Chooks in a flap over Todd

[Guest]

Yes and if he does fall from grace you can bet Rothfield will be one of the first to jump back on that bandwagon...

He will be just plain spiteful if that happens. He will really take it personally. Probably want the death penalty brought back for him.

And I would love every minute.

[Vasco]

Todd Who last night won the game for the Sharks. The one who got a number of repeat sets and and 40/20 while we got none.

Also, he has tweeted that he blames nobody but himself. Forget the paper talk. He regrets not being at our club.

And whilst on the subject of idiotic retention and recruitment, Gallen has set a record as the first forward to run for more than 200 meters five weeks in a row. Have we even had a forward do it once? Not just this game. Not just this season. Ever?

If JWH is moved to lock and played for 80 mins then I believe he can be the one.

Then again we will probably lose him to the Waratahs.

[Guest]

If JWH is moved to lock and played for 80 mins then I believe he can be the one.

Then again we will probably lose him to the Waratahs.

I don't get this thing about JWH being a lock. He is a prop or second row. Best at prop because he can't defend wide.

[chook 56]

I don't get this thing about JWH being a lock. He is a prop or second row. Best at prop because he can't defend wide.

Well, bugger me!
I agree with you, Pendy lol

[Vasco]

I don't get this thing about JWH being a lock. He is a prop or second row. Best at prop because he can't defend wide.

Most locks defend around the middle these days.

Second-rowers defend on either side and halves generally three in on either side.

Locks are just work horses. Gallen is a classic modern day lock.

JWH meets the requirements in my opinion.

[Headless Chook]

Most locks defend around the middle these days.

Second-rowers defend on either side and halves generally three in on either side.

Locks are just work horses. Gallen is a classic modern day lock.

JWH meets the requirements in my opinion.

True, most locks defend in the slab. They rarely are edge defenders.

[stsae]

Most locks defend around the middle these days.

Second-rowers defend on either side and halves generally three in on either side.

Locks are just work horses. Gallen is a classic modern day lock.

JWH meets the requirements in my opinion.

I've said this a few times when questioned about my opinion on JWH mate.

I'm not surprised you see what's become of the 13 jumper in a lot of clubs over the past few seasons Vasco.

People that actually watch what's going on the field and comprehend what coaches are doing with game plans etc dig.

Like the fact most clubs use their 2nd rowers as edge players, almost as oldstyle inside centres, like we do with Maubs and Taka or Gurrera. Or using hookers at lock in attacking scrums, so they pick up the ball and distribute like they do at the ruck. And FBs being used as extra 5/8s wrapping either side of the ruck as either decoys or creating overlaps. Even that old chestnut of having at least one winger used as that guy who darts from dummy 1/2 and gets the set rolling, of course we have 2 of em.

Of course these aren't always the way teams and coaches run their game plans, but in general these trends happen throughout the NRL.

I always find it interesting seeing who are throse who pick these things up and those who don't. Not that there's anything wrong with either way of watching games. But I find those that are more analytical about what they see are more realistic with their expectations. Whereas those others tend to be more emotional and direct their energies to the love/hate thingy. Slightly more irrational from my expierence.

[Guest]

Cry Baby Cry

You just got told by a Mad Rooster.

[Guest]

By the looks of it, you shouldnt be farting sideways in here at the moment!

[Guest]

LET'S get this straight from the outset. Cronulla have arrived and they are a top- four side.

The dim days are long gone when we all felt sorry for the poor, pathetic Sharkies - the team with no soul and no prospects. The team some wanted banished from the NRL, the team some used to laugh about.

Well, times have changed dramatically at Toyota Stadium. Cronulla look a team that has finally grown up. And, in my eyes, they are semi-final certainties.

A fourth successive win on Saturday night against old neighbourhood bullies St George Illawarra only confirmed that belief.

The Sharks are tough, hungry and physical. They play semi-final football and Todd Carney now gives them what they have lacked for years - class.

