Woods hammered by Tunks on Talkin Sport

[TrueTiger]

I bet he went a Keith Galloway…..i had my haircut today too

lol! much to my dads great delight, i finally had my long hair all chopped off too!!! :laughing:

thats right kids… it doesnt matter how old you are: if your dad hates your hair you will know about it!

Lol, Turnstyle.. Trying to get my son to have a haircut ,is like pulling teeth. What persuaded you to get it cut?

well, im almost 43 now and always knew this was my last hurrah as far as growing my hair goes. i have had the same short back and sides for the last 20 odd years and just wanted to do something different (for me). i always admitted it looks much better short, but just wanted a change for a while.

last wednesday i had a skype interview for a job in brisbane and i really really want it, so i shaved off my beatnick goatee (mo and beard not joined) and went to a (professional looking) short back and sides hairstyle again because i wanted to give the best possible impression and myself the best chance of getting it.

besides looking WAY better now, it even made me really feel the part for the job i am hoping for. :slight_smile:[/quote
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Turney,hope you get the job mate,sounds like your really excited about it….

 

[happy_tiger]

I hate this focus on aggression and enforcers…...waste of time

In the modern game most of the blokes who have this wrap rarely play in teams that win much. (JWH prob the exception) Bird, Scott, Lussick play in sides that usally struggle. Where as Melbourne have used the likes of Bromwithch, Norrie, White and Manly had King and Kite.

Do your job, which is make metres, draw in defenders and get a quick PTB in attack. Woods does this every week. In defense the middle men have to chase from marker, close the space and control the speed of the ruck. Woods again, very effective. He is a very good prop. More Lazarus or Webcke than Harragon and Carroll.

He missed a shocker on the weekend, and it changed the game, everyone who has ever strapped on a boot has done that.

I don't think you can compare Lazarus and Webcke with Woods just yet

Woods in nowhere near as fast as Webcke or Lazarus and that's my issue with him

Couldn't give two hoots about his hair , corn rows would be the go for the Wooda

 

[GoldXR50Leroy]

I'm quite surprised that in this day and age any one still listens to this drivel, I gave up on the show despite being a 'Member' and a regular caller, Gav going on to be a Evangelist for the GWS done me completely, I know a man has to make a living but the sheer hypocrasy did me in.
Tunks is a dinosaur, lived in another era and while I'm disappointed that the forwards aren't allowed to be aggressive as I was back in the day he does have a bit of a point about the amount of time that Woodsy spends getting the 'tape' back in place, Tunksy did play with Robbo who couldn't give a stuff what his hair looked like last tackle, just let it all flow Woodsy either that or wear headgear.

 

[TurnStyle]

Turney,hope you get the job mate,sounds like your really excited about it….

thanks very much TT. im not sure i have ever wanted a job so much in my life!!!

i gave it 100% so if i dont get it, at least i can say i did everything i could have. :slight_smile:

 

[Tigermama]

I'm sure you look real spiffy Turnstyle :wink: hope you get the new job!

 

[happy_tiger]

Tunks was a tough and hard player in his time

This is the same bloke who offered for his coach to back over his leg with a car to prove his fitness for a GF

Certainly a different era , but still deserves respect

 

[Goose]

I hate this focus on aggression and enforcers…...waste of time

In the modern game most of the blokes who have this wrap rarely play in teams that win much. (JWH prob the exception) Bird, Scott, Lussick play in sides that usally struggle. Where as Melbourne have used the likes of Bromwithch, Norrie, White and Manly had King and Kite.

Do your job, which is make metres, draw in defenders and get a quick PTB in attack. Woods does this every week. In defense the middle men have to chase from marker, close the space and control the speed of the ruck. Woods again, very effective. He is a very good prop. More Lazarus or Webcke than Harragon and Carroll.

He missed a shocker on the weekend, and it changed the game, everyone who has ever strapped on a boot has done that.

I don't think you can compare Lazarus and Webcke with Woods just yet

Woods in nowhere near as fast as Webcke or Lazarus and that's my issue with him

Couldn't give two hoots about his hair , corn rows would be the go for the Wooda

I Meant in the way they were not the intimidating type, not being as good as them (at this point, but he has started strongly. Neither Lazarus or Webcke were the intimidating type. They didnt smash blokes or charge into the line or play the enforcer at all.
They just used their skills (which were different to each other and woods ) to do their job effectively week in, week out.

