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| Quote: the flying biscuit "No I don't feel sorry for him either Karetaker. In fact after him waltzing out on us I actually get a perverse smug feeling about it.
To me its the perfect example of not getting out what you put in.
Sandow had more natural ability than cooper cronk. But Cronk works hard lives and breathes the game studies set plays. Doesn't deviate from structured game plans and is in it for the team not himself.
However that said, Sandow is exactly what the game should be about. ..excitement, flair, skill, flashes of briliance. ... cronk doesn't have that, he puts the same crossfield kick in on the button time after time....or that little inside pass off Smith to Slater. ...like the commentators always say you know what's coming but you can't stop it.
You never got that with Sandow or Phil Blake or Jiffy ....even Langer to a certain extent and that's why the games not what it was.
It's a shame Sandow won't be playing top level rugby. And I'm sure as he looks out of his two bed bungalow in the Bush and sees cooper cronk in his million pound Sydney palace he won't care. And that's why he's where he is.'"
I agree with what you say,just I couldn’t be bothered as he doesn’t deserve the mention for me,blown a god given talent so I refer to my earlier response.
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| Was this Barrow thing realistic?
Briers was already the most consistent halfback in SL by 2009.
This idea that he was some kind of lost soul wasting his talent until TS came around and turned him in to a great is a nice story but we'd had 8 years of constant demands for him to be in the GB team, coaches being bagged out for ignoring him because the general consensus was Briers was the only player with the spark that could hurt the Aussies.
Yes he was erratic in his early days but by the time TS came, although Warrington as a team were inconsistent we had 3 players who did the business every week: Briers, Paul Wood and Westwood.
Briers going to Saints, Wigan or Hull maybe but Barrow nah. Bit like how Cunningham was supposedly going to Rochdale Hornets when Hanley was at Saints.
I don't know how Briers can be compared to Sandow. If Sandow had managed 17 seasons at one club, stayed fit nearly all the time, led them to three major trophies and been their all time top point scorer he would have a different reputation.
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| Quote: sally cinnamon "
Yes he was erratic in his early days but by the time TS came, although Warrington as a team were inconsistent we had 3 players who did the business every week
I would add Adrian Morley, LAnderson, VAnderson, Gleeson and Hicks to that list too.
Monaghan and King were still "settling".
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| Yes mate. Briers was a hairs breath off clearing his locker. It did come down to LB begging TS for a reprieve.
.....your memory of LB Sally always mind boggles me.
No deny his talent but one good game or the odd good thing in a game followed by twice ot thrice that of poor games doesn't spell consistency to me.
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| Quote: rubber duckie "I believe Briers resurrected his own career...
He was in his way to Barrow. Contracts drawn up...then LB weeped to TS he didn't want to leave...TS told him what had to go for him to stay...LB did the rest.'"
I wonder if Briers has maintained his resurrected professional state now he has stopped playing.
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| Quote: Wires71 "I wonder if Briers has maintained his resurrected professional state now he has stopped playing.'"
Based on last season I’d have to say No, people need to remember he was part of the TS, Agar coaching team aswell. Now before anyone as a go I don’t know how much if any influence he had on the coaching of the team, but if he only dealt with the halves well they didn’t learn much.
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