Re: Robes injured : Sun Mar 04, 2012 6:55 pm  

westender wrote:

Hohaia played well at hooker as replacement for Roby one of the positives aspects we can take out of today's match so no worries there if roby is out for a few weeks .What really miffed me why no drop goal on the last play no "LEADERSHIP " and we had the position to do it

Very true, I was thinking the same. It may have been a better option to go for the drop goal and settle for the draw.

Re: Robes injured : Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:13 pm  

this is what we all feared would happen eventually.Without Roby the team has no go forward. http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... ml&BID=480

this is what we all feared would happen eventually.Without Roby the team has no go forward. http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... ml&BID=480

Re: Robes injured : Sun Mar 04, 2012 9:36 pm  

I don't see losing Roby as a massive issue. Sure, he generates impressive stats. But stats are often highly misleading. For instance, they say nothing about quality of distribution out of dummy half. If Roby has a weakness - and I'd say it's a fairly large one - it's that he's never been a great thinker in the mould of a Buderus or a Lowes.

Yes, we will undoubtedly take a knock in terms of yardage. But if someone like Hohaia or perhaps Wilkin can provide just that bit better service out of the ruck we may do ok.

Re: Robes injured : Sun Mar 04, 2012 9:39 pm  

Mugwump wrote:

I don't see losing Roby as a massive issue. Sure, he generates impressive stats. But stats are often highly misleading. For instance, they say nothing about quality of distribution out of dummy half. If Roby has a weakness - and I'd say it's a fairly large one - it's that he's never been a great thinker in the mould of a Buderus or a Lowes.

Yes, we will undoubtedly take a knock in terms of yardage. But if someone like Hohaia or perhaps Wilkin can provide just that bit better service out of the ruck we may do ok.

I think it's a massive blow, most things we do well in attack come from robys scoots and breaks that put the other team on the back foot.

Even Royce has said that and if he can see it then it's obvious.

Re: Robes injured : Sun Mar 04, 2012 9:44 pm  

Do you think LH and Wheeler can do a good job at hooker?

Re: Robes injured : Sun Mar 04, 2012 9:47 pm  

Mugwump wrote:

I don't see losing Roby as a massive issue. Sure, he generates impressive stats. But stats are often highly misleading. For instance, they say nothing about quality of distribution out of dummy half. If Roby has a weakness - and I'd say it's a fairly large one - it's that he's never been a great thinker in the mould of a Buderus or a Lowes.

Yes, we will undoubtedly take a knock in terms of yardage. But if someone like Hohaia or perhaps Wilkin can provide just that bit better service out of the ruck we may do ok.

Agree 100%

Re: Robes injured : Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:07 pm  

Mugwump wrote:

I don't see losing Roby as a massive issue. Sure, he generates impressive stats. But stats are often highly misleading. For instance, they say nothing about quality of distribution out of dummy half. If Roby has a weakness - and I'd say it's a fairly large one - it's that he's never been a great thinker in the mould of a Buderus or a Lowes.

Yes, we will undoubtedly take a knock in terms of yardage. But if someone like Hohaia or perhaps Wilkin can provide just that bit better service out of the ruck we may do ok.

This is a first: I agree with you.

Re: Robes injured : Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:26 pm  

Mugwump wrote:

I don't see losing Roby as a massive issue. Sure, he generates impressive stats. But stats are often highly misleading. For instance, they say nothing about quality of distribution out of dummy half. If Roby has a weakness - and I'd say it's a fairly large one - it's that he's never been a great thinker in the mould of a Buderus or a Lowes.

Yes, we will undoubtedly take a knock in terms of yardage. But if someone like Hohaia or perhaps Wilkin can provide just that bit better service out of the ruck we may do ok.

Amen.
We need better more skilful distribution from dummy half in the game rather than the scooter hookers who Stevo loves.

Re: Robes injured : Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:35 pm  

Did those killing our season see this match.


Lance tore it up at hooker. Runs from dummy half, splitting the Huddersfield markers. Roby is a machine but he did nothing in todays match that made any impact before he went off. Roby is undoubted a talent, but he is not a God. Personally, I'd run that play a few times whether Roby was injured or not. Lance just picked up the gears.

Roby is not Saints and we will progress on without him. We lost by a point in a highly defensive game. It wass good, competitive and close. I seam to recall being told we would get beat by 20+, we did not we lost by 1. A loss yes, but not a omen of the end.

Re: Robes injured : Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:54 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Amen.
We need better more skilful distribution from dummy half in the game rather than the scooter hookers who Stevo loves.

Phil Clarke stated last week that Roby 'passes the ball more than any other playeer in Super League'.

So if he just runs and scoots every time, how do you explain that one?