As Gareth said, not only are the stats often poop, but more importanly Graham is a prop who is on for long periods.

Bailey is on for spells, and in two of those games he played spells in the second row, not prop. Therefore its not like for like anyway.

Hear, hear.

Agreed. People seem to think that Opta stats are the bee all and end all of performance appraisal. Now TVOC has proved them inaccurate, and I have always said that when comparing forwards time spent on the pitch isn't measured, or at least made available for free. If baileys smaller meters and number of tackles are made in half the pitch time then it makes a big difference.

Also, Bailey is probably our 3rd best prop, behind Peacock and leuluai. Comparing him to Graham is stupid. The comparison with Hargreaves is a better one IMO.

I've proved nothing by the way.

I've pointed out some glaring inaccuracies and queried the application of uniform standards when assessing a contribution.

People who regurgitate their findings as proof positive might be merely fooling themselves but in the absence of anything more reliable will continue to do so.

Me included as this thread ably demonstrates.

i have moaned about him the past but tonight bailey was magnificent. his hit on maurie was legal.unlike the posturing ginner who was hard when 3rd man in bailey led from the front

Disgrace to the sport imo, dirty player, dirty mouth.

yeah yeah toddle off it's bedtime.
stop trying to wind up the big misters and look forward to the day you actually win a game

Shut up moaning!!!

It would a darned sight better if Stevo and Eddy stopped talking over it.

James Graham had it in for Bailey. Came onto the pitch and had to be calmed down before he even started playing. His tackle on Bailey was pathetic of the highest order. Whose the third one going in now eh?

LYON4JAIL!

Diddums! Jog on you soft 2@!

My days, you really need to learn how to take losing. You wouldn't have been this aggravated if you'd lost to Saints before you're little taste of silverware.

I will be looking forward to that. Although I can't see it being in the near future, I still have the satisfaction of knowing my team has had more glory than yours ever will.