Players the (commentators etc) rave about, but you don't see it

[user_nat]

Darius Boyd

 

[Scumbag]

Benji Marshall. Possibly the most overrated Rugby League Footballer of all time had JoE Johns never played the game.

 

[Charmamba]

Benji has brain farts no doubt, But over rated? Far from it.

 

[Clintos]

Benji is brilliant on his day. Inconsistent, sure - but definitely not over rated.

 

[Scumbag]

He's absolutely nothing special. He has a flashy flick pass he pulls out every so often, as many have alluded to. Other than that, he's an average player who possesses skills which are a pre-requisite for his position. I see nothing special in him at all personally. Different strokes for different folks though.

The way the media endorse him through their comments, you'd think he was the next Darren Lockyer.

 

[mrslong]

I like watching Benji play. He has an excellent step, he is very fast and is improving over time. Definitely not over-rated.

 

[Coxy]

Yeah, Benji's an interesting one. The way he's raved about, he's ALMOST what you could consider overrated. But at the same time, he is very good and easily the most exciting and unpredictable 6 or 7 in the competition, and that's what inspires commentators to wax lyrical - and in the process overlook his failings (flimsy defence and frequency of bad options and mistakes).

The longer he goes in his career the fewer clangers he seems to make, and more often he picks the right time to make the big play and it comes off more regularly.

 

[mrslong]

I'm thoroughly enjoying all the commentators sinking the boot into Soward at the moment. The speed in which they've gone from "ZOMG SOwie is better than Lockyer & Johns's love child" to "Soward isn't fit to lace Scott Minto's boots" is astounding!

 

[Meat77]

I'm thoroughly enjoying all the commentators sinking the boot into Soward at the moment. The speed in which they've gone from "ZOMG SOwie is better than Lockyer & Johns's love child" to "Soward isn't fit to lace Scott Minto's boots" is astounding!

Yet completely accurate!

 

[Kaz]

What has Soward actually done to get the Soward is great treatment.

umm

Nothing.

IMO: It seems like Soward thinks making Origin he's done it all.

 

[Coxy]

See that's the thing though. His good things over-ride his bad things. He might make 2-3 silly errors a game but for every over the sideline pass there are always 2 potentially match winning plays. St George game was a great example. Made a few silly errors in that game then he comes up with a match winning play that probably only Benji could have done. One of the most unpredictable players I have ever seen. Freakish talent.

Tigers will NEVER have a controlled and balanced attack while Benji is in the team. You just can't and it would be stupid to train their attack like the Storm or Dragons or something. Wouldn't work. The Tigers are thrilling because of the attacking style that is built around Benji.

If people can't see how good this guy is then they have rocks in their head. He's different to the greats of the game like Lockyer, Thurston, Cronk, Smith etc. Instead of winning games off the back of a great kicking game, controlled organisation, or a few good cut out passes, Benji wins games off the back of freakish plays and unpredictable nature - IMO, that's just as good.

Thanks for getting agro in repeating the point I was making! LOL

 

[Anonymous person]

See that's the thing though. His good things over-ride his bad things. He might make 2-3 silly errors a game but for every over the sideline pass there are always 2 potentially match winning plays..... One of the most unpredictable players I have ever seen. Freakish talent.

If people can't see how good this guy is then they have rocks in their head. He's different to the greats of the game like Lockyer, Thurston, Cronk, Smith etc. Instead of winning games off the back of a great kicking game, controlled organisation, or a few good cut out passes, .... wins games off the back of freakish plays and unpredictable nature - IMO, that's just as good.

funny how people on here fail to see what you said above in regards to a certain mister B. Slater as well, isnt it? its all "he threw a ball over a sideline once, and dropped a bomb once, so that overshadows the 3 length of the field tries he got in the same game".

Benji is a talent for sure. but he is overrated IMO. great player, but not as good as the commentators say. he did, however, throw probably the second best pass ive ever seen earlier this year. mustve been about 35m and hit the player right on the chest to walk over for a try untouched. first best being that beauty by lockyer where he dummied both sides numerous times and then threw it on the bad side for that running direction to put our guy over untouched in the origin last year i think it was.

 

[Browny]

THAT pass to Izzy

 

[gUt]

Andrew Johns.

 

[Kimlo]

I would gladly have Marshall in our team.

 

[mrslong]

funny how people on here fail to see what you said above in regards to a certain mister B. Slater as well, isnt it? its all "he threw a ball over a sideline once, and dropped a bomb once, so that overshadows the 3 length of the field tries he got in the same game".

Benji is a talent for sure. but he is overrated IMO. great player, but not as good as the commentators say. he did, however, throw probably the second best pass ive ever seen earlier this year. mustve been about 35m and hit the player right on the chest to walk over for a try untouched. first best being that beauty by lockyer where he dummied both sides numerous times and then threw it on the bad side for that running direction to put our guy over untouched in the origin last year i think it was.

I think you are remembering conversations on here about Billy circa 2007. Billy circa 2011 is a completely different player and nobody thinks he's anything about amazing.

 

[Coxy]

Yeah, someone's stuck in 2008 and it's not the rest of us.

You'd be hard pressed to name a current player who's better than Billy Slater at the moment. Maybe Cameron Smith. I'd say those 2 are the best players in the world right now, so it's no wonder the Storm are top of the ladder.

 

[m1c]

Billy Slater. He is good, but the best fullback ever? Puh-lease.