FORUMS > Leeds Rhinos > EXTENSION | James Bentley - Expires: 2025 |
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| Quote: Simmo71 "Fair point, but Fusitua has proved season after season that he is injury prone.
I agree, he's our best winger, but given his injury record, we need a better back up than Olpherts.
Especially now McDonald has gone.
Maybe the retention of Bentley suggests that Martin might move to the centre.'"
Even last year Bentley played 7 more games than Fus and looks like Fus will play more than Bentley this year… I do get your point though, playing 50% ish of games for 2 years isn’t great and he does have precious form for injuries through his career.
My problem is with what you said, back up bc awfulpherts just makes me angry. Fus is a risk but ok on 1 year while the young kids develop - we have a few wingers at the club who are good prospects behind Tindall (Tchambe, Frater, Webster, Turner). Another year or two we might well have at least one of those make the grade.
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| Quote: christopher "Goudemand ays prop or 13 for catalans doesn’t he?'"
He isn’t a prop according to KaeruJim’s rugby league dictionary.
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| Quote: KaeruJim "He isn’t a prop according to KaeruJim’s rugby league dictionary.'"
Either way Id say hes a direct (and better) replacement for Tetevano, tough, doesn’t make errors, hard working and can score trys.
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| Quote: christopher "Either way Id say hes a direct (and better) replacement for Tetevano, tough, doesn’t make errors, hard working and can score trys.'"
I like his skill level from the little I’ve seen; seems solid but not star quality.
Still looks more back row than front row.
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| Quote: christopher "Either way Id say hes a direct (and better) replacement for Tetevano, tough, doesn’t make errors, hard working and can score trys.'"
Goudemand is 5' 10" and 15st 6lbs, that looks a fair height for prop but at least a stone underpowered to me. He's a back rower (any of the three) to me in terms of size. Whenever I've seen him play he's looked steady and competent, not many mistakes, but also doesn't seem to break the line much either.
I'd describe him as squad filler material and I suspect that's what he will be, a first or second interchange.
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| Bentley has had a stop start time while at Leeds but was excellent in the run in last season. He has contributed more in the last two seasons than Fusitua. I would have had both Handley and Macdonald on the wing before Fusitua this season. He is good at taking the high kick over the tryline, and has come up with a couple of tries from that play. Pity it's taken our halfbacks 2 years to realise that it's his strength.
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| And I would say Bentley is good at scrapping and competing in the middle and has great commitment, but is also good at giving silly penalties away and making mistakes at times.
Sorry I just disagree I’d pick three other of our back rowers over Bentley but probably pick Fus as first choice wing.
Handley not been on top form this year for some reason - probably not helped by inconsistent halves and centres.
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| Isn't it likely that Bentley will be on less than his current deal? He was signed as an up and coming star, but aside from a few games at the end of last season hasn't lived up to that. Based on the fact he was apparently sounding out offers elsewhere but stayed we might have been the only half-decent offer going.
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| I read somewhere he was one of the better paid players - if he still is we need to give our heads a wobble.
He is marginally first grade starting quality in the second row and James McDonnell is the better player.
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| Bentley looked good in a dominant Saints side - not the same player in a weak Rhinos side. Take it he didn't get any offers from the NRL?
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| Quote: Zoo Zoo Boom "Bentley looked good in a dominant Saints side - not the same player in a weak Rhinos side. Take it he didn't get any offers from the NRL?'"
No, course not. You need to be really good to get NRL….
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| Quote: Shabino "No, course not. You need to be really good to get NRL….'"
Yeh, like Leeming and Gildart
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| Quote: Simmo71 "Yeh, like Leeming and Gildart'"
And don`t forget Bateman.
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| Good to hear Bentley is trying to turn the corner and has now gone 100 days sober.
He talks about the demons of drink and how he now has a purpose in life.
I`m sure we will see a better player this year.
"When I look back now, I was just pressing a self-destruct button," Bentley continued. "The hardest part has been admitting and accepting that I had a problem making me feel weak, but I now realise how strong it is to do that.
"It's not been an easy road. There have been some pretty testing and difficult times, but since stopping, I feel I've grown so much as a person. I'm enjoying life so much more; my confidence is through the roof; I feel I'm better to be around; I'm enjoying training so much more; and I've lost over a stone. Relationships with friends and family are so much better. I'm growing my own business away from rugby. It's given me so much more time to do things that are way more productive and rewarding.
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| Brilliant and good on him. Might see a rejuvenated player this season
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