sando said:
but he didnt even do anythin in the game
Dude, I had a bit of an argument with you near the end of last season. How about we don't get off to a bad start at the beginning of 2006?
I suggest that you either watch more closely or read statistics to find out extra.
Admittedly, Barrett played a shit game. Marshall also played crap. Here are head-to-head comparisons:
Tries: Barrett 0, Marshall 0 -- tie
Try Assists: Barrett 1, Marshall 1 -- tie
Field Goals: Barrett 1, Marshall 0 -- Barrett
Total Metres: Barrett 95, Marshall 101 -- Marshall
Line Breaks: Barrett 0, Marshall 0 -- tie
Line Break Assists: Barrett 2, Marshall 1 -- Barrett
Tackles: Barrett 4, Marshall 7 -- Marshall
Mistackles: Barrett 6, Marshall 1 -- Marshall
Errors: Barrett 1, Marshall 5 -- Barrett
So Barrett and Marshall effectively tied each other out of the game. But because Wests had the ball in the last couple of minutes and Marshall put on a good move then, he got all the attention.
Anyway. Last season, Dogs played us first round, SBW got injured, their season was over. This season, Wests play us first round, Fulton and Marshall injured, their season is halfway to over if their performances without Marshall are anything to go by.
And it sucks so much because both times, it is OTHER teams who get to benefit from this.