I know Roby discussions are going on in the Wilkin & Vea thread but i don't wanna get us all mixed up.
I felt so sorry for Roby last night. he looked like a broken player. Very poor performance from him and usually when he plays poorly then WE as a team do not play well.
I think its a disgrace the amount of minutes we expect Roby to play and still expect him to have the same influence on the game. I find it even funnier that....In 2006-2010 we had a devasting force playing hooker at all times. We had Cunningham who was slowing down and a vibrant Roby. Cunningham career was prolonged and his impact on games was bottled up into 25 mins at the start of the game and the final 20 which made him able to produce devastating performances for all of his career. Instead of Cunningham limping into retirement or us wishing he retired, He went out on top with a grand final appearance.
Now I find it silly that the man who received this chance to prolong his career is expecting the man who helped him (Roby) to do 80 minutes a game. Roby has to do more tackling than Cunningham had to do which is probably due to the work rate of the players around him (Hooper, Cayless, Graham)
I personally think 2018 (Possibly 2017) could be Roby's last. He is 31 in November and I dont think he has 2 years left in him at this rate. I know he is doing a University degree which he is enjoying and setting up a future for himself away from Rugby League. When his next contract ends I fear he would not consider another. BRING IN a hooker worthy of spelling Roby. Tommy Lee may be an option but our play will suffer when Roby leaves and Lee comes on. We need someone who will contintue the work Roby does. Example - Dwyer or Mcshane
Really hope we dont have to celebrate the career and mourn the early exit of Roby.