POWELL KICKS WIGAN TO VICTORY

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It is not a given that Escaré is a better full-back than Sarginson.

Personally, I don't think he is.
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Sarg was superb in the Grand Final in which he played full back.
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Given the title of the thread we haven’t talked about Powell. Credit where credit is due for us the win did Sam
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He also scored the match winning try against Cas.
Would I be being cynical to suggest that those who consider him the worst player in the league have occasional selective blindness?
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maybe Powell's highlights stand out because they are relatively rare? Watch the best dummy-halves like Smith and Cook, and they can create more chances in a game than Powell does in a season.
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I think he’s a pretty decent player, good defence and work rate..vision of the defence at the PTB could be a little sharper (if he could exploit that like Wire’s Clarke can then he’d be 10x better), also, one of the few who never hangs his head!
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That was a hell of a kick, might just keep us up.
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6742hitch wrote: Tue Jun 11, 2019 7:02 am I think he’s a pretty decent player, good defence and work rate..vision of the defence at the PTB could be a little sharper (if he could exploit that like Wire’s Clarke can then he’d be 10x better), also, one of the few who never hangs his head!
His defence is 10/10 but his attack is 3/10. Given the poor performance of our forwards and pivot players the finger gets pointed even more.

With better forwards and creative pivots you can get away with just a defensive hooker.
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nathan_rugby wrote: Tue Jun 11, 2019 1:06 pm [
His defence is 10/10 but his attack is 3/10. Given the poor performance of our forwards and pivot players the finger gets pointed even more.

With better forwards and creative pivots you can get away with just a defensive hooker.
Exactly. It's not so unusual to see *anyone* playing at hooker in the NRL: Sam Thaiday, anyone? But when you have quality halves, that doesn't matter anywhere near as much.
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moto748 wrote: Tue Jun 11, 2019 7:45 pm
nathan_rugby wrote: Tue Jun 11, 2019 1:06 pm [
His defence is 10/10 but his attack is 3/10. Given the poor performance of our forwards and pivot players the finger gets pointed even more.

With better forwards and creative pivots you can get away with just a defensive hooker.
Exactly. It's not so unusual to see *anyone* playing at hooker in the NRL: Sam Thaiday, anyone? But when you have quality halves, that doesn't matter anywhere near as much.
If you have a greater hooker though then they can make the difference.

- link up play with forwards - encouraging them to hit the gain line at pace and receive a good pass.
- scoots at the right time to gain meters/line break/ force penalty
- stepping out and utilising an optional forward runner and hitting a pivot player round the back
- kicking game from hooker
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