Re: Ade Gardner : Wed Nov 17, 2010 10:09 pm  

Don Brennan wrote:

Unless he can find an extra ten yards of pace I don't think It matters.

I dunno. Having Shenton is a big step up over Gidley given how quiet he was after signing his final contract.

Re: Ade Gardner : Wed Nov 17, 2010 10:15 pm  

Will Gardner not be on the left wing with Meli as his centre anyway?

Re: Ade Gardner : Mon Nov 22, 2010 10:21 pm  

GO ON GARDSY!

Re: Ade Gardner : Mon Nov 22, 2010 10:40 pm  

saintcj wrote:

We could do with a couple of Darren Alberts on the wings

Vastly over rated winger.

Re: Ade Gardner : Tue Nov 23, 2010 12:09 am  

Ski wrote:

saintcj wrote:

We could do with a couple of Darren Alberts on the wings

Vastly over rated winger.

Re: Ade Gardner : Tue Nov 23, 2010 2:51 pm  

Smurf wrote:

:lol:

He is, fast, but not the truly top class winger some try to make out.

If he was we'd have won the cup in 2002.

Re: Ade Gardner : Tue Nov 23, 2010 3:01 pm  

Billinge_Lump wrote:

He is, fast, but not the truly top class winger some try to make out.

If he was we'd have won the cup in 2002.

Whilst he was possibly the fastest player we've had, he didn't have the electricity that Sullivan or Hunte had.

He was however, a very competant defender and extremely reliable under a high ball. His pace to chase back also help stop us conceding a fair few long range tries.

Goal kicking aside, I reckon I'd rather have him on the wing then the current Man of Steel.

Re: Ade Gardner : Tue Nov 23, 2010 3:02 pm  

Billinge_Lump wrote:

He is, fast, but not the truly top class winger some try to make out.

If he was we'd have won the cup in 2002.

Glad it wasn't just me.

Albert was reliable. You could depend on him under the bomb, and you would usually back him in a foot race. But he was, by definition, a flat track bully. He'd run great figures in against the lower sides, but stick him against another "top" winger, and he'd go into himself.

All that said, he is better than what we currently have.

Re: Ade Gardner : Tue Nov 23, 2010 3:07 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

Whilst he was possibly the fastest player we've had, he didn't have the electricity that Sullivan or Hunte had.

He was however, a very competant defender and extremely reliable under a high ball. His pace to chase back also help stop us conceding a fair few long range tries.

I agree with all that, I don't think he was a bad player at all.

Goal kicking aside, I reckon I'd rather have him on the wing then the current Man of Steel.

Much of a muchness for me. Albert had more pace, but Richards is far more dangerous under attacking kicks for me.

Re: Ade Gardner : Tue Nov 23, 2010 3:09 pm  

Ski wrote:

Glad it wasn't just me.

Albert was reliable. You could depend on him under the bomb, and you would usually back him in a foot race. But he was, by definition, a flat track bully. He'd run great figures in against the lower sides, but stick him against another "top" winger, and he'd go into himself.

A bit harsh, he always handled Vainakolo with aplomb.

All that said, he is better than what we currently have.

Undoubtedly.