of the decade over Hunt

LOLZ. Remember, it was AP who brought him into the discussion for some unknown reason!

Yeah, I know. It just seems like whenever the subject of Hunt comes up, Slater seems to be not far behind, regardless of the topic lol

 

[Anonymous person]

hey dont blame me for bringing Slater into it, i didnt start it.

 

[QUEENSLANDER]

[quote="Anonymous person":2juhgmot][quote="The Rock":2juhgmot]
No they weren't stupid. His kick returns were effective. He'd run straight into the defence in the middle of the park and get a quick play the ball. That allowed our forwards to get back on side quicker to take a hit up.

getting a dominant tackle against you doesnt help your team. thats what he did 9 times out of 10 on the kick return.[/quote:2juhgmot]

I'm not going to repeat myself. My justification of his style of kick return is typed out in the previous page.[/quote:2juhgmot]

Id love to see examples of where we had props taking the 2nd hit up after hunts kick return. Pretty sure for the last decade it was devere, hodges etc doing useless dummy half runs up til about tackle 3 and 4

 

[Charmamba]

Its not just the probs thing either thou it also ment at times he could hit the first line of defence get a quick play the ball and have a winger dart out of dummy half before the other team got in position.

 

[QUEENSLANDER]

Id agree, that happened SOMETIMES. but alot of the time because he got smashed it was called a dominant tackle, and hence the defence was allowed to hold him down longer. i personally dont see the advantage in it

 

[Jeba]

Besides, even if Hunt got a dominant tackle against him it's no big deal. In fact it sometimes helps the team get back into the offensive line and reduce the amount of dummy half runs that our wingers and centres have to do while waiting for the forwards.

 

[Coxy]

Yep. And it's not always THAT easy to effect a dominant tackle on someone who is running flat chat straight at you. More often than not when it happens it's a shoulder charge from the side and the guy in front just pushes him backwards.

Anyway, the sooner they get rid of this dominant/surrender bullshit and just judge every tackle on its merits (ie, players are visibly trying to get off the tackled player the moment the ref calls held), the better the game will be.

 

[Professor47]

It would seem harsh if Hunt is not in the team of the decade... ignoring his contributions doesn't seem logical to me. He played 6 full seasons at FB... cmon... and he was very integral 06-09....

 

[Anonymous person]

Yep. And it's not always THAT easy to effect a dominant tackle on someone who is running flat chat straight at you. More often than not when it happens it's a shoulder charge from the side and the guy in front just pushes him backwards.

Anyway, the sooner they get rid of this dominant/surrender bullshit and just judge every tackle on its merits (ie, players are visibly trying to get off the tackled player the moment the ref calls held), the better the game will be.

i agree that they need to get rid of dominant/surrender calls, i hate them.

but i disagree on your first point - these days unless you keep moving forwards pretty significantly after you hit the defence they call it a dominant tackle.

 

[Coxy]

Well yes, but physics dictates that if you're running full pelt one way, and the defender is standing still and bracing for the hit, then you're going to end up moving forwards after the contact. Especially if you're running to either side of them (on their shoulder almost).

It only changes when you're off balance.

In fact, much more likely as a fullback to get dominated if you start arcing your run as you reach the line.

I do think Hunt needed to pick a spot between defenders, rather than running straight at them...if only for self preservation, but still, I disagree he got dominated a LOT. Sometimes yes, but not all the time. In fact, the times he got dominated was when he'd try that ridiculous Benji step AT the line...meaning he was basically off the ground and easy to just smash (no forward momentum).

 

[Charmamba]

hey his first year Hunt rocked at that step lol