Quote Deus Dat Incrementum="Deus Dat Incrementum"I don't mind the fella. I know he doesn't run the ball in like Adrian Morley (I will go and get my tin hat and await the "he doesn't even run like Adrian Mole" comments).
I know I am going to sound like what some players say who have played with him but I do see some of the things he does.
Here is an example. When 3 forwards are involved in a tackle there is sometimes a Mexican stand off as to who will get back the 10 yards and which 2 stay at marker. Even when he is last man off (you would expect the first defender on his feet to get back the 10metres) Clark will drop back 10 no matter what. That allows Cooper, Mulhern or Philbin to conserve energy for their attack.
There are loads of examples like sprinting to put pressure on the kicker. Or chasing kicks that allow other forwards to save energy.
I know that I will be accused of being related to him but sometimes you need that type of player. Adam Milner or Nathan Massey who played 13 for Cas were not destructive ball runners but did the sort of stuff that Clark does. OK Knowles at Saints is the best at this sort of stuff and he has a far better running game.
Powell is no mug. He knows we need players to do this sort of stuff that goes largely unnoticed and do it well.
When we played Cas at the last game of Powell at Wheldon Road the sky cameras picked up on Powell and J Clark having a chat after the game and you could see from that, that Powell rated Clark.
I will dissappear now and come back in a few days when this thread has moved off the front page.'"
You're over thinking it.
He's a steady Eddie. Nothing more, nothing less.
You've simply embodied the basics of a RL forward, and made him look like he's split the atom.
He's taking up
a) salary cap
b) an overseas space
c) a squad place, denied to someone from where we should be promoting.
Name me one thing (apart from keeping Inglis company) that this fella has brought to the team in the last few years.
You can't.
Not a game
A MotM performance
A try
Barely even a pass, to justify a contract extension
Boy, am I p1553d off
