Farah vs the critics
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innsaneink
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@criwdfluffer said:
No one's "putting the boot in" to woodsy.
I wonder why?
It is sad… But he's brought it on himself.. Some find. It hard to separate the on and off field stuff
sheer64
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Farah is so much better than Ennis, poles apart.
It was an underwhelming game.
No one really impressed althrough solid debut from Mansour & Oates.
Farah > Ennis?
Really?
I'm not sure about that
No one really impressed althrough solid debut from Mansour & Oates.
Farah > Ennis?
Really?
I'm not sure about that
supercoach
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Farah was up there with the better players last night, but nothing much happened around the six and seven, so were they getting slow ball??
From where I sat in my big chair, the refs destroyed that game, they allowed so much crap to go on in the tackle,it was a yarnfest every hit up. The wrestle was back big time, the leg pull, you name it. Both sides were good at it but QLD were the masters
From where I sat in my big chair, the refs destroyed that game, they allowed so much crap to go on in the tackle,it was a yarnfest every hit up. The wrestle was back big time, the leg pull, you name it. Both sides were good at it but QLD were the masters
happy_tiger
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@tigerap said:
Leeds are woeful at the moment
Hopefully the farewell doesn't end at Leichhardt , a semi or 2 would be nice 😛ray:
supercoach
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@happy tiger said:
Really Happy, I think Robbie can book his flights for the day after the last home and away game. As much as a semi would be great, it is not going to happen unless about four of the better teams are knee deep in the match fixing scandal!!!!!
@supercoach said:
😱pen_mouth:
goldcoast_tiger
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@ragedmachine said:
Peats is highly over rated. Plays ok some days , but is very ordinary a lot of the time
This is interesting, quite a few different points in this topic.
The thing is, farah did play well, he was in everything. He kicked well too which he hasn't done much for us recently, he also put his body on the line and tackled but he did get pushed back alot and rarely held his ground.
Honestly farah played not too different to any of his other state of origin games, his still agile around dummy half. His service is the same, his defence is the same and his nounce is the same.Probably should of played less time in the match but you can't fault the effort. It was there 100%.
But that's where it ends.
For years I've been a fan of Farah and never understood even early on we he never got a look in the rep teams over smith or bedsy.
Then I saw the Australian match where we lost cronk or Thurston and farah came into the match. Mind you this was Farahs last australian match.
In that game I saw there difference. Smith and farah are light years apart. Its not ability it's attitude.
We are all talking about farahs game from last night and everyone thinks he over shadowed smith, but in the end who won.
Unfortunately for all the skill farah has we just do not need that sort of player at dummy half, five eight, halve maybe but the most important aspect of that role is service and defence. I lost count how many times renoylds caught the ball up around his head on the 4th or 5th tackle, or in the early stages of sets our forwards were receiving the ball flat footed.
You need less of an ego in that role and that does not include ennis cause he stuffs up in this level too. We had 2 of the best halves nsw have had for a long time and they looked no different to the halves the year before. It's a stretch but if brooks and moses were playing in that team they would come out of that game no different in performance to reynolds and Maloney. It all stems from the service from dummy half and farah is too much of a hog for the team. As I said before no one is talking about smith's performance from last night, hardly noticed him with the ball, but what I do remember is despite the enormous difference in size of forward packs Queensland still rolled up the field just as easy if not easier then NSW.
The thing is, farah did play well, he was in everything. He kicked well too which he hasn't done much for us recently, he also put his body on the line and tackled but he did get pushed back alot and rarely held his ground.
Honestly farah played not too different to any of his other state of origin games, his still agile around dummy half. His service is the same, his defence is the same and his nounce is the same.Probably should of played less time in the match but you can't fault the effort. It was there 100%.
But that's where it ends.
For years I've been a fan of Farah and never understood even early on we he never got a look in the rep teams over smith or bedsy.
