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| See original post, watch Michael Platt today - Nuff Said.......
The lad is a liability, time to get rid poor Super League team player at best!
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| Quote: Idle Bull "See original post, watch Michael Platt today - Nuff Said.......
The lad is a liability, time to get rid poor Super League team player at best!'"
Trouble is we're stuck with him now.
I do think that other fullback candidates need a shot. If that means playing Sykes there or promoting from the academy then so be it. Platt has led a charmed life and seemed to be first choice for as long as he's been at the club. Barring the first half of 2007 he hasn't played well enough to deserve that first choice status.
The fullback jersey should be up for grabs.
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| Quote: Bullseye "Trouble is we're stuck with him now.
I do think that other fullback candidates need a shot. If that means playing Sykes there or promoting from the academy then so be it. Platt has led a charmed life and seemed to be first choice for as long as he's been at the club. Barring the first half of 2007 he hasn't played well enough to deserve that first choice status.
The fullback jersey should be up for grabs.'" Why bar one mistake today he was very solid.
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| I hope that the bulls keep platt at FB
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| Michael Platt would be a better player if he took a leaf out of matt cook's book and when cataching the ball, running straight at the defence, not away from them or making a pathetic pass to semi or Rikki (Thought he looked a bit nervy too this afternoon)
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| Quote: redeverready "Why bar one mistake today he was very solid.'"
I agree, I don't see why people are slagging off his performance today, there were many players who made more -and worse- errors than him.
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| Quote: redeverready "Why bar one mistake today he was very solid.'"
I think Platt get's some unfair flak from some sections of the crowd, however whilst not making too many mistakes he didn't contribute a great deal either. It wasn't a case of what he did, more what he didn't do. He didn't look confident out there today when returning the ball. He ran sideways most of the time and threw one wild pass out to Sheriffe.
I wouldn't be too disappointed to see Platt dropped for someone more dependable. Whether Sykes is that player I'm not sure, but I'd be tempted to bring Crookes in to play centre if Platt doesn't show some improvement in the next few games.
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| Quote: Bully_Boxer "I think Platt get's some unfair flak from some sections of the crowd, however whilst not making too many mistakes he didn't contribute a great deal either. It wasn't a case of what he did, more what he didn't do. He didn't look confident out there today when returning the ball. He ran sideways most of the time and threw one wild pass out to Sheriffe.
I wouldn't be too disappointed to see Platt dropped for someone more dependable. Whether Sykes is that player I'm not sure, but I'd be tempted to bring Crookes in to play centre if Platt doesn't show some improvement in the next few games.'" You could say that about most of the team today.
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| Quote: redeverready "Why bar one mistake today he was very solid.'"
Which mistake? The missed tackle or the needless foot in touch?
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| Quote: Bullseye "Which mistake? The missed tackle or the needless foot in touch?'" Sorry but i just don't agree with the missed tackle one Sykes, Sheriffe and Menzies who parted like the red sea were more to blame.
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| Quote: redeverready "Sorry but i just don't agree with the missed tackle one Sykes, Sheriffe and Menzies who parted like the red sea were more to blame.'"
I thought Platt played well, looked solid in defence and good going forward. Everyone goes on about how nervous he looks, well all the crowd going 'ooooohhhhhhhh' when he is about to catch a ball doesn't help, most of the nerves seem to stem from the crowds attitude.
He made a mistake or two, so did a lot of the players. What about Jeffries not passing the ball in first half when a try was clearly on? What about Scruton loosing the ball in two tackles and twice knocking on in good positions? What about us knocking on and not being able to see out the last set of 6 and take the win? It always seems to come back to Platt yet Platt is not the problem.
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| Quote: Bully_Boxer "He didn't look confident out there today when returning the ball. .'"
A FB trying to go around the outside of the winger is usually a sign of supreme confidence in his own ability
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| Platt is not fit to lace the boots of Sprogger or Withers in my opinion. Although I wouldn't have given Sykes much chance taking down Fox one-on-one. His defence is even more shakey.
Dave Halley had his best games last season at full back for me. What the hell he's doing out at Wakefield is beyond me.
Was it just me or was the line standing incredibly flat yesterday? Apart from Hull KR's defence (which they deserve a lot of credit for) the reason we couldn't penetrate was that we weren't running from deep. Getting some momentum on the charge is what breaks tackles. I can't understand the flat passes. It makes it so easy to defend against.
Don't get me started on the lack of back up play. And having no one to take the ball at dummy half at one stage. Would never have happened with Lowes on the field.
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