KEMPY!!!!

[Coxy]

Hodges is the opposite. Pretty much plays his best footy at club level and rep he's so so.

 

[ningnangnong]

Hodges is the opposite. Pretty much plays his best footy at club level and rep he's so so.

And my man Coxy has always said club footy is more important than rep footy. icon_smile

 

[Coxy]

LOL, more important than Origin...not all rep footy. Playing for your country is the pinnacle, and Hodges has certainly performed well at times in the green and gold. When he's been fit that is.

 

[QUEENSLANDER]

LOL, more important than Origin...not all rep footy. Playing for your country is the pinnacle, and Hodges has certainly performed well at times in the green and gold. When he's been fit that is.

players seem to think origin is the pinnacle... guess they dont know wat they are on about

 

[m1c]

Well considering the best way to create opportunities for your winger is to get outside your opposite centre and draw the opposite winger in, then if you're hitting the gap and running onto a ball you're more likely to do that.

Hodges does it, yes, but he does it through strength. Step the centre, force the winger to come in and help, and then creates space for the winger. But he does it slowly.

Geeze you're picky. All players have their strengths and weaknesses. Hodges is his footwork and strength. It doesn't matter how he creates opportunities, it just matters that he does. And he does, more than most.

Getting outside your man and creating a 2 one 1 situation is IMO a centres bread and butter. It's expected at this level. I think the fact that Hodges is equally dangerous and can create someone on any part of the field in any situation is what sets him apart from the rest.

Not only this, but he is the only player in our team who consistently averages 120+ running metres a game. If he's able to do this from a 'standing start' and 'without, like, hitting gaps'... he must be pretty good by your reckoning?

 

[OXY-351]

Tate plays his best at Rep Level. very rarely for the past few years has he done much at Club level.

Must be a Warriors thing

 

[Charmamba]

Oh no he was piss poor at Brisbane as well towards the end.

 

[Flutterby]

LOL, more important than Origin...not all rep footy. Playing for your country is the pinnacle, and Hodges has certainly performed well at times in the green and gold. When he's been fit that is.

players seem to think origin is the pinnacle... guess they dont know wat they are on about

The players think Origin is the toughest football - pretty sure most of them still think playing for your country is still the highest honour in football

 

[QUEENSLANDER]

the words "pinnacle of the game" get thrown around a lot around origin time. its not incorrect either, origin is the best of the best, whereas internationals are purely the best of australia vs the best of some other place. being selected for a test side might be more of an honour, but the pinnacle of league, skills wise, is origin and afaik we werent talking about honour, but more so what the highest level of the game is

 

[Charmamba]

origin is "Just NSW and QLD" plenty of talented players get left out its not much different to Test.

 

[Black Philip]

the words "pinnacle of the game" get thrown around a lot around origin time. its not incorrect either, origin is the best of the best, whereas internationals are purely the best of australia vs the best of some other place. being selected for a test side might be more of an honour, but the pinnacle of league, skills wise, is origin and afaik we werent talking about honour, but more so what the highest level of the game is

+1

Being selected for Australia would likely mean more to some players. However in terms of skill and intensity, nothing beats origin.

 

[Coxy]

To be honest, skill wise I don't agree. I find many Origin games become more slogfests and teams play it fairly close to their chest. Way more skill in NRL and Test games, because teams are freer.

Intensity and toughness though, no doubt, Origin is the top of the pops.

 

[Black Philip]

To be honest, skill wise I don't agree. I find many Origin games become more slogfests and teams play it fairly close to their chest. Way more skill in NRL and Test games, because teams are freer.

Intensity and toughness though, no doubt, Origin is the top of the pops.

Because the opposition is usually shit lol

 

[gUt]

This topic about Kemp is ranging across many topics. Personally I think there isn't a God and religions are invented to control people and keep them down.

 

[shaneomac]

stats can be made to look whichever way the person who is referring to them intends but IMO if folau was not in the right centre position while hodges was injured we would not be attacking down that right side like we normally do.

hodges combination with his tap on passes to the fullback creating an extra man near the line, standing start from our own try line and making a break straight through th centre of the ruck and all the things it seems some of you are taking for granted are not yet in folaus game. even he admitted to wanting to get more involved to be more like a hodges roll in right centre.

hodges gets marked up on in all games he is not the one to hit the hole he is the one to flick the pass to an open winger as two defenders are trying to lock him up at the time.

 

[tkday]

These forums are insane, shouldn't you create another hodges post if you want to argue about him? This was supposed to be for Kemp, who might I add gives me a woody. Was so excited that they signed him up again. I put Hodges as my favourite player, but I might change that to Kemp :)

 

[Bucking Beads]

Anyone ready the nice article on Kemp in the Courier Mail today?? He loves being a Bronco!!

 

[Charmamba]

Future Captain?