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Needaname said:
Inglis was 110kg when he was fullback for Souths.
True story.
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I’ve been an argument at work today over whether he was a better back or a better fullback.

It remains unresolved.

At any rate, here is Greg obliterating the majority of a marquee Brisbane side.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=978151193060265&id=7290864969

This endeavour illustrates almost every single skill an attacking footballer can possibly possess in the one “ package” run.

It’s otherworldly.

…and he’s all ours now!
 
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crazycat said:
Man Jarryd Hayne is a lot like Kalyn Ponga now... had on games and off games. ..

Yet when Jarryd was on, man that guy was on. I remember Parra vs St george and the Saints had 6-8 defenders, Hayne ran straight through them.

Hayne clearly had that natural ability that could really turn games. But his attitude and the fact it often came down to him meant he would never reach the heights of Ingles... Still a freak of nature in his own right.
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I was prompted to find it on you tube, they virtually all had a shot on him in a staggered defensive line but none of them could handle him.

There was an allegation of sheparding just before he went over but the sheep baa-ed and he went over virtually untouched.

We call it “a great individual try.”
 
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Tiger Karen said:
I was prompted to find it on you tube, they virtually all had a shot on him in a staggered defensive line but none of them could handle him.

There was an allegation of sheparding just before he went over but the sheep baa-ed and he went over virtually untouched.

We call it “a great individual try.”
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I remember after that game he poured a bottle of gatorade over his face like it was water. Remember thinking that was so grotty.
 
GNR4LIFE said:
There’s a line in the film 10 Things I Hate About You. Heath Ledger comments on everyone obsessing over this one particular girl “What is it with this girl, has she got beer flavoured nipples?”. I can’t help think of that line when I see people pushing Seyfarth’s barrel. Hey, maybe it’s me, but I just don’t get it.
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Not you. He hasn’t been up to NRL standard in his 47 games, maybe had 6 good games but the rest were garbage.

People focus on his effort & he is a cheap roster spot - woohoo, guess we get what we pay for.

That’s in the past, he is apparently training the house down again and will slot into the lock spot. If he does start - hope he nails it and finally steps up to NRL standard. I don’t see him as a NRL player let alone starting forward for a team who wants to play finals.
 
DUCK said:
Bigscreentv I am tuned into your TV!
If Seyfarth is considered a Wests Tigers 1st grade forward in 24 then I agree that a Spoon THREEPEAT is a real possibility.
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I don't mind him as a back-up option. Agree, we could do better, but he's 100% not a starting lock.
 
Go_You_Good_Things said:
An aside . . . last night at dinner, we were talking about Inglis' mentoring role.
I said to my son that the media seems to be finally giving us a bit of respect and not heaping shit on us at every chance.
He said " did you think it might be because this is the first time you ain't doing shit things ?"
He is a stupid Roosters supporter, and so his opinion on this subject is useless . . . but funny how we see things differently.
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I would disown him for being a Roosters supporter.
 
GNR4LIFE said:
It was better than the grand final flick pass. It’s ruined a little in that the camera cuts to another shot at the exact moment he puts the ball behind his back. What makes it so great is the fact he isn’t just floating across field, looking for a runner, he’s going at full speed, and he knew what he was doing. Aysford actually did well to see it coming. How many times are you going to expect to get a pass from that angle.

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Also illustrates beautifully how important young Chris Lawrence was, same as Gareth Ellis, and how having players who are willing to run difficult lines is an important way to disrupt the defence.

Of course there are naturally gifted players like Gasnier who demanded early ball, but if you have big strong runners who can learn to run holes all game, and maintain that work ethic (because it's easy to get lazy or tired doing so much off-ball effort), they become a crucial part of your attack.

Benji gets on the outside because Lawrence reads the play (the decreasing width after Benji shrugs from the attempted tackle) and runs hard to the inside. Given that the defender (Jeff Robson) knows "Marshall to Lawrence" is a standard Tigers attack play, and he's probably been preparing for it all week, the shift of gears by Lawrence to the inside causes Robson to plant his feet and Benji's great dummy sells the fake.

Grothe can no longer trust the inside cover to catch Benji and it sets up arguably the greatest flick pass you will ever see. In fact I'd argue it's not really a flick pass at all - yes it's behind the back, but flicks are usually fast passes to players coming back against the grain (e.g. the GF pass to Richards). This is instead a standard outside pass modality (draw the winger and pass out to your wing), but Benji holds the ball so long to ensure that Grothe is committed, that he can only execute around the back. And Grothe's no fool, he knows it's coming and still almost recovers to push Ayshford out. Half a second earlier from Benji and Ayshford gets tackled.
 
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