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| Buderus whilst in sl??? Stay off the Alcopops son
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| Quote ="ratticusfinch"Buderus whilst in sl??? Stay off the Alcopops son'"
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Buderus put in a performance in the 2011 Grand Final that Monaghan hasn't reached in his entire time here.
You have Monaghan, the rest of us will stick with what we've had.......I doubt you'll hear many complaints
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| Monaghan was the best ref out of all of them
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| Quote ="matt king's cat"That's why I wrote 'arguably' or perhaps you missed that in your rage.
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The phrase 'complete hooker' was also pretty key. Monas was excellent in all facets of the game. The likes of Roby and Cunningham were outstanding in some and very good in others. For example Monas' kicking & distribution game out of dummy half was better than the likes of Cunningham or roby. The threat that roby and Cunningham had running out of dummy half is/was in a different league to Monas.
To say he's the most complete isn't the same as saying the best in my eyes.
Of the other hookers mentioned, I'd only take Cunningham and roby ahead of him.
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| Quote ="Alffi_7"The phrase 'complete hooker' was also pretty key. Monas was excellent in all facets of the game. The likes of Roby and Cunningham were outstanding in some and very good in others. For example Monas' kicking & distribution game out of dummy half was better than the likes of Cunningham or roby. The threat that roby and Cunningham had running out of dummy half is/was in a different league to Monas.
To say he's the most complete isn't the same as saying the best in my eyes.
Of the other hookers mentioned, I'd only take Cunningham and roby ahead of him.'"
There isn't a single facet of the hooking role in which Monaghan outshone Keiron Cunningham.
You guys are all comedians. There's a reason Monaghan was at Warrington much of his career - he wasn't very good.
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| Come on lads, he's obviously on the wind up.
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| Quote ="SLS"There isn't a single facet of the hooking role in which Monaghan outshone Keiron Cunningham.
You guys are all comedians. There's a reason Monaghan was at Warrington much of his career - he wasn't very good.'"
Can't remember cunningham having a great kicking game
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| Quote ="wire-till-i-die"Can't remember cunningham having a great kicking game'"
Didn't need one !
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| But he did need performance enhancing supplements. Might as well erect a statue of Ben Johnson and lance Armstrong whilst you're at it
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| Quote ="SLS"Didn't need one !'"
So you will agree Mona's outshone cunningham in that facet of the hooking roll
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| Quote ="wire-till-i-die"So you will agree Mona's outshone cunningham in that facet of the hooking roll'"
He had Martyn, Long, Goulding, Pryce, Sculthorpe who controlled that part of our play. However, Cunningham was so good that had he needed to kick, I have no doubt he'd have bettered every other hooker at it. Some people are just better and he was one of them. From the second he stepped foot on a field, he was the best. Mentioning Monaghan in the same breath is hilarious !
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| Quote ="SLS"He had Martyn, Long, Goulding, Pryce, Sculthorpe who controlled that part of our play. However, Cunningham was so good that had he needed to kick, I have no doubt he'd have bettered every other hooker at it. Some people are just better and he was one of them. From the second he stepped foot on a field, he was the best. Mentioning Monaghan in the same breath is hilarious !'"
Did the Fairies at the bottom of the garden present this theory to you in a stardust-sprinkled dream?
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| Quote ="SLS"He had Martyn, Long, Goulding, Pryce, Sculthorpe who controlled that part of our play. However, Cunningham was so good that had he needed to kick, I have no doubt he'd have bettered every other hooker at it. Some people are just better and he was one of them. From the second he stepped foot on a field, he was the best. Mentioning Monaghan in the same breath is hilarious !'"
Thought we was on about individual talent , you stated cunningham was better in every facet of the hooking roll than Monaghan which is not the case as he did'nt have a kicking game
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| Quote ="wire-till-i-die"Thought we was on about individual talent , you stated cunningham was better in every facet of the hooking roll than Monaghan which is not the case as he did'nt have a kicking game'"
It's fine. You keep your kicking game and we'll keep the King. I don't think you'll hear many complaints
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| The only thing Cunningham was good at was bundling his fat booty over The try line from 2 meters.
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| And bottling out of testing himself in the nrl and being pretty poo in internationals to boot
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| Quote ="ratticusfinch"And bottling out of testing himself in the nrl and being pretty poo in internationals to boot'"
Yes i agree , What was it something like 15 GB Caps between 1995/2006
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| I wish he had played for the wire though. His statue at LP isn't very good.
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| Quote ="Bobby Digital"The only thing Cunningham was good at was bundling his fat booty over The try line from 2 meters'"
With sickening regularity against Wires in that certain bleak period
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| Why has this been hijacked by Stains fans getting lairy? They must be getting nervous about Sunday..
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| Highlight this thread for a future vault return FMC.
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| Quote ="ratticusfinch"And bottling out of testing himself in the nrl and being pretty poo in internationals to boot'"
KC bottling it lol. Did you see the guy play at all? I'm not talking about seeing him play in the last few years when he'd gone down hill slightly but KC was the best hooker in the world for years and years.
He didn't play often for GB due to injuries and im pretty sure he retired for international rugby pretty early due to a long standing injury that Nearly ended his career. In fact, he had a op last year on said injury all these years later.
I'm not being biased but Monaghan isn't in the same league as KC was, even when KC was over the hull he was better than Monaghan.
If we are comparing the two, how many times did monas play for his country ? It's about 14 times less than KC.
A little stat also - KC scored 175 tries in his career. That's a unreal stat for a hooker.
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| Quote ="TF and the wire"His statue at LP isn't very good.'"
And I bet it required a serious amount of bronze to make it life-size too. They were probably on double-time for a month down the foundry for that job.
As for Clarke, I suspect a combination of the emotion of leaving the club and team he loves, weight of expectation on young shoulders, possible injury, getting used to a new team and Wires perhaps trying to modify his game slightly have all been a factor, but the lad is class and by far the best in that position in SL.
The likes of Ratch, Myler and Patton/GOB just need to follow him everywhere - as well as being fast he is strong so will invariably get the ball out of the tackle. Whenever a team played Cas, I suspect the gameplan was to slow the PTB down even more to nullify Clarke - same will apply to us, and we need to overcome that because young Dwyer's effectiveness is based around similar abilities - speed, acceleration and elusiveness.
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| Asotasi stint has been well documented but to his credit, when during the 10 mins he plays, he is the fastest back up to his feet playing the ball. Clarke revelled behind Big Roy.
I hate to say it but Clark would be very well suited in a Saints team, Saints style over the last 2 decades has been based on quick play the ball at acting half.
Had Cunningham had played for Wire, other than during our Morley years, I doubt very much we'd have got the best out of him. More likely he'd have been our fat scapegoat.
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| Quote ="St pete"KC bottling it lol. Did you see the guy play at all? I'm not talking about seeing him play in the last few years when he'd gone down hill slightly but KC was the best hooker in the world for years and years.
He didn't play often for GB due to injuries and im pretty sure he retired for international rugby pretty early due to a long standing injury that Nearly ended his career. In fact, he had a op last year on said injury all these years later.
I'm not being biased but Monaghan isn't in the same league as KC was, even when KC was over the hull he was better than Monaghan.
If we are comparing the two, how many times did monas play for his country ? It's about 14 times less than KC.
A little stat also - KC scored 175 tries in his career. That's a unreal stat for a hooker.'"
We were just winding up that other lad!
We all know how good Cunningham was.
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