Is BJ good enough to be a first-grade standard winger?

[Guest]

Our back three are shithouse. Slow, clumsy and dumb.

I'd drop Mini and Carney (Justin) before BJ.

[Guest]

BJ to fullback

Linnett and Carney on the wings

Mini to hibernate until retirement

[Rocky Rhodes]

BJ is the new Sa, all hype little else.

Like Sa, BJ is best in the backrow or coming off the bench.

[Big Poppa Pump]

He is being played out of position.

[Guest]

Both wingers made mistakes tonight as did our fullback. I dont know how the players in N.Y.C. and Newtown are shaping up but believe ideally we need two wingers, a fullback and a prop that can eat up some metres. Iwill say Kennedy played a dominant game along with Myles, Masoe and the mistake ridden Hargreaves. Pearce really put in a strong effort but we badly lacked go forward from the entire team. I never believed Anasta would would make it as a forward and tonight I wonder if he really is a five eighth. Four losses in six games is demoralising to the supporters and their club. Its time for Smith to penalise players with poor performance and discipline with stints in the lower grades.

[crikey chris]

we have more issues going on, instead of blaming a winger (playing out of position)

he is still young, and least he is having a crack.


Lockyer was clinical

Our halves were invisible

[Guest]

A new fullback is a must, call William Hopoate.

Good call. I watched him today and given some time he will be something special. Not a show pony like his old man.

[Guest]

I like the looks of J Carney. Has ability, passion, and a good footy brain. If he can cut out the silly knock-ons he will be a great buy.

As for BJ, he is just out of position.

[Spanner in the works]

No. I've been saying it all year.

[Guest]

Exactly. Every week we do a dumb and dumber act.

There is no questioning BJ's potential but if he is going to reach that it won't be out on the wing. He is not fast enough, not tall enough and he can not position himself defencibly. I say move him now before it ruins his career. If that means a stint with Newtown unitl he is big and tough enought to play in the forwards then so be it.

He is 190cm you dolt.

[Rooster_6]

He's not exactly slow either....

Where he's playing isn't the problem, it's his decision making in general.

[ROC181]

He's not exactly slow either....

Where he's playing isn't the problem, it's his decision making in general.

Urgh... had a disagreement with some other about how he just gets himself be dragged out. It happened twice. One in goal which the ref deemed it illegal though it was borderline and the other when the ball goes lose near the touch , he dives on it and gets up to be easily pushed over. This is not about experience but more about not thinking you can always do everything and Smith should tell him to play a little conservative until they ALL get their confidence back.

[Guest]

I know they have turned into Chookpen pariahs but we played our best Footy last year with Linnett at Centre and Graham on the wing. That combination hasn't even been tried yet. Instead we have second rowers at Centre and on the wing.

[ism22]

We have 2 MASSIVE... no ***MASSSSSSSSSSIVE!!!!!*** wingers. Not many choices though:
- Graham (is a real winger but it past his days.)
- Mini (is a real winger but he is past his days and is a FB anyway... another position we don't have anybody for.)
- J Carney is all pecks and arms... no legs. Needs to lay off the 'roids and gym work, grow about 1m taller + do some squats/track work. When he loses the pecks/arms his ball skills will return, right now his arms struggle to extend beyond his pecks, so the ball just bounces off his pecks.
- BJ is a typical big islander... no speed/agility, but a lot of strength and passion. Considering he is a back rower/centre he does a decent job out on the wing.

When we signed all those back rowers we should have thought about our FB/winger situation. The irony is that we're rubbish in the forwards (bar Kennedy and Friend) ... and Kennedy's a random, not a star signing!!! Mid last season he got sick of playing for the Jets and randomly turned into a machine!!

Sorry I'm just emotional... I should shut up, but gawd it annoys me how we simply don't have players for certain positions.

[Guest]

BJ is the new Sa, all hype little else.

Like Sa, BJ is best in the backrow or coming off the bench.

sa didnt give a shit that was his problem. i am yet to see BJ give up or show signs of little commitment even after he makes a mistake he gets up and tries again. he is the new SKD i can sense it. he will be death ridden for a year or so then be moved to the centres once anasta leaves and will explode. the kid is a backrower/centre not a winger. in the centres he would be dynamite. big, strong, skillful, powerful and athletic. he and SKD in the centres with symonds and aubusson on the edges in the backrow would be very good imo. left wing and fullback are the 2 positions that need to be filled. at this stage i think the solutions to those problems lay elsewhere as i dont think anyone at our club is good enough to fill them.