: Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:25 pm  

briscoe's nose wrote:

Yep, his try against Saints and the second one v Leeds were very good tries and he took them well. But what month were they in? Not July.

I have seen his other tries and most have been walk ins that any decent winger would have scored. Don't get me wrong, he is very quick and if he can improve his positional play/defence he could be a very good winger, but come on people, feel free to take your tounges out of his @r$e any time, he's a good prospect, but he has a hell of a long way to go.

If they were walk ins why doesn't any other SL winger have his try scoring record over the same period?

: Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:35 pm  

Mark™ wrote:

If they were walk ins why doesn't any other SL winger have his try scoring record over the same period?

Whats that got do with anything? Maybe he's in a team who can create more chances than most.

: Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:36 pm  

briscoe's nose wrote:

:lol:

Whats that got do with anything? Maybe he's in a team who can create more chances than most.

More then Saints'Leeds and Bradford? Believe it or not he rarely get's the ball either.

: Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:55 pm  

Mark™ wrote:

More then Saints'Leeds and Bradford? Believe it or not he rarely get's the ball either.

Very valid point I have to say - in Henry he has possibly the worst passer of a Rugby ball in current SL linking up with him - not to mention the fact that Warrington are a notoriously right sided team - his true potential won`t emerge till next year I suspect ...

: Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:17 pm  

I find it amazing that fans are so quick to bag him. He is a talent, and has the potential to be up there with the best.

The reason people are so excited is because the turn of pace he shows to score his tries is incredible, against decent teams too in Leeds, Saints and Wigan.

He is nowhere near the finished article, he has played less than a dozen first grade games, but he is already doing great things.

His defence now is much better than in the first game he played, so it looks like he is a quick learner too...

: Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:58 am  

Penny looks and excellent prospect IMO.

Look to have that 'x factor' about him.

: Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:59 am  

Should smith take a gamble on him against the kiwis?

: Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:03 am  

Redundant Man wrote:

Should smith take a gamble on him against the kiwis?

No.

: Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:15 am  

Redundant Man wrote:

Should smith take a gamble on him against the kiwis?

Given the dearth of wing options for GB I don't see why not. If he's good enough, he's old enough. But I've not seen enough of him to know if he is good enough

: Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:19 am  

Well the aussies never waste any time giving youngsters the chance if they look to have the talent.

Smith likes fast backs, with lots of offloads and broken play, Penny would fit right in.

Gamble worth taking IMO.