Benji digs deep

Great game from Benji.

As far as im concerned, when everyone is fit, Benji should be picked first in the halves and you work out what you wanna do with Brooks/Reynolds after that.
 
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Great game from Benji.

As far as im concerned, when everyone is fit, Benji should be picked first in the halves and you work out what you wanna do with Brooks/Reynolds after that.
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I agree he has to be starting. I'd be one of the first to say Brooks should be dropped to reggies but he is one of the only players with a bit of speed which helped make that try saver. It's a good problem to have but this is going to create a lot of issues with selections.
 
He was awesome. It was great to see him back at the club, and finally having some decent pigs in front helped a lot. Of course smashing Tedesco rates a mention
 
Benji Marshall - great defence, effective kicking game, controlling the team, composed and keeping everyone calm under pressure. Never in a million years would I thought I would ever say that about him!

We will be relying on Benji for totally different reasons than we did in the past - not for the speedy break, miracle ball or amazing side step anymore, but for composure, game smarts and leading the team around the park. Who would ever have thought?

Good on Benji for having the humility and wherewithal to allow his game to evolve in this way, so that he can still be an asset and a match winner, rather than trying to rehash his glory days and just fizzing out as liability and a has been, like so many others have done before him. I hope he has a ripper of a season and goes out a winner! 😁

And like him or not, I think Wayne Bennet needs to take some of the credit for Benji's transformation and maturity, as a person and a football player, also.
 
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Great game from Benji.

As far as im concerned, when everyone is fit, Benji should be picked first in the halves and you work out what you wanna do with Brooks/Reynolds after that.
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Benji controlled the game. As Ben Hunt did in the StG-V-Donks game.
Neither weren't overly fast or did special plays but both brought a sense of calm and composure to their teams. Mitchell Pearce pulled out of special stuff to get the Knights over the line. I think we need Benji for that composure because we have the forwards to match it was some teams and we don't have anything special in the backs.
 
I really enjoyed Benji's game management today. To be honest I think he was the difference while the team was under pressure. And the hit on Tedesco was a bonus.
 
Was astounded that he took control of the game so well. Shame we didn't see this when Sheens had the 7 on his back.
 
Great game management from the legend today.

Great to have him back, looking forward to seeing more from him.
 
We wouldn't have won without him today, his game management was excellent so it's easy to overlook the couple of wayward passes he threw. The fact that he had not played in any of the trials and had no match fitness also spoke volumes about his attitude today.
 
He has come back to the club a far more composed player than when he left.He more than earned his contract yesterday.He was the rock which we needed when things were tough (12 men)and contributed solidly all game.
Welcome back
 
What can you say? The man that left here, was not the man who returned. His ego was getting out of control when he left. Being benched by Potter hit the ego hard and was one of the catalysts for him asking for a release. A lot has happened though since. He’s married, has a son, so his priorities have changed. He was pretty average at the Dragons and was offered a pretty modest contract by the Broncos. Went there and played Qld cup most of the year. I think his time away humbled him and made him realise he still loved the club. I’m sure he’ll make me pull my hair out at times this year, but he epitomises what a great clubman should be. Something the fleas who left last year will never know anything about.
 
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Got to hand it to him, I was sure he was too stupid to learn the game… turns out Sheens was too incompetent to teach it to him.

Played like a stud. Still want to put one on his chin for that union jersey fiasco, but he showed all kinds of composure today that I didnt think he had in him. Have to tip my hat to the bloke.

80 mins of cerebral football from one Benji Marshal.... would have laughed in your face if you had ever said that to me before today... Satan is strapping on the ice skates as we speak.

Too stupid to learn the game? Won the award for best player in the world 2010-ish. He knows the game more than enough.
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He knew the game but just didn't know when or what decision was best in certain situations , wish he had the same game smarts in 2011 during that semi v NZ
 
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Got to hand it to him, I was sure he was too stupid to learn the game… turns out Sheens was too incompetent to teach it to him.

Played like a stud. Still want to put one on his chin for that union jersey fiasco, but he showed all kinds of composure today that I didnt think he had in him. Have to tip my hat to the bloke.

80 mins of cerebral football from one Benji Marshal.... would have laughed in your face if you had ever said that to me before today... Satan is strapping on the ice skates as we speak.

Too stupid to learn the game? Won the award for best player in the world 2010-ish. He knows the game more than enough.

He knew the game but just didn't know when or what decision was best in certain situations , wish he had the same game smarts in 2011 during that semi v NZ
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MOLTZEN stuffed that year up .
 
I mentioned on the run in the live game thread that it looks like Benji's team at the moment not Brook's, and it does.
 
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