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<blockquote data-quote="monkeypigeon" data-source="post: 268351"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Teh Mite @ Jun 21 2009, 05:50 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=401773" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>Might have a good point about Hurley making a better wing - So long as he doesn't have to catch any highball.</p><p></p><p>Fionn Carr's better though. <strong>I still think Downey is mediocre.</strong></p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p></p><p>You've either not seen much of him or don't pay much attention to to him. He's not a flair player, but a bloody good centre and a rock in defence. He'd probably be near the first Irish XV team by now if Kidney didn't have a bias against players plying their outside of Ireland.</p><p></p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p></p><p>Actually I do watch them quite a bit because I'm keeping an eye on Foden, Geraghty, Myler and Hartley seeing as I think they're all better than their english Counterparts who played in the 6 Nations. And of course I enjoy watching Neil Best pick fights.</p><p></p><p>And I think Downey is mediocre. Being defensively solid at 12 is an absolute must and any decent 12 is rock solid. He had time an Leinster Connacht and Munster impressed at one of them. Gets pretty desperate when you move to Calvisano!</p><p></p><p>So besides the Defense which any decent 12 should have, he doesn't kick particularly well he's not flairy.</p><p></p><p>Barry Murphy's a year younger and better. Darren Cave or Ian Whitten depending on who sticks wiith First Centre will be better than him. Keith Mathews I don't like but I think hw's better rounded. </p><p></p><p>So nanananana, I think Downey is mediocre.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="monkeypigeon, post: 268351"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Teh Mite @ Jun 21 2009, 05:50 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=401773']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> Might have a good point about Hurley making a better wing - So long as he doesn't have to catch any highball. Fionn Carr's better though. [b]I still think Downey is mediocre.[/b] [/b][/quote] You've either not seen much of him or don't pay much attention to to him. He's not a flair player, but a bloody good centre and a rock in defence. He'd probably be near the first Irish XV team by now if Kidney didn't have a bias against players plying their outside of Ireland. [/b][/quote] Actually I do watch them quite a bit because I'm keeping an eye on Foden, Geraghty, Myler and Hartley seeing as I think they're all better than their english Counterparts who played in the 6 Nations. And of course I enjoy watching Neil Best pick fights. And I think Downey is mediocre. Being defensively solid at 12 is an absolute must and any decent 12 is rock solid. He had time an Leinster Connacht and Munster impressed at one of them. Gets pretty desperate when you move to Calvisano! So besides the Defense which any decent 12 should have, he doesn't kick particularly well he's not flairy. Barry Murphy's a year younger and better. Darren Cave or Ian Whitten depending on who sticks wiith First Centre will be better than him. Keith Mathews I don't like but I think hw's better rounded. So nanananana, I think Downey is mediocre. [/QUOTE]
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