'The Spine' = Idiot Buzzword

[stsae]

The spine is just a word for what everyone already knew: the most important positions in a team are 1, 6, 7 and 9.

Nothing new to see here.

If BlindFreddy can see it anyone can.

[player 1]

I prefer my fillets boneless.

[stsae]

I prefer my fillets boneless.

Wouldn't that be Spine-Less maaaaaaate????

[Jacks Fur Coat]

If BlindFreddy can see it anyone can.

Thats funny Stsae...

[Andrew Walker]

I dont agree with this spine bullshit one bit.Who started this shite?Does anyone know?So when a side has a great set of forwards a capable hooker,half and fullback but a couple of really good centeres and wins a couple of premierships what do we call them spineless? lucky? or just a really good all round football team for mine its the latter.

I have afeeling Laurie Daleyw as the 1st to use this analogy when referring to Storms 1 6 7 and 9

[Guest]

Minichiello - Honestly past it.
Anasta - Never even near it
Pearce - tries his guts out but can't get near it.
Friend - Whatever was in him rustled as it left.

We're rectifying part of the trouble when Zed leaves and Maloney comes. And splitting the hooker role between friend and Mitch has potential but that leaves the fullback position. If Oldfield is going cheap then we should pick him up, he has first grade experience and is not going to get a guernsey at Manly if they run out of money.

He's 22, on about 200,000 a year (I've asked around) and is defensively sound and gets involved when put in a position to. And, what's the line, he knows his way to the try line.

Why go for Snake when a perfectly good option is there.

Just like with the Phantom Punch, train Taka or Cordy to play the role that toad has done.

[Andrew Walker]

Minichiello - Honestly past it.
Anasta - Never even near it
Pearce - tries his guts out but can't get near it.
Friend - Whatever was in him rustled as it left.

We're rectifying part of the trouble when Zed leaves and Maloney comes. And splitting the hooker role between friend and Mitch has potential but that leaves the fullback position. If Oldfield is going cheap then we should pick him up, he has first grade experience and is not going to get a guernsey at Manly if they run out of money.

He's 22, on about 200,000 a year (I've asked around) and is defensively sound and gets involved when put in a position to. And, what's the line, he knows his way to the try line.

Why go for Snake when a perfectly good option is there.

Just like with the Phantom Punch, train Taka or Cordy to play the role that toad has done.

Yes terrific idea John Lets sign up a player to play fuullback who does not actually play fullback at the club he is currently playing with

[Guest]

Yes terrific idea John Lets sign up a player to play fuullback who does not actually play fullback at the club he is currently playing with

But has done on numerous occasions in the unders Andy.

I pay attention to all facets of the game.

He's played at fullback and can be retrained at fullback...like Mini did, and Ben Barba (who if I remember correctly was a 5/8th in his beginnings at the Dogs.) The only specialist fullbacks around these days are Billy Slater, Matt Bowen and maybe one or two other ones who I can't think of. Reece Robinson is a winger subbing for Canberra, Lachlan Coote has played in the halves, and Hayne is a 5/8th originally to name several non-fullbacks.

It's not impossible for Oldfield to become a bloody good fullback for the Roosters.

[Guest]

But has done on numerous occasions in the unders Andy.

I pay attention to all facets of the game.

He's played at fullback and can be retrained at fullback...like Mini did, and Ben Barba (who if I remember correctly was a 5/8th in his beginnings at the Dogs.) The only specialist fullbacks around these days are Billy Slater, Matt Bowen and maybe one or two other ones who I can't think of. Reece Robinson is a winger subbing for Canberra, Lachlan Coote has played in the halves, and Hayne is a 5/8th originally to name several non-fullbacks.

It's not impossible for Oldfield to become a bloody good fullback for the Roosters.

I would welcome him as a finishing winger to replace Perrett.

But we need much more class at fullback than what Oldfield offers.

[Guest]

I would have him as a winger too. But he can sub as a fullback.

[Rooster_6]

It's hardly crap, you wont win a premiership without a good spine.

What's crap is the obsession with creative players, a good organsier is just as important if not more so. A well balanced spine is the key.

[Andrew Walker]

I would have him as a winger too. But he can sub as a fullback.

Which would still leave us needing to find a fullback when Mini leaves

Fair point about Barba though That said Barba was abolutely diabolical in defence in his early days at Fullback I watched a few games bac in 08 where he was plain embarrassing in defence He was initially put there to shield him from defending in the attacking line If oldfield was 1/2 as diabolical in defence at the back as Barba was to start He would be torn to shreds on here by all and sundry

Signing a player who can sub as fullback to play fullback fulltime IMO would not be a good idea John

[Guest]

Signing a player who can sub as fullback to play fullback fulltime IMO would not be a good idea John

I accept that. The club should sign him as a winger.

[stsae]

I accept that. The club should sign him as a winger.

Why John???

Don't we have all this talent sitting in the lower grades???

That's what people keep saying anyways.