Re: Who is left? : Mon Jun 12, 2017 9:43 pm  

snowie wrote:

:lol: prove me wrong though

Paul McShane; Daryl Clarke; Michael McIllorum; Danny Houghton; James Roby.

Proved wrong.

Re: Who is left? : Tue Jun 13, 2017 1:11 am  

snowie wrote:

why are we talking about the role of a hooker as if it still exists, its just another player within the scrum that isn't as tall as the two players either side, saying that I've seen a few taller ones squeeze in. to me its another play maker caught up in a cuddle

I think the role you are talking about snowie, hooker in a scrum, has for a long time been defunct. You might have noticed last Saturday that on occasion Fifita was the middle man in the front row of the scrum, yes, I kid you not. The way scrums are "fed" nowadays it is virtually impossible for the non-feeding team to "hook" the ball.

When I think of hookers now I think of the acting dummy half, key to ball distribution and quick scoots from the ruck during sustained periods of the game. Parcell was a good example last Saturday of how to execute that role well.

Re: Who is left? : Tue Jun 13, 2017 7:41 am  

bren2k wrote:

Paul McShane; Daryl Clarke; Michael McIllorum; Danny Houghton; James Roby.

Proved wrong.

not seen any hooker play the ball out of a scrum in years they are just play makers behind the play the ball

Re: Who is left? : Tue Jun 13, 2017 7:45 am  

wildshot wrote:

I think the role you are talking about snowie, hooker in a scrum, has for a long time been defunct. You might have noticed last Saturday that on occasion Fifita was the middle man in the front row of the scrum, yes, I kid you not. The way scrums are "fed" nowadays it is virtually impossible for the non-feeding team to "hook" the ball.

When I think of hookers now I think of the acting dummy half, key to ball distribution and quick scoots from the ruck during sustained periods of the game. Parcell was a good example last Saturday of how to execute that role well.

I hate the lazy scums, seems half the time they can't be bothered to bend down or even link it together

Re: Who is left? : Tue Jun 13, 2017 8:49 am  

snowie wrote:

not seen any hooker play the ball out of a scrum in years they are just play makers behind the play the ball

See wildshot's post - hooking out the scrum may be defunct, but there are plenty of other skills a specialist hooker brings to the modern game; any of the players I listed would get a gig in any SL team, for that very reason.

Re: Who is left? : Tue Jun 13, 2017 10:38 am  

wildshot wrote:

I think the role you are talking about snowie, hooker in a scrum, has for a long time been defunct.

Yes your right, back in the day where snowie's talking about the hooker was only as good as his blindside prop, he was the one who had the biggest hand in making the hooker successful.