Ben Barba, 2010 Discussion Thread

[Slippery]

General discussion on match form, selection, injuries, contracts, suspensions, and anything else here.

 

[Slippery]

Considering Ennis will more than likely be out for a week, where would you slot in Barba?

 

[Dogs_01]

Roberts to hooker Barba to 5/8th

 

[Mitch Connor]

Nathan Smith > Hooker

 

[bLaQDoG..]

Roberts to hooker Barba to 5/8th

I would do this too - but not because I believe it is the best option.

But because I want to see what Barba can do at 5/8. Roberts won't make the best hooker, but he will do a good enough job IMO.

If we wanna see the best of Barba this year, we need to give him his full 80 minutes to see just how good he is.

 

[Slippery]

If we wanna see the best of Barba this year, we need to give him his full 80 minutes to see just how good he is.

Exactly - I've been saying this as well.

We're not gonna see what he's got in the NRL if he doesn't get 80 minutes. It'd also be terribly unfair on him if he doesn't secure a contract for this exact reason.

 

[ProudDog]

roberts to hooker barba to 5/8th

x2

 

[S4Sonny]

I'm going to love this thread.

 

[Slippery]

Looked like the only player out there tonight willing to chance his arm. A mate of mine even said, "he's the only bloke who knows that something different needs to happen".

Chip and chase, who else tried that? Even though it didn't come off, at least he identified a need for unpredictable attack that our more senior players weren't providing.

His try was unbelievable, nothing more needs to be said. At the moment though, we bring Barba on, and the boys just seem to be content with passing him the ball, and watching him do something. No one is providing him any support. It's like "here Ben, you try something", and everyone just folds their arms and watches. It kills me.

Inject him into an attacking move, don't just give him the ball and expect something to spark out of thin air.

 

[dogs_4 lyf]

Thats what happens when there is only 2 players in the team that are capable of a special moment.

Barba & Idris will continue to see a lot of ball because they are only hope to get out of danger.

 

[bLaQDoG..]

Looked like the only player out there tonight willing to chance his arm. A mate of mine even said, "he's the only bloke who knows that something different needs to happen".

Chip and chase, who else tried that? Even though it didn't come off, at least he identified a need for unpredictable attack that our more senior players weren't providing.

His try was unbelievable, nothing more needs to be said. At the moment though, we bring Barba on, and the boys just seem to be content with passing him the ball, and watching him do something. No one is providing him any support. It's like "here Ben, you try something", and everyone just folds their arms and watches. It kills me.

Inject him into an attacking move, don't just give him the ball and expect something to spark out of thin air.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

 

[dogs_4 lyf]

I cant believe Moore actually lets him do these things on the field lol.

 

[magdog]

. At the moment though, we bring Barba on, and the boys just seem to be content with passing him the ball, and watching him do something. No one is providing him any support. It's like "here Ben, you try something", and everyone just folds their arms and watches. It kills me.
Inject him into an attacking move, don't just give him the ball and expect something to spark out of thin air.

It's the same way we used SBW in the past, and Morris now.

Our attacking structure & support play is non existent.

 

[dogs_4 lyf]

Dude we aint even aloud to offload.

 

[magdog]

Dude we aint even aloud to offload.

Arrrggggh !!

What's happenning??

We have Jim Dymock one of the best off loading players of all time in our coaching ranks, yet none of this skill has been encouraged in our play.

 

[bulldogs27]

LOL
Superb Try.
Still in the development phase.
Mate, fantastic try.

 

[Bakes]

Playing well. Must stay in the 17

 

[Chappo]

I think Barba definitely deserves a starting spot next week

 

[dogs_4 lyf]

Arrrggggh !!

What's happenning??

We have Jim Dymock one of the best off loading players of all time in our coaching ranks, yet none of this skill has been encouraged in our play.

1. We don't even have the back-rowers who know how to offload bar only Gordon.
2. Our attacking structure suggests to me we are not encouraged to offload anyway.

 

[Costaki10]

from what i have seen of barba in the past 2 weeks he MUST start next week.