Matt Lodge Appreciation Threat

[rented tracksuit]

I’d take him over Collins any day of the week. Love the quick play the balls too.

100%

[kruT]

Robbo said they are the starting middles.

[FlamingRooster]

Gee u guys switch up real fast

[Bondicigar]

I cant wait for the cheese to get his appreciation thread early next year.
his tackle busting ability adds another point of attack for the chooks down the middle with his running game out of dummy half.
No team will hold the chooks down the middle Lodge and Smith will turn the chooks into the best pack in the game

[ism22]

I read the post. You might want to watch how Lindsay got injured a few weeks ago. It wasn't a case of him sprinting up out of the line like a madman, like Dale Finucane or something.
He tries to make a strong tackle and the ball runner lift the shoulder and puts a shot on, which he cops in the head. Nothing reckless about it from his end whatsoever.
And even if he was reckless, which he wasn't, it's a major preference to a player being very gun-shy in a must-win clash at the later part of the season.

If anything I'd argue that going in soft is reckless coz they're gonna bump you hard. IMO head knocks are just one of those really unlucky things. Sometimes players get a few within a short period of time. Such is life and I don't think we need retirement rumours every time this happens.

Cords and Friend were special cases (with both having achieved everything and Cords having lost a close family member to a head know). Both were both approaching retirement anyway so woke up one day and said 'sod it'.

[mattyh]

I cant wait for the cheese to get his appreciation thread early next year.
his tackle busting ability adds another point of attack for the chooks down the middle with his running game out of dummy half.
No team will hold the chooks down the middle Lodge and Smith will turn the chooks into the best pack in the game

wont there be the mandatory " smith , the worst signing ever " first though, when he doesnt play a 9/10 game in his first 4 games for the chooks .

[The Lip]

I’d take him over Collins any day of the week. Love the quick play the balls too.

We don't have to we can have them both

[The Lip]

Are we criticizing our player for being too physical? Plenty of players in the NRL would benefit from running and tackling as hard as Lindsay does.
Appreciating Lodge doesn't need to come with denigrating Lindsay, who is an absolutely terrific prop. Coming back from an ACL he was always going to be not 100% this year, but was starting to show great form prior to his head knock.

The guy is off the back fence on literally every run. I'd suggest some people need to go and watch some of his games from early 2021 and 2020. Was averaging 140m last year and was terrorizing teams. I think the only big issue he has really had has been his hands, which seem to get a lot better when he's playing big minutes frequently.

Well said

[Bondicigar]

It's all the do with how they are taught to tackle nowadays - the days of the low and around the legs tackles are numbered as players are worried about concussions - putting their head in the wrong place etc.

Now with the upright tackling style they face the same risk of concussion - head clash with opposition player and their shoulder etc including friendly fire - head clash with team mate including their shoulder etc

So what is the solution ?

There is no solution , it pays well but comes with risk

[The Lip]

Gee u guys switch up real fast

Gotta stay agile and pivot fast in todays world mate

[roostermcgregor]

When we didn’t have Lodge we were losing games.
Now we have Lodge we are winning.
It says it all.

[FlamingRooster]

Gotta stay agile and pivot fast in todays world mate

Fair enough

[King Salvo]

I did hear a rumour that Poasa Faamausili could be returning in 2023.

[Random Rooster]

I did hear a rumour that Poasa Faamausili could be returning in 2023.

Where did you hear that? Its disturbing if true

[Thirteen]

I did hear a rumour that Poasa Faamausili could be returning in 2023.

What for?