Re: Teams for tonight : Sun May 25, 2014 12:51 am  

Magic Superbeetle wrote:

I must confess, whilst not coming into consideration for my judgement on turners performance, I agree wholeheartedly about getting T Mak top try scorer - I care an undue amount about it!

When was the last time we were in with a shout for it?

2006...I think Gardner finished joint top try scorer with Murphy...the lad at Catalans, not the fella out of Robocop.

Re: Teams for tonight : Sun May 25, 2014 2:20 am  

Magic Superbeetle wrote:

I decided to look at the stats, as it turns out, it was not all that long ago, with Gardner topping the 2008 charts with 25! Which is also our top tally for a single player since 2003 (the earliest the SL website stats to back, it's too late in the day to dig deeper) - held jointly by Gardner (2008) and albert (2005)

... I still want T Mak to push on and beat that tally

Gidley put a lot of them on a plate for Ade. Just shows what a top centre can do. We've not had a top centre since that 1st Gidley season in 2008 I think it was.

Re: Teams for tonight : Sun May 25, 2014 7:44 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

God knows! Certainly not since I've been following Saints (from 2007).

That's depressing!

My mate is the same. I think he said his first match was the 2006 grand final.

Re: Teams for tonight : Sun May 25, 2014 7:49 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

God knows! Certainly not since I've been following Saints (from 2007).

!

That explains a lot, all those great players ending there careers whilst we head off into 6 years of transition.

Re: Teams for tonight : Sun May 25, 2014 11:02 am  

Albion wrote:

That's depressing!

My mate is the same. I think he said his first match was the 2006 grand final.

Christ. Talk about downhill.

I was quite lucky. I started watching in '93, after Dux had been to the premiership final and was raving about Saints.
That meant I started watching as Eric Hughes took over - who never beat Wigan. A couple of years being denied success by your derby rivals meant 96 was sweet for me (sweeter for the longer term fans) and I've been privlaged to see some great times.
Not everyone who's worn the red vee in that time has been a world beater, but there have been plenty of squad men who (you'd like to think) would never roll over and have their belly tickled in the same manner as we've been seeing - Andy Northey, Chris Morley, Adam Fogerty, Jason Hooper, Nick Fozzard, Vila & Sonny, Bernard Dwyer and Brett Goldspink all spring to mind.
God, I used to think Foggy was poop, but I'd have him back right now.

Re: Teams for tonight : Sun May 25, 2014 11:09 am  

St pete wrote:

Gidley put a lot of them on a plate for Ade. Just shows what a top centre can do. We've not had a top centre since that 1st Gidley season in 2008 I think it was.

You know, for every one of Makinson's flying finishes, there will
Have been a try when Gardner used his strength to squeeze over in heavy traffic or ( for a scents in period ) took a high ball wonderfully to score.
There was plenty lacking in Ade's overall game, but finishing ability was never one of them.

Re: Teams for tonight : Sun May 25, 2014 11:15 am  

Albion wrote:

That's depressing!

My mate is the same. I think he said his first match was the 2006 grand final.

At least he has seen us win one! My first GF following Saints was 2007 and I've been to every one since.

Re: Teams for tonight : Sun May 25, 2014 12:02 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

At least he has seen us win one! My first GF following Saints was 2007 and I've been to every one since.

Can you stop coming please? We might win something.

Re: Teams for tonight : Mon May 26, 2014 12:21 am  

Magic Superbeetle wrote:

Roby, Mose, wello and Walsh were all immense for their contributions (in all it's forms) looking up the stats this morning, walker was our strongest youngster, averaging 7 metres a carry, compared to 5.7 for greenwood, 5.5 for Richards and 4.5 for Thompson. I agree I think he's the most limited potential wise, but he had a good game yesterday, after a shaky start.

I retract my statement on lms after seeing his stats, but turner was strong in defence (19 tackles made to 1 miss) he just needs to see the ball more - 1 carry every 10 minutes isn't enough. We didn't attack his way all night, so he could of gone looking for the ball. But like I say, it's hardly something to call him out for (unlike his constant throwing the pass to no one vs Warrington!)

Turner - not just one carry every 10 mins but an average carry of 3.75, the lowest in the team and a total carry of 30 metres. If he doesn't get much ball, then that is partially not his issue but each carry got nowhere which is why I said he doesn't seem to back himself and he is a big fast guy.

Shocking attacking stats, in spite of the decent defensive stats.