Then I saw the Australian match where we lost cronk or Thurston and farah came into the match. Mind you this was Farahs last australian match.
In that game I saw there difference. Smith and farah are light years apart. Its not ability it's attitude.
We are all talking about farahs game from last night and everyone thinks he over shadowed smith, but in the end who won.
Unfortunately for all the skill farah has we just do not need that sort of player at dummy half, five eight, halve maybe but the most important aspect of that role is service and defence. I lost count how many times renoylds caught the ball up around his head on the 4th or 5th tackle, or in the early stages of sets our forwards were receiving the ball flat footed.
You need less of an ego in that role and that does not include ennis cause he stuffs up in this level too. We had 2 of the best halves nsw have had for a long time and they looked no different to the halves the year before. It's a stretch but if brooks and moses were playing in that team they would come out of that game no different in performance to reynolds and Maloney. It all stems from the service from dummy half and farah is too much of a hog for the team. As I said before no one is talking about smith's performance from last night, hardly noticed him with the ball, but what I do remember is despite the enormous difference in size of forward packs Queensland still rolled up the field just as easy if not easier then NSW.
ragedmachine
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^I respect your analysis.
There is no denying Farah is on old legs, but I'm just sick of seeing him being crucified 10x more than any other player just because of how the media portrays him and what the public thinks about how he shafts everyone in the back - who will really know the truth and who are we to judge?
At the same token, he is supposedly busted and out of form but continues to play well at this level, yet the daggers are out as soon as he makes one teeny mistake. God forbid he was Josh Morris with that knock on tap the ball, or Moylan who couldn't catch a cold, this forum and the Daily Telegraph would be exceeding its bandwidth.
On the other hand, if Josh Morris scores and the match unfolded the way it did, NSW would have won and Farah would have been close to players player or MOtM for setting up that try - but the haters would still find a way to downplay his role.
I feel if Leeds has made him a good offer I think it would be best for himself to do something fresh, as his performances are not appreciated it may seem - even if we won the series.
There is no denying Farah is on old legs, but I'm just sick of seeing him being crucified 10x more than any other player just because of how the media portrays him and what the public thinks about how he shafts everyone in the back - who will really know the truth and who are we to judge?
At the same token, he is supposedly busted and out of form but continues to play well at this level, yet the daggers are out as soon as he makes one teeny mistake. God forbid he was Josh Morris with that knock on tap the ball, or Moylan who couldn't catch a cold, this forum and the Daily Telegraph would be exceeding its bandwidth.
On the other hand, if Josh Morris scores and the match unfolded the way it did, NSW would have won and Farah would have been close to players player or MOtM for setting up that try - but the haters would still find a way to downplay his role.
I feel if Leeds has made him a good offer I think it would be best for himself to do something fresh, as his performances are not appreciated it may seem - even if we won the series.
Tiger_Watto
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I reckon we will know the truth 6 months after he has gone how much is fact and fiction… The players wouldnt be game to say anything while Robbie is still at the club due to his influence with the Sponsors & RLPA. I have heard it from the mouth of players [not at this club] that have played with Robbie, and its not good some of the opinions out there.
I'm over it though… Robbie Farah is one of the best players in the Wests Tigers history and will always be a club legend. [this does not give him the rights to dictate terms] I just wish he would go so we can all get back to loving the club and Robbie for the legend he was.
I'm over it though… Robbie Farah is one of the best players in the Wests Tigers history and will always be a club legend. [this does not give him the rights to dictate terms] I just wish he would go so we can all get back to loving the club and Robbie for the legend he was.
gallagher
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@ragedmachine said:
Hopefully we find out in game 2.
Masterton
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@Demps said:
Ennis should have been marked as "never to return" to origin back in 2011\. They gave him a crack when Robbie was injured last year and NSW gave up 50 points.
Ennis is the form hooker of the comp, but I wouldn't play him in Origin if every other NRL hooker was injured.
