DP_wwrlfc wrote:
Do you actually watch the regular NRL games? Dylan Walker has been outstanding for the champions South Sydney Rabbitohs. Not only has he been a standout at centre possessing great speed and aggression he has also killed it at FB when Inglis has gone off with injuries. Why did he make the Aus squad/team if he's so poor?
I do watch the NRL -- every week in fact. I didn't say Dylan Walker was poor, just not as good as Michael Jennings. But when he played full back in Four Nations game 1 against NZ, he dropped the high ball more than once. So he has tarnished his reputation. By contrast Jennings has played very well in the internationals, better than Walker. Jennings and Whare have been the stand out centres, followed by Sarginson.
DP_wwrlfc wrote:
Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure GI played FB all year? Even at International level?
Correct
DP_wwrlfc wrote:
Jennings has been indifferent the majority of the year like his team, that's why despite possessing what many believed was the best playing roster in the NRL they didn't even make it to the final.
Indifferent is a bit harsh. Jennings has played OK all year, otherwise he would not have made the Kangaroo team.
Moreover Jennings' form is not the reason that his club team, the Roosters, did not make the Grand Final. There were a number of factors. I would rate Anthony Minichiello's mistakes in the game against Penrith, in week 1 of the playoffs, which led to Penrith narrowly beating the Roosters, as a much more important factor. Had the Roosters beaten Penrith in that first playoff game they would then have had a week off, and played Canterbury in the preliminary final (while Souths would have played Nth Queensland). That would probably have led to a Sydney Roosters vs Souths Grand Final.
