fergiefurr
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Watching the chooseday night football game last night against souths from 04 was…interesting....to say the least
one thing that really stuck out to me was watching benji marshall play. He was playing center and everytime he got the ball created something. He was lightning fast and had that amazing step that made him a household name. He set up the first try for jason moodie with a brilliant run, bamboozaling step on luke macdougal, then offload to jason moodie. Early in the first half he made a break from nothing then set up moodie from a scrum play with some stunning footwork which should have won us the game.
He also looked to weigh about 37 kgs, seriously, i think hodgo would have bashed him.
Now i know marshall has been in great form over the last 12 months (the last 3 games excluded) and his ball playing has really gone to a new level, however i dont think his running game is anywhere near as deadly as it used to be. How long since we've seen that massive left foot step leave defender after defender stranded?
Marshall is currently weighing 89kgs. Now i know he used to be a defensive liability and that this is why he has bulked up, but at what cost is this? Benji has just turned 25, there is no reason he shouldnt still have lightning speed and the reflexes of a cat on a hot tinned roof.
Benji isnt ever going to be a brad fittler type of 5/8 who runs at the line and uses his strength to get over, his line breaks are made from speed and footwork. Taking this into account is benji perhaps carrying a bit _too_ much weight? Personally i would to see him slim down to around the 83/84kg mark. If he does this and it doesnt work then by all means stack it back on, but i really miss the sight of him leaving defenders clutching at thin air as he whizzed past them.
one thing that really stuck out to me was watching benji marshall play. He was playing center and everytime he got the ball created something. He was lightning fast and had that amazing step that made him a household name. He set up the first try for jason moodie with a brilliant run, bamboozaling step on luke macdougal, then offload to jason moodie. Early in the first half he made a break from nothing then set up moodie from a scrum play with some stunning footwork which should have won us the game.
He also looked to weigh about 37 kgs, seriously, i think hodgo would have bashed him.
Now i know marshall has been in great form over the last 12 months (the last 3 games excluded) and his ball playing has really gone to a new level, however i dont think his running game is anywhere near as deadly as it used to be. How long since we've seen that massive left foot step leave defender after defender stranded?
Marshall is currently weighing 89kgs. Now i know he used to be a defensive liability and that this is why he has bulked up, but at what cost is this? Benji has just turned 25, there is no reason he shouldnt still have lightning speed and the reflexes of a cat on a hot tinned roof.
Benji isnt ever going to be a brad fittler type of 5/8 who runs at the line and uses his strength to get over, his line breaks are made from speed and footwork. Taking this into account is benji perhaps carrying a bit _too_ much weight? Personally i would to see him slim down to around the 83/84kg mark. If he does this and it doesnt work then by all means stack it back on, but i really miss the sight of him leaving defenders clutching at thin air as he whizzed past them.
