Re: Jamie Foster.... And James Roby : Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:10 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

I've yet to see Foster score 80 yarders, Botica scored quite a few.

No, but he has transferred the ball from one hand to the other behind his back to finish in a tight corner.

Re: Jamie Foster.... And James Roby : Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:16 am  

Ski wrote:

Only one is needed, well, two and a side note... world class (tm)

Can't argue with that Ski,the guy is just supercalifragulisticexpealidocious.

Re: Jamie Foster.... And James Roby : Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:17 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

I've yet to see Foster score 80 yarders, Botica scored quite a few.

Botica was a one trick pony! the best kicker i've ever and probably will ever see, but the rest of his game was garbage and he was carried by the rest of the team

Re: Jamie Foster.... And James Roby : Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:58 am  

As well as goal kicking, he has safe hands under kicks, even under a lot of pressure (remeber his take at the DW last year which caused Stevo to give him MoM?). He also has a canny nack of being in the right place at the right time to cover kicks through and alike. I think he could make a good full back.

Re: Jamie Foster.... And James Roby : Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:07 am  

Great kicker, safe as houses in defence and a natural finishing ability.

9 tries from 8(+3) games is a great return. This is all playing outside makeshift centres - imagine him alongside a Lyon or Gidley...

True, we've not seen him go 80 metres but we've also not seen him put into space. Not many of today's wingers can create a try from 80 metres - only Jodie Broughton springs instantly to mind and for me, Foster offers infinitely more as a player than he does.

His turn of pace for his 2nd try against Wigan suggested he can shift when he gets chance...

Re: Jamie Foster.... And James Roby : Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:12 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

I've yet to see Foster score 80 yarders, Botica scored quite a few.

Unfortunately for Foster, he has to play against full time professionals.

Re: Jamie Foster.... And James Roby : Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:20 am  

Darren Bent is rubbish, all he does his score goals. I never see him running rings around 4 defenders and back heeling it into the net whilst whisking an egg.

My point is, it's a team game. If Foster is finishing a brilliant move by the team by stepping over line & putting it down I don't care. If he's slotting match winning conversions...who cares. He's invaluable to the team.

Re: Jamie Foster.... And James Roby : Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:40 am  

All I'm saying is I don't see anything special about Foster, other than excellent kicking game. If you compare him with Jermaine Mcgilvray at Huddesfield, who's far less experienced than Foster. McGilvary is the far better player IMO. His kick returns and general play are far more dangerous to the opposistion than what Foster ever offers.

Re: Jamie Foster.... And James Roby : Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:52 am  

LovesToSpooge wrote:

All I'm saying is I don't see anything special about Foster, other than excellent kicking game. If you compare him with Jermaine Mcgilvray at Huddesfield, who's far less experienced than Foster. McGilvary is the far better player IMO. His kick returns and general play are far more dangerous to the opposistion than what Foster ever offers.

I'd take foster everytime over mcgilvray. Mcgilvray is just power and thats all he offers.

Foster is good under high ball, top finisher, good in defence and reads the game like he's been playing for years at super league level.

Re: Jamie Foster.... And James Roby : Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:58 am  

LovesToSpooge wrote:

I think that's a fair assessment. He strikes me as being your version of our own Goulding. Reliable in pretty much all area's of the game, but highly unlikely to make carve out a match winning opportunity on his own. The kind of player who's dependent on the team they play in to make them look good. Stick them on the wing for Wakey for example and they'd be pretty non existent IMO.

Are you talking about the same Foster that got try of the month?

He's still young, and by the sound of it so are you.