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| There are ways around being the big winger. You need to chip in with carries and meters, but you will need to be a bit smarter. Take Chris Riley, fairly consistant winger, makes decent meters and scores plenty of tries. But, instead of barging the ball up ala Monaghan, Richards, Meli et al. Riley seems to have adopted a spin in the tackle to bounce off a defender and make a couple more yards. Charnley does the same.
The game is evolving and the selection process at a junior level at the moment is about picking the 'athlete' rather than the player. The mentality is that skills and knowledge can be taught, but size, speed and strength is naturally given.
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| Castleford's new winger Justin Carney is the same build as Danny Nutley
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Fast Wingers are great like Offiah
Wingers with good acceleration and step are great like Jason Robinson and Chicka Ferguson
Big fast skilled destructive Wingers like Eric Grothe senior are probably the best of the lot.
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... xxR-CYHX3c
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Fast Wingers are great like Offiah
Wingers with good acceleration and step are great like Jason Robinson and Chicka Ferguson
Big fast skilled destructive Wingers like Eric Grothe senior are probably the best of the lot.
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... xxR-CYHX3c
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| Grothe Snr was an absolute freak of nature - he was Jonah Lomu before anyone knew who Lomu was.
He could go over you or around you with equal comfort, and once he hit clear space you weren't going to catch him.
It was an absolute privilege to see him (albeit briefly) in the flesh playing for Leeds.
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Quote: Andy Gilder "Grothe Snr was an absolute freak of nature - he was Jonah Lomu before anyone knew who Lomu was.
He could go over you or around you with equal comfort, and once he hit clear space you weren't going to catch him.
It was an absolute privilege to see him (albeit briefly) in the flesh playing for Leeds.'"
I have been lucky enough to see "The Guru" live more than a few times and he was one of a handful of players that set the Crowd alight and to their feet when ever he touched the ball.
Great player that wound through the gears like a thoroughbred, the power and energy he had was unbelievable.
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... _6loPG0TCw
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Quote: Andy Gilder "Grothe Snr was an absolute freak of nature - he was Jonah Lomu before anyone knew who Lomu was.
He could go over you or around you with equal comfort, and once he hit clear space you weren't going to catch him.
It was an absolute privilege to see him (albeit briefly) in the flesh playing for Leeds.'"
I have been lucky enough to see "The Guru" live more than a few times and he was one of a handful of players that set the Crowd alight and to their feet when ever he touched the ball.
Great player that wound through the gears like a thoroughbred, the power and energy he had was unbelievable.
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... _6loPG0TCw
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| Billy Boston - unbelievable player and the ultimate 'Bulky' winger.
What a player he was!!
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