Quote ="Offside Monkey"But, isn't it harsh to label him a plodder when he's made more yards than Boof, Perry and Puletua?
He's not perfect, he doesn't get many offloads, and perhaps he's can't dominate the attacker as well as Perry, but he makes the yards and has a very low error/penalty/missed tackle rate.
Add to that he probably doesn't command the biggest wage, I'd say he's a pretty useful squad member.'"
Plodder was an unfair description, however, it was to separate him from the flashy players like TP, Soliola and Manu, who will hit the headlines, make the breaks, and score the tries. I am in total agreement with your assesment of him as a valuable member of the squad, and see the fact that he is a "plodder" as a positive, not a negative.
