: Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:24 pm  

Dont rate Hansen at all. Never have. You can shove your stats where they dont shine cos they dont show the bigger picture.

He works hard in defence yes but offers nout else.

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:24 pm  

Alex BP' wrote:

Not how clue how you came to that conclusion. But what I meant is that most Islanders have proved theirselves in the NRL or NZ and have earned theirselves good, full time contracts in the UK and they aren't usually at risk of being dropped. I sometimes think Hansen likes act as though he has that type of background opposed to being a locally raised lad, playing Rugby League at Folly Lane and coming through the ranks at Wigan.

Did I say that I came to that conclusion? I could argue it though particually as you are using words like "homies" which has a distict racial conataion to it, hence why I said I could argue...

Anyway, don't all players get to this stage where they are a good senior solid dependable player that do little wrong and may appear to be realxed in their position? I don't see why his racial background comes into his current attitude, becasue as you say he has fallen in with his "homies".

As it is, he has come through the accademy, proven himself at club and international level and is a solid clubv player who does little wrong and that may well be why he doesn't get dropped.

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:27 pm  

- Neil - wrote:

Dont rate Hansen at all. Never have. You can shove your stats where they dont shine cos they dont show the bigger picture.

He works hard in defence yes but offers nout else.

Err...thats EXACTLY what the stats show

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:28 pm  

Bovrick wrote:

Err...thats EXACTLY what the stats show

To be honest I didnt look at your stats but there are posters on here who swear by them...

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:30 pm  

- Neil - wrote:

To be honest I didnt look at your stats but there are posters on here who swear by them...

Thats because they are clearly god?

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:41 pm  

alanpdodd wrote:

Did I say that I came to that conclusion? I could argue it though particually as you are using words like "homies" which has a distict racial conataion to it, hence why I said I could argue...

Anyway, don't all players get to this stage where they are a good senior solid dependable player that do little wrong and may appear to be realxed in their position? I don't see why his racial background comes into his current attitude, becasue as you say he has fallen in with his "homies".

As it is, he has come through the accademy, proven himself at club and international level and is a solid clubv player who does little wrong and that may well be why he doesn't get dropped.

Fair enough, but racism doesn't come into at all. I said 'homies' as the words stems from home-boys as in friends from back home whom Feka and Leuluai are to Hansen as they are from the area where he was born, Samoa/New Zealand.

Anyway, regardless if he's 'proven himself' at international level and how 'solid' he is...For me, isn't offering anymore then a defesive display. I'd like to see more attacking outside, attacking gaps and good hands. At the moment he is just focused on getting the ball and running direct at the defence without using his feet, brain or hands. He knows how to run angles, he has proven that in past season when attacking the trylines but if he more 20 yards away from the tryline, he's pretty ineffective.

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:13 pm  

Alex BP' wrote:

running direct at the defence without using his feet

I would keep him in the team just to see him do that every week!

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:16 pm  

odemwingie wrote:

Hanson is a quality player he does more than just tackle.

He runs some great lines and has no fear, he always puts the effort in, he is one of my favourite players as a fan.

You make sense, he does indeed. I would drop Coley for Mossop, he is shittt scared of running the ball in, he runs sideways and softly softly into the line and then leg drives.

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:21 pm  

post wrote:

You make sense, he does indeed. I would drop Coley for Mossop, he is shittt scared of running the ball in, he runs sideways and softly softly into the line and then leg drives.

I would agree with this also! Regardless of how well Coley is played in his last two games it still isn't good enough.

I think Hansen will be rested against Barrow anyway for the Saints game week after.

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:44 pm  

Hansen is taking the place of other players who could shine. given them a chance is all I ask, look how giving Tomkins and Ainscough as worked out for us.

I seriously don't have a dislike for Hansen, I just look for more ideas and go forward in players.