Exodus 2017
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@Stargazer I don't think your stats confirm way better with the difference in minutes played.
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@Crucial said in Exodus 2017:
I'd like to see Shields have a long term crack at 8. He is wasted in the backlog at 6
I feel like people have been saying this for years yet he never really seems to get close. I think you Shields fans have to come to terms with the fact it's not going to happen.
As far as Luatua goes, I thought his best chance of getting back into the ABs was if he locked down a lock/loosie role in the squad but oh well, maybe Seu or Fifita can try and pull that off.
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@Unco said in Exodus 2017:
@Crucial said in Exodus 2017:
I'd like to see Shields have a long term crack at 8. He is wasted in the backlog at 6
I feel like people have been saying this for years yet he never really seems to get close. I think you Shields fans have to come to terms with the fact it's not going to happen.
As far as Luatua goes, I thought his best chance of getting back into the ABs was if he locked down a lock/loosie role in the squad but oh well, maybe Seu or Fifita can try and pull that off.
I'm not a Shields fan. Far from it. I have often wondered what the original excitement was.
I just get glimpses every now and then that he could be far more than an also ran and when I do I also wonder if he is in his best position.
I just kind of get the feeling that he may click and have a run of good games. He actually looks to me more like the type of loose forward that would do very well in the NH -
@Tim said in Exodus 2017:
Thought that Shields defence was very good last year, and his work rate was up there. Outplayed Dixon and others.
Agree. maybe it's because when he tries to be more dynamic on attack he doesn't quite get there. That would not be an issue up north where they don't expect their loosies to do much more than defend and hit rucks.
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@MN5 said in Exodus 2017:
@Bones said in Exodus 2017:
@Crucial Reminds me of a Fritz Lee type player.
Who's that?
A Herne Bay hairdresser.
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@Bones said in Exodus 2017:
@MN5 said in Exodus 2017:
@Bones said in Exodus 2017:
@Crucial Reminds me of a Fritz Lee type player.
Who's that?
A Herne Bay hairdresser.
Mullet or dreads?
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@Milk said in Exodus 2017:
@Bones said in Exodus 2017:
@Crucial Reminds me of a Fritz Lee type player.
Yeah, that's spot on. Shields a little more reliable defensively?
Yeah, probably hits a little harder...but the trade off being those massive mammary hands.
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@Sapetyvi said in Exodus 2017:
@Stargazer
"Over the past year the 26-year-old has emerged as one of the most exciting talents to be playing in Super Rugby."Great article, haha
Well their hardly going to write "journeyman who never really kicked on with any of the promise shown at age group level" are they?