Where do you rate this guy as far as players go and in his position of front row? I really think he is up there. Even a couple years ago Prince laughed at me for rating him as high as I did. But I don't think you could deny he is IMO the top 5 if not top 3 props in the game right now. His impact and influence on the team is huge, he has fixed his motor up too so he plays all quality for 50+ minutes now. Every run and tackle is a big one that inspires his team. Thoughts?
Now that he has worked on his fitness and workload, he is brilliant. Before this he was always lazy and only ran it when it suited him, so he didn't really have an impact, Ando has brought the best out of him though.
I think he is really good, he was the only player that stood out in the 3-0 whitewash in the last GB test, and does alot of work and puts in some good tackles
Hmm im surprised, I thought with the way ive rated players and expressed it on this forum everyone would be against it It's good though, I really think he's that good. As Julian said he has the X-Factor.
Be better next year with Poore and Shackleton IMO. Has nothing to do with what he looks like, he's just a beast with abll in hand. Similar type player to Dave Taylor/TLL IMO.
A couple of years ago he was just a cult figure. He provided good impact but he was a one-trick pony with terrible fitness levels who could only play 30 minutes a game. These days though he's a real quality prop. He's more selective with his offloads, sometimes runs slightly different angles and plays his allotment of 60. His defence has improved out of sight as well and, statistically, he's right up there as a top ten prop.
I don't really get the non-rating of Bailey. He's been disappointed at Origin level in his last few stints but, if anything, he's actually been getting better with age at club level. He's awesome for the Titans; better than Moimoi.
Guess it depends how you rate players then... when you're talking about the top 5 or best player imo rep performances should count for a lot. I thought his first season for the Titans was by far and away his best but he's been a bit of let down since then imo. Although tbf he has had his injury problems.