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Benji on Collision Course
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**<big>Wests Tigers playmaker Benji Marshall to come up against Dragons defensive enforcer Beau Scott</big>\
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Dean Ritchie From: The Daily Telegraph August 05, 2011 12:00AM**
HE is the player Benji Marshall will want to avoid tonight.
That is 67 straight tackles - a truly amazing effort.
In fact, Scott's last missed tackle was on Parramatta's Tim Mannah back in round 13\. Scott defends on the right side, Marshall prefers to attack down the left side. It will be a magic match-up tonight at the SFS.
Scott averages 29 tackles a game - each rated by his peers as "quality".
Marshall, though, has been in stellar form and is primed to explode in this evening's blockbuster before 30,000 fans. He is second in NRL line-break assists and second in try assists.
A great defender against a sensational attacker.
"Benji predominantly likes to go to the left side and Scott organises the defence on the right side so it should be a great match-up," said Tigers great Steve Roach.
"Scott's never third man in either. He and Ben Creagh are among the two best one-on-one defenders in the game.
"They can wrap you up and put you on the ground.
"Beau Scott is unreal. He doesn't say much - just goes about his business. I think there are a few halves in the comp that look and see where Beau Scott is. He doesn't just try to tackle, he likes to hurt them a bit, too."
Champion centre Mark Gasnier was also offering huge wraps last night on his St George Illawarra teammate.
"Beau is a person you don't want to play against but a bloke you want to play alongside," Gasnier said. "That's the biggest compliment you can give a player.
"He's such a competitor.
"He's strong, committed and disciplined. Beau just goes about his work. He's very dependable."
Scott has now played for Country, NSW and won a premiership with the Dragons. He is among the most consistent players - some may still suggest under-rated - in the competition.
As one NRL player said: "He doesn't make the amount of tackles as other players but Scott is the perfect defender."
Wests Tigers captain Robbie Farah said three successive wins had temporarily killed off his side's critics.
"A few weeks ago the knives were out on us," Farah said. "It doesn't take much to get back that consistency.
"The Dragons are a quality side so I don't think they have lost their aura or too much confidence."
Officials are hoping for a crowd of more than 30,000 tonight. Some, though, suggest such a game should attract 40,000 fans.
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Dean Ritchie From: The Daily Telegraph August 05, 2011 12:00AM**
HE is the player Benji Marshall will want to avoid tonight.
That is 67 straight tackles - a truly amazing effort.
In fact, Scott's last missed tackle was on Parramatta's Tim Mannah back in round 13\. Scott defends on the right side, Marshall prefers to attack down the left side. It will be a magic match-up tonight at the SFS.
Scott averages 29 tackles a game - each rated by his peers as "quality".
Marshall, though, has been in stellar form and is primed to explode in this evening's blockbuster before 30,000 fans. He is second in NRL line-break assists and second in try assists.
A great defender against a sensational attacker.
"Benji predominantly likes to go to the left side and Scott organises the defence on the right side so it should be a great match-up," said Tigers great Steve Roach.
"Scott's never third man in either. He and Ben Creagh are among the two best one-on-one defenders in the game.
"They can wrap you up and put you on the ground.
"Beau Scott is unreal. He doesn't say much - just goes about his business. I think there are a few halves in the comp that look and see where Beau Scott is. He doesn't just try to tackle, he likes to hurt them a bit, too."
Champion centre Mark Gasnier was also offering huge wraps last night on his St George Illawarra teammate.
"Beau is a person you don't want to play against but a bloke you want to play alongside," Gasnier said. "That's the biggest compliment you can give a player.
"He's such a competitor.
"He's strong, committed and disciplined. Beau just goes about his work. He's very dependable."
Scott has now played for Country, NSW and won a premiership with the Dragons. He is among the most consistent players - some may still suggest under-rated - in the competition.
As one NRL player said: "He doesn't make the amount of tackles as other players but Scott is the perfect defender."
Wests Tigers captain Robbie Farah said three successive wins had temporarily killed off his side's critics.
"A few weeks ago the knives were out on us," Farah said. "It doesn't take much to get back that consistency.
"The Dragons are a quality side so I don't think they have lost their aura or too much confidence."
Officials are hoping for a crowd of more than 30,000 tonight. Some, though, suggest such a game should attract 40,000 fans.
Tiger_Watto
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bahaha…. If Benji can make the likes of Watmough, Stewart, Thaiday, Gallen & Lewis look like average defenders at International Level, I dont feel Beau Scott will worry him too much...
Nice Target they have put on him though... C'mon Benji!!!
Nice Target they have put on him though... C'mon Benji!!!
AmericanHistoryX
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i dont think beau scott can even keep up with benji
Lol, defensive enforcer my ass.
He can wrap up a ball player well, but even they said it in the article - he goes missing - "He doesn't make the amount of tackles as other players" - how can you be a specialist defender if you don't do much defending?
This is the same defensive enforcer who got outsmarted by Greg Inglis during the state of origin series in 2010 - and to be outsmarted by Greg Inglis speaks volumes.
Benji should make this "made for origin player" look silly tonight.
He can wrap up a ball player well, but even they said it in the article - he goes missing - "He doesn't make the amount of tackles as other players" - how can you be a specialist defender if you don't do much defending?
This is the same defensive enforcer who got outsmarted by Greg Inglis during the state of origin series in 2010 - and to be outsmarted by Greg Inglis speaks volumes.
Benji should make this "made for origin player" look silly tonight.
Good thing Scott is a specialist defender, cause he sure as buggery has zero impact with the pill.
Take him to peices Benji.
Take him to peices Benji.
diedpretty
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Collision course my bum - Scott was a chicane and Soward the speed bump - loved when Scott tried to intimadate Benji in first 5 mins - i think he was shocked that Benji came back at him.
hybrid_tiger
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Scott is a rubbish meat and potatoes style player, decent in defence but has no attacking ability whatsoever. He is an average player made to look good in a cog-like machine.
tiger4ever
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hybrid almost the whole dragons team are like that…..We have individual brilliance which we rely on
tigergirlz
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Who is Beau Scott? :laughing:
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