@GNR4LIFE said:
I heard that mentioned a while ago
Trent Robbo & willie Manu were team mates too
Richards a liability
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I heard that mentioned a while ago
Trent Robbo & willie Manu were team mates too
@king sirro said:
No he's not, but you can't slate the bloke and conveniently leave out that he was the one who broke the game open. Big hand in two tries. Fergie cannot overlook that.
Club_Sandwich
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@stevetiger said:
Id rather Richards by a country mile - sure Koro is fast and electric in attack, but he is a poor defender and cant kick goals. How many times has Richards almost single handedly won games for us?
The thing with Koro is that he has really blossomed under a great coach. Mick Potter was never going to be able to do that.
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We don't win without Richards today. Simple.
king_sirro
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CB I think he has every right to. This thread gets bumped to give it to Fergie with Pats' good moments, so why shouldn't he respond with Pats negative moments to add the correct balance to the argument. If others want to dig him out with only one side then he can reply with only the opposite side IMO. What's fair for them is fair for him
happy_tiger
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I just hope Pattycakes continues being a massive liability every week
By the way , when did they start giving MOTM awards to liabilities ??
By the way , when did they start giving MOTM awards to liabilities ??
jirskyr
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Patty got low on his last try, nice to see him revert to this, however copped a good shot for his trouble.
youre embarrassing yourself fergie…best to let it go
fergiefurr
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I notice how nobody actually tries to retort my comments on him and why I think his flaws out weigh his pros. In general it's basically 'you suck.' I have said many, many times that his boot is a massive weapon and I wouldn't swap his goal kicking for anyone's.
When he had a shocker against souths nobody came in to justify his poor showing, because it was indefensible.
The reason he had to resort to the 'kick and hope' was because he isn't fast, or strong enough to get over the line in a tight space. Put nofo, kevvie or the guy who we let go instead of him on the left wing and they don't need to kick it, they score themselves, that's my point. If you're happy for him to have to kick infield because he isn't good enough to score that's fine, but by far the majority of the time you'll see the result of the one earlier in the second half where he kicked it straight to an eels player then the miskick that bobbed up off the shin for teddy
When he had a shocker against souths nobody came in to justify his poor showing, because it was indefensible.
The reason he had to resort to the 'kick and hope' was because he isn't fast, or strong enough to get over the line in a tight space. Put nofo, kevvie or the guy who we let go instead of him on the left wing and they don't need to kick it, they score themselves, that's my point. If you're happy for him to have to kick infield because he isn't good enough to score that's fine, but by far the majority of the time you'll see the result of the one earlier in the second half where he kicked it straight to an eels player then the miskick that bobbed up off the shin for teddy
We could all agree that Patty is very very slow. If he plays on next year he will probably be the forums scapegoat. The majority of posters on this forum wanted Richards gone at the beggining of the season, just because YOU didn't start the thread doesn't mean you didn't have that opinion.
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@fergiefurr said:
On current form perhaps, but at the Tigers his positioning was all over the shop, his defensive reads were appalling, he couldn't catch a high ball if you lowered it to him on a string and he was missing more tackles a game than brooks. It's not like Koro wasn't given opportunities in the top grade. He was dropped fair and square after a shocker against the Saints in round 1 2014
Now I've been a big fan of Marika since his second first grade game when he scored 4 tries in what was basically a touch footy game against Parra. I was always frustrated he couldn't get his game sorted under Potter. As it was we had a servicable pair of wingers in Nofo and Richards while Koro was getting paid top 25 money to play park footy in NSW cup. Wests Tigers couldn't afford to burn cap money on potential, which the storm apparently could.
I remember watching Koro's first game against us for the storm (which we lost big time) and what stuck with me was how much Billy Slater babysat Koro. He was doing the work for two covering fullback and wing in defence, I think he even got pinged collaring a kick chaser from behind rather than risk Koro contesting it.
I wish Marika all the best at the Storm. He's a hell of a proposition to stop once he's moving the right way holding onto the ball but I don't believe he'd be playing first grade for the Tigers today had he stayed. He needed a side that could carry a prospect, and he probably needed Craig Bellamy's guidance and structure to get himself sorted.
happy_tiger
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Koroibete still hasn't been tested defensively
I know that the Storm are good at covering a players deficiencies , but teams like the Roosters will target him
No one has ever questioned his attacking prowess ever , but people need to admit he has/ had bad defensive reads in him and wasn't good under the high ball
But the big thing is he is gone , and like others before him we will judge his progress
Wish him the best until he plays us and then hopes he plays like garbage
I know that the Storm are good at covering a players deficiencies , but teams like the Roosters will target him
No one has ever questioned his attacking prowess ever , but people need to admit he has/ had bad defensive reads in him and wasn't good under the high ball
But the big thing is he is gone , and like others before him we will judge his progress
Wish him the best until he plays us and then hopes he plays like garbage
simonthetiger
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This thread is a cracker, looks like early pole position for dumbest post of the year!!!
Carn the liability!!!
What a cracker of a game!!
I wish we had more liabilities!!
Carn the liability!!!
What a cracker of a game!!
I wish we had more liabilities!!
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I get a giggle every time I see this thread title.
So ridiculous.
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So ridiculous.
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@fergiefurr said:
Next time you call someone a liability, try not to pick a guy who heavily contributes to games the club has won.
Would you at least back peddle a bit and agree he isn't the liability you originally made him out to be? We can all be wrong, admitting mistakes doesn't hurt.
InBenjiWeTrust
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Unfortunately I can only wish that Lawrence becomes such a 'liability' :frowning:
Koro is turning out to be a gun.
If push came to shove i would rather have him back then have Patty.
However that does not mean Richards should be bagged. Without some of his contributions this year we probably lose against Gold Coast and Parra and a staring at 1-4.
Richards is not a dud by any means, in fact for his gae he is a gun. However nothing beats speed and we lack a bit of it in the back line.
Anyway, Richards deserves praise for his performances, he is more skillful then given credit for.
If push came to shove i would rather have him back then have Patty.
However that does not mean Richards should be bagged. Without some of his contributions this year we probably lose against Gold Coast and Parra and a staring at 1-4.
Richards is not a dud by any means, in fact for his gae he is a gun. However nothing beats speed and we lack a bit of it in the back line.
Anyway, Richards deserves praise for his performances, he is more skillful then given credit for.
