Hes been average in D for us and at origin level for a long time …its not his teammates..its him
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The biggest issue we had last few years was ruck defence in the middle. Woods, Grant, Ava were average defenders on contact and also laterally. Teams got quick play the balls and made our outside backs defend on the back foot.
Packer, Matulino, Twal, ET and Eiso in the middle will make a major difference. People forget about the defensive part of the game Woods is close to the worst prop in the league for one on one defence and slowing down the ruck.
Our middle will be much stronger and ET will be able to focus on making 50+ tackles and chiming in with the ball and not trying to make metres which is not his game.
Packer, Matulino, Twal, ET and Eiso in the middle will make a major difference. People forget about the defensive part of the game Woods is close to the worst prop in the league for one on one defence and slowing down the ruck.
Our middle will be much stronger and ET will be able to focus on making 50+ tackles and chiming in with the ball and not trying to make metres which is not his game.
vlad
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I know Taumalolo is a beast but a prop with the status of Woods should’ve done better than the effort at 1.20 in this video … https://youtu.be/J4hIibznrG8
GNR4LIFE
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As I said earlier, he was steamrolled by Justin O'Neill, so it's no surprise the best forward in the game would too.
Woods' work rate in attack was good for the tigers, but gee he was soft in defense sometimes. The one that stands out to me is when Shannon Boyd ran over him in the game at Leichhardt in that infamous Raiders comeback win. The wind was crazy that day, and we were running with it in the first half. Then just before halftime Boyd makes a fool out of Woods, and after that we were next to no chance of holding off the Raiders in the second half. I don't think I've ever seen a game where the wind was so advantageous for the team running in a certain direction, so we needed to go into the halftime break with as big a lead as possible.
As a blues fan, I never want to see him picked in Origin again. He stinks at that level.
For the Kangaroos he is fine because he is surrounded by superstars and playing against inferior teams.
As a blues fan, I never want to see him picked in Origin again. He stinks at that level.
For the Kangaroos he is fine because he is surrounded by superstars and playing against inferior teams.
Since everyone else is giving their 2 cents worth on Woods, I figure I'll join in.
Woods is a good prop. He was playing too many minutes for far too long. He's good for 130m+ every game and 25-30 tackles. He can be a bit lazy in defence, but the whole team (bar a few) have been pretty lazy the past few years. He was a good local kid, but was the wrong choice for captain. He's just not a natural leader or talker. If you look at the huddles after the opposition scored, you'd often see ET talking to the boys, even if Woods was on the field. Lawrence was the better choice for captain IMO.
Woods is a good prop. He was playing too many minutes for far too long. He's good for 130m+ every game and 25-30 tackles. He can be a bit lazy in defence, but the whole team (bar a few) have been pretty lazy the past few years. He was a good local kid, but was the wrong choice for captain. He's just not a natural leader or talker. If you look at the huddles after the opposition scored, you'd often see ET talking to the boys, even if Woods was on the field. Lawrence was the better choice for captain IMO.
ancient_magpie
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Woods only made so many metres be he was a hog and called for the ball twice in most sets and because he was Captain nobody was game to overrule .If blokes like Jessy Sue and Aloiai got the ball as much as woods thay would make as many metres as him and actually hurt the defence.Lets see how he goes when hes not top dog andTolman who is also a hog calls for the ball.Bring on Matuleno and Packer I say
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newtiger
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Yeah and you on the Kennel stirring them up.
Red88_Tiger
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I agree his shoulders never lead and drive in tackles plus he has the tendency to be lazy on the inside that effect 2 -3 tackles later.
That being said i don't think there is enough decent/consistent props in nsw to displace him
gallagher
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I look forward to Sue punching out those metres next year.
jirskyr
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Another 3-4 pages of the signings thread to talk about a bloke who left the club? Let us move on.
avocadoontoast
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I think you might be terribly disappointed.
balmain boy
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Agreed!
We're not signing Woods. Nor Teddy. Nor Moses.
If you want to chat endlessly about our ex players well that's your choice, but maybe start an ex players discussion thread, or comment in their individual threads.
This thread should be left purely for the discussion of prospective signings and related rumours!
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newtiger
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Sue was playing with a back injury most of the season, his back only came good towards the end of the season when he look quite good.
