: Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:38 pm  

Saint Ermintrude wrote:

He does not do the profile of Rugby League any good at all.

Cut him a bit of slack, not all players can live up to the high standards of Leon Pryce.

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:42 pm  

Saint Ermintrude wrote:

He does not do the profile of Rugby League any good at all.

This opinion of yours does not do the profile of Rugby League fans any good. You make us look like we all eat lard and chew our shoes.

Your post shows an I.Q. equivalent to a pigeon......after road-kill.

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:46 pm  

Saint Ermintrude wrote:

He does not do the profile of Rugby League any good at all.

Aye, he should stick to kicking down the doors of single women and threatening them with violence instead...

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:47 pm  

rhinoms wrote:

Hooper's late hit's could never be blown out of proportion just ask brandon costin and terry newton who both injured player's with late hit's but because no-one was seriousley injured when hooper did it he got away with it which imo doesn't make it right.!

Brandon Costin seriously injured Sean Long, but it wasn't particulary late, and not many Saints speccies held it against him.
Hooper's challanges were borderline and although he was penalised (debate raged as to whether or not he'd have been pinged in the NRL) he always tended to attack the main body of the kickers as opposed to the vunerable extremities. When it became clear the refs had tighened up on this ruling, he changed his style to attack the ball in a unionesque manner.
Terry Newton (if its the Long incident you're talking about) elbowed a guy in the face after he'd passed the ball.

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:48 pm  

Tony Soprano wrote:

In what way?

he doesn't enhance it like, say Nickle, or Matautia

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:52 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

Brandon Costin seriously injured Sean Long, but it wasn't particulary late, and not many Saints speccies held it against him.
Hooper's challanges were borderline and although he was penalised (debate raged as to whether or not he'd have been pinged in the NRL) he always tended to attack the main body of the kickers as opposed to the vunerable extremities. When it became clear the refs had tighened up on this ruling, he changed his style to attack the ball in a unionesque manner.
Terry Newton (if its the Long incident you're talking about) elbowed a guy in the face after he'd passed the ball.

It was still a late hit and if the rfl had stamped this out earlier then the injuries could of been avoided and hooper was high and late on more than 1 occasion so let's not try and disguise that!!

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:57 pm  

rhinoms wrote:

It was still a late hit and if the rfl had stamped this out earlier then the injuries could of been avoided and hooper was high and late on more than 1 occasion so let's not try and disguise that!!

You can't compare Hooper's charge downs with Newton's incident. No way.

Newton went out to injure someone. Hooper's charge downs were an example of a committed if over zelous attitude to the game.

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:59 pm  

Ryan Bailey - The Man - The Legend

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:03 pm  

thebloodbath wrote:

Ryan Bailey - The Man - The Legend

Love the raised eyebrow, although the lipstick's a bit much for me.

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:03 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

Love the raised eyebrow, although the lipstick's a bit much for me.

I think he got that off 'r lass.