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"Outside backs in Flegg are by definition 'average'. Maybe if they're still 18 or 19 and playing Flegg they might have potential, but really they should be playing reserve grade at least by that age. Outside backs mature much earlier than forwards…"
"Trace Beattie. Also that looks like new training kit?"
"Nah...Thanks"
"Yea worked really hard. Just too many players in front of him blocking his path I recon. He needs to really beef up though.
whose account did you see it on?"
whose account did you see it on?"
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I still feel (and this is my opinion) that he used his "condition" to get out of his contract as he was sick of being talked up as "the next sterlo" and copping the criticism that came with that. He did the exact same thing as Lyon except had the decency to inform the club and his team mates.
Ozzy has worked hard to get a positive culture and vibe in our team. Our recruitment must continue to reflect this which is why you'll never see me saying "let's sign thurston" (on top of the obviously salary cap situation).
I wish him the best of luck at the sharks under Ricky "career killer" Stuart, but his days as an eel are well at truely over
I think we have to accept that Daniel Mortimer will be our half back for the next three years. The club has put a big bet on Mortimer and now we have to hope he comes through and takes his game to the next level as a first receiver once the club makes that decision.
While, he's obviously had a very ordinary start to the year, we need to get behind the kid because his development is our best chance of bringing home a premiership. As was shown with Robson last year, when you have a player like Hayne in your side you don't need to have a Thurston at halfback.
He's been given the chance to freshen up and come back into the side in a much easier match and I think we'll see him significant improvement from him this weekend and it won't surprise me if this is the week the club decides to make the move into first receiver (even if he is named at six).
I almost think Tim Smith's demise was in some ways the death of the halfback as the most important position in the game. When someone with his brilliance was in the end so easily negated (and I recognise his personal problems contributed to it), it showed that any halfback could be pretty effectively nullified and that's why the creative fullback has now become the most important role in the game.
I agree that fullback is our most important position 1 eyed, but it changes from team to team.
I hope going to the Sharks will work out for him. He is jumping into a massive pressure cooker there; He again will have the eyes of the NSW media on him, a completely under performing team, a coach who gives the impression of no half back will ever be as good as me but should be and Tim's favourite night club.
Good luck Tim, your Maroon jumper is waiting!
As a flipside, the teams with the best fullbacks have featured in the last few grandfinals.
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