: Sat Jun 13, 2009 3:46 pm  

RIGSBY wrote:

and he doesnt do the haka now...

He's a working class lad from St Helens, England, why on earth would he want to do the Haka?

: Sat Jun 13, 2009 6:42 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

You lot are harsh on Maurie. He's a far, far better player now than in previous seasons. He's fitter now and able to work harder, his stints on the field are filled with effort in both attack and defense.

Sure he's not doing the two barn storming runs a game he used to that won over so many fans, but he's doing the graft. We won comfortably last night without Jammer and Cayless, that says it all about Maurie.

Here, here.

: Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:41 pm  

Big Dave Fairleigh wrote:

Here, here.

Here, here, here

: Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:43 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

I don't think he's allowed to. I'm sure coaches and players got the measure of Maurie ages ago and know exactly how to go about limiting his effectiveness, regardless of how he may be playing at any given time.

see Ryan Bailey for more details.

Maurie needs composure and knowing when to run harder than usual, take yesterday for example, fantastic break through 3 players, all he has to do is calm down and hand off the full back.

Walloped by the full back and loses the ball. Composure of 0.

I admit i liked Maurie when we first signed him but he is quickly becoming like Fozzard and having a style that defences will spot during the week watching game footage. He needs to take advice from Jammer, go straight sometimes but others look for the outside and the smaller blokes.

: Sun Jun 14, 2009 7:08 am  

would u swoop him for crabtree

: Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:16 am  

hudd giants wrote:

would u swoop him for crabtree

You mean swap?

I'm not sure.

: Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:28 am  

I think Maurie has been good this season, he has played well.

Don't think he deserves criticising on this seasons' displays.

: Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:48 am  

hudd giants wrote:

would u swoop him for crabtree

Nope because Crabtree is like a 7ft statue when it comes to defence.

Countless times i see teams target him, as he is the classic big lumbering lad.

Going forward Earlo can be devastating with his size and ability to offload but his all round game is limited.

Earl is the classic fan favourite because he is massive, easy to recognise and generally does one or two high impact actions in a match that catch fans attention. His overall impact though is negligible.

: Sun Jun 14, 2009 7:25 pm  

Crabtree reminds me of Crouch in football tall and clumsy.

Maurie is more dynamic, goes in for impact for better or worse. This year Maurie has been targeted more by the "enforcers" of the opposition, they know if he,s let off the lease he will cause havoc.

: Sun Jun 14, 2009 7:45 pm  

Ande wrote:

see Ryan Bailey for more details.

Maurie needs composure and knowing when to run harder than usual, take yesterday for example, fantastic break through 3 players, all he has to do is calm down and hand off the full back.

Walloped by the full back and loses the ball. Composure of 0.

I admit i liked Maurie when we first signed him but he is quickly becoming like Fozzard and having a style that defences will spot during the week watching game footage. He needs to take advice from Jammer, go straight sometimes but others look for the outside and the smaller blokes.

I didn't see the hit because of being stood in the Eddy End, however the full back did injure himself never to return making that tackle didn't he?

I think Fa'asavalau is a bit stuck in some respects. People demand that he ups his gametime, but that means being more conservative than he used to be, however then people complain that he's isn't busting tackles like he used to.

I don't think he's been that bad this year, he may not have hit the heights of 2006, but he's not been woeful as some try to make out.