That's the good thing about opinions Mugwump. They can't be wrong.
Life is all about perceptions

To be fair, I think he's on about Richards' kick offs, which are top notch.

Just on the size of backs, surely by now scouts will realise that tiny nippy lads are likely to only be viable as halfbacks? Are we still in the mindset of "you're big, you must be a prop" thinking at junior level? If anything the trend to bigger outside backs is increasing. There's barely a small threequarter in the whole NRL now - most get peppered to death by crossfield kicks and end up being replaced by bigger guys.

To be honest, I wish the sport would do something about kicks. All this hoof-the-ball-sky-high stuff is a depressingly negative style of play more suited to god-awful union. It's getting that way now that teams are better suited to scoring points from kicks than they are crossing the line ball-in-hand.

The fact that we are now picking bigger and bigger players in the backs smacks of the same retarded thinking which killed football for two decades in this country.

Scrums are also a joke! slows the game down so much as players use it as a time to take a breath, one time players used to pack down quickly.

For many, many years Wayne Bennett didn't consider tries scored from kicks as a defensive mistake. He'd say something along the lines of [i"once that ball hits the foot it's a lottery what happens next".
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There's something seriously wrong in the game when a beautiful piece of skill nets you no more points than a ball which is finger-tip touched after ricocheting off three players and a post.

I thought you were picking him up from the airport?
Ah shucks!

KC confirms signing (sorry if already posted) www.superleague.co.uk/article/32 ... et-to-sign

KC confirms signing (sorry if already posted) www.superleague.co.uk/article/32 ... et-to-sign

Quote Noel Cleal="Noel Cleal"KC confirms signing (sorry if already posted) www.superleague.co.uk/article/32 ... et-to-sign'" Will the VISA be an issue? Does he have to qualify for a work permit or anything?

Quote Noel Cleal="Noel Cleal"KC confirms signing (sorry if already posted) www.superleague.co.uk/article/32 ... et-to-sign'" Will the VISA be an issue? Does he have to qualify for a work permit or anything?

It remains to be seen whether this guy is any good. It is disappointing that we've not gone with one of the kids, tho.

If the coach thinks no-one is even close to breaking through at full-back with a few games of the season remaining then it seems very unlikely that anyone from the juniors is close to making the step up in six months when the new season starts.

Sometimes you've just got to think outside the box and try players in unusual positions. Wellens is a classic example of such thinking. I don't think ANYONE seriously believed he'd make a career at fullback when he first emerged into the first team.

Heaven forbid this guy gets a serious injury too. We'll end up in a farcical situation.

Not really as he's only signed to the end of the year on loan. The club could also have built a caveat into the loan that he would return if he received a season ending injury. Eels win as it gives him first grade experience and a chance for them to review his progress and also provides a shop window for him and the club if they choose they don't want him next year. Win, win if we've been prudent over the arrangements.