balmain boy
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@Majere77 said:@MacDougall said:Koroibete is the most dangerous attacking footballer in the NRL not named Ben Barba imo.
What an absolutely rediculous statement. He came is as an unkown and scored 4 tries on debut against a terrible parramatta team, and there's no doubting he is quick.
and he's done nothing since…. nada, nothing except show he's got suspect hands, falls over his own feet a fair bit and is probably one of the worst defenders i have seen.
Seriously, i have never seen anyone with an oncoming attack look so utterly lost. From what i can see his tactic is let them past him, and then chase them down from behind.
should not be playing first grade football yet. Being fast doesn't make you a great footballer.
I hope he suceeds but he's not there yet.
But seriously, you keep calling him "the most Dangerous attacking footballer" lol.
Afew things. You have to consider we haven't run a single attacking play to his wing while he's been playing so far this season. That is criminal. He only ever touches the ball when scotting from dummy half.
He's only been playing league for just over 2 years. Of course he's raw! But he's also hands down our best winger at the moment. Compare him to Utai or reddy who have zero attack and highly suspect defence. Utai sometimes gets lucking ducking under players who miss him. Marika can score frm anywhere on the field if you give him the ball.
ALso he needs to play outside a centre and a half or 5/8\. So far this season he has been playing on a team with no-one who is capable of passing the ball, drawing a man and passing a ball, or even acknowledging he exists.
Without Koro and Teddy we'd be likely to be held to nil for the majority of games this season with our current backline. Only when more youth get in the team will the points atart to flow.
Yes his hands need work, and so does his positioning but to say he shouldn't be playing first grade is just ludicrous. How many young wingers with a handful of first grade games can stand out in a completely awful team? Not many, if any…