But his weak points - kicking , passing l to r and controlling a game are not luxuries for a SH. When he is confident he still cannot execute these skills anywhere near a high enough level.

it may be flawed - it is a bit of added interest and somethin "similar" must go on between staff and players to contribute to the end of season awards

........quite simply - supporters who attended the match/ saw it on TV etc award 3 points for their man of the match - 2 for runner up - and 1 for the third for each fixture --and can expand on "why" /"how" they reached that decision

At the end of the season - the player with the most points is player of the season in this particular "contest"

It can obviously be influenced by injuries / being dropped (for whatever reason ) but even then can provide who in the eyes of those who bother to take part is "doing his bit" and making a consistent positive contribution - be it "skill" /"effort" or a combination of both
Whilst different fans see the strength and weakness of a player indifferent ways - in my opinion this particular " fans poll" seemed to indicate that across the board - the majority democratic view was that Robbo hadn`t done too badly on a consistency basis - and there hadnt been much in the way of wave of criticism about his performances previous to last week

Maybe there have been a few lack lustre performaces recently --but that can happen to any player - and it seemed unfair in my opinion to single him out for criticism if hes trying
Whilst I personally feel he sometimes DOES try maybe TOO hard and GO FOR GLORY -- is that worse than taking such a "SAFE" risk free approach that is totally un-inventive and creates nothing ??
Speaking personally --I think not !
What then criticism that he "never takes the defence and offloads uneccesarily"
Life can be difficult for a little lad!!

If he was as bad as you paint him MG I think an astute coach such as what we now appear to have would have made concerted efforts to replace him as soon as possible once hed found out that our Australian candidate couldnt come

He hasnt
Hes stood by him and I`ll back his judgement given the improvements we`ve made

After all - if we`ve finished third and Nathan hasnt seen that we could have been much higher if only he hadnt played such a poor player in a key position its time for a change

How yer fixed??

How nice to have a proper discussion. Lets keep it that way

I am assured that at the begining of the season Brown was trying to offload Robbo without much success.

Once Carney was not coming it was impossible to get another quality half back in hence the signing of Fulton.

Brough was being touted to replace Robbo with him going to Hooker. The idea was to give us a good kicking game.

When Brough fell through we went for Drew to cover at SH or hooker.

Decisions on Robbo will depend on what happens at the end of 2010 and if we sign a SO or a SH.

Question

.............so - if you ask a skilled electrician to do the plumbing in a bathroom --and it doesnt work right --whos to blame -the electrician or the contract manager ??

Just a thought

Who is the contract manager? Is the skilled electrician also a qualified plumber? Did he do the plumbing or did he refuse? He could've asked his plumber friend to do it for him? Did Chris Thorman fit your bathroom? Did Jon Sharp ask him to? Who did the electrics?

and if its a SO DG -- will this discussion rumble on .

Hopefully Nathan wont have his hands tied when it comes to recruitment

The thing that rankles though after this "good" season is picking out one player as a scapegoat If hes picked in that position and does his best - can we ask for anything more ?

If hes the wrong man for that position and its "make do and mend" - then the blame cant be laid purely at "his door"

Similarly - I presume despite his other perceived faults he can read a public forum and criticism of this sort can be counter productive


Cup Finalists / playoffs / 3rd in table - and we`re saying that somerone in a pivot role is a weak link


Good lord ! And the times Ive been labelled a moaning giffer!!

Why is it OK to get on some players backs, whilst with others --its just an " off day"

Hope he has a belter this week --and quietens the knockers
All power to the lads elbow!!
( Maybe it`ll improve his passing!)


C`mon Robbo !!

from the above --hes a bit quicker than you!

Ball taps!

I haven't read anywhere anyone having a go at Robinsons effort.

ATEOTD though he can't pass left to right. He does seem to have occasional brainfarts when he breaks the line and I can certainly see why Brown might have plans to play him in a hooking role next season as his stronger points, speed off the mark, breaking the line and his handiness around the ruck, are suited to the role.

A scrum half that isn't good at passing l to r and who, at times, lacks composure is far from ideal. Out of the top 4 clubs we do have the weakest scrum half. Burrow, Long, Dobson or Robinson. IMO though to replace him we'd need to go to the NRL. It's not that he's a bad player and it's not that he isn't a tryer because he clearly is. But your big plays come from 6 & 7 and you rely on them to make the right decisions and throw the money balls.

This is going in circles now.