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Re: No Currie thread? : Thu Jun 15, 2023 2:38 pm  

Wire XIII wrote:

I dont get where this comes from, he's always up there defensively. Stats below are from our first loss.

Saints and Wakefield weren't great but there were a few with poor stats.

The only people ever ahead of him are hooker, loose and props which is to be expected.

Huddersfield

21 Tackles - 4th highest
2 Missed - ties 4th with 4 others


Hull

28 Tackles - 6th highest
2 missed - 8th highest

Leigh

29 tackles - 4th highest
1 missed - joint 7th with 5 others

Hull Kr

24 Tacles - 6th highest
0 Missed

Wakefield

25 Tackles- 6th in team
4 missed - ties most

Saints

27 Tackles - 4th highest
3 missed - tied 2nd with 3 others

Wigan

47 Tackles - 3rd on team
0 missed

see my problem with this is, what isnt quantified, last year he made a point of not making tackles at all, therefore, that wont get marked as a missed tackle, he's still been doing this a bit this year.

as mentioned before he's worked hard to come back from 2 acl reconstructions, but other players have done this and adapted their game, or changed, how they play maintaining their value to the team

Re: Ben Currie new contract thread. : Thu Jun 15, 2023 5:04 pm  

I can't make my mind up with currie(although I certainly wouldn't have given him THREE years!). We all know about his class and ability, but its his attitude and desire which are sometimes what let him down. Some weeks, such as catalans away chasing down that penalty try kick, he looks like he's well up for it. Yet other weeks, like Salford at home where he let's sneyd score straight past him without making an attempt, he looks like he just can't be bothered. He's a frustrating player, that's for sure.

Re: No Currie thread? : Fri Jun 16, 2023 5:14 am  

easyWire wrote:

I don't think he will be 'highly-paid' in terms of cap space allocation, due to club-trained dispensations. So probably a low-risk investment. We could have wasted that money on somebody like Sironen, at greater cost on the cap.

What are the club trained dispensations mate?

Currie to me is a bit of flair player. Great for the line break, fast and skilful but in tough grind of a game, is unlikely to head to the middle of the field and take a tough carry.

There’s room in any side for him IMO

Re: Ben Currie new contract thread. : Fri Jun 16, 2023 6:08 am  

There are no dispensations for club trained players anymore - only the one regarding marquee players

Re: Ben Currie new contract thread. : Fri Jun 16, 2023 7:47 am  

Alffi_7 wrote:

There are no dispensations for club trained players anymore - only the one regarding marquee players

Ah okay, cheers. I didn't realise this had changed also. Maybe he's accepted a much reduced wage for a longer deal and is happy at the club.

Re: Ben Currie new contract thread. : Fri Jun 16, 2023 8:05 am  

I believe he has taken a pay cut. Currie can still be a pretty devastating attacking second row when he's up for it, we could just with another second row that gives us some size in that area.

Re: Ben Currie new contract thread. : Fri Jun 16, 2023 9:58 am  

Top player. Would have been gutted to have lost him. We would struggle to find another like him over in SL at 28 or under.

Re: Ben Currie new contract thread. : Sun Jun 18, 2023 10:02 pm  

Waste of money based on todays showing.

Did nothing… again.

Re: Ben Currie new contract thread. : Sun Jun 18, 2023 11:17 pm  

3 year deal is a joke...yet another example of poor management/business.
Rapidly coming to the conclusion that the club is in serious need of a top to bottom shake up. Giving bang average players like currie 3 years just confirms in my mind that we are not moving forwards at all.... quite the opposite in fact.

Re: Ben Currie new contract thread. : Mon Jun 19, 2023 10:03 am  

Currie must have been thinking of how lucky he was with his contract when that pass from Williams ballooned out of his bread basket with the line begging. 3 years is absolutely criminal. Compare his performance yesterday with that of Liam Farrell.