The Weekly Steve Michaels Award
- Thread starter Big Pete
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Bucking Beads
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- Mar 5, 2008
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He deserves it this week. Had a shocker. Really needs to sort his kicking out.
CaptainHook
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- Jun 17, 2013
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Questions I'd like to ask Griffin:
What is Ben Hunt's role in the team?
When you give the instruction for Ben Hunt to come on, what are you expecting?
The top performing teams all have a dummy half that can last eighty minutes. How confident are you that having a part time hooker taking up a bench spot is going to yield success?
McCullough is not fit enough to play eighty minutes. He has been our first choice hooker for 4 years. Is it time to find someone who can?
I could go on.
broncos4life
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- Oct 5, 2011
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You have basically asked the one question four different ways...
CaptainHook
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Maybe so, broncos4life but I would love to get the coach to elaborate on how we use Ben Hunt. Like I said, the top teams don't swap hookers during the game. I don't really see how it helps Hunt or McCullough long-term and even if it's a good idea why not use a proper dummy half like Baptiste or Granville when making the switch? At the moment we have two average hookers.
Big Pete
International Captain
- Mar 12, 2008
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Norman receives it this week for his overall performance which included dropping that bomb, throwing that forward pass which was never on and then not throwing a pass when it was on...
However, I also wanted to mention some nominees.
David Hala, for imitating Lockyer and getting bundled into touch when we were forcing our way back into the game.
Josh Hoffman, for not playing to the whistle and allowing Stapleton to run it out of his own in-goal and make 40m. We were very fortunate that Hunt made a ripper of a tackle.
Lachlan Maranta's effort on Gordon was also embarrassing. What a way to kill any chance of points just on half-time.
However, I also wanted to mention some nominees.
David Hala, for imitating Lockyer and getting bundled into touch when we were forcing our way back into the game.
Josh Hoffman, for not playing to the whistle and allowing Stapleton to run it out of his own in-goal and make 40m. We were very fortunate that Hunt made a ripper of a tackle.
Lachlan Maranta's effort on Gordon was also embarrassing. What a way to kill any chance of points just on half-time.
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qlderxxxx
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- Jul 9, 2013
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I honestly think he's the worst winger we have consistently picked. He has one job - fall over - and he can't even do that.
Charmamba
Life is a Fantasy League
- Jan 9, 2011
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That would imply he receives the ball on the line, if only it was that simple.
Alec
International Rep
- Mar 4, 2008
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Yeah, he's been horrific at finishing tries off, and sometimes he gets beaten by the attacker, but his kick returns are fairly strong and he is safe under the high ball. Reece Robinson was just as ordinary, except he got driven back about 5 metres every time he ran the ball.
Financeguy
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- Apr 24, 2013
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Reece has redeemed himself with his performances at Canberra and at least he had speed.
Personally i'd call it the Nick Emmett award, never saw anything in that guy.
