Don't forget little Sam! : Tue Feb 10, 2009 9:13 am  

OK, there's a thread for Drew / JD / Grix and Stosic, but the stats seem to suggest that the game would have been very different had it not been for our little Sam.

He is a tremendous workhorse - and yet, in that little frame, he has no right ot be. If there is a player in SL who is stronger / tougher and has a bigger engine that Sam, then I don't know who that is.

AS JK said, it was Sam who followed up Martin's kick; it was also Sam who kicked through for our second try and, his incredible 41 tackles (most of 'em on Paleasina), are all something we very much take for granted these days.

And to think we nearly didn't manage to keep him!!!??

Good on yer Sam!

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 9:17 am  

Thought he was off to Whitehaven!

He is a very good player, never let us down.

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 9:19 am  

couldn't agree more. my sister lives in brisbane and her boyfriend is into league and when we were chatting about wakey and going through our squad he recognised obst. he didn't believe me when i said he was a tackling machine and so i sent him the super league stats link comparing him to stosic, the next best tackler

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:07 am  

yea obsty is defo a great team player, can score a try out of nothing, a great little worker.

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:41 am  

Pound for pound he is by far our best tackler.

Didn't flinch once when palleasena was running at him.

Great engine and a great player.

Sign him on a long term contract now!!!

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:45 am  

Simple really,

Players like Drew and Brough win you games.

Players like Obst and Blaymire stop you losing them.

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:47 am  

cockneywildcat wrote:

Pound for pound he is by far our best tackler.

Didn't flinch once when palleasena was running at him.

Great engine and a great player.

Sign him on a long term contract now!!!

We want Obst..!! We want Obst..!!

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:04 am  

vastman wrote:

Simple really,

Players like Drew and Brough win you games.

Players like Obst and Blaymire stop you losing them.

Vastman well said. Need a good balance of both IMO and the rest working their arses off as well.

Roll on fri night

Re: Don't forget little Sam! : Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:30 am  

TRB wrote:

:D

OK, there's a thread for Drew / JD / Grix and Stosic, but the stats seem to suggest that the game would have been very different had it not been for our little Sam.

He is a tremendous workhorse - and yet, in that little frame, he has no right ot be. If there is a player in SL who is stronger / tougher and has a bigger engine that Sam, then I don't know who that is.

AS JK said, it was Sam who followed up Martin's kick; it was also Sam who kicked through for our second try and, his incredible 41 tackles (most of 'em on Paleasina), are all something we very much take for granted these days.

And to think we nearly didn't manage to keep him!!!??

Good on yer Sam!

Obst was tremendous and he was tackling Feka as if they were the same weight. Top performane SAM!!

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:13 pm  

our best player over past 3 years imo