Standout for 2015

[king_sirro]

I have to get one right eventually don't I Happy? Fingers crossed

 

[Tiger_Watto]

Lodge will be a different player to Woods… His aggression is perfect Happy. This is what will make him reach the level I feel he will reach.

He has shown he can get his lungs right, as well as show he can defend laterally. At his age, he is way ahead of other players in his age catagory!

 

[Moh]

I am excited to see how Lodge progresses.

Also reckon Ava will have a good season and hopefully Sue too.

 

[happy_tiger]

I have to get one right eventually don't I Happy? Fingers crossed

Mate I am excited as well about Lodge don't get me wrong , but he has a lot of work to build his engine up anywhere near Wood's motor

If Keefy can find the accelerator peddle as well , we could have one of the best prop rotations in 2015 -2016

 

[Goose]

Lodge will be compared to Sam Burgess by seasons end

Massive call mate

Do you mean by all fans of the game or just members of this Forum ??

By media types

A very well respected talent scout believes he will be the best forward in the comp within 3 years.
Big call. But he has talent.

 

[Goose]

I have to get one right eventually don't I Happy? Fingers crossed

Mate I am excited as well about Lodge don't get me wrong , but he has a lot of work to build his engine up anywhere near Wood's motor

If Keefy can find the accelerator peddle as well , we could have one of the best prop rotations in 2015 -2016

He has a good engine, wont be an issue. He wont be asked to play 60+ minutes anytime soon, he'll get through more than enough work in the time he has to play.

His shortcomings this year will be around discipline in terms of both penalties and pushing the pass, that will come with experience.

 

[happy_tiger]

Lodge will be compared to Sam Burgess by seasons end

Massive call mate

Do you mean by all fans of the game or just members of this Forum ??

By media types

A very well respected talent scout believes he will be the best forward in the comp within 3 years.
Big call. But he has talent.

Give yourself a wrap next time Goose will you :laughing:

 

[Goose]

Lol, I like to think I'm respected talent scout :slight_smile:

The guy Im referring to is further up the food chain :slight_smile:

 

[happy_tiger]

Lol, I like to think I'm respected talent scout :slight_smile:

The guy Im referring to is further up the food chain :slight_smile:

We respect you bro :smiley:

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

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[gallagher]

Something tells me that we will see a slimmer, quicker Chris Lawrence and he will regain the love of the forum.

Our new S&C coach to have our players fit and well more often.

Sirro to release the beast from within and dominate the left edge.

Woods to get even better and become a leader of the SOO pack as well as Tigers

I got a good feeling about Lawrence aswell. I find it hard to believe that all that talent just disappeared,

His talent was speed and unless he has found some new tricks in the off season he needs his speed back

He had more than just speed. He put his winger away with a nice short ball or a flick many many times.

 

[happy_tiger]

Something tells me that we will see a slimmer, quicker Chris Lawrence and he will regain the love of the forum.

Our new S&C coach to have our players fit and well more often.

Sirro to release the beast from within and dominate the left edge.

Woods to get even better and become a leader of the SOO pack as well as Tigers

I got a good feeling about Lawrence aswell. I find it hard to believe that all that talent just disappeared,

His talent was speed and unless he has found some new tricks in the off season he needs his speed back

He had more than just speed. He put his winger away with a nice short ball or a flick many many times.

And that is still related to his speed

Now the opposition defenders can hang off because he doesn't have the speed to burn them if they do

Players in the past had to make a commitment far earlier to what they thought Rowdy would do

 

[VanillaThunder]

A good line is a good line. You can have all the size in the world but run straight at a guy and get sat down every time. Look at the likes of Ryan Hoffman or Boyd Corner, they've made a living on running lines and they don't have the speed that Lawrence should.

You're right, his speed was a factor early in his career, but now it's a matter of just hitting him late and closer to the line.

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[happy_tiger]

A good line is a good line. You can have all the size in the world but run straight at a guy and get sat down every time. Look at the likes of Ryan Hoffman or Boyd Corner, they've made a living on running lines and they don't have the speed that Lawrence should.

You're right, his speed was a factor early in his career, but now it's a matter of just hitting him late and closer to the line.

