whufc wrote: Big respect goes out to Jimmy Allan for pulling out of the game and concerntrating on his season at Roosters, i sneakily hoping a few Centrals players might do the same!
Jimmy would love to play but the facts are (as announced by our CEO on Saturday at the VP's lunch) that he barely does half a night training per week with us at present and is not anywhere near 100 percent fit so as he could not meet the demands expected re training with the SA Squad then he did the right thing and withdrew.
One wonders how well he would be playing if he were 100% fit. The man is a freak.
robranisgod wrote:One wonders how well he would be playing if he were 100% fit. The man is a freak.
Can same the same about Thomas, Zorzi, Clayton, Ciccolella and Allen
So they are all restricted by injury to 1/2 a nights training as well. Good players though they all are, none of them are performing consistently to quite the level that Allan is.
whufc wrote:thomas is an elite player did you see the two goals he kicked in the third quarter on the wekend when the game was on the line. special captain!
No doubt he is an elite player. I said in a topic about a year ago that he and the Gowans twins would be in the best 5 players from any club since the advent of the Power. I don't think that you can compare players prior to that era.
I just think that it is remarkable the way that Allan is performing given his limited training regime. For 50 years or more I have disliked the cheap shots that some supporters take at the champions of our game and in this competition Allan is certainly a champion of the game.
robranisgod wrote:No doubt he is an elite player. I said in a topic about a year ago that he and the Gowans twins would be in the best 5 players from any club since the advent of the Power. I don't think that you can compare players prior to that era.
I just think that it is remarkable the way that Allan is performing given his limited training regime. For 50 years or more I have disliked the cheap shots that some supporters take at the champions of our game and in this competition Allan is certainly a champion of the game.
I repeat, the man is a freak.
Whose criticising Allan, some of us are criticisng the people who put him on a pedestal based on criteria they are unfamilar with how that applies to others!
You'd be surprised at how little the likes of others in this competion train such as Cicca, Zorzi, the Gowans, Allen etc train but they still go out and produce to a very high level.
Let that be a lesson to you Port, no one beats the Bays five times in a row in a GF and gets away with it!!!
whufc wrote:thomas is an elite player did you see the two goals he kicked in the third quarter on the wekend when the game was on the line. special captain!
Its a pity he saved it for North instead of kicking 2 in the Grand Final last year when the game was on the line. We must have been at different games too because I thought the third quarter was one of the few times all day when the game wasnt on the line as the Dogs looked like they were crusing. IMHO the game was on the line in the 2nd quarter when North got a handy lead and again in time on of the last when North hit the lead.
Armchair expert wrote:Such a great club are Geelong
whufc wrote:thomas is an elite player did you see the two goals he kicked in the third quarter on the wekend when the game was on the line. special captain!
Its a pity he saved it for North instead of kicking 2 in the Grand Final last year when the game was on the line. We must have been at different games too because I thought the third quarter was one of the few times all day when the game wasnt on the line as the Dogs looked like they were crusing. IMHO the game was on the line in the 2nd quarter when North got a handy lead and again in time on of the last when North hit the lead.
If there were two Paul Thomas' out there that day Central would have won. Spurr and Thomas were two of the main reasons Central got back in the game. I might have to watch the game again just to make sure my statement is right though...
whufc wrote:thomas is an elite player did you see the two goals he kicked in the third quarter on the wekend when the game was on the line. special captain!
Its a pity he saved it for North instead of kicking 2 in the Grand Final last year when the game was on the line. We must have been at different games too because I thought the third quarter was one of the few times all day when the game wasnt on the line as the Dogs looked like they were crusing. IMHO the game was on the line in the 2nd quarter when North got a handy lead and again in time on of the last when North hit the lead.
If there were two Paul Thomas' out there that day Central would have won. Spurr and Thomas were two of the main reasons Central got back in the game. I might have to watch the game again just to make sure my statement is right though...
No need to watch the game again. Just read my post and the one I quoted again and see if you can work out the point being made this time. The fact Thomas played a good game is irrelevent.
Armchair expert wrote:Such a great club are Geelong
whufc wrote:thomas is an elite player did you see the two goals he kicked in the third quarter on the wekend when the game was on the line. special captain!
Its a pity he saved it for North instead of kicking 2 in the Grand Final last year when the game was on the line. We must have been at different games too because I thought the third quarter was one of the few times all day when the game wasnt on the line as the Dogs looked like they were crusing. IMHO the game was on the line in the 2nd quarter when North got a handy lead and again in time on of the last when North hit the lead.
I think in a game that only has a 6 point margin its on the line pretty much the whole game. Basic math take Paul Thomas goals out and they lose. His goals in the 3rd quarter gave us a lead heading into the break which we obviously needed the way North came home.
whufc wrote:thomas is an elite player did you see the two goals he kicked in the third quarter on the wekend when the game was on the line. special captain!
Its a pity he saved it for North instead of kicking 2 in the Grand Final last year when the game was on the line. We must have been at different games too because I thought the third quarter was one of the few times all day when the game wasnt on the line as the Dogs looked like they were crusing. IMHO the game was on the line in the 2nd quarter when North got a handy lead and again in time on of the last when North hit the lead.
If there were two Paul Thomas' out there that day Central would have won. Spurr and Thomas were two of the main reasons Central got back in the game. I might have to watch the game again just to make sure my statement is right though...
IIRC Hayes kept them in it also with some clutch marking in the back half.
whufc wrote: Big respect goes out to Jimmy Allan for pulling out of the game and concerntrating on his season at Roosters, i sneakily hoping a few Centrals players might do the same!
Jimmy would love to play but the facts are (as announced by our CEO on Saturday at the VP's lunch) that he barely does half a night training per week with us at present and is not anywhere near 100 percent fit so as he could not meet the demands expected re training with the SA Squad then he did the right thing and withdrew.
Jimmy was out with a number of North players at Broadview last night with the Juniors, they all did a great job, however I would say looking at Jimmy if North were to play this weekend he would be an out.
