Re: Scott grix : Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:42 am  

wirefox wrote:

He's the guy that cocked everything up against Warrington in the semi, isn't he. Better fullback than Wellens ? I dont think so

Of course he is. Wellens is safe, but offers nothing in attack. The world has moved on from picking the guy who can catch best as your fullback.

All the world's best fullbacks make mistakes, Billy Slater, Sam Tomkins included. It's a primarily attacking position and we're losing out. Hopefully Brown can see this and although I doubt this is true (he's under contract with Huddersfield until 2014 and we're not going to be paying transfer fees) it would be a positive step into the future.

Re: Scott grix : Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:46 am  

pk wrote:

not the greatest player but if Northampton Saint and chums are correct and sl is now rubbish, he's probably a good signing...?

STOP GOING THROUGH MY BINS AND SNIFFING MY OLD UNDERWEAR OR I'M CALLING THE POLICE, YOU OBSESSED WEIRDO!!!!

Re: Scott grix : Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:49 am  

Saddened! wrote:

Of course he is. Wellens is safe, but offers nothing in attack. The world has moved on from picking the guy who can catch best as your fullback.

All the world's best fullbacks make mistakes, Billy Slater, Sam Tomkins included. It's a primarily attacking position and we're losing out. Hopefully Brown can see this and although I doubt this is true (he's under contract with Huddersfield until 2014 and we're not going to be paying transfer fees) it would be a positive step into the future.

I think we should definitely bin Wello for Grix, given Grix's massive attacking superiority, what with Grix making fewer busts and scoring fewer tries than Wello, with the same number of clean breaks and assists.

Such a huge leap forward in attack more than justifies him making twice as many errors as Wello and missing about four times more tackles than Wello.

What a player, sign him up.

Re: Scott grix : Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:58 am  

I can't see any point in signing Grix at all and can't see anywhere where he'd play in Saints' current starting 17. He's the very definition of average and even if Wello, Lomax and Hohaia all stepped on landmines tomorrow then I reckon we'd still be better off trying out some of the young 'uns like Swift or Ashe for a season or 2 instead. That, added to the years he still has on his contract and therefore signing fee, marks this down firmly in the "preposterous made-up rumour" category.

Re: Scott grix : Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:41 am  

FearTheVee wrote:

I think we should definitely bin Wello for Grix, given Grix's massive attacking superiority, what with Grix making fewer busts and scoring fewer tries than Wello, with the same number of clean breaks and assists.

Such a huge leap forward in attack more than justifies him making twice as many errors as Wello and missing about four times more tackles than Wello.

What a player, sign him up.

He's primarily been playing stand off, so not a comparison you can make with stats IMO. I doubt this rumour is true, it sounds highly unlikely to be true, so it's not like we need to argue this point.

But getting shot of Wello at fullback is a must, surely people can see that now?

Re: Scott grix : Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:48 am  

Don't be ridiculous! Id play full back before Grix for Saints.

Re: Scott grix : Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:55 am  

Wellens is our leading tryscorer this season, still as dependable as ever and links into the line well on attack...granted he is getting old now and we do need to think about a replacement for him, but would be more than happy to have him for next year before Grix

Rather than sign Grix up, I would rather see either Makinson to full back, or even Hohaia to full back and Gaskell to 6 as both of these options would be better than signing an average at best player who is nowhere near good enough to play in the Red V

Re: Scott grix : Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:12 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

He's primarily been playing stand off, so not a comparison you can make with stats IMO. I doubt this rumour is true, it sounds highly unlikely to be true, so it's not like we need to argue this point.

But getting shot of Wello at fullback is a must, surely people can see that now?

Methinks you jest. Either that or your on wacky backy. Sorry saddened cant possibly agree with you. Wellens has been a stand out player this season and you've just got it in for him.
Very sad Saddened

Re: Scott grix : Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:19 pm  

wirefox wrote:

Methinks you jest. Either that or your on wacky backy. Sorry saddened cant possibly agree with you. Wellens has been a stand out player this season and you've just got it in for him.
Very sad Saddened

How old are you? Kind of feels like you are about 12 ish? Wellens has been a very good player for us, a legendary figure. But he's been a shadow of his former self for a while and whilst still competent he really does lack in every area that is important for a modern day fullback.

Re: Scott grix : Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:41 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

How old are you? Kind of feels like you are about 12 ish? Wellens has been a very good player for us, a legendary figure. But he's been a shadow of his former self for a while and whilst still competent he really does lack in every area that is important for a modern day fullback.

So how come, whilst I accept some of his shortcomings due to his age, that many authorities in the game still regard Wellens as, and cite him accordingly, as one of the best full backs around in SL?