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Unless he can get some footwork at the line it won't work

He only knows one way and so does every other defender in the comp bar Chris Sandow

The difference with Hoffman and Cordner is they get many dream balls a game with heaps of attacking options all around him with so many slight variations to those plays that make them unpredictable

 

[gallagher]

A good line is a good line. You can have all the size in the world but run straight at a guy and get sat down every time. Look at the likes of Ryan Hoffman or Boyd Corner, they've made a living on running lines and they don't have the speed that Lawrence should.

You're right, his speed was a factor early in his career, but now it's a matter of just hitting him late and closer to the line.

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Unless he can get some footwork at the line it won't work

He only knows one way and so does every other defender in the comp bar Chris Sandow

The difference with Hoffman and Cordner is they get many dream balls a game with heaps of attacking options all around him with so many slight variations to those plays that make them unpredictable

Well you'd hope he'd be getting better ball than he has in the last few seasons.

 

[happy_tiger]

A good line is a good line. You can have all the size in the world but run straight at a guy and get sat down every time. Look at the likes of Ryan Hoffman or Boyd Corner, they've made a living on running lines and they don't have the speed that Lawrence should.

You're right, his speed was a factor early in his career, but now it's a matter of just hitting him late and closer to the line.

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Unless he can get some footwork at the line it won't work

He only knows one way and so does every other defender in the comp bar Chris Sandow

The difference with Hoffman and Cordner is they get many dream balls a game with heaps of attacking options all around him with so many slight variations to those plays that make them unpredictable

Well you'd hope he'd be getting better ball than he has in the last few seasons.

And that there lays the issues for the WT's for x amount of years in the future

You can't expect to create chances for wingers when you lack quality centres and 2nd rowers

Teams will sit and wait for the 2nd man plays to Teddy in the attacking 20 and will nail him mercilessly unless we can find a centre / 2nd rower with something that will cause oppositions concern

 

[VanillaThunder]

A good line is a good line. You can have all the size in the world but run straight at a guy and get sat down every time. Look at the likes of Ryan Hoffman or Boyd Corner, they've made a living on running lines and they don't have the speed that Lawrence should.

You're right, his speed was a factor early in his career, but now it's a matter of just hitting him late and closer to the line.

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Unless he can get some footwork at the line it won't work

He only knows one way and so does every other defender in the comp bar Chris Sandow

The difference with Hoffman and Cordner is they get many dream balls a game with heaps of attacking options all around him with so many slight variations to those plays that make them unpredictable

Well you'd hope he'd be getting better ball than he has in the last few seasons.

And that there lays the issues for the WT's for x amount of years in the future

You can't expect to create chances for wingers when you lack quality centres and 2nd rowers

Teams will sit and wait for the 2nd man plays to Teddy in the attacking 20 and will nail him mercilessly unless we can find a centre / 2nd rower with something that will cause oppositions concern

And you can't expect hole-running centres and second rowers to create the space running off rookie halves with a lot to learn or Benji crabbing across the field right in front of them.
I think there's more likely a happy medium between the two opinions but each has valid points.

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[happy_tiger]

Unless he can get some footwork at the line it won't work

He only knows one way and so does every other defender in the comp bar Chris Sandow

The difference with Hoffman and Cordner is they get many dream balls a game with heaps of attacking options all around him with so many slight variations to those plays that make them unpredictable

Well you'd hope he'd be getting better ball than he has in the last few seasons.

And that there lays the issues for the WT's for x amount of years in the future

You can't expect to create chances for wingers when you lack quality centres and 2nd rowers

Teams will sit and wait for the 2nd man plays to Teddy in the attacking 20 and will nail him mercilessly unless we can find a centre / 2nd rower with something that will cause oppositions concern

And you can't expect hole-running centres and second rowers to create the space running off rookie halves with a lot to learn or Benji crabbing across the field right in front of them.
I think there's more likely a happy medium between the two opinions but each has valid points.

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I agree totally VT , there is more than one way to skin a cat

It just concerns me that we are weak in two areas that operate side by side in attack and in defence and rely so much on each other in both attack and defence

 

[VanillaThunder]

Unfortunately, the perpetual "give them time" excuse will be trotted out as we wait and see whose potential is actually realised.
If the likes of Sironen, Akauola, Sue and Liolevave reach there's then Lawrence will look much more of a world beater, even if he doesn't regain his speed.
Every Tigers game my brother regales me with tales of when he saw/played against Lawrence at a state junior comp as this out of place skinny, long haired kid that just absolutely dominated. Those days may be gone but with his football IQ and work ethic it'd be hard to imagine he couldn't find a way to stay (become) effective.

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