Re: Is Roby passed his peak? : Thu Mar 24, 2016 5:50 pm  

Dux wrote:

Roby is the last of our worries. He's still a class above every time he plays, IMO.

Untill he breaks down and we realise that he has x years left on a stella contract.

At which point we declare the youngsters unsuitable/not ready , keep Fages in the stand and make a six figure offer to Wakefield for Howarth because he will play for bus fare , to keep us under the cap.

Re: Is Roby passed his peak? : Thu Mar 24, 2016 6:41 pm  

leedsnsouths wrote:

Danny houghton produces similar stats, is he a world class player?

I just felt like the Roby of old would have been tearing us to ribbons with our shaky defence but it never happened
Like I said, I dont see him every week and he may be on average playing as good as ever

I didn't provide that match stat as the sole reason for why he's still a premier player. You simply cannot quantify someone's influence and class otherwise.

Having said that, Houghton made similar amount of tackles in his last match, but made half the meters Roby made. This was in a match against Wakefield who are half the team that Leeds are.

Roby is integral to the team and nobody will convince me otherwise. Roby was our best player on Friday and looked dangerous. I think you might have mistaken him for someone else.

Re: Is Roby passed his peak? : Fri Mar 25, 2016 6:52 pm  

Past his best, yes.

Still outstanding, also yes.

Re: Is Roby passed his peak? : Fri Mar 25, 2016 7:28 pm  

still best English hooker for me

Re: Is Roby passed his peak? : Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:19 pm  

hull2524 wrote:

still best English hooker for me

I think if he hasn't been overtaken he is in the process of being overtaken by Hodgson. Whenever Canberra play the commentators reckon he's the best 9 in their league.

Re: Is Roby passed his peak? : Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:57 pm  

RAFLeaguer wrote:

I think if he hasn't been overtaken he is in the process of being overtaken by Hodgson. Whenever Canberra play the commentators reckon he's the best 9 in their league.

Hodgson in the NRL just proves the difference playing at a high level of intensity in excellent conditions does for a sportsman. We need to get the likes of Ben Currie, Dom Manfriedi and Kalum Watkins playing over there ASAP.

Re: Is Roby passed his peak? : Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:58 pm  

From a Wire point of view, he would get in every side. Always one of the top 3 players in SL and has been for the past 10 years.
A player who'll be remembered by many generations like the Hanley, Meninga, Long.