: Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:03 am  

Nat (Rugby_Aholic) wrote:

I would be disappointed if we signed Dodd to be honest. I haven't seen anything that makes me think he would be an upgrade over Worrincy.

Nat..You would grow to love him though... it's weird but true..

He's a game winner... but more often than not he is a liability. As a full back he does not look to catch the ball on the full, more often than not happy to let the ball bounce which is obviously something we are all told not to do at primary school level.
When he does try and take the ball on the full I would say there is a 20 - 30% chance that he will drop it which is high for the FB position.

But as I say despite this you will grow to love him.


If he does play for you next year I would expect Widnes to absolutely blitz the guy with kicks.....
and we will win as a result no matter who else is on the park!!

: Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:12 am  

I always thought Doddy was good under the high ball when he was on the wing but dodgy when he was full back. Having said that I thought he was consistantly our best player last season.

: Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:37 am  

Judging by the lack of confirmation from the club it does look as if Nosey got this one well wrong, which is a shame would have been a very good signing for us.

: Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:44 am  

A.N.Other Viking wrote:

I always thought Doddy was good under the high ball when he was on the wing but dodgy when he was full back. Having said that I thought he was consistantly our best player last season.

Since he was moved to full back this season he has gotten a lot better under the high ball.

Oh and Best W4nker when was the last time you watched a Widnes match that Dodd played in?

: Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:57 am  

West Banker wrote:

Dodd is creative il give you that.. i mean who else can catch a ball spin it round their back and just about re-control it. Then run side wards until they reach the touchline and nearly get carried out. ENTERTAINMENT at its best id you ask me self.

JIFFMIESTER

Yeh you just continue picking out his occasional 'faults' while ignoring the positives cretin. You are the worst type of one-eyed 'fan' and an total embarrassment.

You clearly have no idea about the game. You're really quite pitiful.

Can someone not get rid of this idiot before he drags the board down to his level once again??? How many times does it take to get this tool banned for good?

: Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:00 am  

In EnemyTerritory wrote:

Nat..You would grow to love him though... it's weird but true..

He's a game winner... but more often than not he is a liability. As a full back he does not look to catch the ball on the full, more often than not happy to let the ball bounce which is obviously something we are all told not to do at primary school level.
When he does try and take the ball on the full I would say there is a 20 - 30% chance that he will drop it which is high for the FB position.

But as I say despite this you will grow to love him.


If he does play for you next year I would expect Widnes to absolutely blitz the guy with kicks.....
and we will win as a result no matter who else is on the park!!

I think he made far fewer mistakes at full back last season. In fact I can only recall one game where he spilt the ball from a good kick return and even in the replays it looked like he had it reefed.

: Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:18 am  

'Jiffmiester' - great name.

says a lot.

: Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:19 am  

GetThemScallyWags wrote:

I think he made far fewer mistakes at full back last season. In fact I can only recall one game where he spilt the ball from a good kick return and even in the replays it looked like he had it reefed.

There's been more than a few gaffes from our own star full back too - Miles Greenwood. There's not many FB's in the game who are really comfortable under a high ball - Wellens springs to mind. England's under-study Sykes had a nightmare last night. The question has to be - does Dodd cause headaches for the opposition defence? Greenwood constantly breaks his line - he's a great attacker. Westbanker claims Doody's a crab (not unlike our own - Worrincy). Is this correct? Does he break defences enough?

: Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:51 am  

littlerich wrote:

There's been more than a few gaffes from our own star full back too - Miles Greenwood. There's not many FB's in the game who are really comfortable under a high ball - Wellens springs to mind. England's under-study Sykes had a nightmare last night. The question has to be - does Dodd cause headaches for the opposition defence? Greenwood constantly breaks his line - he's a great attacker. Westbanker claims Doody's a crab (not unlike our own - Worrincy). Is this correct? Does he break defences enough?

For some reason people only remember Dodd's side ways returns which seemed to be a tactic employed by McCormack. Under Paul Cullen his running has been far more direct as has his back up play and creativity.

People like Jiffylube seem to conveniently forget that Dodd currently holds the most points in a game record and moments like the 70 yard solo try he scored last season where bounced off several defenders to score.

: Sun Oct 18, 2009 12:15 pm  

So, he sounds like someone who the club should be keeping then.