Re: Ryan McGoldric Position : Tue Jan 05, 2010 9:01 am  

Certainly on the bench for me. RM is one of those rare players who always changes a game when he comes on the pitch - either for better or for worse

He's also a rare utility player, which will also help when we've got such a small squad

Re: Ryan McGoldric Position : Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:15 pm  

I agree the bench should be an option for mcgoldrick,bringing him on after 20-25 mins to exploit gaps in opposition defense's
might work, thing is still where would he play when he came on?..rest hudson,rangi to hooker? the back row?

id still like to see him have a run in the centre's

Re: Ryan McGoldric Position : Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:14 pm  

Mcgoldrick is a stand off imo,and he's a very talented player without doubt.
He may have to play elsewhere though to accommodate the rest of your squad

Re: Ryan McGoldric Position : Wed Jan 06, 2010 9:39 am  

Jonesy's a Legend wrote:

Mcgoldrick is a stand off imo,and he's a very talented player without doubt.
He may have to play elsewhere though to accommodate the rest of your squad

I think that statement renders any opinions you have on players on other threads obsolete.

Re: Ryan McGoldric Position : Wed Jan 06, 2010 9:41 am  

Jonesy's a Legend wrote:

Mcgoldrick is a stand off imo,and he's a very talented player without doubt.
He may have to play elsewhere though to accommodate the rest of your squad

I disagree - he's not consistent enough nor does he have the kicking game to be a regular stand off. He's much more a utility player who is dangerous when slotting into the attacking line i.e. from loose or fullback.

Gazemous wrote:

I think that statement renders any opinions you have on players on other threads obsolete.

Re: Ryan McGoldric Position : Wed Jan 06, 2010 9:56 am  

Gazemous wrote:

I think that statement renders any opinions you have on players on other threads obsolete.

Agree completely, you are entitled to your opinion but I doubt very much even Ryan himself would refer to himself as a very talented stand-off.
If you want to see the best of him - forget the recent past and go back to what made him a code switch target and what made us have to fight off and Aus club twice to sign and retain him originally - a talented centre.

Re: Ryan McGoldric Position : Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:03 pm  

Gazemous wrote:

I think that statement renders any opinions you have on players on other threads obsolete.

Exactly, his best position is fullback, whether he is our best fullback is another matter.

Re: Ryan McGoldric Position : Wed Jan 06, 2010 1:00 pm  

duke street 10 wrote:

I agree the bench should be an option for mcgoldrick,bringing him on after 20-25 mins to exploit gaps in opposition defense's
might work, thing is still where would he play when he came on?..rest hudson,rangi to hooker? the back row?

I guess it depends on what's happening in the game, if nothing much he could come into the back row. But he can also cover full back, stand off and centre in case of injuries, and if we had a winger injured Richie could move in there putting RM to full back.

I guess we'll have to wait and see. Hopefully though his lack of having a position he is first choice for will inspire him to perform more when he gets a shot on the field though

Re: Ryan McGoldric Position : Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:53 pm  

pyeman wrote:

Exactly, his best position is fullback, whether he is our best fullback is another matter.

That just shows how bad he really is, a full back should be able to tackle, catch and organise the line in front of him - McGoldrick does none of these.

Re: Ryan McGoldric Position : Wed Jan 06, 2010 3:16 pm  

Gaslight wrote:

That just shows how bad he really is, a full back should be able to tackle, catch and organise the line in front of him - McGoldrick does none of these.

Of course he can tackle, maybe not as well as some but he saved a few tries with his tackling, whats more he he has got alot better under the highball than he was, far better than plat ever was for instance, he dropped a few high balls but so did, wellens, webb, greenshields, hodgeson etc.

There are two styles of fullbacks those who are solid reliable players good under the highball, and those who are good at chiming into the line and acting like an extra halfback. Mcgoldrick falls into the latter catagory, he had a mare when played at hb last season but at the start of the season he did a very good job for us at fb, which seems to have become forgotten as its become 'fashionable' to bash mcgoldrick.