Re: Jamie Foster : Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:15 pm  

The Chair Maker wrote:

Didnt think he woas found lacking in the grand final, and he didnt play alongside Meli, that was Lomax. So I think your getting your players mixed up.

That was my first thought too. It was Meli, Lomax and Flannerys wing that got found out time and time again in that game. Foster and Gidley were solid. Flannerys static defence and Lomaxs size were the main issues we had on that day.

Foster will more than likely play for most of the year on the wing with Shenton. While Meli will be on the other side as either a winger with Soliola or Wheeler or as a centre with Gardner.

Re: Jamie Foster : Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:45 pm  

Foster was exposed under the high ball in the Grand final, only the fact that Richards went off after 35 minutes gave him some respite.
Shaun McRae alluded to it in his commentary.

Re: Jamie Foster : Tue Jan 11, 2011 1:58 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Foster was exposed under the high ball in the Grand final, only the fact that Richards went off after 35 minutes gave him some respite.
Shaun McRae alluded to it in his commentary.

That bastion of modern tactics!

Re: Jamie Foster : Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:58 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Foster was exposed under the high ball in the Grand final, only the fact that Richards went off after 35 minutes gave him some respite.
Shaun McRae alluded to it in his commentary.

Exposed like every other winger was against Richards last season you mean? Hardly a fair example.

Re: Jamie Foster : Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:03 pm  

SFW wrote:

Exposed like every other winger was against Richards last season you mean? Hardly a fair example.

He's a myth. The only way anyone is exposed by Paat Richards is if you give away penalties under the posts or when he's under no pressure.

He made up his leg injury so he could avoid the pressure of having to kick when it meant something. He'd go well at Saints.

Re: Jamie Foster : Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:15 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Foster was exposed under the high ball in the Grand final, only the fact that Richards went off after 35 minutes gave him some respite.
Shaun McRae alluded to it in his commentary.

In the season foster was great under the bomb just the nurves went in the grand final but he use to play full back as kid !

Re: Jamie Foster : Tue Jan 11, 2011 8:46 pm  

Saintly_Sinner wrote:

In the season foster was great under the bomb just the nurves went in the grand final but he use to play full back as kid !

I've said on here before that I think he could make it as a fullback. I'm not sure how pacey he is over the long term - he's certainly nippy short distance - but he has very good positional sense, is good under the high ball, good hands, a sidestep, balls, learns quick and reads the game well. He would also manage to kick the ball over the halfway line for a dropout, instead of doing a Wello when all the fans are wishing the ball would get somewhere close to the halfway line!

Re: Jamie Foster : Tue Jan 11, 2011 8:48 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Foster was exposed under the high ball in the Grand final,

Rubbish. He caught the high ball that won the match on 20 June. But it wasn't a Grand Final. He was only just 20, he had only played in the first team for half a season, he'd never been in a final before, and his team were playing bollox. He wasn't exposed at all. Next time he is at a final, he'll be fine.

Re: Jamie Foster : Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:00 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

He also has great positional sense, is great under the high ball and has balls. Although slight, he has done some great tackling. I can still see him on two occasions: once at the CC semi when he single-handedly brought Keith Senior down by a kind of limpet tackle thingy right in front of where I was sitting and the other occasion when, having been run over by Karl Pryce the first time, he positioned himself better, ran at Pryce from the side and sent him flying into touch. He's a smart cookie is Foster, just as Wheeler is, and I hope Simmons brings him on.

Your memory is playing tricks with you again. Yes Karl Pryce did run over Foster just on half time, but the tackle to which you are referring was on George Carmont, Pryce had left the field injured (just for a change).

Re: Jamie Foster : Wed Jan 12, 2011 12:37 pm  

Hes a good kid, game as you like and a smashing lad off the pitch, but lets be honest, he will be no better than Anthony Stewart or Steve Hall