Re: James Roberts for Super League? : Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:30 pm  

Lebron James wrote:

Jim Roberts isn't even that good.

He's got a bit of pace but is a turnstile in defense.

regards

King James

A bit of pace? James Roberts is the fastest man in the NRL. He could probably leave Kevin Penny and Kieron Dixon in his wake after giving them 10m start over 100 metres.

The guy is a brilliant attacking player with footwork as well as tremendous speed. He would transform the attack of any SL club that purchased him to play in the centres.

Re: James Roberts for Super League? : Tue Dec 16, 2014 10:59 pm  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

A bit of pace? James Roberts is the fastest man in the NRL. He could probably leave Kevin Penny and Kieron Dixon in his wake after giving them 10m start over 100 metres.

The guy is a brilliant attacking player with footwork as well as tremendous speed. He would transform the attack of any SL club that purchased him to play in the centres.

Where has this idea that Keiran Dixon is really fast come from? He has quick feet and really good acceleration (tbf that often counts for more than raw pace) but he's by no means a flyer over 100 metres. There are plenty of guys who would beat him in a sprint.

Re: James Roberts for Super League? : Wed Dec 17, 2014 7:56 am  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

He could probably leave Kevin Penny and Kieron Dixon in his wake after giving them 10m start over 100 metres.

Two AMAZING players you've named, there.

Re: James Roberts for Super League? : Wed Dec 17, 2014 10:18 am  

Offside Monkey wrote:

Two AMAZING players you've named, there.

Allegedly two of the fastest in SL, which is why I named them, not because of their defensive prowess, you dummy.

Re: James Roberts for Super League? : Wed Dec 17, 2014 11:07 am  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

Allegedly two of the fastest in SL, which is why I named them, not because of their defensive prowess, you dummy.

1.2.3........Banned

Re: James Roberts for Super League? : Wed Dec 17, 2014 5:24 pm  

Roberts is a good player and would be very good in Super League.

He does have the odd Kevin Penny-esk brain fart in him but he would definitely be worth a punt.

Re: James Roberts for Super League? : Thu Dec 18, 2014 12:41 pm  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

Allegedly two of the fastest in SL, which is why I named them, not because of their defensive prowess, you dummy.

Mason caton-brown and Greg Johnson at Salford would leave all 3 of them for dead.

Re: James Roberts for Super League? : Thu Dec 18, 2014 2:18 pm  

Mike87 wrote:

Mason caton-brown and Greg Johnson at Salford would leave all 3 of them for dead.

As would Jodie Broughton, Reece Lyne and Joe Burgess

Re: James Roberts for Super League? : Thu Dec 18, 2014 2:54 pm  

I'd be interested to see a fastest man in superleague comp. I know they do it at the 9s but it's usually just youngsters.

I reckon Omari Caro is the quickest in the league. Then there's a lot of other guys who I really couldn't seperate. Burgess, Lynn, Lineham, Lancaster, Caton-Brown, Johnson.

All of them would leave Dixon for dead anyway.

Re: James Roberts for Super League? : Thu Dec 18, 2014 4:03 pm  

Tommy Makinson is very quick in the open. He once left Penny for dead in an 80m race.