Ben Barba

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  1. GYR DW Lewis

    Luke Phillips to agree.
     
    GYR, Mar 4, 2013
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  2. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Yes but it's also not as if Inu is remotely comparable to Barba in attack. Trying to replicate last year's structure without Barba will fail IMO. Better to pick a safe fullback and leave the creativity to Hodkinson, Reynolds and the forwards.
     
    Maroon_Faithful, Mar 4, 2013
    #162

  3. Lukic L Popovic

    Fuck I remember when I got into a massive argument with some kents when I said fullbacks don't need to be good tacklers. This was like 4-5 years ago too rofl.
     
    Lukic, Mar 4, 2013
    #163

  4. LukeTyson L Tyson

    Agree with this 100%.
     
    LukeTyson, Mar 4, 2013
    #164

  5. AVA T Delonge

    Hybrid I'm almost certain
     
    AVA, Mar 4, 2013
    #165

  6. morgieb MC Burridge

    I think it was Julian, there were probably others though.
     
    morgieb, Mar 4, 2013
    #166

  7. LukeTyson L Tyson

    You have the most insane memory bro.

    Chicks are going to love you when you remember useless shit like birthdays, anniversaries and stuff.
     
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    LukeTyson, Mar 4, 2013
    #167

  8. Pretzel P Retzel

    There have been a lot of notably useless defensive fullbacks in the modern era (Slater and K.Hunt were fucking terrible earlier on in their careers). I srsly think Bowen is one of the best defensively that I can think of. He is a fucking rock, saves at least one or two tries a game.
     
    Pretzel, Mar 5, 2013
    #168

  9. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Yes but Hunt got a lot better and was the safest under the high ball.

    Brett Stewart is the best defensive fullback IMO.
     
    Maroon_Faithful, Mar 5, 2013
    #169

  10. Alec AD Funkotron

    I can't imagine Hunt one on one with the ball carrier these days. He srsly didn't know how to tackle, all he could do was a shoulder charge...which is now illegal.
     
    Alec, Mar 5, 2013
    #170

  11. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Nah. Hunt could tackle when he applied himself. He defended front line in Origin on more than one occasion.
     
    Maroon_Faithful, Mar 5, 2013
    #171

  12. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    I think Perrett is a consistent and safe winger, but too one dimensional to be effective at fullback these days. It's be David Simmons.0
     
    Sultan Pepper, Mar 5, 2013
    #172

  13. Harry Sack SB Slippy

    Heard on the radio this morning that it will be Drury Low
     
    Harry Sack, Mar 5, 2013
    #173

  14. GYR DW Lewis

    Steve turner. Lolzors
     
    GYR, Mar 5, 2013
    #174

  15. Rocks DN Boland

    Jealous cunt.
     
    Rocks, Mar 5, 2013
    #175

  16. Harry Sack SB Slippy

    Shows what the radio knows :laugh:
     
    Harry Sack, Mar 5, 2013
    #176

  17. Maroon_Faithful M Faithful

    Surprised there hasn't been much talk of this. I heard it yesterday but wasn't sure if it was legit or not. Apparently he's back. He could be playing as early as round 3.
     
    Last edited: Mar 14, 2013
    Maroon_Faithful, Mar 14, 2013
    #177

  18. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    I reckon the Bulldogs should've put the spin on this that Barba 'asked for time out' rather than coming out saying he was being fucked off. Really made him out to be the a bad guy.
     
    Sultan Pepper, Mar 14, 2013
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  19. GYR DW Lewis

    They did though. They originally said that he asked for help and then the problems he was having came out and they changed it to "he asked for help but we knew of his problems for a while and asked him to seek counselling prior to him asking".
     
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    GYR, Mar 14, 2013
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  20. Magic AJ Parker

    I got told on Monday he'd back back round 5, although considering he's already back and training wouldn't surprise me if he's back earlier.

    I'm still not sure why exactly he needed time out of the game? It's not like footballers don't already have a shit load of free time on their hands and surely having a day to day job is the best distraction from gambling.
     
    Magic, Mar 14, 2013
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