Sydney Roosters refuse to put a deadline on chase for Michael Jennings

[Guest]

His league background is very limited. The only time he played league was when the union season finished early.

come on guys...I was just joking btw... didn't you read my whole post, and what make you said I play rugby union,
enjoy the evening.

[Rooster_6]

vision it's not skills haha. I would love to see what skills you have tho. No one born to be a rugby player, we have to love it, learn it and become part of it, rooster 6, you tell me vision it's not skills, I guess I can not keep going on about this because I am not a kind of person will just do the talking through the keyboard, I rather show you what I meant on the football field than sit behind the keyboard, btw we could become a good friends by let me teach you some more ball skills, and you teach me how to use the keyboard aye (jokes) once again, no one born to be a basketball player or whatever sports they decided to play.
Everyone need to work hard in order to achieve something.

I don't think Vision is a skill attribute, no. IMO it's a mental attribute just like speed isn't a skill, it's a physical attribute.

It doesn't make it any less important but I just think improving skill attributes such as kicking, passing, tackling is a lot easier than improving physical attributes like agility or mental attributes such as vision.

It's a petty argument anyway, I think RTS is a great young player. One of the best going around.

[Headless Chook]

Vision is not skills, it's a mental attribute.

Application of vision improves with understanding of the game, but just because you keep saying he's never played league before doesn't make it true. Vision & creativity are two of the hardest things to teach a player, you're generally born with it or you're not.

I think Sheck has the potential to be a good 5/8 or fullback but I've never seen anything that suggests he'd be able to play halfback.

Its not a skill like catching, passing tackling etc. but as you have stated in another post its a mental skill. Some have it in spades, others don't. There are a lot of 'vision' drills around aimed at improving this side of a players game so it can be improved upon. As to how much and how easy that improvement is, will depend on the individual.

[Guest]

I don't think Vision is a skill attribute, no. IMO it's a mental attribute just like speed isn't a skill, it's a physical attribute.

It doesn't make it any less important but I just think improving skill attributes such as kicking, passing, tackling is a lot easier than improving physical attributes like agility or mental attributes such as vision.

It's a petty argument anyway, I think RTS is a great young player. One of the best going around.

As I said before rooster 6. I am not going to keep going on about this, you are entitles to your opinion and I am so sorry if someone here think I was being smart ass before...(I was only joking) anyway, I was at the SG Ball training game yesterday, I can tell you this, I know they are still too young but man, the only smallest of them all is the 17yrs old maori kid from brisbane play 6 or 7, but everyone else are all around 6 feet tall. There are some very skilful kids coming up from the SG Ball this year.

[Guest]

Vision is not skills, it's a mental attribute.

Application of vision improves with understanding of the game, but just because you keep saying he's never played league before doesn't make it true. Vision & creativity are two of the hardest things to teach a player, you're generally born with it or you're not.

I think Sheck has the potential to be a good 5/8 or fullback but I've never seen anything that suggests he'd be able to play halfback.

yet you support Pearce at no.7 ?????

Vision is the ability to create something from nothing, see something others have not.

Vision is a major weakness in Pearce's game, in fact Stevie Wonder has more Vision.

Carney has vision, JT has Vision, Cronk has vision, Slater has vision,

[Guest]

i agree. having pearce at 7 and maloney at 6 means there is no creativity in the halves. carney has been the only creative six weve had since fitler, and look where he took us. i wouldve preferred shaun johnson to maloney, however he is a massive improvement on anasta

[Rooster_6]

yet you support Pearce at no.7 ?????

Vision is the ability to create something from nothing, see something others have not.

Vision is a major weakness in Pearce's game, in fact Stevie Wonder has more Vision.

Carney has vision, JT has Vision, Cronk has vision, Slater has vision,

Pearce lacks creativity but not vision.

You don't rank in the top 5 for linebreak assists year after year if you have no vision.

Good to see you back pwn, your agenda driven dribble is always good for a laugh.

[Guest]

i agree. having pearce at 7 and maloney at 6 means there is no creativity in the halves. carney has been the only creative six weve had since fitler, and look where he took us. i wouldve preferred shaun johnson to maloney, however he is a massive improvement on anasta

Let's see how our halves are going together around round 10 - surely we should let them play together before we judge them?

[Guest]

Let's see how our halves are going together around round 10 - surely we should let them play together before we judge them?

true, im just saying i reckon a halves pairing should be made up of an organised, directive halfback and a creative, dynamic five-eighth. maloney and pearce both fit the halfback role, IMO. but i guess we'll wait and see

[Guest]

Pearce lacks creativity but not vision.

You don't rank in the top 5 for linebreak assists year after year if you have no vision.

Good to see you back pwn, your agenda driven dribble is always good for a laugh.

Actually i think Pearce will have his best ever season for the club, the cards have certainly fallen his way this off-season,he just has too.

Creativity and vision come hand in hand, i think you confuse Pearce's vision with plain dumb luck lol

Even a broken clock gets the time right twice a day

[Kingsgrove-Loiner]

true, im just saying i reckon a halves pairing should be made up of an organised, directive halfback and a creative, dynamic five-eighth. maloney and pearce both fit the halfback role, IMO. but i guess we'll wait and see

How many current halves pairings feature a 'creative dynamic 5/8'? I'd say they're very thin on the ground in the comp at the moment.


There's Marshall.........and apart from carney, that's about it. OK, Thurston...but he's a 7 wearing a 6 jumper.

Give Maloney a chance, there's every possibility he'll turn out to be great for us.

[Guest]

I cant believe that some of yous are doubting the potential of our halves instead yous should be excited,,,

Compare most team halves to our halves and u will see,,

[Guest]

I think Mitchell Pearce will flourish with James Maloney. I can see them interchanging between first and second receiver and running off each other through gaps and posing questions to opposition defences with their ability to run and also passing, kicking game. It will give our team other options in attack.

Last season Mitchell Pearce was the main point of attack and was expected to run these off the cuff plays while Braith let him do everything which you could see was too much for him as he isn’t a natural flamboyant half like say Shaun Johnson.

The times Mitchell did play fairly was when they seemed to have a strategic game plan or plays designed that they could utilise in opposition’s 20.

[roosterproud]

the arlc has addressed that the safe play code instigated about 10 years ago has stifeled the development of half backs in the game of rugby league. in junior development there is no half back position on the field due to the two pass rule. for those who dont know it it is the team in possession of the ball has to pass it a minimum of 2 times to retain possession. this was to stop ball hogs and to spread the play area from the ruck area.

so its looks like there may be a single pass rule on its way. thus creating a first recieving half back(not a dummy half one)

this may have some thing to do with the lack of good halfs

[Guest]

Taking so long you would have to think the chances of jennings coming to the Roosters are becoming more unlikely as the days pass. Management should give him 24 hours or take the offer off the table.