lockers

[waterside glens]

i think it's very noticable how our defence has crumbled in his absence.I know he doesn't give much in attacking ideas but we do seem to be all over the place defensively without him.

[mike binder]

i have been telling you that for a couple of season lockers id by far our best defensive player and without him we are30 + first class tackles down

[ancientnloyal]

We need him back asap... saw him at work the other day, seems well just hope he gets match fit when he's 100%

[josie andrews]

I have always thought Lockers is one of our best players, and always defended him from the Lockers Knockers, you'll not get even one of them to admit how much we do miss him and his defensive qualities and it has shown in the last three games he hasn't played. Hurry up Lockers and get fit again soon we need you desparately

[DaveO]

I have always thought Lockers is one of our best players, and always defended him from the Lockers Knockers, you'll not get even one of them to admit how much we do miss him and his defensive qualities and it has shown in the last three games he hasn't played. Hurry up Lockers and get fit again soon we need you desparately

If we are actually 30+ tackles a game down then whoever has taken his place isn't putting the effort in.

However if you think we have only been defensively bad since he has been injured you must have missed the rest of the season.

Look back how many games we have conceded over 20 points with him IN the side. I think its 9 games. We have conceded 30 or over in four games he played in and over 40 twice.

This suggests to me our recent results are following exactly the same pattern as they have done all season and we are no better or worse defensively in the last three matches than we have been all season.

So you could argue his absence has not been noticed

Dave

[mario]

I have always thought Lockers is one of our best players, and always defended him from the Lockers Knockers, you'll not get even one of them to admit how much we do miss him and his defensive qualities and it has shown in the last three games he hasn't played. Hurry up Lockers and get fit again soon we need you desparately

If we are actually 30+ tackles a game down then whoever has taken his place isn't putting the effort in.

However if you think we have only been defensively bad since he has been injured you must have missed the rest of the season.

Look back how many games we have conceded over 20 points with him IN the side. I think its 9 games. We have conceded 30 or over in four games he played in and over 40 twice.

This suggests to me our recent results are following exactly the same pattern as they have done all season and we are no better or worse defensively in the last three matches than we have been all season.

So you could argue his absence has not been noticed

Dave

You could also argue that Mathers is our best option at full back and giving the captaincy to anyone but Lockers would solve all our problems, but that would also be a load of c**p![/quote]

[nathan_rugby]

People are basically just basing this on the 45 points we conceded against cats.

He is a good defensive player but imo hansen is far better.

He has made more tackles then lockers and a lot less missed tackles. With also probably less time on the pitch.

It aware to us all that lockers is a defensive player, as is fielden.

All season we have managed with lockers just being a defender so why not stick big stu up in at loose to just defend in the middle of the pitch.
He is a good defender and thats all he does for us.

[DaveO]

I have always thought Lockers is one of our best players, and always defended him from the Lockers Knockers, you'll not get even one of them to admit how much we do miss him and his defensive qualities and it has shown in the last three games he hasn't played. Hurry up Lockers and get fit again soon we need you desparately

If we are actually 30+ tackles a game down then whoever has taken his place isn't putting the effort in.

However if you think we have only been defensively bad since he has been injured you must have missed the rest of the season.

Look back how many games we have conceded over 20 points with him IN the side. I think its 9 games. We have conceded 30 or over in four games he played in and over 40 twice.

This suggests to me our recent results are following exactly the same pattern as they have done all season and we are no better or worse defensively in the last three matches than we have been all season.

So you could argue his absence has not been noticed

Dave

You could also argue that Mathers is our best option at full back and giving the captaincy to anyone but Lockers would solve all our problems, but that would also be a load of c**p!

[/quote]

If anyone actually bothers to look at our defensive record with him in the side they will see it is no better than the last three games. That is a fact you can check for yourself not an opinion.

So no, its not a c**p as you put it.

It doesn't surprise me we are getting posts saying we are worse defensively without him but if people checked the facts first they'd realise nothing has changed.

Dave

[josie andrews]

I have always thought Lockers is one of our best players, and always defended him from the Lockers Knockers, you'll not get even one of them to admit how much we do miss him and his defensive qualities and it has shown in the last three games he hasn't played. Hurry up Lockers and get fit again soon we need you desparately

If we are actually 30+ tackles a game down then whoever has taken his place isn't putting the effort in.

However if you think we have only been defensively bad since he has been injured you must have missed the rest of the season.

Look back how many games we have conceded over 20 points with him IN the side. I think its 9 games. We have conceded 30 or over in four games he played in and over 40 twice.

This suggests to me our recent results are following exactly the same pattern as they have done all season and we are no better or worse defensively in the last three matches than we have been all season.

So you could argue his absence has not been noticed

Dave

I haven't missed any of the season I haven't missed a bloody game or for the reserves or academy. And I am entitled to my opinion regarding O'Loughlin as are you but don't keep quoting bloody statistics they often don't mean anything and I can't be ar*d with this topic any more because everything you have to say about any topic is law.

[shawcross da warrior]

i agree that it is really noticable that lockers isnt there....

we all know he doesnt do alot of talking as a captain, but he cartainly makes up with that by showing that actions speak louder than words....