: Thu May 21, 2009 5:44 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

I think for the next year, you'll continue to see Burrow start at 7 but used as the interchange hooker with roby, with McGuire being used as a 7 to Pryce's 6. I think that works pretty well, except Pryce has a poor kicking game and the Leeds lads' kicking is a bit inconsistant.

In two years time, who knows? What with all the Wheelers, Tomkins, Eastmonds and Mylers about, its anyone's guess who'll be top dog.

this i like the idea of!! but for mine burrow is having a worse season than last year and i thought he was below par in 08

: Thu May 21, 2009 6:33 pm  

Pryce ain't your typical stand off. He likes to sit back and drift in and out of games.

He ain't a ball player and not got a kicking game but is lethal with ball in hand.

For pryce to make a impact at stand off he needs a ball playing scrum half that can control the game and make space for pryce to attack.

At the moment England and even saints don't have that type of scrum half which allows pryce to play his normal game.

IMO longs poor form has not helped leons game as he has to get involved in the ball playing to often.

He is a player that don't really suite any postion.

: Thu May 21, 2009 6:43 pm  

St pete wrote:

Pryce ain't your typical stand off. He likes to sit back and drift in and out of games.

He ain't a ball player and not got a kicking game but is lethal with ball in hand.

For pryce to make a impact at stand off he needs a ball playing scrum half that can control the game and make space for pryce to attack.

At the moment England and even saints don't have that type of scrum half which allows pryce to play his normal game.

IMO longs poor form has not helped leons game as he has to get involved in the ball playing to often.

He is a player that don't really suite any postion.

i think what your trying to say is pryce is a runner!! braking tackles and getting through the gap with power and pace is his game.

as ive said before, ando was good a getting pryce running at tierd and or disjointed defences with quick play the ball. in games where the defence is in control or the other team are world class defenders from 1-17 like the aussies pryce offers very little.

: Thu May 21, 2009 6:50 pm  

Someone somewhere - was it on Boots'n'All? - suggested recently that one reason why Pryce and Burrow didn't go well in the world cup was because both are spontaneous players whereas what was really needed was one organiser and one spontaneous player working together. That might have been hogwash though, I don't know. What I do know is that when Pryce is allowed/encouraged/free to play to his talent, he is awesome. Perhaps it all boils down to Smith not knowing his world cup team well enough and not being able to bring out the best in the players he had chosen.

: Thu May 21, 2009 6:55 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Someone somewhere - was it on Boots'n'All? - suggested recently that one reason why Pryce and Burrow didn't go well in the world cup was because both are spontaneous players whereas what was really needed was one organiser and one spontaneous player working together. That might have been hogwash though, I don't know. What I do know is that when Pryce is allowed/encouraged/free to play to his talent, he is awesome. Perhaps it all boils down to Smith not knowing his world cup team well enough and not being able to bring out the best in the players he had chosen.

if burrow and maggs start in the halves pryce has to play full back!

as said on here i think maggs at 7 and pryce at 6 would work better for england. as you say pryce and burrow are both runners.

: Thu May 21, 2009 7:27 pm  

I think Leons future will be at loose forward and if Eastmond/Wheeler are the half backs this will be where he will play.
This provides us with a new dynasty of Roby/Eastmond/Wheeler/Pryce controlling the game in the same manner of Cunningham/Long/Martyn/Sculthorpe.
The only doubt is Eastmond hope is gets to the level of Long.

: Thu May 21, 2009 7:50 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Someone somewhere - was it on Boots'n'All? - suggested recently that one reason why Pryce and Burrow didn't go well in the world cup was because both are spontaneous players whereas what was really needed was one organiser and one spontaneous player working together. That might have been hogwash though, I don't know. What I do know is that when Pryce is allowed/encouraged/free to play to his talent, he is awesome. Perhaps it all boils down to Smith not knowing his world cup team well enough and not being able to bring out the best in the players he had chosen.

That's spot on IMO. Pryce is a runner who drifts in and out of games so he needs a scrum half ball player who can control a game.

We all know pryce likes to be ball player but that was Sam burgess balls.

: Thu May 21, 2009 8:55 pm  

St pete wrote:

We all know pryce likes to be ball player but that was Sam burgess balls.

I still can't believe he did that. I'd love to ask him why he did!

: Thu May 21, 2009 8:56 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

:lol:

I still can't believe he did that. I'd love to ask him why he did!

IIRC, they both said it was only a laugh after the game. I could be wrong, but i think there mates away from the field, and it was just a joke.

: Thu May 21, 2009 9:00 pm  

saint billy wrote:

IIRC, they both said it was only a laugh after the game. I could be wrong, but i think there mates away from the field, and it was just a joke.

You know, Pryce really should choose his mates better! They just get him into trouble!