matt_casfan wrote:
Finally some sense (your 1st para).
I am curious to know though who Fifita and Ashurst would get into our squad for?
I cant see Ashurst being picked over any of our 2nd rowers Mcmeeken Jesse or Oli Holmes.
Likewise I cant see Fifita being picked over Moors Millington Lynch Springer and co.
Huby and Johnstone theres definitley room for. Bjb not a cat in hells chance 1st 17 - altough I would have him over Monaghan as back up.
Your going to say that aren't you and being a bit one eyed imo. These who'd get in who's side are always a bit subjective and hard to comapre player X against player Y, just because they're playing in different teams, in different structures etc.
For me though Fifita's our best Prop, almost umpayable at times and just about always takes 3 or 4 to take him down and has a good offload when he wants. Huby's played well and got better as the season's gone on but I'd have Fifita over him.
Although stats aren't the be all and end all but as good as you can get especially for Forwards. Fifita's made most meters for us as a forward at 867, 161 tackles & an average gain of 7.61. Which are better stats than most of ypur Props, Just Moors has more meters & Lynch as a slightly better AG of 7.76. He'd get in your side for Millington, Massey, cook or Springer imo.
Also Ashurts stats stack up very well against your second rowers 247 tackles, 598 meters at AG of 7.38. Compare that against McMeeken who I really rate who's made 201 tackles , 637 meters, at AG of 7.32. Or Jesse Sene-Lafao who's made 152 tackles, 548 meters and a AS of 7.31. Ashurst stackes up very well against any of those. As for Oliver Holmes, give over he's no where near as good. I also think Arona would make your team imo, can play anywhere in the back row, he's the top tackler in our side last year and this year so far and makes good meters, a kind of player every teams, who just generally does all the hard graft, a really under rated player a bit like Ashurst it seems.