Winterstein to re-sign

[BOZO]

Yeah same. He ran a great line about a month ago where he put DCE away. He looks to have great agility and footwork.

He ran a great line a month a go ......???
He must be due for another great run next month 🙂

 

[brad]

I dont mind him .

 

[HappilyManly]

He ran a great line a month a go ......???
He must be due for another great run next month 🙂

I'm happy to wait till 1st October 2017

 

[BOZO]

I dont mind him .

Full marks to our coaching staff who turned a 30 year old journey man into a fine player . Not fantastic but he does a fine job
Frank played 5 games for the bulldogs in 2008 at the age of 22
In 2009 he played 9 games in the Super league for Wakefield
In 2010-2011 he played 49 games for the Crusaders
In 2012-2013 he played he played 50 games for Widnes
In 2014-2015 he played Japanese rugby
Frank is the ..........

 

[brad]

Full marks to our coaching staff who turned a 30 year old journey man into a fine player . Not fantastic but he does a fine job
Frank played 5 games for the bulldogs in 2008 at the age of 22
In 2009 he played 9 games in the Super league for Wakefield
In 2010-2011 he played 49 games for the Crusaders
In 2012-2013 he played he played 50 games for Widnes
In 2014-2015 he played Japanese rugby
Frank is the ..........
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Yer mate that sums him up , the quiet achiever. Not brilliant but gets the job done .

 

[double hoops]

I just want to see a little more in attack. Happy with his progress, but he needs to step it up a notch now IMO.

 

[Sheikheagle]

I just want to see a little more in attack. Happy with his progress, but he needs to step it up a notch now IMO.

Agree. He has the size and speed to be an absolute weapon. I reckon there is still plenty of upside in him and he is like a good bottle of red getting better with age.

 

[yokahontas]

Lane is only 22 years of age and has enormous potential and skill as well as the intimidating 198m & 115kg frame

Holy snapping duck****, Batman - I knew he was tall, but not THAT tall! Somebody call the Guinness Book of Records!

 

[ricardo]

Frank is 6'4" and Lane is 6'6" ... happy with the twin towers 🙂

 

[Paw93]

Frank is 6'4" and Lane is 6'6" ... happy with the twin towers 🙂

Siro is no slouch at 6'4" as well. Big, athletic backrow.

 

[brad]

I just want to see a little more in attack. Happy with his progress, but he needs to step it up a notch now IMO.

Richie fiosa like ?

 

[brad]

Frank is 6'4" and Lane is 6'6" ... happy with the twin towers 🙂

Lanes legs and torso are 2'6" , gee thats a long neck.

 

[CliffyIsGod]

He ran a great line a month a go ......???
He must be due for another great run next month 🙂

That's my point. I am agreeing. He has on occasion looked like quite a good wide running backrower, just not as frequently as one would like.

 

[court83]

Glad to keep him, but imo our back row needs to stand up and make more runs out of our own half...
Very noticable in the penny game, when we are working our way out of our own 20, the wingers and centres were taking all the runs... The backs are supposed to help out, esp when the games in the later stages, not do ALL of it... Very frustrating to watch the 90kg guys trying to work it out from the get go while the 100+ back rowers are nowhere to be seen

 

[bringbackbeaver]

Glad to keep him, but imo our back row needs to stand up and make more runs out of our own half...
Very noticable in the penny game, when we are working our way out of our own 20, the wingers and centres were taking all the runs... The backs are supposed to help out, esp when the games in the later stages, not do ALL of it... Very frustrating to watch the 90kg guys trying to work it out from the get go while the 100+ back rowers are nowhere to be seen

Tend to agree here. Think he has been pretty average of late. He started to come good after rd 3/4 and then has been just okay last 6-7 rounds. It could be a part of the game plan to have him concentrate more on defense, not sure but for mine, needs to go looking for the ball more.

 

[Freagle]

Glad to keep him, but imo our back row needs to stand up and make more runs out of our own half...
Very noticable in the penny game, when we are working our way out of our own 20, the wingers and centres were taking all the runs... The backs are supposed to help out, esp when the games in the later stages, not do ALL of it... Very frustrating to watch the 90kg guys trying to work it out from the get go while the 100+ back rowers are nowhere to be seen

That's cos our forwards were absolutely knackered because some bastard useless wanker ref made them make a billion more tackles than the Penriff players...the backs were doing what good team players do, recognising they needed to step up and help out.

 

[court83]

That's cos our forwards were absolutely knackered because some bastard useless wanker ref made them make a billion more tackles than the Penriff players...the backs were doing what good team players do, recognising they needed to step up and help out.

Been happening all year. The backs doing the majority of the hit ups from the opening bell... I understand good backs get in and take the load off the forwards, but its not supposed to start in the first 10 minutes

 

[Snake]

Been happening all year. The backs doing the majority of the hit ups from the opening bell... I understand good backs get in and take the load off the forwards, but its not supposed to start in the first 10 minutes

The reason our defence has been strong on the edges this season is because our game plan involves the backrowers taking minimal hit ups so they can be fresh for defending. The number one cause of bad reads and missed tackles on the edges is fatigue...when the brain is starved of oxygen it doesn't function at his optimum capacity.

Our backs take a couple of runs and the middles have a couple before the halves get an opportunity to play a bit of footy. I have also noticed that Sirro and Frank take runs in our own half, but rarely do they ever help ruck the ball out of our danger zone. It's a very obvious tactic from Barrett.

 

[The Who]

The reason our defence has been strong on the edges this season is because our game plan involves the backrowers taking minimal hit ups so they can be fresh for defending. The number one cause of bad reads and missed tackles on the edges is fatigue...when the brain is starved of oxygen it doesn't function at his optimum capacity.

Our backs take a couple of runs and the middles have a couple before the halves get an opportunity to play a bit of footy. I have also noticed that Sirro and Frank take runs in our own half, but rarely do they ever help ruck the ball out of our danger zone. It's a very obvious tactic from Barrett.

Informative. But don't backs get tired, too? Aren't big forwards better suited to crash-and-bash? Why aren't backs credited with hit-ups when they are doing this grunt work?

 

[Snake]

Informative. But don't backs get tired, too? Aren't big forwards better suited to crash-and-bash? Why aren't backs credited with hit-ups when they are doing this grunt work?

It's all to do with the amount of defence the backs have to do. The further from the middle of the field you are, the less defence you do. You look at the tackle counts each week and the hooker, props and edge backrowers are always at the top of the count.

Once upon a time, the grunt work was primarily the domain of the pack, but nowadays, the wingers are just as big as the forwards in many instances. I think Sailor and Tuqiri really pioneered the big powerful winger and the game evolved in such a way that this tactic is used by all clubs. We seem to place a particular emphasis on it because we have the type of players that can execute this ploy; Taufua and Uate are excellent at getting us out of trouble. I also think the added bonus is the backs are agile and generally wedge between defenders and can get a quick play-the-ball.