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Sigh... My point is, if you take A SINGLE PERSON'S ROLE, then a good goal kicker is more important than anyone else. You can't tell me that 'the entire forward pack' or 'loose-trio' bla bla bla. The debate is SINGLE PLAYER.
Haha, saw that coming Cheifs Fan. And that's correct Jer1cho, if you get nailed every scrum, dosn't matter how good your goal kicker is, your still most likely going to loose.[/b]
it's just no more important then to have a good scrummager, a good line out jumper, a good ball winner etc etc.[/b]
The fact that the AB forwards (each contributing differently) did enough in 2004 to give their kicker the oppertunities he needed, shows why we were clearly the better team on the day...[/b]
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nickdnz @ Feb 5 2010, 02:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
it's just no more important then to have a good scrummager, a good line out jumper, a good ball winner etc etc.[/b]
In similar vein, the idiots-who-know-nothing often harp on how Wilkinson single handedly won the 2003 world cup because they're too stupid to understand that in getting that drop goal, Matt Dawson had to make a 20m linebreak, Neil Back had to secure the ruck, Martin Johnson had to present the platform, Jason Leonard had to punch someone in the nose while both Richard Hill & LBND had to make real nuances of themselves. The fact Wilkinson had these other elements are what allowed him to hit the DG (on the 5th time of asking). Had any one of them not been there, in that situation and at that time, it wouldn't have worked, simple as that.
starting XV is capable of nailing a penalty.[/b]
I have Jonah Lomu as 5 is worth more then 3! [/b]
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bullitt @ Feb 5 2010, 01:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
In similar vein, the idiots-who-know-nothing often harp on how Wilkinson single handedly won the 2003 world cup because they're too stupid to understand that in getting that drop goal, Matt Dawson had to make a 20m linebreak, Neil Back had to secure the ruck, Martin Johnson had to present the platform, Jason Leonard had to punch someone in the nose while both Richard Hill & LBND had to make real nuances of themselves. The fact Wilkinson had these other elements are what allowed him to hit the DG (on the 5th time of asking). Had any one of them not been there, in that situation and at that time, it wouldn't have worked, simple as that.
starting XV is capable of nailing a penalty.[/b]
Not having a good goal kicker would be a bigger loss than not having, say, a good creative centre or a scrum-half who could put a decent speed on the ball, and is of around the same responsiblty of the entire pack put together if the Scrum doesn't function.[/b]
1. Then I'm guessing you have no idea how to play as a forward, or are pretty poor at it. Props win scrums which gives half backs and fly halves a solid platform of ball. One bad prop leads them to crumble and limits what the fly half and half back can do. Same with every position in the forwards will offer ball something which is needed to win a game, and therefore no position can be overlooked or ridden off as less important.Looking at it from the point of view of what hurts MY team the most, rather than what hurts professional teams, the scrum-half, followed by fly-half, are the worst players to lose. An injured open forward or fullback can also really do damage to us, but that's pretty much because we have some key players in those positions.
P.S. The words 'than' and 'then' have completely different meanings. Please learn them. Also, it is spelled 'opportunity.' Thank you. If English is not your first language, you are partially excused.... Partially.[/b]