Re: Max Jowitt : Sun Apr 02, 2017 10:59 am  

jakeyg95 wrote:

As far as I'm aware he's played full back since he was very young and has shown he's good enough to play there in SL. At the minute he's been kept out of the team by Scott Grix because he's playing well. Big deal, Max is either 19 or 20 and Grix isn't getting any younger. His time will come. Why the obsession with playing people out of position?

At some stage of the season Max will get his opportunity for whatever reason, till then Wakey fans must realise that atm Grix is too good for him to get in and sentiment should not play any part in it.

Re: Max Jowitt : Sun Apr 02, 2017 4:47 pm  

dickie mint wrote:

At some stage of the season Max will get his opportunity for whatever reason, till then Wakey fans must realise that atm Grix is too good for him to get in and sentiment should not play any part in it.

Agree with this but if you'd asked me prior to the season starting MJ every time at fullback! BUT Grix has made me eat my words and I'm very pleased about it.

Re: Max Jowitt : Sun Apr 02, 2017 7:18 pm  

jakeyg95 wrote:

As far as I'm aware he's played full back since he was very young and has shown he's good enough to play there in SL. At the minute he's been kept out of the team by Scott Grix because he's playing well. Big deal, Max is either 19 or 20 and Grix isn't getting any younger. His time will come. Why the obsession with playing people out of position?

He's been a caterpillar since he was young; why the obsession in wanting to see what kind of butterfly he will be???

Shaun Edwards began at full back
Darren Lockyer began at full back
Anthony Milford began at full back

Other players begin on the wing and travel too full back

Joe Lydon
Roger Tuavasa-Sheck
Greg Inglis
Valentine Holmes...

Who's to say a talent like Tom Johnstone won't make the same move eventually???

Obsession... no! Interest in discussing skill sets and application yes!


Isn't that what these forums are for?

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Re: Max Jowitt : Sun Apr 02, 2017 7:26 pm  

Spookdownunder wrote:

He's been a caterpillar since he was young; why the obsession in wanting to see what kind of butterfly he will be???

Shaun Edwards began at full back
Darren Lockyer began at full back
Anthony Milford began at full back

Other players begin on the wing and travel too full back

Joe Lydon
Roger Tuavasa-Sheck
Greg Inglis
Valentine Holmes...

Who's to say a talent like Tom Johnstone won't make the same move eventually???

Obsession... no! Interest in discussing skill sets and application yes!


Isn't that what these forums are for?

Wing to fullback is a small step but no big deal for most but only as a runner.

Sean Edwards was always a half back. They played him at full back to bring him in when he was younger.
Lockyer is just a world class rugby player who could do either position well.

So of course Max could but I haven't seen anything that makes me think he will.

Re: Max Jowitt : Mon Apr 03, 2017 12:27 am  

PopTart wrote:

Wing to fullback is a small step but no big deal for most but only as a runner.

Sean Edwards was always a half back. They played him at full back to bring him in when he was younger.
Lockyer is just a world class rugby player who could do either position well.

So of course Max could but I haven't seen anything that makes me think he will.

valid points all!

except I think I have seen something in him which would work well with more ball in hand... often full backs in attack are used as a second stand off... and Max does that well! oh, and Lockyer was a class player who worked harder at his game than the other class players around... a bit like Cameron Smith.

I loved the quote from Smith about his early days in Melbourne...I think it was also Craig Bellamy's first pre season... apparently after one training session Bellamy called him to one side.. Smith was happy that he had easily completed another set of tough conditioning and ball sessions... Bellamy said to him; 'you look like you are out there just trying to survive to the end of the training session... in future I want you to use each training session as a focus to improve yourself as a player!'

Re: Max Jowitt : Mon Apr 03, 2017 6:47 am  

Spookdownunder wrote:

valid points all!

except I think I have seen something in him which would work well with more ball in hand... often full backs in attack are used as a second stand off... and Max does that well! oh, and Lockyer was a class player who worked harder at his game than the other class players around... a bit like Cameron Smith.

I loved the quote from Smith about his early days in Melbourne...I think it was also Craig Bellamy's first pre season... apparently after one training session Bellamy called him to one side.. Smith was happy that he had easily completed another set of tough conditioning and ball sessions... Bellamy said to him; 'you look like you are out there just trying to survive to the end of the training session... in future I want you to use each training session as a focus to improve yourself as a player!'

I totally agree with you, one of the dumbest of the many dumb quotes on here is "he's not a xxxx he's a xxxx) as if your born to a position utter tosh.

I agree that Fifita is unlikely to ever make a scrum half but other than prob most other players could theoretically play anywhere. I mean some scrum halves are six foot these days.

The thing with Max is why the panic - he's 20 and not a regular first teamed - wow. He's got a gremlin in his game - wow. He's all the time in the world and imho he'll have a much better career and live if he has to wait a little.

Grix hasn't got that long left as a player so the chance will com. What max needs to worry is what's coming through the academy right now - that's his real problem.

Re: Max Jowitt : Sun Apr 09, 2017 6:46 pm  

Went to oxford today to watch Jordan and Max against York. A cracking victory for Oxford. A try for Max and missed just one kick , both had a solid game and Max took a right head shot whilst dealing with a bomb which looked serious but fortunately recovered to carry on, both waiting for their chance hopefully sooner than later

Re: Max Jowitt : Sun Apr 09, 2017 7:32 pm  

I would guess both will be in the 19 for either Wigan or Warrington games..

Re: Max Jowitt : Sun Apr 09, 2017 7:35 pm  

Big lads mate wrote:

Went to oxford today to watch Jordan and Max against York. A cracking victory for Oxford. A try for Max and missed just one kick , both had a solid game and Max took a right head shot whilst dealing with a bomb which looked serious but fortunately recovered to carry on, both waiting for their chance hopefully sooner than later

It's really important that Chester gets best use from his squad, especially having Easter and it's associated hangover to get through.
Although hindsight is a wonderful thing, I thought that he might of rested a couple of regulars for the Widnes game.
Having said that there is plenty of competition for places at the moment and we have quite a few waiting for their chance.

Re: Max Jowitt : Sun Apr 09, 2017 8:46 pm  

Young Brad Moules went well in the hooking role, sorry for not mentioning it earlier Brad and Scott Fleming , who was with us, guided Oxford around the park well.