Will Croker be back?

This guy is so overrated on this forum. I'm not sure what people see in him. Great defender but his main job as a dummy half is his service and that is crap.

I can't wait for him to stifle our attack again
 
This guy is so overrated on this forum. I'm not sure what people see in him. Great defender but his main job as a dummy half is his service and that is crap.

I can't wait for him to stifle our attack again

IMO he is vastly under-rated on this forum ... no one is saying he is a world beater ... but he is a valuable player ..

He was signed by Barrett/Fulton ... then extended by Dessie the wunderkinder ... then extended again by Seibold ... so 3 coaches in a row have seen something in him that you admit you can't ... go fiqure ..
 
IMO he is vastly under-rated on this forum ... no one is saying he is a world beater ... but he is a valuable player ..

He was signed by Barrett/Fulton ... then extended by Dessie the wunderkinder ... then extended again by Seibold ... so 3 coaches in a row have seen something in him that you admit you can't ... go fiqure ..
agreed...and when bellamy tells his players to avoid running at him that speaks for itself.
 
This guy is so overrated on this forum. I'm not sure what people see in him. Great defender but his main job as a dummy half is his service and that is crap.

I can't wait for him to stifle our attack again
Is he a great defender though? I feel as though his defence is overrated because he looks beaten up after every game,which gives that impression.Manly’s defence as a whole,has been ordinary in Croker’s time and I won’t say it’s much or any better with Simpkin,but the attack certainly looks better with Simpkin
 
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IMO he is vastly under-rated on this forum ... no one is saying he is a world beater ... but he is a valuable player ..

He was signed by Barrett/Fulton ... then extended by Dessie the wunderkinder ... then extended again by Seibold ... so 3 coaches in a row have seen something in him that you admit you can't ... go fiqure ..
And yet those coaches have had such brilliant success with us in the past 10 years 🤔
 
Is he a great defender though? I feel as though his defence is overrated because he looks beaten up after every game,which gives that impression.Manly’s defence as a whole,has been ordinary in Croker’s time and I won’t say it’s much or any better with Simpkin,but the attack certainly looks better with Simpkin
"I feel as though his defence is overrated because he looks beaten up after every game"

Stange comment - maybe actually judge him on his defence.
 
Reserves Hooker is young but playing every week in nsw cup, could be ready as a break out for next year with any luck.
 
The injury to Simpkin was crucial at that stage of the game. He goes off and Jazz is running on empty, giving away ruck penalties, and pretty much cooked.
And the bash and barge of Lodge and Ola in particular was useless. How about some second phase play. That was hard to watch.
 
The injury to Simpkin was crucial at that stage of the game. He goes off and Jazz is running on empty, giving away ruck penalties, and pretty much cooked.
And the bash and barge of Lodge and Ola in particular was useless. How about some second phase play. That was hard to watch.
“Second phase play”? Is that some fancy term you learned in NRL Uni? lol.

It doesn’t exist until it burns us in a game (which it has done many times)
 

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