Re: Jamie Foster : Wed Apr 20, 2011 11:24 am  

Jamie Foster is not being tracked by Union. I do know he was lucky to get a new contract in the summer and the money wasent good at all. This will all be a ploy to get him a better contract.

Re: Jamie Foster : Wed Apr 20, 2011 11:32 am  

snowdog wrote:

take away the goalkicking and he's on par with most super league wingers,theres a few who are better than him.

Yep. So why the complaints? He's a young guy who was trained as a centre but is on the wing and is doing a good job. He is also an excellent goalkicker, he has good positional sense and he can catch a bomb (and those three factors alone make him better than Meli!). He is nippy, knows his way to the line and will try to beat a man on his kick returns. He has only just started out and so how anyone can judge whether he will be a 'world beater' or not at this stage in his career I have no idea. Well, they can't.

Re: Jamie Foster : Wed Apr 20, 2011 11:34 am  

I'm not so sure why people say take away the goal kicking and he'll be average, it's part of his game. Yes he would be average without it, but the fact is he's got it. It's like saying take away all Puletua's size and he'll be average, well done do you want a lollipop.

Re: Jamie Foster : Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:21 pm  

His final try againts Leeds, and the one in the corner against Wakefield showed great finishing and composure too. He's definately a cut above most of the wingers/centres that age if you ask me.

Re: Jamie Foster : Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:24 pm  

Carlos Alberto wrote:

His final try againts Leeds, and the one in the corner against Wakefield showed great finishing and composure too. He's definately a cut above most of the wingers/centres that age if you ask me.

If Saints have any sense they will get a sprint coach in over pre-season, or even now, and get him working with Foster. He would be a top winger if he had a few yards more pace. I know Saints had a spell of having a sprint coach at the club, not sure if they still do but looking at the squad, i can't see it.

Re: Jamie Foster : Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:50 pm  

I'd like to see Foster have a gallop. I don't I've ever seen him put clean through from far out. He looks nippy enough to me close to the line.

Re: Jamie Foster : Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:52 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

I'd like to see Foster have a gallop. I don't I've ever seen him put clean through from far out. He looks nippy enough to me close to the line.

He showed a bit of pace for his try against Wakefield when Wilkin broke free. Granted there was nobody in front of him but he still had to run about 50m.

Re: Jamie Foster : Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:52 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

It's like saying take away all Puletua's size and he'll be average, well done do you want a lollipop.

Re: Jamie Foster : Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:53 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

I'd like to see Foster have a gallop. I don't I've ever seen him put clean through from far out. He looks nippy enough to me close to the line.

He did fine for his longer try against Wakey but he doesn't have the natural speed of Makinson so far as I can see. However, he has other qualities. And great boots.

Re: Jamie Foster : Wed Apr 20, 2011 8:07 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

He did fine for his longer try against Wakey but he doesn't have the natural speed of Makinson so far as I can see. However, he has other qualities. And great boots.

And lovely hair