Quote: inside_man "Fair enough if thats your opinion, didn't mean to start getting into a tit for tat squabble.
But its not blind faith in Sam, it comes from watching him week in week out for a few years. Yes, he has areas he could improve, he is undoubtedly quilty of being greedy sometimes. But equally, there are very few instances when he struggles under the high ball, consistently makes ridiculous amounts of metres on kick returns, skins players for fun, scores tries for fun, gets countless assists and is genuinely rather adept with his tackling technique.
Most of all though, whatever anyone thinks of his attitude and behaviour, he's one heck of a brave player. He gets targeted by every side he plays for high shots + niggles (he's give em back, but he gets targeted) but he gets up and gets on with it.
There isn't a FB that comes close in SL (imo), and there's only a handful in the NRL that i'd have over him.'"
I can't argue with the bit in bold. Always hungry for more; even after an elbow to the face or late tackle to the chin. As I say, he has all the tools, I am a little disappointed with the outcome. I would like to state that I obviously haven't seen him as much as you.
Deckchair, that is my greivance. In terms ENGLISH fullbacks we have only one option, sam. I would prefer to give lomax and riley more of a run as I think they are stronger in defense and better play makers (what we need against thw top 2 in the world, aus and nz)
I wouldn't argue that sam can produce genius on his own. He has scared players against tackling him and, as I say, we need look only at his try that killed off hull to realise that. However, my concerns are on defense and play making.
It is opinion and i would prefer more viable options than sam. Maybe that will improve everyone's performance.
