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Re: George Burges
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:50 pm
by Charriots Offiah
keptinthedarkfans wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 9:46 pm
Charriots Offiah wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 9:33 pm
Exiled Wiganer wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 9:42 am
He broke his foot while on a drunken night out. He may had started playing ok (though clearly not a patch on the pre NRL version who could run fast), but we were right to cut our losses.
No he didn’t.
yes he did.
Ok, where did he do it? How did it happen?
Re: George Burges
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:11 pm
by lucky 13
St Pat's if you believe the tackle me as hard has you can rumours.
Re: George Burges
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:53 pm
by Nezza Faz
Regarding Sam, we know he's lost that pure electric acceleration he had, but what he's lost in pace he's now more than made up with his game management, his reading of attacking plays, his defensive positioning and newly found leadership qualities.
So much so Waney has him down as the leading FB in his current World Cup squad - think the guy's come back well with his form.
Re: George Burges
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 2:00 am
by Charriots Offiah
lucky 13 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:11 pm
St Pat's if you believe the tackle me as hard has you can rumours.
We’re they drunk?
Re: George Burges
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 8:18 am
by lucky 13
"If" you believe the rumour yes.
Re: George Burges
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:34 am
by Wintergreen
lucky 13 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:11 pm
St Pat's if you believe the tackle me as hard has you can rumours.
Are they still rumours?
Re: George Burges
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:35 am
by Wintergreen
Nezza Faz wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:53 pm
Regarding Sam, we know he's lost that pure electric acceleration he had, but what he's lost in pace he's now more than made up with his game management, his reading of attacking plays, his defensive positioning and newly found leadership qualities.
So much so Waney has him down as the leading FB in his current World Cup squad - think the guy's come back well with his form.
I think this is fair.
His game management definitely has improved.
However, and it is a big however, that doesn't make up for the pace and zip he lost.
Re: George Burges
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 3:53 pm
by Charriots Offiah
lucky 13 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:11 pm
St Pat's if you believe the tackle me as hard has you can rumours.
You are right Lucky, I know the lad who did it. They were not drunk, it was a bit of fun which went horribly wrong. Sam shouldn’t have got involved.
Re: George Burges
Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:45 pm
by bill.inger
George Burgess is one of a long line of players Wigan have signed or re-signed, that had medical problems when they signed up. I'm thinking of players like Nigel Wright, the Tomkins brothers, Karl Price, Lee Mossop, the list goes on and on.
Other players that were injured during their contracts and cost a fortune to get fit again, Stuart Fielden, Eamon o'Carroll, Joe Mellor, and many others, all who left the club after playing one or two games when fit again. Sean Long was moved on for disciplinary reasons but at the time the fans were told that medically, it was thought he'd never again play to the standard required.
I can see Burgess spending the best part of next season on re-hab, then playing a handful of games before moving on and this is one player the fans want to see at his best, preferably at Wigan.
One consolation is, if he gets back to playing, he can be considered low mileage after almost two years out of the game and with his class and experience it's got to be worth the wait.
Re: George Burges
Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2020 5:55 pm
by Charriots Offiah
bill.inger wrote: ↑Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:45 pm
George Burgess is one of a long line of players Wigan have signed or re-signed, that had medical problems when they signed up. I'm thinking of players like Nigel Wright, the Tomkins brothers, Karl Price, Lee Mossop, the list goes on and on.
Other players that were injured during their contracts and cost a fortune to get fit again, Stuart Fielden, Eamon o'Carroll, Joe Mellor, and many others, all who left the club after playing one or two games when fit again. Sean Long was moved on for disciplinary reasons but at the time the fans were told that medically, it was thought he'd never again play to the standard required.
I can see Burgess spending the best part of next season on re-hab, then playing a handful of games before moving on and this is one player the fans want to see at his best, preferably at Wigan.
One consolation is, if he gets back to playing, he can be considered low mileage after almost two years out of the game and with his class and experience it's got to be worth the wait.
Perhaps we need to question the medicals many of the players retuning from the NRL are having whilst in Australia. On the other hand it could be bad luck!