Corey Allan !!!! WTF is this the same BLOKE ???

[Dawain87]

Simpleton? Okay Stevie Wonder... Keep watching Flanagan play on your Braille TV and so you can pretend like he's Andrew Johns..

Dead

 

[B-Train]

Fake news.

Corey Allan 2020: 10 games, 5 tries, 6 try assists, 20 tackle breaks, 7 line breaks.

What are his stats this season? It's easy to rack up try assists and a few tries playing fullback for Souths. If he was so integral to their success why didn't they re-sign him? They signed an over the hill Mansour instead!

Again, if Daine Laurie and Reece Walsh can stand out and play well in ordinary teams in their first few games at a new club without excuses, then why can't Allan?

 

[Flanagun]

What are his stats this season? It's easy to rack up try assists and a few tries playing fullback for Souths. If he was so integral to their success why didn't they re-sign him? They signed an over the hill Mansour instead!

Again, if Daine Laurie and Reece Walsh can stand out and play well in ordinary teams in their first few games at a new club without excuses, then why can't Allan?

So if he performs in a good side, it's "easy" and all down to the players around him. If he doesn't set the world on fire in an underperforming side, the players around him have nothing to do with it and it's all on him? Your argument is lacking a bit of consistency there. mate.

Mansour was not a like for like replacement. Corey Allan is an up and coming player who played origin last year and attracted interest from rival clubs. Mansour is a winger who is a bit past his best and at the end of his career. Was unwanted by his current club. Which one do you think would have come cheaper?

 

[B-Train]

So if he performs in a good side, it's "easy" and all down to the players around him. If he doesn't set the world on fire in an underperforming side, the players around him have nothing to do with it and it's all on him? Your argument is lacking a bit of consistency there. mate.

Mansour was not a like for like replacement. Corey Allan is an up and coming player who played origin last year and attracted interest from rival clubs. Mansour is a winger who is a bit past his best and at the end of his career. Was unwanted by his current club. Which one do you think would have come cheaper?

How's it lacking consistency? I've pointed out Laurie and Walsh as examples of players shining in shit teams in similar situations which you refuse to acknowledge because you have the blindfolds on for Allan.

Well Allan wasn't signed for a tonne of money and again, if he was as integral and important to Souths making their finals run last season, they would have prioritised re-signing him. But they didn't because he's replaceable. And please don't talk about making Origin.. Dozens of players pulled out of that series and Allan wouldn't have made the side if they were anywhere near full strength..

 

[Flanagun]

How's it lacking consistency? I've pointed out Laurie and Walsh as examples of players shining in shit teams in similar situations which you refuse to acknowledge because you have the blindfolds on for Allan.

Well Allan wasn't signed for a tonne of money and again, if he was as integral and important to Souths making their finals run last season, they would have prioritised re-signing him. But they didn't because he's replaceable. And please don't talk about making Origin.. Dozens of players pulled out of that series and Allan wouldn't have made the side if they were anywhere near full strength..

Laurie has not been setting the world on fire and Walsh has played 2 games. Honestly, you're talking about them as if they are among the form players in the comp or something. And seriously, you're trying to compare a side with a 50 percent win record so far this year to a side with 1 win from 8 games? Warriors may not be world beaters, but they are clearly a few rungs up on the ladder compared to us. Tigers are also a better attacking side than us at the moment....they aren't setting the world on fire, but they have scored 50 more pouints than us after 8 games....their attack is clearly working a little better than ours.... their biggest problem is and always has been defence.

Allan got 3 games in his preferred position before TBaz made a knee jerk decision to shift him....two of those were in horrendous conditions. He has played three positions in eight games. Has shown some willingness in defence and that he can draw and pass since being allowed to settle a bit in the centres, but realistically, if you are playing in the centres, without quality ball from your halves, there is only so much you can do.

It's pretty ridiculous of you to say Allan's success at Souths was all due to the quality of the team, but his inability to set the world on fire has nothing to do with his team, or the fact he has been shifted from position to position in a team that has failed to fire in attack all season.

He's a very good attacking player. He proved that last season. Give him time to find his feet in a position and if it's going to be centre, give him halves who will challenge the line and give him quality ball and he will show it.

 

[w00t]

Allan isn't the best player tbh but not a single star player would look good playing for us at the moment. We could have Tedesco playing for us at fullback and he would look like absolute crap. Our halves don't know how to get the ball to our backs and our forwards are monstered almost every week.

We could have the SOO backline and we would still lose at the moment with the way our forward pack is playing

 

[Dog gone]

Its hard to believe this guy has actually played origin.

I sometimes wonder how many on this forum have ever put on a set of footy boots and played our game rugby league so many keyboard experts but they dont even know any basic structure of the game etc confidence in young players these days goes all the way in determining how they play ,the team they play in skill ,coaching structure,how long they've played together ,etc it can take years to gell somrtimes mateship means every thing ,so many variables to consider ,and sometimes its just a complete fluke,

 

[Real_Bulldog]

Nasheed here,
Dont be fooled yo.
its an illusion yo.

Nasheed, if you notice he slows down towards the end as he was most likely thinking about either passing or stepping back in.
He should have backed himself to go all the way as he probably gets there. In two minds!!!!!!

Corey Allan is a good player and as he grows under Barrett he will make better decisions more often.

 

[Haza]

Nasheed here,
Dont be fooled yo.
its an illusion yo.

The difference between 1st grade and reserve grade. So many players look like stars in reserve grade.

 

[Bob dog]

If he is a speedster he had better start hotfooting it every time he gets the ball, gotta exploit those holes.