It’s amusing reading the aftermath

[Johnny Tobin]

We will never ever have a better touch finding second rower at our club. He should be immortalised.

This.

The Big B!

[Crab]

[QUOTE=Johnny Brass;n853822]

The 6 again rules has had a massive influence on the game and brought about the biggest change since the 10 metre rule in my opinion.
The ones conceded late in the set which leads to a 9,10 or 11 tackle set gasses teams and drains them. There is no chance for the defensive team to reset and catch their breath.
It's the reason why we are seeing huge momentum shifts and good attacking sides can put on 3 tries in 10 minutes with running halves carving up the opposition.[a/QUOTE]
There is a 10 m rule ? Or is this going the way of the scrums ffs

[ism22]

Brad Takairangi is the solution... he'll save us

Oi actually, where's Luke Towers at? He goes alright.

[zac]

This from zero tackle -

2. The overreaction by Roosters fans after falling short of yet another Prelim is absolutely unbelievable. Calls to end Kyle Flanagan’s Roosters career show how impatient this fan base truly are. Anyone expecting him to be Cooper Cronk in his debut Finals Series need to take a good look at themselves. The kid far outplayed any expectations.

not saying they always get it right but it's good to get an 'independent' perspective. also, cronk has defended flanno and he knows a thing or two about half backs.

[NorfolkStreetKid]

Yes the KARENS have gone wild since our season has ended. Flanno is a dud, Friend and Boyd are stuffed, JWH is a crock, , the Moz boys are past it, and the list goes on. Yes we couldn't make history AGAIN this year, yes we were busted for the last 3 weeks, but there was no lack of HEART, and COURAGE. Just in case you didn't notice, we lost 2 semis by ONE point and FOUR points, and in reality we could have easily won BOTH games and be playing Melbourne this week. I understand disappointment, but it is no excuse for ranting and derogatory wailing from so called FANS, I hate those BITCHES.

[trewhella]

In saying that we missed Cooper, I don’t think young Flanno is the long term solution.

why?

he just doesn’t have enough of an arsenal physically.
he has a good pass and a good kick........but that has been developed since he was 5 years old.

physically he can’t cope with big blokes running at him, and he doesn’t seem quick enough or strong enough to make a break.
I will seriously be surprised if he gets there. I hope so. You can guarantee he will work his arse off

[BUDDY]

Yes the KARENS have gone wild since our season has ended. Flanno is a dud, Friend and Boyd are stuffed, JWH is a crock, , the Moz boys are past it, and the list goes on. Yes we couldn't make history AGAIN this year, yes we were busted for the last 3 weeks, but there was no lack of HEART, and COURAGE. Just in case you didn't notice, we lost 2 semis by ONE point and FOUR points, and in reality we could have easily won BOTH games and be playing Melbourne this week. I understand disappointment, but it is no excuse for ranting and derogatory wailing from so called FANS, I hate those BITCHES.

I agree.
I think we should Leave Brittney Alone too ffs.

[dice]

This from zero tackle -

2. The overreaction by Roosters fans after falling short of yet another Prelim is absolutely unbelievable. Calls to end Kyle Flanagan’s Roosters career show how impatient this fan base truly are. Anyone expecting him to be Cooper Cronk in his debut Finals Series need to take a good look at themselves. The kid far outplayed any expectations.

not saying they always get it right but it's good to get an 'independent' perspective. also, cronk has defended flanno and he knows a thing or two about half backs.

Some commentators are missing the point. In 2-3 years time most of our premiership stars including Keary and Teddy will be in their 30s. Our premiership window is NOW. The question is can Flanagan be part of a premiership team within the next two years.

With Radley coming back the answer is probably yes. But once again we are at the mercy of all our stars being on the field at the same time.

And to be clear. I have no problem at all with Flanagan as our long term halfback solution. Much like Pearce in 2013, we don't need a match winning halfback to win a premiership. The money saved can be spent on other match winners like Maloney/SBW/Keary/Teddy.

[Bruce Pickett]

In saying that we missed Cooper, I don’t think young Flanno is the long term solution.

why?

he just doesn’t have enough of an arsenal physically.
he has a good pass and a good kick........but that has been developed since he was 5 years old.

physically he can’t cope with big blokes running at him, and he doesn’t seem quick enough or strong enough to make a break.
I will seriously be surprised if he gets there. I hope so. You can guarantee he will work his arse off

The kid is clutch though - look at his goal kicking under pressure. It's a microcosm of his temperament. In contrast to Finch/Pearce/Moses.

If he can add 5kg of muscle in the off-season, his D can be more effective. Look at Cleary now - he's built like Fittler/Wighton, and he's been pretty effective on 1:1 tackles on big forwards.

I'd give him another season.

[milanja]

This.

The Big B!

He was one of my favs, I was a kid and he stood out, still got the big league fold out team pics of 91,92,93, Orford protheroe, Sherlock, salvo, we weren’t very good, but they were our team.

we tend to forget how good we have had it in the last 20 years.

[Johnny Tobin]

He was one of my favs, I was a kid and he stood out, still got the big league fold out team pics of 91,92,93, Orford protheroe, Sherlock, salvo, we weren’t very good, but they were our team.

we tend to forget how good we have had it in the last 20 years.

Big time. Spoilt.

Imagine if you started following us in 1996.

[dice]

He was one of my favs, I was a kid and he stood out, still got the big league fold out team pics of 91,92,93, Orford protheroe, Sherlock, salvo, we weren’t very good, but they were our team.

we tend to forget how good we have had it in the last 20 years.

I still remember Beecraft in a post-match interview saying "we only need to win half our matches to make the finals". We missed out on the finals and never saw him again. Has Gus been investigated over his disappearance?

[King Salvo]

I still remember Beecraft in a post-match interview saying "we only need to win half our matches to make the finals". We missed out on the finals and never saw him again. Has Gus been investigated over his disappearance?

The White Knight was gone by the time old Gussy came to the Chooks - had a season at the Vermin i recall then went to the UK- was very much injury prone

[King Salvo]

In saying that we missed Cooper, I don’t think young Flanno is the long term solution.

why?

he just doesn’t have enough of an arsenal physically.
he has a good pass and a good kick........but that has been developed since he was 5 years old.

physically he can’t cope with big blokes running at him, and he doesn’t seem quick enough or strong enough to make a break.
I will seriously be surprised if he gets there. I hope so. You can guarantee he will work his arse off

First season and sure has to put on a bit of size and add a few things to his game but if no bubble then Cronk can have a more hands on role with the halves instead of zooming.

Halves the size of both Flanno and Keary will always have problems with the big blokes running at them all game and even the Chooks big blokes had problems when the big blokes were running at them - vermin/riff/clappers games for instance and many others during the year.

Have them both defend on the wing instead

[King Salvo]

How can you not get excited watching that?

its school boy footy though before you get too excited - been a lot of next big things from schoolboy footy who didnt go on with it- i recall the emery bros at Parramatta from the same school as Sterlo - both touted as the next big things - i remember watching then play under 23's and they struggled with the physical side of the game - playing against more mature players