Re: Ade Gardner : Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:35 pm
Mugwump wrote:
Because he is one of the worst strike wingers at Saints in twenty five years. This isn't being cruel. You just can't begin to compare him with the likes of Sullivan, Hunte, Albert, Quirk, Barrie Ledger or Kevin McCormack (pre-injury). Indeed, Ade wouldn't get a game in front of support wingers such as Sean Hoppe.
But whether that is true or not, he still works very hard, which is what I was referring to.
I'm sure most of the halfbacks we have had over the last 20 years couldn't get close to Alex Murphy, but do we write them off and insult them because none of them is the genius that Murphy was?
Gifted players in any position are relatively rare. There is hardworking, there is talented and there is uber gifted. IMO Ade is hardworking. He's never shy of taking on the line, he does a pretty good job of catching bombs (better than Meli), he never shirks his defensive duties (unlike Meli) and he can finish. That'll do me for now and I think insulting him after he has given us such commitment over the last 10 years is pathetic, frankly.