Dave T wrote:Big hits are great for the fans, and for showing an opposition player who is boss. Did 'Macca' then go on to show his superiority and boss the game? No. Did Morley? Yes.
I have acknolwedged they were great hits, but they mean nothing ultimately, when Morley ends up single handedly taking your pack to the cleaners.
A score of 24-24 after normal time suggests that neither bossed the game nor did Morley single handedly take the Rovers pack to the cleaners.
If you think big hits mean nothing you've obviously never noticed the almost universal increase in intensity in the minutes following a big hit .
Big hits by themselves don't win games but they certainly contribute to the intensity, drama and passion both on the field and in the stands.
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Eurob0y wrote:Big hits mean nothing in the scheme of things. Morley got up, dusted himself down and owned the Hull KR pack
Something he has done many times before and I'm sure he will of marked down for next time what Makali did
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Barnacle Bill wrote:A score of 24-24 after normal time suggests that neither bossed the game nor did Morley single handedly take the Rovers pack to the cleaners.
If you think big hits mean nothing you've obviously never noticed the almost universal increase in intensity in the minutes following a big hit .
Big hits by themselves don't win games but they certainly contribute to the intensity, drama and passion both on the field and in the stands.
Hull KR had taken control of the game until Morley and Carvell returned to the field. It is no coincidence that Wire finished the game much more strongly, inclduing dominating the extra time period.
Morley was immense, and has had threads started about him (not from Wire fans) on here and other boards for his performance. Did Aizui (sp)?
Wire made a hell of a lot of mistakes, but time after time their forwards got thm into KR territory and presented their backs with more than enough opportunities.
Dave T wrote:Hull KR had taken control of the game until Morley and Carvell returned to the field. It is no coincidence that Wire finished the game much more strongly, inclduing dominating the extra time period.
Morley was immense, and has had threads started about him (not from Wire fans) on here and other boards for his performance. Did Aizui (sp)?
Wire made a hell of a lot of mistakes, but time after time their forwards got thm into KR territory and presented their backs with more than enough opportunities.
Morley is a good player and had a great game, I wouldn't argue against that. I don't see how anyone could.
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Carvel and Morley were awesome the week before against Wigan also.
People claimed last year that he was past his best, continually quoting the stats from the SL site, but it seemed obvious that he was pretty much doing all the front row work by himself and was being targetted by defences as the major threat.
This year he's got the extra support from Carvell and the fit again Wood and to be honest, Wire's pack are looking pretty tough.
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Hollywood Harrigan wrote: He does those unnoticed things that good forwards do.
Can't say I noticed. What were they?
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