He obviously does it for protection. Seems detrimental to me as he always looks to have his body in an awkward position. Which probably explains why he drops so many bombs.
One day I hope to have this answered. 70m and 12 tackles. Down from 76m and 20 tackles last week. This man is a Test forward. David Klemmer made more metres and more tackles in 28 minutes.
As for the Slater thing, I dunno if he's completely to blame. That guy was going to tackle him in midair if he didn't get kicked, he should have timed his run better.
no it shouldn't have been a fucking penalty. I hate melbourne but that penalty and the no try to Cronk were bloody ridiculous. I could not believe how loose melbourne started to play when they were 16 up with about 18 minutes to play. they will have copped a real spray from Bellamy over that IMO.
did anyone else hear Wally's call when rabs was talking about billy slater being on double time and a half? something along the lines of 'I hope not because that's what got them into trouble with the salary cap' I lol'd
It fucking pisses me off. Last night half of the time it was his fault but the other half was the playmakers fault. They fucking had no clue who to pass to so they start to shift it without anyone knowing and just give him the ball when standing still. It's such a simple fucking solution.
just have to add: the only good things Reynolds did was scoot with real energy, acceleration and authority from dummy half. I am convinced that's his real position, at least in any possible rep footy endeavors anyway.
Some interesting moments in last nights game. I'm wondering if anyone has got any footage of Slater jumping like that without players in his immediate vicinity? Would be interested to see if he throws his leg out like that (I know I always do, make a take look more remarkable). Also that no try on Cronk was one of the worst calls in the history of league, there was an obstruction 10 times worse last week in the Panthers game that was given the all clear. Fuck Tony Williams off to reggies too, useless.
