Re: It's time to go...
In defence of Princes defence he's having to defend 2-3 hitups in a set at times.
Agree.
I know it is easy to focus on the miss on Linnane (and it was a pretty ordinary miss) But I think it is a bit crook to not acknowledge the huge load he had in defence that night - he was smashed repeatedly defending hit-ups as well as getting nailed when kicking (as mentioned in previous posts). Fact is he kept getting back up and back in the line. He deserves some acknowledgment for his huge effort not a shellacking for missing a couple of tackles.
Don't get me wrong - Like everyone else I did watch some of his efforts in attack with dismay and wondered why he was there but the guy has a big heart to just keep getting up and making another effort when alot of other players would have clocked off and left it to someone else to make the next effort or even do a Dugan and limp off with a broken fingernail. You won't hear Princes teammates saying he has a pea heart......
It's not like he is the first playmaker to be targetted by an opposition in the hope of smashing him out of the game and it won't be the last - for him or any other playmaker, but I think it is a sign of respect from opposition teams that he has been targetted so heavily since he came to the Broncos. It also might be fair to say that the opposition teams know he can be suspect but he is definitely no doormat...
It wasn't that long ago it was Wallace that was being targetted in the same way and was getting hammered every week by the big boys in the hope of minimising his effect in attack.
Maybe this is part of the reason the leftside attack is having a little more success lately with Wallace having a bit more spring in his step from not having to do so much defence??
Maybe its all part of a cunning plan by the coach to let Prince get hammered over one side to free up the attack on the other side??
Who knows but it's all worth a ponder....
I do think that there is plenty of quick, damning opinions too easily fired off sometimes though. Fact is it is a tough f^#*n game sometimes and players make mistakes. I saw a bloke get smashed several times but he kept getting up - I think he at least deserves some respect for pulling on that jersey every week knowing that is exactly what is going to keep happening.....
The boys are going okay - 6 weeks in, not a star-studded roster like many other teams but we can and will hold our own against the top teams and will beat most of the others so why not enjoy the ride....
Look on the bright side - at least we didn't just sign Jamie Soward for 4 Years :loool:
Sucks to be a Panthers fan - just ask my wife :laugh:
