Benji's 05 flick vs Nofo's try

[Tiger_heart]

Hard to pick the better of the two - Benji's was very daring given it was the 05 Grand Final..but then again Nofo's was called by some as the try of the decade..Me, I am just happy they both came from WT players… :sign:

What say you?

 

[fulleightyminutes]

Flick for mine, because of the audacity, at that moment in the match, to try it. And it's mixed with the amazing feeling of winning a GF.

Nofo's try was viruositic, but maybe my feeling's for it are less because of how I felt about the rest of the game/season.

 

[liltiger]

Nofo's try was absolutely amazing IMO though i'll never forget thinking benji has stuffed a try in the grand final only to see Richard's bolt down field and score, honestly i'd never seen anything like it and it was the big play in a big game so i have to stick with benji, but i would'nt be supprised if Nofo or Simona top it eventually, those two are something special.

 

[Eye_Of_Da_Tiger]

Flick pass it was in a Grand Final!!!

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

The flick it doesn't come under anymore pressure than that,won us the GF Imo

 

[happy_tiger]

The flick pass might be memorable , but as usual just Benji showing off , draw and pass was the smart play

More skill involved in the Nofoaluma. try in my opinion ,to have the presence of mind being upside down ,risking serious injury and to make that play unbelievable

 

[Glen_McWilliams]

Nofo's try.

The flick was outstanding and brash. But if Richards didn't have the ability to cart the ball a further 40 metres and put on one of the best don't argues to a covering defender you will see we wouldn't be talking about it.

 

[Black_n_White]

You cannot really compare the two… Though I bet Im not alone in thinking that between Nofo, Simona and Koro, we will keep the highlight reels ticking over, and continue to be as marketable as ever.

 

[southerntiger]

The flick pass might be memorable , but as usual just Benji showing off , draw and pass was the smart play

Strongly disagree with that. As Gould and Matthew Johns have said on multiple occasions over the years the draw and pass wouldn't have worked. The flick was the right play.

Benji's downfall has coincided with Sheens (also known as the grind game that Sheens started in 2010) and now Potter coaching his instinctive game out him. Now we only get the worst of Benji without the good.

 

[happy_tiger]

The flick pass might be memorable , but as usual just Benji showing off , draw and pass was the smart play

Strongly disagree with that. As Gould and Matthew Johns have said on multiple occasions over the years the draw and pass wouldn't have worked. The flick was the right play.

Benji's downfall has coincided with Sheens (also known as the grind game that Sheens started in 2010) and now Potter coaching his instinctive game out him. Now we only get the worst of Benji without the good.

Gould and Johns only say that because its good for the storyline

Artistic licence I think it is called

Fatty put it better on the night "why would anyone attempt that ??"

 

[southerntiger]

The angle wasn't right for the draw and pass. It would have allowed the defence to get Richards. Fatty was wrong.

 

[happy_tiger]

The angle wasn't right for the draw and pass. It would have allowed the defence to get Richards. Fatty was wrong.

So you then create the right angle or not let yourself get caught in the wrong position to begin with

The easiest play to start with was to commit Bowen and draw and pass , by trying to go around him to start with was the wrong play and then created a problem by having Bowen between himself and Richards

He got away with it and got lucky .

 

[innsaneink]

Agree with southern, with bowen coming across and Richards outside, a D&P probably futile, maybe a dummy from benji wouldve worked,…but Patty cutting in against the momentum & direction of Bowen is what did it

 

[happy_tiger]

Agree with southern, with bowen coming across and Richards outside, a D&P probably futile, maybe a dummy from benji wouldve worked,…but Patty cutting in against the momentum & direction of Bowen is what did it

Complete and absolute BS Ink

Benji creates the issue by trying to go around Bowen

If anything Benji would of been far better off coming inside and dragging both Bowen and Jensen with him and then offloading back outside to Richards

Pure luck that play came off ,how many times since has Benjis magic flicks been a disaster

 

[Juro]

Funny that both pieces could arguably be started by Benji stuffing up. 2005's try had him box himself in and have to resort to an extravagant move. Monday's try was a kick that was too big, but Nofo's athleticism (and probably a fair slice of luck) got us the try.

If more skill had been applied earlier in either try, the end result would not have been anywhere near as spectacular.

 

[innsaneink]

Agree with southern, with bowen coming across and Richards outside, a D&P probably futile, maybe a dummy from benji wouldve worked,…but Patty cutting in against the momentum & direction of Bowen is what did it

Complete and absolute BS Ink

Benji creates the issue by trying to go around Bowen

If anything Benji would of been far better off coming inside and dragging both Bowen and Jensen with him and then offloading back outside to Richards

Pure luck that play came off ,how many times since has Benjis magic flicks been a disaster

OK,,whatever, who fkn cares, I havent seen it in 5 years…are you bored, sick, housebound or what?

 

[stevetiger]

Pretty easy to state now that Benji should have taken a different option in the 05 try but the reality is it was a perfect play because it worked perfectly.

I personally can't compare Nofo's try to Richards because we won the grand final on the back of Richards try whereas we lost another game and are coming 2nd last on the ladder this year.

 

[WestsSupporter]

The flick because it was in a GF.

 

[happy_tiger]

Agree with southern, with bowen coming across and Richards outside, a D&P probably futile, maybe a dummy from benji wouldve worked,…but Patty cutting in against the momentum & direction of Bowen is what did it

Complete and absolute BS Ink

Benji creates the issue by trying to go around Bowen

If anything Benji would of been far better off coming inside and dragging both Bowen and Jensen with him and then offloading back outside to Richards

Pure luck that play came off ,how many times since has Benjis magic flicks been a disaster

OK,,whatever, who fkn cares, I havent seen it in 5 years…are you bored, sick, housebound or what?

Yeah probably overreacted Ink ,sorry

But it just stuffs me how people get caught up in nostalgia It ended up as a try , but I reckon many other players would of found a way lower risk play to set Richards up and actually kept themselves alive in case Jensen does make the tackle on Richards

 

[quintus]

NOcontest….Probably the easiest question I have ever answered. GO...NO...FO... and then just repeat it a million times at every game...GO...NO...FO... :stuck_out_tongue: