Re: Bye bye McNamara : Mon Nov 25, 2013 10:34 am  

I think the halves and hooker face the biggest challenge stepping up from SL to International level. Brough is a brilliant player in SL but I'm not sure that his game would have stood up to the additional pressures of playing Aus or NZ. They have to do everything that bit quicker and more precise, less thinking time, fewer gaps to run through. Any half back that hasn't played in the NRL is going to struggle at that level.

Re: Bye bye McNamara : Mon Nov 25, 2013 1:07 pm  

Cibaman wrote:

I think the halves and hooker face the biggest challenge stepping up from SL to International level. Brough is a brilliant player in SL but I'm not sure that his game would have stood up to the additional pressures of playing Aus or NZ. They have to do everything that bit quicker and more precise, less thinking time, fewer gaps to run through. Any half back that hasn't played in the NRL is going to struggle at that level.

Brough looked pretty good against New Zealand when I saw him.

[Bullseye]

Re: Bye bye McNamara : Mon Nov 25, 2013 1:17 pm  

I didn't think Brough was anything special before the world cup and maintain that opinion. I thought Sinfield played well apart from maybe at the very end of the game and the conversion miss but it's too easy to criticise from an armchair, on the field he created 2 of our tries. Seeing Widdop play I wonder if sticking with Chase was a mistake.

Re: Bye bye McNamara : Mon Nov 25, 2013 1:32 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

I didn't think Brough was anything special before the world cup and maintain that opinion.

It's unfair to judge him against my couple of appearances at tag rugby.

[Bulliac]

Re: Bye bye McNamara : Mon Nov 25, 2013 2:07 pm  

Brough is the most over rated player in SL imo.

Yes he's a good player, but if he were half as good as some people seem to think he is, he'd be an England regular. The two muppets on Sky started the campaign for self publicity [bit like the Briers one] and suddenly lots of people are banging the drum as though he were a world beater. You couldn't make it up!

[Bullseye]

Re: Bye bye McNamara : Mon Nov 25, 2013 2:58 pm  

tigertot wrote:

It's unfair to judge him against my couple of appearances at tag rugby.

Quite, did you manage two games? I thought you hobbled off after one?

IMO Brough’s one of those players who’s happiest when he’s getting the attention and can be number one. He’s had a lot of clubs which suggests he can take his bat home if he doesn’t feel the love. Is he good enough to warrant that at International level? He’s not exactly the next Andy Gregory is he? I think he’s overrated by many.

Re: Bye bye McNamara : Mon Nov 25, 2013 3:25 pm  

Bulliac wrote:

Brough is the most over rated player in SL imo.

Yes he's a good player, but if he were half as good as some people seem to think he is, he'd be an England regular. The two muppets on Sky started the campaign for self publicity [bit like the Briers one] and suddenly lots of people are banging the drum as though he were a world beater. You couldn't make it up!

As far as I know the 2 muppets do not get a vote for Man of Steel. He is the top home based HB by a million miles. He is not the next Andy Gregory - the ex Widnes, Warrington, Wigan, Leeds, Illawara & Salford scrum half - granted.

[Bullseye]

Re: Bye bye McNamara : Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:39 pm  

I expect Danny to rival Greg's club collection by the time he retires, he's on 5 as it is and two countries!

He'll have some way to go to beat Bobbie Goulding's ten clubs though!

Re: Bye bye McNamara : Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:49 pm  

Bulliac wrote:

Brough is the most over rated player in SL imo.

Carl Ablett*

[Bullseye]

Re: Bye bye McNamara : Mon Nov 25, 2013 5:17 pm  

Has Ablett got a posse of pundits backing him to get picked every week? He needs to get Sadler/Schofield/Eddie & Stevo on board!