Cronulla pounded the Dragons - it was brutal and it was impressive. Cronulla are among the form teams of the NRL premiership.

The little brother has now matured - and coach Shane Flanagan can take much of the credit.

Flanagan has done a remarkable job with the Sharks. They still have limited funds, although the club has finally found a major sponsor, and Flanagan is still the lowest paid coach in the NRL.

But he has instilled something money cannot buy - the trust of his players.

"He is a good fella - you know exactly what he wants," says Sharks halfback Jeff Robson, whose career has been revitalised this season.

Flanagan still operates with limited resources, the club often going cap-in-hand to local businesses and some well-heeled Sharks supporters looking for a few spare bucks.

Gold Coast spent $20 million on a Centre of Excellence - Flanagan's Centre of Excellence is a self-made gym under The Southern Stand at Toyota Stadium.

Flanagan found a used boxing ring on eBay and had a truckie mate drive to Melbourne to collect it.

The players respect Flanagan's financial battles. They play for him. After years as an assistant coach and then rookie NRL coach, Flanagan now has the aura of a first-grade coach.

His off-season recruitment was first class. He nabbed Andrew Fifita and Bryce Gibbs from Wests Tigers. Both are hard nuts who have given the Sharks plenty of starch through the middle.

Oh, how the Tigers would love Fifita and Gibbs back in their colours.

Robson has been wonderful. A nomad who now feels wanted. Four games alongside Carney for four wins.

Speaking of Carney, where do we start with him? A player I publicly said should be banned from the NRL after his Roosters' disaster.

But, boy, what a turn-around. He looks calm, settled and confident. He looks a State of Origin player to me.

His 40-20 against the Dragons was Cronulla's first in two years.

Paul Gallen - well, he is Superman. Remember the days when Gallen was labelled a "grub"? Like Carney, Gallen has turned around his life.

He is now, in my opinion, the greatest forward in Cronulla's 45-year history. For the fifth week in a row, Gallen ran for more than 200m on Saturday night. Has any player ever before had such a giant motor?

Depth may punish Cronulla if they encounter a few injuries - fullback Nathan Gardner looks to have sustained a ruptured ACL and won't play again this season - but they look committed to overcoming any adversity.

Cronulla used to be a team you felt sorry for. A team you couldn't hate because they didn't offend you in any way.

Not anymore.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/spo...-1226321622266

LOL! it;s been 6 games and rothfield is already saying they are semi-final certainties. Bahahahahahahaha

[Guest]

Perhaps the coming months will bring something other than **** ******** ***** to **** *********** face.

[melon....]

When he was at the dogs he was offered to us for peanuts. We passed because we put our money on Finch.

We lost.

This is true because I knew people at the Dogs who used to laugh at Thurston in reserve grade. He was a skinny little number 6 that did bugger all. They wanted him punted quick smart. We missed out big time except he would have gone nuts in the Cross.

[melon....]

I guess the first half of the 2010 GF doesn't count....even though Morris did throw that pass for their only try from row 8.

But yes, like it or not, both Souffs and gummies are looking like finals material this year.

And we, although currently well placed on the ladder, will have to find something more than we have been offering to contend against the better teams. I thought we looked good against NZ, but gee look what Canberra did to them. And the score should have been 50 had Croker been a goal kicker.

And on that game, I hope all on here, who think Maloney will be our second coming of the messiah next year, had a good look at just how badly he played in attack and particularly defence.

Premierships are won in the last 4-6 weeks of thje comp. Not April.

[Andrew Walker]

Premierships are won in the last 4-6 weeks of thje comp. Not April.

True Melon But you can go a long way to being unable to win one in the 1st 6 weeks of a comp

[Guest]

True Melon But you can go a long way to being unable to win one in the 1st 6 weeks of a comp

This is exactly right. Every one of these scrappy wins gets us closer to the 8 and further away from the spoon. Winning ugly sure beats losing.