Pierce

[Guest]

His game wouldn't hold up in Origin. Look at what your friend Soward did in Origin with his golden boot... nothing. Atleast Soward ran the ball though. Reynolds has nothing other than his kick.
At the current point in Reynolds' and Pearce's careers, I'd take Pearce in a heart beat.

please stay off the crack its not good for you

[Cockadoodledoo]

Even if Reynolds has no running game, that's what Carney is there for. NSW needs one half to be able to direct the team around and get consistant repeat sets .... The vermin No.7 appears at the moment the one more likely to be able to do that.

Hang on I thought the rule here was if someone played for Souths they must be crap.

[Ray Stehr]

We are Roosters supporters what do u expect?
I'm still on a crusade to get you laid. You need it soooo bad!

Anyone who says Pearce is a better half than Reynolds is totally clueless. I don't believe in conspiracies in RL but if Pearce is picked for NSW I'll have to change my mind. There has been a lot of great Rooster's halves through the years but Pearce definitely isn't one of them. I saw Pearce in a pram at the easter show and If I Knew then what I know now I would've smothered him.

[chook 56]

Anyone who says Pearce is a better half than Reynolds is totally clueless. I don't believe in conspiracies in RL but if Pearce is picked for NSW I'll have to change my mind. There has been a lot of great Rooster's halves through the years but Pearce definitely isn't one of them. I saw Pearce in a pram at the easter show and If I Knew then what I know now I would've smothered him.

LOL
One of your best, Coggy.

[Guest]

Adam Reynolds has shown absolutely nothing besides cross field kicks to his outside backs - something that Mitchell Pearce was heavily criticised for by the press in season 2008 - and deft little grubbers, albeit brilliant ones, all within the attacking 20 metres.

His long kicking game is not better than Pearce's. He doesn't set up many, if any, tries or attacking movements from the hands and is absolutely no threat when he runs because he never does.

I find it astonishing that our own Mitchell Pearce is compared to and required to play like Andrew "Joey" Johns yet the flavour of the month in Adam Reynolds is being worshipped as a modern great.

[Geohood]

Adam Reynolds has shown absolutely nothing besides cross field kicks to his outside backs - something that Mitchell Pearce was heavily criticised for by the press in season 2008 - and deft little grubbers, albeit brilliant ones, all within the attacking 20 metres.

His long kicking game is not better than Pearce's. He doesn't set up many, if any, tries or attacking movements from the hands and is absolutely no threat when he runs because he never does.

I find it astonishing that our own Mitchell Pearce is compared to and required to play like Andrew "Joey" Johns yet the flavour of the month in Adam Reynolds is being worshipped as a modern great.

+1000

Reynolds has a great kicking game. Until he shows more to his game then Pearce is still a better all round player. In my humble opinion.

[Guest]

please stay off the crack its not good for you

Ha ha, if your comment is in regard to the time of my post, it's because I work 12-12 nightshift, offshore WA.
If your comment is in regard to my actual post, then you don't understand what I'm talking about, so I'll explain:
1. When a half-back (No.7) is fed the ball and he passes it off to a forward, etc, that's his passing game.
2. When a half-back (still the No.7) is fed the ball and runs at the line to draw a defenders inside shoulder, etc, that's his running game.
3. When a half-back (you get the idea now) is fed the ball and drops it onto his boot, that is a kick and we call it his kicking game.

Now next time you watch lol@souffs and the Roosters, watch the half-backs and see what I'm talking about.

[Guest]

Adam Reynolds has shown absolutely nothing besides cross field kicks to his outside backs - something that Mitchell Pearce was heavily criticised for by the press in season 2008 - and deft little grubbers, albeit brilliant ones, all within the attacking 20 metres.

His long kicking game is not better than Pearce's. He doesn't set up many, if any, tries or attacking movements from the hands and is absolutely no threat when he runs because he never does.

I find it astonishing that our own Mitchell Pearce is compared to and required to play like Andrew "Joey" Johns yet the flavour of the month in Adam Reynolds is being worshipped as a modern great.

Exactly right. Pearce in 2008 got us to top four. We were ranked No.1 for tries scored from kicks and that game plan failed in the finals. Panthers were exactly the same in 2010. Made top four from Walsh's boot and bombed out of finals in straight sets. Pearce has had the kicking game in the past, but someone in the last five years has coached it out of him.

For the first three rounds of this year, Reynolds had four try assists, all from the boot; yesterdays makes five now. He received the ball 39 times for 19 kicks!! Sutton 45 times for six kicks (he's where their running game is).

The individuals on here (not talking about you BAW) who think Adam reynolds shoulds play Origin are looking at the wrong Reynolds. Josh Reynolds is the one to partner Mitchell if Carney is unavailable. His game oozes origin.

[Cockadoodledoo]

Iam pretty sure Anasta contributed as many tries as Pearce did from kicks in 2008. Everyone says that Reynolds has a kicking game only and no running game. I don't think Pearce has much of a running game either.

I think Pearce would look a lot better behind Souths pack than ours and this is the big difference between Souths and the Roosters. They can bring George Burgess off the bench and we have Martin Kennedy.

[BarnstormingBlockbustin']

Josh Reynolds is better imo. I'd chose him over Pearce or vermins 7 any day.

[Chris]

LOL, Reynolds plays well because he plays behind the games best forward pack. Sure, put him in the NSW team and watch how bloody horrible he plays when he has no room to move because the entire NSW team gets dominated by QLD........... again.

[ChookMaster]

i reckon if pearce tried his heart out at hooker and did become one i seriously think pearce will become a more complete player than reynolds... pearce is very good defense-wise. in attack he just doesnt have creativity or the vision to set up wingers/ centers.

[Ray Stehr]

People clutching at anything. lol

[Guest]

People clutching at anything. lol

youre deluded.

[Guest]

youre deluded.

Says the guy that says he's "smart" on a regular basis