Mugwump wrote:
You have GOT to be taking the mickey. I won't defend Burns' go-forward. But the guy is always the first man challenging the kick receiver whilst Walsh looks completely out of his depth tackling for most of the game ON THE WING.
How can you have the supposed brains of the side spending half the game on the wing?
The guy can barely walk. He can't tackle at all. His kicking for territory is non-existent.
Right now the only thing standing in his favour is his ability to kick a ball high.
Saints performed miracles last season winning the GF without halves. But you simply can't go through an entire season with no halves. If you could - there'd be no need for them in the game.
Cunningham has to bench the guy for the rest of the season and look VERY SERIOUSLY at whether he's likely to be anywhere close to fit next because with two key players already with question marks hanging over them for next season (Lomax & McDonnell) we simply can't afford a third.
Yes, the best gauge of halfback play is whether they challenge a kick receiver.
Walsh defends one in from the wing, as do most halfbacks. Burns defends two in from the wing.
Here was me thinking the things you look for in a halfback are organisation, a kicking game, vision and a passing game (and a running game which neither of them have). Yet despite the fact that Burns has played ten more games, Walsh has made more try assists, more tries, more attacking kicks, more clean breaks and a game winning drop goal. But then again, Walsh does defend out wide, along with every single other halfback...
