News Ltd giving it to Robbie Farah

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Robbie Farah doesn't deserve to be in UK with Kangaroos for Rugby League World Cup MIKE COLMAN NEWS LIMITED NOVEMBER 12, 2013 12:00AM

BUNCH OF FIVES 1\. THE question isn't whether Daly Cherry-Evans should replace Robbie Farah in the Australian side for the remainder of the Rugby League World Cup, it's what Farah was doing there in the first place. Loyalty is a wonderful thing, but there has been a lot of football played since then-Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens and Farah lifted the 2005 NRL premiership trophy together. If selectors were serious about picking a Cup squad on form, the Roosters' Jake Friend and not Farah would have been on the plane as Cameron Smith's understudy, and if Kangaroos coach Sheen is fair dinkum about having his best option on the bench, DCE is his man. He proved in Origin he is big enough and tough enough to play anywhere on the park, and his play-making skills are so far ahead of Farah's right now that it's not even a contest.

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Bit of a rubbish point really imo.
In regards to Jake Friend he is just the flavour of the month. People cab start talking him up when he has been good over a number of years. And is the author really implying Farah hasn't played well since 2005?

On DCE I agree to a point. He is definitely playing better than Farah but it comes down to the style of game the coach wants to play and who he feels adds more of a utility value. In which case Farah can play more positions than DCE.

If it was up to me we wouldnt even use a utility. What half or hooker can't play 80minutes these days? 4 forwards is the way to go.
 
They are right, they shouldn't carry Farah and Smith in the 17\. I would have Daly on the bench over Farah too.

Only issue I have with the article the way they just dismiss Farah for Jake Friend, because consistency, ability to cover positions and seniority to a certain degree has always and will always be apart of selection for a tour like this. Farah was playing good footy and deserves to tour.
 
if teams were picked purely on form then gi should be playing fullback, jennings should be centre, fifita should be starting and tamou should be nowhere near the side either.

the fact is the coach has picked a side and an experienced squad which has done the job in the past.

5 good games at the end of the year when the roosters were streamrolling the other forwards and all of a sudden friend is better than farah?

farah gets weighed down a lot due to his off field personality or selfishness or whatever.. he has to keep proving himself week in week out and one bad game and all his haters find ammo. give him some stability, some confidence and farah can show you his true potential.

he has been carrying a basket case like us for over 5 years..

farah mate- you're a deadset champ
 
I agree it is a rubbish argument. Farah and DCE play completely different positions and are asked to play different styles. Even coming off the bench they are chalk and cheese.

If the story had any worthiness it would be about DCE taking Cronks position based purely on form. In Coleman's eyes it must then be assumed that if a winger was in sparkling form then they must be the bench utility player. Give me a break.

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Probably comes down to who can play each other's position better

Farah plays halfback better than DCE plays hooker

Biggest problem is this though , without Luke Lewis should we be picking a different type of utility player ??

Would Jennings be a better selection than either DCE or Farah

We would struggle to cover the loss of a back with the expected forward pack that will be chosen
 
Farah should definitely be in the squad as a backup hooker to Smith. His efforts over many years, including at Origin, justify his position.

I like that Sheens has used Farah off the bench in the early games to give Smith a rest, keeping both relatively fresh and match fit. Now that we are coming to the more important games, I wouldn't be surprised if Farah drops off the bench for someone like DCE. Smith will play the full game from now on, unless injured, in which case Farah will be the starting hooker.
 
What a disgraceful article. Coleman must be a rooster supporter who is bitter that friend did not make the side. This is the second article that he is written attacking Farah. News ltd are pathetic.
 
@Joe's Tigers said:
What a disgraceful article. Coleman must be a rooster supporter who is bitter that friend did not make the side. This is the second article that he is written attacking Farah. News ltd are pathetic.
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Coleman is a staunch Queenslander and is no different to Rothfield in the manner he sticks it to Queenslanders.

Robbie played a very simple/boring game this week. Whether or not he was playing to instructions, after watching DCE's first half, Robbie should've taken some risks.

As to Friend, Matt Ballin is the number 2 in Queensland SOO terms, so this is all blowing wind!

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What a beat up - DCE has a blinder against who was it oh that's right Ireland one of the giants of RL. Let's wait and see how he goes against NZ and their massive pack before we start creaming ourselves over him.
 
@diedpretty said:
What a beat up - DCE has a blinder against who was it oh that's right Ireland one of the giants of RL. Let's wait and see how he goes against NZ and their massive pack before we start creaming ourselves over him.
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He did ok against the giant Rooster forwards in the GF. In fact he was the reason Manly were in a position to win.

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This really is typical telegraph "journalism" though. You get a positive story like DCE playing well, and you find the negative angle. I am absolutely sick of them!
 
I was Robbie s biggest supporters. But the truth of it is he has not been playing that great for the tigers for some time now. He plays more rep footy than he does for tigers. Given the amount we pay him I think the club should be more hard on him. Not let him do as he pleases.
 
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@diedpretty said:
What a beat up - DCE has a blinder against who was it oh that's right Ireland one of the giants of RL. Let's wait and see how he goes against NZ and their massive pack before we start creaming ourselves over him.

He did ok against the giant Rooster forwards in the GF. In fact he was the reason Manly were in a position to win.

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I agree and your missing my point - I think DCE is a great player and he may even show up the NZ forwards - my gripe is why such an article about his performance against Ireland of all teams. -big deal.
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Just on another point about Farah and Smith- I,m surprised Sheens has played Smith in every game when he could have used Farah - Smith has been playing without a break for nearly 9 months. He looks tired and jaded , no where near the player that we have seen over the last few years
 
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I was Robbie s biggest supporters. But the truth of it is he has not been playing that great for the tigers for some time now. He plays more rep footy than he does for tigers. Given the amount we pay him I think the club should be more hard on him. Not let him do as he pleases.
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The bigger problem Robbie faces when he does play for the WT's is teams target him in defence and this is taking a toll on his attack

If Potter can find a way to reduce his tackle count by around 10 a game he will be far fresher in attack and take far better options due to lack of fatigue
 
There is nothing wrong with saying someone is in better form than another, but to say a Australian player doesn't deserve their jumper is disgraceful and offensive. He is a clown of the highest order and should be lumped together with the other trash talkers like Blocker Roach.

Not origin tough. Remember how that little doozy turned out?
 
I feel sorry for Robbie. He's carried this side for the last 5 - 6 years and has had to play halfback, hooker and make more tackles than what he should. I am grateful he has stuck with us and didn't opt to bail out when he had the chance.
One can only imagine how good he would be playing behind a decent forward pack, with a halfback capable of directing the team around the park, instead of having to do it all himself.
Let me know when Friend singlehandedly carries the Roosters for more than 5 years.
 
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