all you barba cult members should watch the special 2012 grand final theatre if you have kayo sports, where cooper cronk talks about his strategy for barba lol
they wanted to kick the ball to him and wanted him to carry the ball back because if they had an organised defensive line then they could be physical with him and dominate, thats him basically saying that he is shit when you target him, he just chose a polite way of saying it
and its true, they kicked to him and he fumbled a basic bomb back for a line drop out, he took a bomb 6m out then tried to get fancy and got dragged back in goal then he didnt want to attack the cross field kick and let them score a try
if hasler had the foresight he would have dropped barba before the grand final and put in someone better
The brilliant Ben Barba has been named the 2012 Dally M Player of the Year and the Provan-Summons Medal winner in a night that saw the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs claim nine awards before a star-studded crowd at Sydney Town Hall.
Barba’s scintillating form this year also saw him named Fullback of the Year, share the Top Try-Scorer Award and claim the Peter Frilingos Headline Moment of the Year for his role in a freakish length of the field try against Melbourne in Mackay.
He tallied a commanding 32 votes, beating off late-season charges from Cowboys stars Matt Bowen (26) and Johnathan Thurston (24) as well as Melbourne’s Cooper Cronk (25).
Running fifth when voting went ‘silent’ after Round 16, Barba took the lead two rounds later. From Round 18 to Round 23 he captured 14 of a possible 18 points. A single vote in Round 24 made his position unassailable with two rounds to play.
Barba, who was presented with the Dally M Medal by NSW Premier, the Hon Barry O’Farrell, becomes the first player to graduate from the Toyota Cup and win League’s highest individual honour.
YEP BARBA IS SHIT! MMMHMMM