Re: New player. : Wed Jun 19, 2024 1:31 pm  

Shifty Cat wrote:

Also can't believe how much weight Anthony Walker's put on since I last saw him, especially when he was with us. Looks like an amateur player nowadays tbh.

He may look like an amateur player but he was by far the most dominant and influential forward when he was on the field. We don't need to start body shaming people.

Re: New player. : Wed Jun 19, 2024 6:53 pm  

JamieRobinson1234 wrote:

He may look like an amateur player but he was by far the most dominant and influential forward when he was on the field. We don't need to start body shaming people.

I must have watched a different game, he may have done alright for Widnes in his few carries but that's it. Hardly the most dominant and influential forward on the pitch BY FAR, talk about hyperbole. Bain and Atoni both had better games.
Walker came on around 25 minutes in and had 5 carries in that first half, one of which he threw away in the tackle. Then in the second half, he had just 2 carries in 10 minutes, with a decent little run. Then Atoni ran over the top of him to score and was taken off not long after. He came back on with 5 to go and had 1 carry. He wasn't even Widnes best forward, I thought Kirk had a better all-round game and got through far more work.

As for body shaming, give over, it was just an observation since I hadn't seen him for quite some time. Were the Widnes fans fat-shaming him when they were chanting, 'fatty walker, he eats what he wants, he eats what he wants'?

Re: New player. : Thu Jun 20, 2024 12:35 pm  

JamieRobinson1234 wrote:

He may look like an amateur player but he was by far the most dominant and influential forward when he was on the field. We don't need to start body shaming people.

Give over, a decent honest pro maybe, but dominant and influential nar. His one decent offload went to ground.

As Shifty says Atoni and Bain by far more dominant.