All you Mini lovers...

[Guest]

Minis safe as house and positioned really well,,,but man u can drop a ball or not react to grubbers quick enough

[SConcierge]

By First Grade standards it was.

You're not seriously trying to defer the blame for that try? That was the worst of the lot, he didn't even make an attempt.

not saying it wasnt doable but it wasnt easy mate the ball bounced right next to him not in front of him and it took off and stayed low. Thats how I saw it.

[Guest]

not saying it wasnt doable but it wasnt easy mate the ball bounced right next to him not in front of him and it took off and stayed low. Thats how I saw it.

How I saw it as well

[Guest]

It's a shame that the only two errors he made led to try's scored.
If you take those two errors out he is probably near our best.
The positioning of himself for that first try was fantastic. Drifted to the outside at the last minute and the finish was all class.
His ability to take the high ball under pressure is second to none in the league IMO.
Right now he is the best option at fullback unfortunately. I hope RTS is studying minis positioning and his ability to back up at half breaks and not watching his decision making with the rolling ball or his timing and hands when joining in on the sweeping back lines.

[Chook Norris]

You guys are so full of shit it has poured out and made you all watch the game with blinkers on - seriously, we haven't got a Greg Inglis or Billy Slater but we have got a fullback who is solid, that try was great, the try conceded was a ****in awful bounce, shit happens, build a bridge and get over it

Is he actually safe though. When you've let a plethora of grubbers in your own in goal turn into trys, is that actually safe? To imply a fb is safe or "solid" is to suggest you also have confidence he does the little things right and know he won't f**k up at the back....

dropping simple balls, screwing up backline movements and letting countless grubbers stroll past you is not safe. In fact, i'd say most of our heart-beats freeze in fear when Mini touches the ball due to the unpredictable nature of his handling. Sure he catches a lot of bombs safely, but most fullbacks do nowadays..

[Jacks Fur Coat]

What about his try?

A brilliant piece of handling athleticism and skill. Many couldn't have nailed that.

[ROC181]

how do you know RTS isnt the answer at fb...he hasnt played a game there yet. I doubt he could do worse than the count, and Mini will have better defensive reads on the wing....it must happen

Well after last weeks performance on the right, RTS showed a lot inexperience defense wise, that's how i know HOWEVER, as you say, it must happen but it wont happen overnight, but it will happen.

[kurtsherlock6]

Mate after tonight I have given up on the idiots on here.

Thank fark we have goeasts.com.

Good, dont come back then. Idiot!

[ROC181]

What about his try?

A brilliant piece of handling athleticism and skill. Many couldn't have nailed that.

Maybe you should put that in BOLD uppercase and increase the font to 24 so 'the haters' will have remembered that. Mini isn't the best but he's the best we currently have.

[Guest]

For what it is worth I thought mini went okay. Sure he made a couple of crucial errors but he was hardly the diabolical liability some are suggesting. I'm still backing mini to have a good year. Guess that makes me an idiot too. Oh well.

[stsae]

What about his try?

A brilliant piece of handling athleticism and skill. Many couldn't have nailed that.

Agreed a great wingers try.

But wingers these days do similar every week, it's part of the position now, extreme atletecism.

The FB position has passed Mini by now. I started the season knowing he'd be our FB and accepting his limitations but his hand in all 3 Worriers tries last night is a real worry IMO.

Generally players don't get more skillful as they age. Mini was never overly skillful, he was a great athlete.

The FB position is such now we are at a massive disadvantage not using a skillful player there.

I love the bloke, I don't want to end up hating him.

It's time that kid got a go there. He will make errors, that's a given, but I believe we can all cop a kid making errors better than our most experienced player and captain making errors.

Against the smarter clubs I fear Mini is gonna get owned hard.

[Darkone]

Mini had some bad luck ...

some of those bombs many other fullbacks would have dropped

A great captains knock & an average full backs display & I forgive him

am confident he will embarass some of you as the season warms

[The Brain]

Agreed a great wingers try.

But wingers these days do similar every week, it's part of the position now, extreme atletecism.

The FB position has passed Mini by now. I started the season knowing he'd be our FB and accepting his limitations but his hand in all 3 Worriers tries last night is a real worry IMO.

Generally players don't get more skillful as they age. Mini was never overly skillful, he was a great athlete.

The FB position is such now we are at a massive disadvantage not using a skillful player there.

I love the bloke, I don't want to end up hating him.

It's time that kid got a go there. He will make errors, that's a given, but I believe we can all cop a kid making errors better than our most experienced player and captain making errors.

Against the smarter clubs I fear Mini is gonna get owned hard.

Couldnt be said better.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

What about his try?

A brilliant piece of handling athleticism and skill. Many couldn't have nailed that.

Agreed a great wingers try.

But wingers these days do similar every week, it's part of the position now, extreme atletecism.

The FB position has passed Mini by now. I started the season knowing he'd be our FB and accepting his limitations but his hand in all 3 Worriers tries last night is a real worry IMO.

Generally players don't get more skillful as they age. Mini was never overly skillful, he was a great athlete.

The FB position is such now we are at a massive disadvantage not using a skillful player there.

I love the bloke, I don't want to end up hating him.

It's time that kid got a go there. He will make errors, that's a given, but I believe we can all cop a kid making errors better than our most experienced player and captain making errors.

Against the smarter clubs I fear Mini is gonna get owned hard.

I can live with the possie switch mate but I'm still going to oppose rank criticism of his performances if he does plenty more good than bad as per last night.

[Guest]

I think they should swap positions throughout the game. Mini can be FB when the opposition is about 50 out and about to bomb. And RTS can switch to FB when they're close and about to grubber. However we don't know if RTS can do a better job yet since he hasn't played FB. RTS should always come into the backline play instead of Mini though, he always seems to ruin it.