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Re: Gelling
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 12:39 pm
by Wigan_forever1985
No straw damn us wrote:Wigan_forever1985 wrote:A lot of people (myself included at times) still think of him as a project player but the truth is he is 26 and has been with us for 5 years.
During that 5 years he has shown improvements in areas but he is still an absolute liability. He also shot the line on one of salfords plays which had it not been for a dropped ball would of resulted in us being scored against.
Shaun Wane has shown he doesnt give a shiny one about us having a decent centre, or a goal kicker - two things we are desperately in need of
You really have no idea do you? Last year Wigan tried and came very close to signing Jarrod Croker the Canberra goal kicking centre. As for Gelling yesterday he was good, I'm not really sure he could have got out of the way of the ball that was thrown directly at him. 163 metres yesterday, saving his forwards a lot of work. His pass out of the tackle for Tom Davies first disallowed try was superb. Junior Sau was supposed to be one of Salfords strike players but Gelling outplayed him easily. As for Percival, Moon and Watkins how much do you think they're earning compared to Gelling?
I have no idea because we came "close" to signing a player?, that we didnt sign did we, so the two problems i mentioned werent addressed were they?.
I might use that excuse next time my boss asks me for the work thats due just go "you have no idea mate i was so close to finishing that report last week"
:conf:
Gelling played ok, but youve missed were he bolted the line completely leaving his winger alone and got lucky as Salford fumbled the play, and if you watch the replay you can see him lean forward to head the ball, hence why he didnt make too much of a fuss because he knew what he'd done. The sin bin was very harsh but its in Gellings DNA to do things like that.
Re: Gelling
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 12:42 pm
by old hooker
Gelling is a fine athlete but has no rugby brain.
Re: Gelling
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 12:56 pm
by Wandering Warrior
No straw damn us wrote:Wigan_forever1985 wrote:A lot of people (myself included at times) still think of him as a project player but the truth is he is 26 and has been with us for 5 years.
During that 5 years he has shown improvements in areas but he is still an absolute liability. He also shot the line on one of salfords plays which had it not been for a dropped ball would of resulted in us being scored against.
Shaun Wane has shown he doesnt give a shiny one about us having a decent centre, or a goal kicker - two things we are desperately in need of
You really have no idea do you? Last year Wigan tried and came very close to signing Jarrod Croker the Canberra goal kicking centre. As for Gelling yesterday he was good, I'm not really sure he could have got out of the way of the ball that was thrown directly at him. 163 metres yesterday, saving his forwards a lot of work. His pass out of the tackle for Tom Davies first disallowed try was superb. Junior Sau was supposed to be one of Salfords strike players but Gelling outplayed him easily. As for Percival, Moon and Watkins how much do you think they're earning compared to Gelling?
So there's the answer, cheap as chips and you get what you pay for!
We signed Wally Lewis once but he got injured before he could come over.
Re: Gelling
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 1:52 pm
by Firestarter
I wonder how many of our fans would call gelling average if he didnt play for us?
Re: Gelling
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 1:55 pm
by Southern Softy
Don't know about that but as a coach I'd be attacking down our right side all day long.
Re: Gelling
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 2:32 pm
by Wigan_forever1985
Firestarter wrote:I wonder how many of our fans would call gelling average if he didnt play for us?
Ive not seen anyone call him average
in fact thats the problem in some respects he is anti average, he is completely brilliant one second and terrible the next.
Re: Gelling
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 2:49 pm
by moto748
No straw damn us wrote:Wigan_forever1985 wrote: Last year Wigan tried and came very close to signing Jarrod Croker the Canberra goal kicking centre.
I realise you have inside knowledge, no straw, but on the face of it, I find this hard to believe. Croker is arguably the best goal-kicker in the world, Canberra record point-scorer, and still a young man, with every prospect of Origin and international rep honours to come. There is not a side in the NRL that wouldn't like his signature. Why, then, would he want to come to the SL?
Re: Gelling
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 2:58 pm
by Wiganer Ted
I like Gelling, he can put his wingman into space despite the closest attention from opposition players.
If you want to watch an International centre who comes out of the line and can't defend for toffee then watch Kallum Watkins. Ball in hand brilliant, defense wise hopeless.
Gelling is a big man who with Davis can take us 40/50 mtrs in two plays.
If not Gelling then which right centre in SL would we have?
Re: Gelling
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 3:06 pm
by moto748
But you can't say that about Kallum Watkins! He's the best centre in the country and first name on the team-sheet, as any fule kno...
Re: Gelling
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 3:20 pm
by Warrior Gilfedder
Wiganer Ted wrote:I like Gelling, he can put his wingman into space despite the closest attention from opposition players.
If you want to watch an International centre who comes out of the line and can't defend for toffee then watch Kallum Watkins. Ball in hand brilliant, defense wise hopeless.
Gelling is a big man who with Davis can take us 40/50 mtrs in two plays.
If not Gelling then which right centre in SL would we have?
He's actually the 5th according to an article i read recently