 

[Goose]

I hate this focus on aggression and enforcers…...waste of time

In the modern game most of the blokes who have this wrap rarely play in teams that win much. (JWH prob the exception) Bird, Scott, Lussick play in sides that usally struggle. Where as Melbourne have used the likes of Bromwithch, Norrie, White and Manly had King and Kite.

Do your job, which is make metres, draw in defenders and get a quick PTB in attack. Woods does this every week. In defense the middle men have to chase from marker, close the space and control the speed of the ruck. Woods again, very effective. He is a very good prop. More Lazarus or Webcke than Harragon and Carroll.

He missed a shocker on the weekend, and it changed the game, everyone who has ever strapped on a boot has done that.[/quote
Goose, , you may not like aggression , but most teams without plentyof controlled aggression , will come second in most games( everything else being equal)

Myth.
the 2 most dominant sides of the modern era do have any agression in the style Tunks was discussing.

They have been so successful by being ultra efficient, which is exactly what WOods is all about.

Belting blokes is for the crowds not winning games. (I mean in the legal sense, not punching blokes)

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

That's fine , that's your option. But just take yourself back one season , what was the main difference when Taupau and Gavet were terrorising sides when they came off the bench and scattering opposition in attack , also smashing anyone silly enough to run at them?
It was raw aggression. Sometimes they sailed close to the line , sometimes they may have crossed it. Ther certainly no one like tham in the competition.
It lifter Woodsie to a higher level as well, and his form was the best I've seen from him
Its been said here this week that our bench now lacks aggression , going on last year, that's certainly true .
Btw, I have never said that I wanted Woods to go old style aggressive, just to play like he did in those games last year
Our pack was never called soft then, but they have been on several occasions before and after that period.
Anyway you have your opinion and so do I , and that what Forums are about, so iI leave it at that, cheers
Anyway you are entitled to your opinion , so am I .

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

That's fine , that's your option. But just take yourself back one season , what was the main difference when Taupau and Gavet were terrorising sides when they came off the bench and scattering opposition in attack , also smashing anyone silly enough to run at them?
It was raw aggression. Sometimes they sailed close to the line , sometimes they may have crossed it. Ther certainly no one like tham in the competition.
It lifter Woodsie to a higher level as well, and his form was the best I've seen from him
Its been said here this week that our bench now lacks aggression , going on last year, that's certainly true .
Btw, I have never said that I wanted Woods to go old style aggressive, just to play like he did in those games last year
Our pack was never called soft then, but they have been on several occasions before and after that period.
Anyway you have your opinion and so do I , and that what Forums are about, so iI leave it at that, Cheers

 

[jirskyr]

I'm with Goose on this one, per my earlier post.

Pure aggression gets you on the highlights reel and can make a stamp on individual games. Over a whole season though, it is not the biggest or most brutal teams that end up on top.

Goose is right - the best props in the game right now are arguably Woods, Bromwich, Scott, Matulino, Graham. Only Graham is a renowned aggro head, but because of his smaller size, he's not really out there putting on mad hits or fending off players every hitup. In fact he spends a good deal of his time on the pine through suspension.

What we really need is consistent excellence, consistent good decision making under pressure. The best teams, the best players, are always near their top and can undo the odd mistake through adherence to game plan.

You look at Rabbits last year, they essentially had one defensive enforcer (S Burgess) and one bullocking runner (G Burgess). Ben Te'o could sometimes be either, but he was hardly dominating forward packs, he was just good at picking his moment to take a shot (kind of like Steve Matai before 2015). Props were supplemented by decent average footballers: Tyrell, Clarke, T Burgess. Sutton, McQueen and Turner were all mobile and decent workers.

Who was out there dominating the opposition every week? It was only Sam Burgess and he is one of the best forwards to go around in the last 5 years. His brother could be dangerous close to the line, but George Burgess was/is no defensive powerhouse.

GC Tiger talks about the games where Taupau and Gavet were rampaging, dominating. Yeah that worked for the opening 6 rounds, then the opposition figured us out and injuries crept in.

 

[Defiant]

Never had the pleasure of listening to Tunks, I do know he played in a grub team with many other grubs.

Woods is killing it bar one big miss this year. Leading the Dally M :slight_smile:

He does look like Shaggy that hangs with scooby doo and it is genuinely noticeable the amount of time he plays with his wig.