kingpest
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- Apr 14, 2013
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Stephen Kearney has picked Locke at fullback and left Hoffman out for their quarter finals clash with Scotland
Stephen Kearney has picked Locke at fullback and left Hoffman out for their quarter finals clash with Scotland
Stephen Kearney has picked Locke at fullback and left Hoffman out for their quarter finals clash with Scotland
Stephen Kearney has picked Locke at fullback and left Hoffman out for their quarter finals clash with Scotland
Kemp was never cut up about playing on the wing, he wanted to stay at the Broncos but was shopped around due to salary cup pressure if I remember right.I think it's always the same story tho. They are "dieing to just be in the team" and "whatever is best for the team", then they get past that and then they are like I wanna play my preferred position. We have seen it with plenty before.
kemp, Beale both did it and neither will be fullbacks at there club now, kemp got shopped around and is now back struggling to even get a run after being our leading try scorer that last year before he let, has done nothing but be a back up reserve grader at 3 clubs since.
I'd say Beale is heading downt he same path.
Hoffman and barba are very good mates so I doubt he is as cut up as the media is making it seem.
i think he is a good bloke and a team player whom will fit in to our team wherever he is needed.
Of course he wants fullback but if he competes for it but doesn't get it I'm sure he will be happy contributing on the wing.
It would have been funny if he moved him to wing.
I remember when the Broncos were absolutely flush with world class wingers for about a decade - Carne, Hancock, Sailor, Tuqiri, to name a few.
Was I too young at the time to notice, or was there no talk of any of these guys wanting to play in another position? As far as I can remember, a winger in the 90s and early 00s (and probably earlier) was happy to be a winger. Now it's a position in which players seem to be happy to bide their time for a few years before moving into a "real" position like centre, full back or second row.
How did this happen? I feel like the position is considered the lowest of the low in the rugby league world - "you don't need to be tough or skillful, you just need to be able to catch a ball and put it down". No wonder guys like Hoffman want out. The bloke is a true winger, but if that means being looked down upon by everyone else in league, I'd deny it too.
NZ's structures look better with Hoffman at Fb.
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But the NZ spine has flourished during the spells Hoffman has played ( even if his own lack of passing has let him down , his running and support play , catching kicks has been far superior to a very poor Kevin Locke ).
wingers make or break teams these days, the way defense has developed to such a high standard. think of how many bombed tries maranta made in 2013 (and look, i dont mean to pick on the guy).
It's odd isn't it. The thing I find very odd is that in eras where people were happy to be a winger, the game was at the stage where for the most part you were just a catch and run type player.
These days wingers are such an important part of the team. They are heavily involved in bringing the ball back, achieving amazing things with a small amount of space and their ability to finish is usually the difference between a team winning and losing, especially tight games. I mean I can't think of a premiership winning teams that have shit wingers.
It's so odd that now wingers are such an important part if the team no one wants to be one