Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:22 pm  

Feels like the bloke who kicks the goals carries any international Union team. The rest just seem to be there to have a massive game of pile on.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Dec 03, 2023 11:50 am  

What I always want to know (anyone played both codes?) is, is the union ball really easier to kick? They seem to be able to bang them over from half-way every day of the week, where that would be thought exceptional in league. Likewise from the touch-line. The balls don't look much different, and I gather this difference in shape and weight is marginal,

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Dec 03, 2023 11:53 am  

NickyKiss wrote:

Feels like the bloke who kicks the goals carries any international Union team. The rest just seem to be there to have a massive game of pile on.

Also, although they bang on about 'play-makers' a lot, the No 10s don't actually (very often) do much play-making at all. Unlike a league 6 or 7.Try assists? More just the kicking game.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:32 pm  

moto748 wrote:

What I always want to know (anyone played both codes?) is, is the union ball really easier to kick? They seem to be able to bang them over from half-way every day of the week, where that would be thought exceptional in league. Likewise from the touch-line. The balls don't look much different, and I gather this difference in shape and weight is marginal,

I've played both codes mate, albeit some years ago, at that time we played with the same type of rugby ball. Not sure if that applies at the elite level now.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Dec 03, 2023 2:05 pm  

moto748 wrote:

Also, although they bang on about 'play-makers' a lot, the No 10s don't actually (very often) do much play-making at all. Unlike a league 6 or 7.Try assists? More just the kicking game.

That’s absolutely not the case. The 10 in Union is the absolute play maker. He’s like the quarter back in NFL.

He dictates everything that goes on.

If he wants the ball he gets it. If he wants the forwards to take it on he calls it.

10 is without doubt the main playmaker on the field.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Dec 03, 2023 3:41 pm  

CobraCraig wrote:

He had 2 good games in the knock outs but wasn’t great in the group games he played and Ford looked better. Would hardly say he carried them.

I respect your opinion but we will have to disagree. Personally, I would like to see him in RL.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Dec 05, 2023 7:05 pm  

Zig wrote:

I respect your opinion but we will have to disagree. Personally, I would like to see him in RL.

I wouldn’t mind seeing him at Wigan either, just don’t think he carried England in the World Cup.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Dec 05, 2023 8:37 pm  

CobraCraig wrote:

I wouldn’t mind seeing him at Wigan either, just don’t think he carried England in the World Cup.

Fair enough.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Dec 05, 2023 8:45 pm  

jonh wrote:

That’s absolutely not the case. The 10 in Union is the absolute play maker. He’s like the quarter back in NFL.

He dictates everything that goes on.

If he wants the ball he gets it. If he wants the forwards to take it on he calls it.

10 is without doubt the main playmaker on the field.

yes i agree but its usually catch and pass and the ability to kick and drop goals
Look at Sexton in the world cup did nothing but catch and pass and kick goals and he is a legend in the game
My grandad has more movement in his legs than Sexton did on the pitch.
Will remain the same whilst the game is dominated by penalty goals and gives you 3 points for a drop goal

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Dec 06, 2023 11:32 pm  

Actually, I think you could fairly make the case that currently in Union, the 9 is becoming the most influential player. Obviously, he gets his hands on the ball more than anyone else, and players like Dupont, Aaron Smith, and Mitchell do a fair bit of play-making.