: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:09 am  

I'd definately have him.

How do you go from SOO and World Class to pathetically bad in two seasons.

Put him in a good team, get the ball to him, give him the service he needs and he could get back to near his best.

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:13 am  

doubt it. it would probably take him another 2 seasons to make him even half decent

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:13 am  

ST_CONROY wrote:

I'd definately have him.

How do you go from SOO and World Class to pathetically bad in two seasons.

Put him in a good team, get the ball to him, give him the service he needs and he could get back to near his best.

Because is Aus he played wing, but Wire signed him as a centre. IIRC

Biggest waste of money in SL

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:23 am  

Ande wrote:

I raise you a Gray Viane!

I'll raise you with Clinton Toopi

You'll be broke now son.

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:29 am  

ST_CONROY wrote:

I'd definately have him.

How do you go from SOO and World Class to pathetically bad in two seasons.

Put him in a good team, get the ball to him, give him the service he needs and he could get back to near his best.

Nah.

It would be far too much of a gamble given the salary he would command. When I've watched him he's looked very ropey in defence. Gidley has made total clown out of him the last couple of times we've played them (he's not alone there, mind).

There's obviously a good player in there somewhere (although I always thought he was slightly overhyped when he played for Aus), and there's always a chance he'll rediscover his form, but when you spend the kind of money he'll be on you want guaranteed returns.

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:38 am  

ST_CONROY wrote:

I'd definately have him.

How do you go from SOO and World Class to pathetically bad in two seasons.

Put him in a good team, get the ball to him, give him the service he needs and he could get back to near his best.

He was never world class. He was always a crash ball player, running onto the good work of other, better, players and using his size to get over. He isn't a centre in a million years, he's a comedy winger.

At Saints he would be solid but nothing more than that. If we stuck him on the wing with Lyon/Gidley he'd score a lot, but at centre he'd get as much stick as he has at Warrington.

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:42 am  

Maybe if he played outside Gidley you would see the best of King?

He isn't that bad of a player, he is just simpy out of position and has been for the past 2 years cause Warrington watched him play 2 games at centre last year or something like that.

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:45 am  

Saddened! wrote:

He was never world class. He was always a crash ball player, running onto the good work of other, better, players and using his size to get over. He isn't a centre in a million years, he's a comedy winger.

At Saints he would be solid but nothing more than that. If we stuck him on the wing with Lyon/Gidley he'd score a lot, but at centre he'd get as much stick as he has at Warrington.

I think this is spot on.

King looked exceptional with the halves isolating him out wide where his size and strength were too much.

Unfortunately, at Warrington he doesn't have Darren Lockyer and Jonathan Thurston.

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:55 am  

Stirlingshire Saint wrote:

I think this is spot on.

King looked exceptional with the halves isolating him out wide where his size and strength were too much.

Unfortunately, at Warrington he doesn't have Darren Lockyer and Jonathan Thurston.

He never had either?

: Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:57 am  

Ande wrote:

He never had either?

Are you suggesting Lockyer or Thurston never played for Australia with Matt King ? I am well aware he had neither at Melbourne.