What do you want from a hooker ..

[Woodsie]

I dont mind your posts . I like passionate views from all our forum feathered friends

Just have a fukken rest for christ's sake

 

[BOZO]

Fuk me.. another thread infested with the bozo's.. and a load of meaningless and useless garbage.

For fuks sake .. Take some valium ..

The ones that have passion do not need Valium 🙂

 

[BOZO]

Just have a fukken rest for christ's sake

It is hard to rest from being passionate about Manly

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

In reality there’s only a few hookers that do everything AND have a running game as well.

So they are few and far between.

Points 1-3 for me and if they have 4 as well then perfect.

 

[Brisbane Tragic]

In today's game you absolutely need great service and a good tackler but you also really need someone that can jump out of dummy half and make yards when the markers are lazy and the defence is on the back foot. Something Croker isn't great at. Someone who can create a half break from nothing.

 

[Will on the hill]

Can anyone name a hooker that ticks all 4 of those boxes?

Cook would be the closest but even his running game has dropped off a bit as he has improved in the other areas.

Cam Smith is the GOAT hooker and even he wasnt a huge running threat.

Seems like this perfect hooker may well be a 🦄

Service and Defence are nonnegotiables, anything else is a bonus.

 

[BOZO]

In reality there’s only a few hookers that do everything AND have a running game as well.

So they are few and far between.

Points 1-3 for me and if they have 4 as well then perfect.

Hello feathered friend . I hope you are feeling better each day .

It is also a reality that there is real talent out there to be found and unleashed into the NRL

 

[BOZO]

Service and Defence are nonnegotiables, anything else is a bonus.

I agree feathered friend . Anything else is a teams premiership winning Bonus

 

[Brisbane Tragic]

Can anyone name a hooker that ticks all 4 of those boxes?

Cook would be the closest but even his running game has dropped off a bit as he has improved in the other areas.

Cam Smith is the GOAT hooker and even he wasnt a huge running threat.

Seems like this perfect hooker may well be a 🦄

Service and Defence are nonnegotiables, anything else is a bonus.

Smith wasn't a huge running threat but what he was - he was fabulous at identifying when the markers were lazy and the defence on the back foot and he would have a run then - generally not to run and score himself - he wasn't quick enough - but to set up someone else and put them into a hole. A great dummy half knows when to jump out and make the most of a disorganised defence.

 

[Will on the hill]

Just realised I made an oversight... Api just may be the most well rounded hooker currently playing. Makes the Manase situation twice as painful, we not only lost a great hooker, we lost 2. Thank god Croker has given us some stability at 9.

 

[Disco]

I'll put my hand up and say I had little faith in Croker to start last season but he improved so much in 2021 to becone a more then serviceable no9.

I wont be betting against him to continue to improve and add some running to his game

 

[simon64]

I would like said hooker to be Harry Grant. The guy is a gun.

 

[rosco]

I'll put my hand up and say I had little faith in Croker to start last season but he improved so much in 2021 to becone a more then serviceable no9.

I wont be betting against him to continue to improve and add some running to his game

A hooker who has a good kicking game, both close to the line and a long kick when the defence is on the back foot would also be handy. Not as important as the first three skills though.

 

[Woodsie]

A hooker who has a good kicking game, both close to the line and a long kick when the defence is on the back foot would also be handy. Not as important as the first three skills though.

Good point .. I missed a good kicking game.. certainly another good attribute for an all round hooker..

 

[Woodsie]

Seggie signed

Well, looks like froggy has competition for #9 .. and others for the bench spot..

 

[Woodsie]

Is this an indication of Fainu's future prospects?

 

[robbiea]

I'll put my hand up and say I had little faith in Croker to start last season but he improved so much in 2021 to becone a more then serviceable no9.

I wont be betting against him to continue to improve and add some running to his game

Yep he did exactly what Des asked of him last year ,and competently .
I think Des has already asked him to add a bit more this year.
Des is big on everyone has their own job and their own strength and weaknesses ,when somethings not working -Keep it simple.
Croker is the least of our worries at the start of this year.

 

[Will on the hill]

Is this an indication of Fainu's future prospects?

At the very least it's an indication of his '22 prospects.

 

[robbiea]

Seggie signed

Well, looks like froggy has competition for #9 .. and others for the bench spot..

Starting off in Blacktown .
Sure does look fit still though.Very Handy replacement .
More of a third guy if either Croker or Lawton go down.

 

[highlandeagle]

1. Good service
2. A happy ending