Re: "Best Wakefield squad of Super League era" : Fri Dec 02, 2016 6:56 pm  

bellycouldtackle wrote:

Attitude, fight, aggression are more important qualities for me than just sheer size. We have all watched great `smaller ` players at Trinity, Nigel Bell for example, the type of player who is always refereed to as playing a couple of stone above his weight. I did not see them play but legend and word of mouth advise that Don Vines and Rocky Turner were not big men, but they were men with massive hearts and plenty of aggression. Conversely we have all seen big men who just seem to lack that punch, that aggression, they never look like breaking a tackle, they just go through the motions. They are frustrating players to watch as we expect so much more from them. Its a joy when you get a big man with a bags of aggression, what a great site it was last season to see England and Fifita charging the ball up, like they wanted to do damage to anyone in their way, fantastic to watch. Darren Fritz was a fine example of this and in many ways Korki always looked the part as well.

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Players playing above their weight? I wouldn't have wanted Billy Conway treating me to a short arm jab, no matter how tall he wasn't...

Re: "Best Wakefield squad of Super League era" : Fri Dec 02, 2016 7:58 pm  

JINJER wrote:

They did a montage at the end and played "wishing on a star", plus at half time the on field guy asked Gibbs if he'd be coming back on for the second half, he replied along the lines of "dunno mate, up to the boss". I loved Scrumdown.

Was that the game played in the fog?

Re: "Best Wakefield squad of Super League era" : Fri Dec 02, 2016 8:02 pm  

Either that game or the one against saints.

Re: "Best Wakefield squad of Super League era" : Sat Dec 03, 2016 12:53 am  

imwakefieldtillidie wrote:

Was that the game played in the fog?

IT was misty ish, a typical winter/autumnal day.

Re: "Best Wakefield squad of Super League era" : Sat Dec 03, 2016 9:01 am  

The JT quote was deffo with him sat on the bench after being subbed in the 'Rambo' game. Brilliant - and now I might have to go and watch it again for the umpteenth time!

Re: "Best Wakefield squad of Super League era" : Sat Dec 03, 2016 9:28 am  

Wildthing wrote:

The JT quote was definitely after the Trinity V Australia match.

Sat through the full game last night. Johny T was sent off after about 20 minutes and never sits on the bench. Only after match interview is with Andy Mason. Think others have also confirmed the qoute as coming during a Cas game. I'll watch that one tonight.

Re: "Best Wakefield squad of Super League era" : Sat Dec 03, 2016 11:07 am  

You know I was sure it was after the Aussie game and Harry Gration interviewed him. Shows how the memory fades.