happy_tiger
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@Geo. said:
I've heard that Smee is good Geo
The best football brain
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I've heard that Smee is good Geo
It is what type of football brain your talking about administration or onfield …Gould admin yes onfield meathead .
Reading the posts many mentioned are definitely good footy brains, but having followed one player from the start of his career my choice would be our coach JT he had a real brain for the movement of the game and the reading of the game in progress.
Reading the posts many mentioned are definitely good footy brains, but having followed one player from the start of his career my choice would be our coach JT he had a real brain for the movement of the game and the reading of the game in progress.
happy_tiger
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We have had many onfield football brains over the years , but very few make good coaches
If you want to see how much work goes into being a coach , read Gould's book Good as Gould
He can spend around 16 an hours a day during the season making out game plans
If you want to see how much work goes into being a coach , read Gould's book Good as Gould
He can spend around 16 an hours a day during the season making out game plans
goldcoast_tiger
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@happy tiger said:
A lot of the praise that Smith gets for his decisions, should be going to the real brains in that team,and while I hate giving a Qlder a wrap , Imo. Cronk is the main brains behind the Storm and has been for a long while. most of the big calls that are made are his.
While I wouldn,t put Cronk up as the best football brain , he is certainly up there with them.
When hes not there, the difference it makes is very noticeable.
As was shown in the last SOO series, where Smith came back to the field without him, and was very little danger to the opposition
Not saying that hes not a good player , but the sainthood that has been placed on him is sometimes not deserved (Thats only an opinion)
Tiger_Watto
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This is a good question… This is where I rate players like Hastings, Sterling & Johns as being very astute and above there peers.
Out of today's players, the best running around the NRL today is Jared Mullen.
Out of today's players, the best running around the NRL today is Jared Mullen.
@goldcoast tiger said:
I agree alot with this, everyone always down plays Cronk's ability saying he rides on Smith's skirt tails, I think they both benefit from each other.
Cronk calls every system, and every play in the system, he tells smith which segment on wants the ball played on the attacking play. Smith is very good at implementing this, and is terrific at getting his forwards across the line. It must be noted Smith benefits greatly from Cronk.
Cronk is the best organiser I have ever seen, and is machine like with his options. He lacks the brilliance of a Johns or Thurston, but if you wanted to teach a kid to play half, you'd mould them on cronk.
Ben Ikin is one of the best minds I have chatted with, Justin Morgan another.
On field, Cronk, Taylor and Ricky stand out for me.
Coaching Bellemy, Warren Ryan stand out. Dessie must be great, but he keeps it to himself, so it is hard to tell.
happy_tiger
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@Goose said:
And that's what would of made Sterlo a good coach Goose
He is too happy playing golf , being a dad and a commentator than to stress himself out with coaching
Sterlo was my first thought when I read the thread title.
Brilliant player.
When he bagan calling games after retiring, he would often predict what would happen three tackles before hand…reads a game like very few
Brilliant player.
When he bagan calling games after retiring, he would often predict what would happen three tackles before hand…reads a game like very few
