Seluini

[Guest]

Except Wing was playing 80 minutes at halfback.

....or Crocker / Wing?

[Danish]

Jake made 76 tackles for Newtown in the 2008 grand final against Wenty which went into extra time to the tune of 100 minutes. How quickly we forget.

Friend made a lot of tackles in a game 4 years ago.... Wow how impressive.


Seriously why do people get so ****ing defensive about Friend whenever someone dare praise another hooker in the club for playing well?

Seluini was all class yesterday. Looked like a professional playing against amateurs. He should start next year getting equal game time to Friend, and then they can compete for the no.1 hooking position at this club. Absolutely no reason why Friend should just be the automatic no.9, has done nothing to earn it

[Danish]

Personally I'd have Friend at 9 and Nafe on the bench - I will never tire of the old Bonetti/Wing style combination.

You never tire of a combination that never played a single game?

[Guest]

You never tire of a combination that never played a single game?

You become more pleasant with each post Danish.

[Guest]

Had a blinder today, In my opinion I'd rather a hooker that can attack rather than defend...

Great young talent, we need to keep him.

[Guest]

Possibly the ugliest/prettiest combination ever put together on a football field? 2002 - now that was a good year.

Are you sure?

[redwhiteblue]

Friend made a lot of tackles in a game 4 years ago.... Wow how impressive.


Seriously why do people get so ****ing defensive about Friend whenever someone dare praise another hooker in the club for playing well?

Seluini was all class yesterday. Looked like a professional playing against amateurs. He should start next year getting equal game time to Friend, and then they can compete for the no.1 hooking position at this club. Absolutely no reason why Friend should just be the automatic no.9, has done nothing to earn it

Danish, my post was directed at the person who said that Jake should go watch the Jets. Why should he? He's proven himself in that arena 4 years ago which was the point of my comment. Anyways, Jake can't go watch the Jets because he is in Europe on the trip he won for being the Jack Gibson medallist.

[kakaruk]

Friends defense and solid forward play or Seluinis quickness.Wonder which way Robbo will go?

[Danish]

He should go watch the jets because there is a player in the side who could very easily relegate him to the bench within 12 months if Friend doesn't do something about developing an attacking game. Friend would do well to study Seluini's game to pick up pointers on making quick and CORRECT attacking decisions.

Making a bunch of tackles might have been enough to impress Smith and beat out the likes of kouparitsis for the hooking role, but that ain't going to fly with an actual no.9 breathing down his neck

[bondi paul]

Class act - a quick and clever thinker and quick on his feet . Speed always beats an opponent and we need speed

[Rooster_6]

Friends defense and solid forward play or Seluinis quickness.Wonder which way Robbo will go?

Friend's organisational play has actually deteriorated quite a lot since he first came into grade, I'm not sure if it's because of poor a poor game plan, poor advice or he just hasn't adapted well to the forever changing role of a dummy half but he really isn't the good directional player he used to be. I think having a very green forward pack has a lot to do with it but he just doesn't seem to reading the game as well as he used to, someone needs to get in his ear because he could be a great dummy half.

Seluini is a poor man's Luke, doesn't have the defence to ever be an 80 minute hooker and is wasted as a starter but their dynamic running games is a rare ability and I definitely think he was underused this year.

[Andrew Walker]

Funny reading the comments about Seluini now As oppsoed to the comments when we 1st signed him

[Guest]

Funny reading the comments about Seluini now As oppsoed to the comments when we 1st signed him

He has played well, but you're right - how quick do we judge players. Glad the Chookpen doesn't get a say in recruitment and retention.

[Yak]

Funny reading the comments about Seluini now As oppsoed to the comments when we 1st signed him

I can't remember that many negative comments about him when he first signed tbh. I think the games he's played in both firsts and NSW cup he's been very good and even in defence has a red hot go considering his size. His service needs a fair bit of work over the off-season, running game isn't everything. Would love to see Robinson improving both he and Friend's service for DH as well as working on Friend's kicking game. He could be a very good kicker out of dummy half, just needs to be encouraged to do it more often an knowing when is appropriate will help with that a lot.

Considering our backrow will probably consist of at least two 80-minute players in SBW and Aubusson/Cordner (who i think will play 80 at lock consistently by the mid point of the season) that would give us more leeway with our use of the interchange and might mean that seluini could come on for Friend after 25 til just after half time then back on for the last 15 or so while Friend either subs or stays on as lock with Cordner shifting wide.

[Andrew Walker]

I can't remember that many negative comments about him when he first signed tbh. I think the games he's played in both firsts and NSW cup he's been very good and even in defence has a red hot go considering his size. His service needs a fair bit of work over the off-season, running game isn't everything. Would love to see Robinson improving both he and Friend's service for DH as well as working on Friend's kicking game. He could be a very good kicker out of dummy half, just needs to be encouraged to do it more often an knowing when is appropriate will help with that a lot.

Considering our backrow will probably consist of at least two 80-minute players in SBW and Aubusson/Cordner (who i think will play 80 at lock consistently by the mid point of the season) that would give us more leeway with our use of the interchange and might mean that seluini could come on for Friend after 25 til just after half time then back on for the last 15 or so while Friend either subs or stays on as lock with Cordner shifting wide.

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