is Robbo playing russian roulette with a busted Mini

[Guest]

So he made one crap pass... burn the guy.

Mate Mini kept us in the game on Friday!!! JT had the ball on a string and Scott/Tamou/Sims were chasing with a lot of passion. On multiple occasions Mini caught IMPOSSIBLE fluttering/pin-point magical JT balls on the full under immense pressure, preventing certain tries!!! I think many under-rate how farking deadly JT's boot is when he's on fire. I was at the game and could see the full extent of his kicks!!! They're high, they spin around impossibly, they always hit their mark and they always bounce exactly the way he wants them to (with pin point accurancy). JT has his reputation for a reason and Mini was tasked with shutting down his 5th tackle opens when others had already failed to shut him down... allowing him to kick clean balls!!

Once the ball has left JT's foot and you've got Tamou/Scott/Sims in your face then catching an impossible ball on the full (stopping it from bouncing irratically/hitting its target) it a job well done. Sure Mini didn't run 50m every time and do a Hayne/Inglis but he's not that. FWIW neither is anybody else on our team and we won the minor premiership/2013 premiership this way!!

We all played crap for ~40 minutes and Mini threw one crap pass (which was embarrassing, but uncharacteristic).

Mini is our captain and our best option at FB. RTS can't take high balls like Mini... Tupou's not a fullback and it would be a farce putting SKD, Jennings,Macdonald or a forward as FB so late in what has been an extremely successful season.

Mini is our man and anybody who says he's uselesss/should be dropped from the game where he's set to break an amazing club record supports Souffs, Penrith, the Dogiiiiiz and Islamic State. SERIOUSLY!!! Screw your head in place guys!!!

one crappy past

the bloke cant pass to save himself

the amount of times he has thrown it into row z of the chook pen is beyond a joke

he has played 300 games and still cant pass the ball

[Vasco]

Just watched the 2000 semi v Knights on Fox.

Mini looked more like a natural footy player then.

The footy was great back then. None of this structured rubbish.

[kurtsherlock6]

I've got Mini's stats at 36 errors this year from 26 games played. 1.38 per game

Slater is sitting on 34 errors from 20 games played. 1.7 per game

Funnily enough Storm fans don't death ride Slater for dropping the occasional bomb

Dont confuse the death riders with some actual "facts & figures".

[Tommy Smith]

one crappy past

the bloke cant pass to save himself

the amount of times he has thrown it into row z of the chook pen is beyond a joke

he has played 300 games and still cant pass the ball

His pass in last years GF to SKD on the fly was the clutch pass of the season.

[Johnny Tobin]

His pass in last years GF to SKD on the fly was the clutch pass of the season.

And the biggest fluke of his career.

Don't forget either that he messed up his run and took a "line ball" pass before that.

But credit where it's due. He is a roosters legend and the heart and soul of the team. Believe it or not, I have a sense of comfort from him being in the side. Though I think it's like having a favourite sweater that is sadly out of fashion.

[kakaruk]

It will be his last game on friday night if he throws another shocker to sheck in goal or fu*ks up like he did against penrith.We wont get away with shite like that against the bunnies.Hopefully he will go OK but according to robbo he has a significant injury problem and that could be the explanation for his recent poor form.That worries me.

[Tommy Smith]

And the biggest fluke of his career.

Don't forget either that he messed up his run and took a "line ball" pass before that.

But credit where it's due.

How about some credit for the fluke pass and the poorly run line?

Sheesh!!

The game was on the line and he delivered like a champion. That's the only interpretation I choose to take out of it.

[Johnny Tobin]

It was a total Hail Mary - but I loved it.

[ROC181]

I understand that my opinion differs from yours. I am willing to live with that.

Shame you can't read over your hate for Mini.

[Guest]

I would much prefer to have egg on my face with a win than be a smug dickhead with a loss.

The loss won't change anything..

[Guest]

game, set and match Turk

[fletch]

so Mini admitted this morning that he is going to be playing with a groin injury tomorrow night, fingers crossed he has a couple of decent performances left in him.

would hate to see his legacy damaged by playing poorly while being busted.

[dj_sta]

T.I.T. - Trust In Trent

That's what I will be doing I think. If he reckons Mini is good to go, that's good enough for me.

Mini knows as well he farked up last 2 weeks.

[kurtsherlock6]

so Mini admitted this morning that he is going to be playing with a groin injury tomorrow night, fingers crossed he has a couple of decent performances left in him.

would hate to see his legacy damaged by playing poorly while being busted.

I dare say most players that take the field this weekend are probably carrying some sort of niggle. Just a matter of how serious and how much it will affect there performance.

[Guest]

so Mini admitted this morning that he is going to be playing with a groin injury tomorrow night, fingers crossed he has a couple of decent performances left in him.

would hate to see his legacy damaged by playing poorly while being busted.

As I said earlier in the thread, it's not that his injury hampered him getting to the ball in the last few weeks, it's been his decision making after he got the pill that has let him down.

Chook.