PRE-GAME Round 7 - Broncos vs Storm

[Morkel]

Yeah I'll say. See Sims should look at that and feel ashamed. Lodge goes back out with an extremely painful injury and still bends the line left, right and centre. Sims goes back out and drops off tackles, walks back into the defensive line and drops like a sack of potatoes when hit.

Sims is under-rated here. He's not elite but he does a good job. Bennett has many other options if he felt that Sims didn't offer anything.

Don't forget too how his season ended last year. He fucked himself up royally (can't remember exactly what bit I think it was a shoulder or collar-bone or something?), knew that he was playing his last game for the season, so stayed out on the park to bash the **** out of the opposition. Gutsy move that people respected at the time but seems to be forgotten.

 

[Super Freak]

Jack Bird trained at 5/8 this morning.

 

[Smokin' Joe]

Sims is under-rated here. He's not elite but he does a good job. Bennett has many other options if he felt that Sims didn't offer anything.

Don't forget too how his season ended last year. He fucked himself up royally (can't remember exactly what bit I think it was a shoulder or collar-bone or something?), knew that he was playing his last game for the season, so stayed out on the park to bash the **** out of the opposition. Gutsy move that people respected at the time but seems to be forgotten.

Broke his wrist/arm and came straight off....

 

[Sproj]

Sims is under-rated here. He's not elite but he does a good job. Bennett has many other options if he felt that Sims didn't offer anything.

Don't forget too how his season ended last year. He fucked himself up royally (can't remember exactly what bit I think it was a shoulder or collar-bone or something?), knew that he was playing his last game for the season, so stayed out on the park to bash the **** out of the opposition. Gutsy move that people respected at the time but seems to be forgotten.

So what you are saying is, he broke his arm and then put in (for one tackle I think)? So he decided not to put in before that? Don't get me wrong, anyone who can play on for any amount of time after breaking something is worthy of respect.

And you are right, he is serviceable but given what he can produce, it is pretty disappointing he doesn't do it more. He is definitely not irreplaceable.

 

[Morkel]

Broke his wrist/arm and came straight off....

IIRC he hurt himself before that and played on.

 

[heartly87]

Bird is a must. His defense is great and he is not afraid to move around the field. At six he can roam and get involved. He is much better with high involvement. Reminds me a lot of Hodges.

 

[roo-ted]

What time is the team list out?

 

[Renegade]

Sims is under-rated here. He's not elite but he does a good job.

Nah. A lot of people wanted him to do well but he is consistently underwhelming with a decent game every now and then. It's not enough.

 

[Morepudding]

Nah. A lot of people wanted him to do well but he is consistently underwhelming with a decent game every now and then. It's not enough.

I think he does better than people realise. He ususally attracts 3 defenders where as someone like Mcguire seems to get taken down by the smallest bloke on the field... Not to mention Mcguire is earning 3 or 4 times the amount... Sims isn't the best forward going around but he does a fine job and makes a lot of the extra effort plays that blair used to. If you're going to slam anyone, let it be Mcguire or Thaiday because their pay packet should demand a whole lot more than they put out...

 

[Sanjit Joseph]

Could someone post the article on courier mail about the selection dilemma Bennett faces. Thanks

 

[mattycuss]

Jack Bird trained at 5/8 this morning.

Yeeeaaaah boi.

 

[Sproj]

I think he does better than people realise. He ususally attracts 3 defenders where as someone like Mcguire seems to get taken down by the smallest bloke on the field... Not to mention Mcguire is earning 3 or 4 times the amount... Sims isn't the best forward going around but he does a fine job and makes a lot of the extra effort plays that blair used to. If you're going to slam anyone, let it be Mcguire or Thaiday because their pay packet should demand a whole lot more than they put out...

Can't totally agree to be honest...well except Thaiday...but he is on veteran's allowances, so he wouldn't be taking up that much of the cap anyway.

McGuire had been below par for the first five rounds that's for sure but last week he was brilliant. He was passing again and got off an offload from memory, hopefully Bennett is encouraging him to add that to his game. McGuire was dragging players with him constantly and even in his off games, still generally gets well over a hundred metres and makes a bucketload of tackles. He is worth every cent he is paid as he never goes missing, sometimes is guilty of doing too much.

Thaiday is three seasons past it but he is basically being rewarded for that decade where he was phenomenal, no comparison with Sims in terms of overall career.

Sims sometimes struggles to make 50m a game, that's Blair-like for sure and that is why some of us were glad to see the back of Blair. Sims often hits well in defense for sure but also misses seemingly just as often. He also struggles at times to make it back into the defensive line. He has great games, absolutely, but they are very, very few and far between. He is also reportedly on quite a high wage as well. If he was on a pittance, keep him for sure...but he isn't. He has not lived up to the hype of when he was younger sadly and despite the fact he is serviceable, I just don't see him offering anything a Flegler / Tagataese / Haas couldn't.

 

[Super Freak]

Yeeeaaaah boi.

Don't get too excited.

That doesn't mean he will be playing 5/8. He could just simply be training there in case Kodi doesn't play.

 

[mattycuss]

Don't get too excited.

That doesn't mean he will be playing 5/8. He could just simply be training there in case Kodi doesn't play.

Haha, don't be a party pooper

 

[Unbreakable]

 

[Spoon]

And jack bird wins the 5/8 spot!

 

[PerthBrissy987]

**** yeah Wayne , finally grew a pair and benched niko

 

[Super Freak]