Culhwch
NRL Captain
- Mar 28, 2008
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And as good as Herbie is, and he is very good, Mariner looks like he has the ability to go past him (not that he necessarily will but he has all the tools any player could ask for).
I will miss Herbie and I do wish he'd have stayed, but Staggs' recent form has definitely lessened the sting. That, and our amazing depth there.
Oates metres out of our end are still such an asset. We had a few sets in a row where we were only got to our 40m, we get to our 50m with Oates. Doesn't sound like a big difference but against the panthers and in finals it's huge to be able to wrestle some momentum back.
Absolutely this. There were a few periods where we were struggling to get off our line, and those are the times Corey more often than not takes a hard run, makes ten or fifteen metres, gets a quick play the ball, and gets us moving.
You lose a bit with his speed and long range scoring ability, but he's just as good as Mariner close to the line.