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A shadow of the player he was since that terrible hip injury. Now even a liability in defence. A hard decision needs to be made…. :
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not yet.
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Early days yet, its all about combinations and they take a few weeks. You will see a much better Lawrence in the coming weeks–I hope
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He needs to move to the wing ASAP and try to gain some confidence. Only than would I consider the move back to the centres
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He doesn’t have enough speed anymore for the wing IMO. Reddy would smoke him for pace right now. Well maybe not that bad, but Chris has lost a lot.
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He definately doesn’t seem the same player. It’s quite understandable though with such a shocking injury. Hopefully we will see some more of old (or is it young) Chris Lawrence soon
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I’d be standing by him for a little longer….
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Yes i agree with Liddy, give him a bit longer.
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Prep him for the backrow imo. It looks like he has lost his best attribute, his pace. He threw some nice passes on the weekend though so if he can keep that up he has a place. Maybe he should look to model his game off the more effective slower centres like Hodges and Matai.
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I thought he was ok on Sunday, wasn’t looking like a rep player, but looked a first grader without doubt.
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Dear colleagues, I can’t contain myself any longer; I must post a reply in Lawrence’s defence. In my view, any talk of Lawrence’s demise as a player is greatly exaggerated, and certainly premature.
I read, for example, that the hip injury has limited him to such an extent that he is of no value to the team.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but when he came back from his hip injury and, in a semi-final against St George in 2011, he was put into space a couple of times and he blew Saints away with his pace – he made Soward look like a cart horse.
Last season, and so far this year, Lawrence has had very little room to move. He always seems to get the ball in traffic. His failure in attack is symptomatic of the team’s failure overall. The inside backs are not creating space for those outside them – generally, whenever Lawrence gets the ball, he has been heavily marked.
When the coach gets the team’s attack to fire (which we saw some evidence of on the weekend) then we will see the old Lawrence again.
Cheers
Fibro
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Have a soft spot for Lawrence, reminds me of Wayne Pearce as far as attitude and commitment. I’m not convinced that he still doesn’t have a lot to offer and I hope he’s able to find his mojo soon and return to his best.
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Agree with most that he should be given more time cause we all know what he can be, but has anybody else noticed the habit he’s developed when defending the line of rushing up out of it to put a shot on the ball carrier which never seems to work? He’s usually left on the ground leaving a big hole in the defensive line. He must have the shortest arms in the game cause he can’t wrap the ball carrier up.
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Dear colleagues, I can’t contain myself any longer; I must post a reply in Lawrence’s defence. In my view, any talk of Lawrence’s demise as a player is greatly exaggerated, and certainly premature.
I read, for example, that the hip injury has limited him to such an extent that he is of no value to the team.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but when he came back from his hip injury and, in a semi-final against St George in 2011, he was put into space a couple of times and he blew Saints away with his pace – he made Soward look like a cart horse.
Last season, and so far this year, Lawrence has had very little room to move. He always seems to get the ball in traffic. His failure in attack is symptomatic of the team’s failure overall. The inside backs are not creating space for those outside them – generally, whenever Lawrence gets the ball, he has been heavily marked.
When the coach gets the team’s attack to fire (which we saw some evidence of on the weekend) then we will see the old Lawrence again.
Cheers
Fibro
Well said Fibro, here’s hoping he tears Parra to shreds
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Dear colleagues, I can’t contain myself any longer; I must post a reply in Lawrence’s defence. In my view, any talk of Lawrence’s demise as a player is greatly exaggerated, and certainly premature.
I read, for example, that the hip injury has limited him to such an extent that he is of no value to the team.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but when he came back from his hip injury and, in a semi-final against St George in 2011, he was put into space a couple of times and he blew Saints away with his pace – he made Soward look like a cart horse.
Last season, and so far this year, Lawrence has had very little room to move. He always seems to get the ball in traffic. His failure in attack is symptomatic of the team’s failure overall. The inside backs are not creating space for those outside them – generally, whenever Lawrence gets the ball, he has been heavily marked.
When the coach gets the team’s attack to fire (which we saw some evidence of on the weekend) then we will see the old Lawrence again.
Cheers
Fibro
I am a massive fan of Lawrence, ever since he scored on debut against Broncos at Suncorp. I just can’t see the same player as I watched 18 months ago.
You are right, he did get back from the hip injury and play well that year. He also toured with the Kangaroos too. But he has not shown the brilliance since then, maybe a small glimpse.
For me I hope its simply part of his road back due to continual injury set backs. But as time goes on I get worried that maybe its a pipe dream.
I never take any pleasure in saying this. I had this guy as a future club captain, hopefully its still on the cards.
