Re: 2 year deal for JP : Fri Mar 23, 2012 1:42 pm  

Fieldheadrhino wrote: You may well laugh, but if NRL teams have been sniffing around Adrian Morley, why would they not have been sniffing around Jamie Peacock. IMO JP is a better prop than Morley. Which NRL clubs have been sniffing around Morley? Do you believe every beat-up sharticle story you ever read on what was obviously a slow sports news day for the Sydney Morning Herald? Like THIS ONE which refers to claims by unnamed sources that there has already been some discussions with the Roosters... a claim which Morley himself refutes HERE... and a sharticle which cannot even cite the correct date of the next Rugby League World Cup, unless it's suddenly been moved forward to the year 2015!

Fieldheadrhino wrote: You may well laugh, but if NRL teams have been sniffing around Adrian Morley, why would they not have been sniffing around Jamie Peacock. IMO JP is a better prop than Morley. Which NRL clubs have been sniffing around Morley? Do you believe every beat-up sharticle story you ever read on what was obviously a slow sports news day for the Sydney Morning Herald? Like THIS ONE which refers to claims by unnamed sources that there has already been some discussions with the Roosters... a claim which Morley himself refutes HERE... and a sharticle which cannot even cite the correct date of the next Rugby League World Cup, unless it's suddenly been moved forward to the year 2015!

Re: 2 year deal for JP : Fri Mar 23, 2012 1:52 pm  

Old Feller wrote:

What about Civoneceva?

Last time I checked (this morning actually) Civoniceva was still driving the ball in straight at the opposition to good effect without recourse to any 180 degree safety-first pirouettes at the point of impact with his back to the opposition.

Re: 2 year deal for JP : Fri Mar 23, 2012 1:58 pm  

Charlie1971 wrote:

Jesus you lot are so funny !!!!!!!!!

Erm, I was taking the p!ss out of my Leeds colleague.... being educated in Leeds, but not punctuating his post. You know, the post about standards of education? Oh never mind.

For the record, my wife has a bachelors, masters and PhD all attained while in education in Hull. Bright as she is, it definitely took longer than 2 years.

Re: 2 year deal for JP : Fri Mar 23, 2012 1:59 pm  

Keith Swiftcorn wrote:

Which NRL clubs have been sniffing around Morley?

Do you believe every beat-up sharticle story you ever read on what was obviously a slow sports news day for the Sydney Morning Herald?

Good word that.

Re: 2 year deal for JP : Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:09 pm  

Keith Swiftcorn wrote:

Last time I checked (this morning actually) Civoniceva was still driving the ball in straight at the opposition to good effect without recourse to any 180 degree safety-first pirouettes at the point of impact with his back to the opposition.

Maybe that's how JP has managed to still be playing at 35 - method in his madness hey, either that or by having your back to the defence allows an easier offload. Who knows why?

Re: 2 year deal for JP : Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:18 pm  

Good deal on both parts

Wonder if he is taking the money allocated for Ellis

Re: 2 year deal for JP : Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:37 pm  

I think what Keith is referring to is Peacock's tendency to spin in the tackle. Quite why Keith is referring to it in a negative way I have no idea. It's a legitimate technique taught to forwards in order to shift the balance of the tacklers and allow further advance up field by the ball carrier. Good prop work and harder to defend against than a simple drive. It also opens up greater possibility for offloads.

Re: 2 year deal for JP : Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:53 pm  

Him wrote:

I think what Keith is referring to is Peacock's tendency to spin in the tackle. Quite why Keith is referring to it in a negative way I have no idea. It's a legitimate technique taught to forwards in order to shift the balance of the tacklers and allow further advance up field by the ball carrier. Good prop work and harder to defend against than a simple drive. It also opens up greater possibility for offloads.

I completely agree that it's also a legitimate technique which works effectively in Super League and opens up greater possibilities at that particular level. But that wasn't the context of earlier pontifications by others on this thread.

Re: 2 year deal for JP : Fri Mar 23, 2012 4:33 pm  

Tony Soprano wrote:

Good deal on both parts

Wonder if he is taking the money allocated for Ellis

On the basis of the many postings on here, there wasn't any money allocated for Ellis. As has been pointed out Leeds have a more than efficient back row, so did not need to add anything to it. Despite his age Peacock is another legend and fully deserves an extension.

Re: 2 year deal for JP : Fri Mar 23, 2012 4:56 pm  

I think Richard Bacon did a Programme about Keith Trollcorn on BBC3 not so long back. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17399027

I think Richard Bacon did a Programme about Keith Trollcorn on BBC3 not so long back. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17399027