Bridge at Hooker? Gleeson at 6? : Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:18 am  

Ahh the good old chesnut. Thought he played well in that dummy half role, his passing was shading forward a few times, but I'd be very happy if he continued to learn his trade there. I'd rather have him in the 17 then not, as we all know he can come up with a special play and create something ala the Chris Hicks try.

Anyone know why Clarke was dropped?

On the Gleeson front for me he doesn't cut it, he doesn't have enough ball skills to cut it. I think he is much more dangerous player on the fringes rather than bossing plays.

Re: Bridge at Hooker? Gleeson at 6? : Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:21 am  

Never Mighty Wires wrote:

Ahh the good old chesnut. Thought he played well in that dummy half role, his passing was shading forward a few times, but I'd be very happy if he continued to learn his trade there. I'd rather have him in the 17 then not, as we all know he can come up with a special play and create something ala the Chris Hicks try.

Anyone know why Clarke was dropped?

On the Gleeson front for me he doesn't cut it, he doesn't have enough ball skills to cut it. I think he is much more dangerous player on the fringes rather than bossing plays.

Clarke wasn't dropped he picked up injury to his ankle.

I agree Bridge should be in the team he is quite a creative player.

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:22 am  

On the Gleeson front for me he doesn't cut it, he doesn't have enough ball skills to cut it. I think he is much more dangerous player on the fringes rather than bossing plays.

Got to agree with that. His effectiveness in open play is blunted by playing in that role.

Re: Bridge at Hooker? Gleeson at 6? : Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:37 am  

Wolfette wrote:

Clarke wasn't dropped he picked up injury to his ankle.

I agree Bridge should be in the team he is quite a creative player.

Ah right, thanks for clearing that up.

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:21 am  

Bridge's passing from acting half was possibly the worst I have ever seen EVER. So as much as I like him hooker is not for him. Get him back in the centres.

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:30 am  

Yesterday also proved Higham is not an 80 minute man either.

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:30 am  

NOOOOO!

Bridge at hb or on bench coming on at hb, or even centre, but hes not a hooker or hes defo not a fullback

Gleeson is ok at centre

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:43 am  

Dean Richmond wrote:

NOOOOO!

Bridge at hb or on bench coming on at hb, or even centre, but hes not a hooker or hes defo not a fullback

Gleeson is ok at centre

That's a pretty big call. What are you basing that on ?

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:45 am  

i quite like bridge's running backwards from DH, that was fun.

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:52 am  

I couldn't believe he didn't go to six, Gleeson to three & PJ into the second row at the expense of either Anderson, given that Harrison had to 'do it tough' with an injury etc.

Gleeson absolutely stank the place out at six. He can't pass, he's got rubbish hands. He's great at flick passes and such, but his passing is terrible. It comes back to that whole 'passing accuracy' thing, what you take for granted with folk like Briers is his passing, not maybe the killer pass, but the one before, it's fast, accurate & out in front, too many times with Gleeson yesterday his pass was rubbish, slow and you lose that second and the defence move up, it happened a few times on the last, putting Briers under pressure.

I like the idea of a runner & a playmaker. I think in the squad right now, the only one who can run & pass is Bridge. Whether he has the appetite to make this happen, I don't know. I wish he would.