Boyd Cordner

[Parkway_Drive]

Some players have the ability to step up when it matters most, he is certainly one of them

Absolutely

[Tommy Smith]

I think Tommy Smith was being a tad sarcastic, I think it is in reference to R_6 rating him ahead of Cordner a few years back.

Haha indeed

Just retaliating with my own friendly barbs given this thread is probably aimed at me for having the audacity to suggest that Boyd made the wrong decision to play Game 3.

[Tommy Smith]

How do you think Frizell rates against Papalli. Then you've got big JT. Also, we've got to take into account Boyd's an 80min player maintaining amazing intensity. These are all different styles of players with different strengths and weaknesses. And SBW, well, he's arguably the best ever.

In the end, he won us that game last night. It was a team effort for 80 mins but Boyd came up with the winning play. He stood up when he had to and the rest is history.

Yeah I prefer Friz for the reasons JC mentions. Higher involvement and makes the big runs when needed.

I wouldn't compare the edge backrowers to middles like SST.

But Cordner is aa good as any edge forward I think I've seen besides SBW. I must say that Luke Lewis is up there too along side Fitzgibbon in the NRL era.

Ben Kennedy was brilliant too and equally adept wide or in the middle. Big Beaver fan too.

But yes, SBW is in a class of his own. A genius.

[Frozen Chook]

I think he's someone who's always going to struggle with injuries, it's just a bi-product of the way he plays the game.

I'd be surprised if he's ever at 100% fitness.

Agree with your comments about his commitment R6 and the wear and tear that it places on his body. I expect some early knee injuries also made it tough on his body when he was entering into senior football.

Great respect for Boyd and his effort at the back end of an intense defensive game.

[Rooster_6]

Yeah I prefer Friz for the reasons JC mentions. Higher involvement and makes the big runs when needed.

Papalii has more tries, try assists, offloads, tackle breaks, runs, run metres.

The only higher involvements Frizell has had this year has been in Tackles, Missed tackles, errors & penalties conceded.

You need to watch some more Raiders games. Dragons get way too much FTA coverage, it's the only reason anyone could possibly thin Frizell is the better player.

[Tommy Smith]

I care not for stats. I prefer the eye test.

Frizell has the misfortune of being coached by a retarded garden gnome who doesn't play him for the full 80 minutes. That and he's been carrying an injury.

Hence the stats differential.

I do rate Plodpalii; though he's gone off the boil since mind season. I'd just choose the Friz if I could have one of them at the Roosters.

[Guest]

if the eye test can't see what makes up the stats then it needs a trip to opsm

[Johnny Tobin]

He is special.

If he could develop a pass then you are talking all time level.

[Johnny Tobin]

I think he's someone who's always going to struggle with injuries, it's just a bi-product of the way he plays the game.

I'd be surprised if he's ever at 100% fitness.

Brad Clyde was the same. They play so hard they bang themselves up.

[John Corey]

I'd take SST over both of them.

Since when's Josh Papalii been the benchmark? Cords is a much more complete footy player than fatso.

I don't think anyone said anything about benchmark. I answered the question as to who I'd prefer between these two. And yes, I'd take Boyd over both of them.

[King Salvo]

Was not fit for SOO 3 and many should have seen this fact- Don't know what will happen next year but a different coach should have ruled him out earlier despite being the Captain- Boyd should still be SOO Captain and if Freddy is the Coach someone like Mitchell Aubusson might get a deserved run in SOO- Be a player I would pick in the 17 for sure.

[Rooster_6]

I care not for stats. I prefer the eye test.

Frizell has the misfortune of being coached by a retarded garden gnome who doesn't play him for the full 80 minutes. That and he's been carrying an injury.

Hence the stats differential.

I do rate Plodpalii; though he's gone off the boil since mind season. I'd just choose the Friz if I could have one of them at the Roosters.

You can blame the injury all you want but Frizell's stats are in line with his previous seasons. If you compare their seasons last year, it's exactly the same story, Papalii has more involvements in a game.

Fact is Papalii touches the ball more times a game & takes just as many runs even if you want to argue minutes played without factoring in fatigue. He just makes less errors doing it and creates more points.

You can tell me your eyes are telling you something different to the stats but you're only fooling yourself.

Papalii is world class, if he was playing for the Roosters you would be raving on about him. It's amusing the recognition Paul Vaughan is all of a sudden getting moving to a Sydney club with plenty of FTA coverage.

[PeeGee]

This moment popped into my mind as soon as he won that penalty last night. Take note of the minute.

https://youtu.be/NWVUZL-0IsA?t=3m16s

He's something else. Was embarrassing listening to some people on here question his commitment when he was out injured.

Keep on proving 'em wrong Boydy!

Great post R6. Amazing.

Hey fellow Chookpenners, you should watch this video.

Seeing Boyd as the lone chaser like that when the game was over. Brilliant. 79th minute. What a heart. A true rooster.

The team should be made to watch that at least twice.

I never questioned his commitment to the Roosters, just concerned about injuries due to the way he plays. 110% for 80 mins. Truly awesome.

[Darkone]

Of the comparisons, stats don't define what Boyd brings to the team.

J Papalli, Frizell, Taumalolo....good players not leaders

[Kingsgrove-Loiner]

Yeah I prefer Friz for the reasons JC mentions. Higher involvement and makes the big runs when needed.

I wouldn't compare the edge backrowers to middles like SST.

But Cordner is aa good as any edge forward I think I've seen besides SBW. I must say that Luke Lewis is up there too along side Fitzgibbon in the NRL era.

Ben Kennedy was brilliant too and equally adept wide or in the middle. Big Beaver fan too.

But yes, SBW is in a class of his own. A genius.

Really surprised that this went through to the keeper......