Overrated Benji - Nothing has changed
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Wouldnt say a blinder but it was 100% on last weeks effort
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@T-REXX said:
He played within himself still, but really toyed with the Eels at times. Nothing wrong with his speed or footwork tonight either. Promising signs folks, promising signs…
foreveratiger
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@T-REXX said:
Parra will be down there this year make no mistake about that along with Saints and Penrith , so its' hard to gage on that 1 performance but i'd much rather hear how well he did do rather that how bad against a poor side , next week will be watching with interest….
happy_tiger
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@stryker said:
Sounds like a couple of old bulls might be banging heads mate :wink:
We have seen classic Benji the last two weeks That is the problem
Hope Willow is right when he said promising signs ….......... a week is a long time in rugby league
happy_tiger
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@stryker said:
For the good of our chances in 2013 I hope all you Benji buddies are right , if not we will be in the bottom four sides
By the way ,what do you second rowers know anyway ?? Too busy bludging out wide to know what hard work is or what goes on a football field
Bit like football players actually
happy_tiger
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@stryker said:
Yeah they did , second rowers would make some feeble attempt at a tackle (which looked more like he was trying to kiss the opposition player , not kill him ) and I would have to put the rampaging 84kg winger he just missed into the second tier of the stadium
Give me three reasons you think Benji will be more consistant in 2013 Stryker
He doesn't have a forward pack that is likely to help him
I dont see the man as ever being a complete, consistant footballer. That is not who he is and never will be. He is an attacking weapon without peer. He is the bloke who can put on a try out of nothing, kick a field goal from half way with one step and inspire young players. He is a "go to" guy. Sheens tried to change this and got the arse as a result. Benji is there to set up and score tries. He is not there to run the play. He has been used incorrectly since Prince left. He is the bloke you give the ball to after field position has been established.
My reasoning:
No.1 - He is a freak. He is one of the most naturally talented footballers of the past 2 generations. He is nowhere near the best, but on his day can create points from nowhere like not many others can.
No.2 - Sheens **edited** him. Plain and simple. He tried to turn a weapon into an organising half and failed miserably. When Benji strayed from the game plan last year we won. He is the creater of points in this side after others have done the hard work.
No.3 - When on song, Benji plays football. Not text book do it by the numbers BS, but football. He loves being 2 wide of the ruck. Again he is hopeless at controlling a game but brilliant in space. This year he has a bloke with genuine pace outside him and another who does the hard yards inside him.
I really believe season 2013 will see a rejuvenated Benji and I cant wait for it.
My reasoning:
No.1 - He is a freak. He is one of the most naturally talented footballers of the past 2 generations. He is nowhere near the best, but on his day can create points from nowhere like not many others can.
No.2 - Sheens **edited** him. Plain and simple. He tried to turn a weapon into an organising half and failed miserably. When Benji strayed from the game plan last year we won. He is the creater of points in this side after others have done the hard work.
No.3 - When on song, Benji plays football. Not text book do it by the numbers BS, but football. He loves being 2 wide of the ruck. Again he is hopeless at controlling a game but brilliant in space. This year he has a bloke with genuine pace outside him and another who does the hard yards inside him.
I really believe season 2013 will see a rejuvenated Benji and I cant wait for it.
Cosimo_Zaretti
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@seadoggy said:
Wel that's hardly Benji's fault. If you've got a half running across you, you've got to be expecting the ball. Why are there 12 other blokes standing flatfooted watching Benji run sideways?
RUN THE BALL BENJI - that is what made you most effective when you first came into the game.
When Marshall first played first grade he was running off a first grade halfback, which allowed him the freedom to run. The past few seasons he's been trying to play two positions at once with a succession of increasingly dubious halves partners (Liam Fulton at 5/8 ffs). I'm not necessarily defending Marshall's form, but you can't really compare it to the situation between 03-06 when he had a much freer hand.
Which brings us back to our halfback conundrum, but that's hardly new territory in this forum.
TurnStyle
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post deleted by me…. :blah
TurnStyle
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ps: who really gives a #@*% what eminem says???!!!
TurnStyle
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@stryker said:
haha… classic. :roll
i was actually a fullback, and to be honest, i always did and always will believe that it is the forwards who do the hardest work on the field, so that guys like me (no shirt lifter by the way) could do our thing. thankfully, because of you guys, i still look good... :wink:
TurnStyle
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@Cosimo_Zaretti said:
have to disagree with that. i think it is benjis fault because he cramps them because they have already put themselves where they are supposed to be, and in any case, no one really knows what he is going to do….
Year_of_the_Tiger
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@stryker said:
I'm on your boat for this trip Stryker!
Black_amp_Gold
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I thought I would go back into my old threads and see which one of you 'Einstein's' were defending Benji…..
Well here is the list...Is your name on it?
How silly do you feel?
supercoach
goose
bigsirro
sheer64
barra
fraze23
snake
fadetoblack
paris cobbs
tigersrule4life
hardwick
yearofthetiger
stryker
WELL WELL WELL - 99% of people in this forum want to see the back of Benji now! You were making a million and one excuses for him....Remember? Some of you were saying he had more try assists than anyone else....lololol...where are you now? Stil lwant to keep this liability in the team?
Oh and those of you that said Humphreys was a good CEO..........Well we all know how that ended...Actually, you dont....He resigned didnt he.......Or did he? Those of us that are close to people in the club or board know what really happened!
Well here is the list...Is your name on it?
How silly do you feel?
supercoach
goose
bigsirro
sheer64
barra
fraze23
snake
fadetoblack
paris cobbs
tigersrule4life
hardwick
yearofthetiger
stryker
WELL WELL WELL - 99% of people in this forum want to see the back of Benji now! You were making a million and one excuses for him....Remember? Some of you were saying he had more try assists than anyone else....lololol...where are you now? Stil lwant to keep this liability in the team?
Oh and those of you that said Humphreys was a good CEO..........Well we all know how that ended...Actually, you dont....He resigned didnt he.......Or did he? Those of us that are close to people in the club or board know what really happened!
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