Really enjoyed that vid and your reaction. From what little I know, Shaun Johnson really looked up to Benji Marshall and you can see the similarities in their games. Johnson looks like he has far superior speed, while Benji probably had more of an all round game. But both are a joy to watch.
THANKS BRO APPRECIATE YOU WATCHING IT. And yes there are assists for tries and shaun johnson had the most try assists last year in the 2023 season with 32 try assists
Yes, most league stats will include try assists, and now line break assists too. I Think Johnson led the NRL for try assists last year. As for positions, quaterback is a good call, but the position most similar to halfback in union is fly-half/fist-five. The hooker in league is most like a union scruim half. The warriors have a shot this year, especially with Penrith continuing to bleed players. But it should be quite competitive in the top 4-6 this year.
Shaun Johnson's career was marked by two serious ankle injuries while he was in his prime years. After that he was never the same. Often you couldn't notice him on the field. Last season was one of his better seasons though.
I wouldn't completely agree with that statement , I played junior rugby league with from 6years old and watched his career not just rugby league,everything he picked up he athletically he excelled in,Benji would of been a big inspiration to him,but he definitely didn't style himself off Benji, he had that right foot step even at 6-7years old(maybe not as good,but enough to fool other 6-7year olds), he won all the inter school cross countries every year,he was a sponsored skater,and one of the best in the country at that time, but his exceptional stepping and acceleration was developed playing touch(much like benji),everyone who saw him knew he was a pretty special kid,and what ever he ended up doing he would be great
When you look at the Melbourne Storm last twenty five years dominating the NRL compared to the warriors that came before the Storm! The warriors have nothing to show! The Storm have only missed the finals 3 time's in twenty five years! The best professional sporting club in the world of any professional sporting club!
If you Want to know what the Goose Step is in Rugby Looks up David Campese and Waisale Serevi. Yeah Rugby League Refs have to be fit, you do not see any fat ones at the top level. Unlike some NFL refs................
@9:00 yes there is stats for assists. They are split into ‘Try Assists’ and ‘Line Break Assists’… Shaun Johnson is a pro at putting guys into defensive holes and leads the league in line break assists almost every year
the three guys he ran down from behind where all known for their out and out speed, and its super impressive how far Shuan Johnson was to them and he still caught them. Hes lost his speed due to injury but is still one of the best players in the NRL and won the best halfback in the nrl for 2023 and came second for what is the MVP by 1 point.
You hit the nail on the head regarding assists. Last year Shaun Johnson topped Try Assists, Line Break Involvements, Kick Metres, All Kicks and Attacking Kicks. He missed out on the Dally M award by 1 point to Kalyn Ponga. He doesn’t do much stepping or score long range tries anymore but he’s a great playmaker. The New Zealand Warriors could be contenders this year but they’ve started 0-2 so they need to start winning.
and they have won, now they are 1-2 and very telling their points difference is 0, they lost their two games only by 4 points and the game vs the Storm one of the competition leaders away they were leading at the buzzer but lost to a last second try in the corner.
Shaun Johnson is a mesmorzing player to watch Probs the best 9's player in the Game. Hey Eamonn you might be interested in a cool video 10 IMPOSSIBLE TRIES 😎
He'd dominate Rugby 7's though. In Union he wouldn't have the ball in his hands as much, Union doesn't reward the skillful backs as well as League does.
Great All Black Christian Cullen (The Paekakariki Express) is certainly worth a watch. Seemed to run without leaving footprints
Really enjoyed that vid and your reaction. From what little I know, Shaun Johnson really looked up to Benji Marshall and you can see the similarities in their games. Johnson looks like he has far superior speed, while Benji probably had more of an all round game. But both are a joy to watch.
THANKS BRO APPRECIATE YOU WATCHING IT. And yes there are assists for tries and shaun johnson had the most try assists last year in the 2023 season with 32 try assists
Yes, most league stats will include try assists, and now line break assists too. I Think Johnson led the NRL for try assists last year.
As for positions, quaterback is a good call, but the position most similar to halfback in union is fly-half/fist-five. The hooker in league is most like a union scruim half.
The warriors have a shot this year, especially with Penrith continuing to bleed players. But it should be quite competitive in the top 4-6 this year.
Yes bro. Try assists. ❤
Shaun Johnson's career was marked by two serious ankle injuries while he was in his prime years. After that he was never the same. Often you couldn't notice him on the field. Last season was one of his better seasons though.
coming second for Dally M by 1 point is more than just one of his better Seasons. He lead in try assists, kicking meters, line break assists.
Good to see you researching players and checking them out. You're learning the terminology real fast. Good stuff mate. Up the Wahs. ❤
There’s no Shaun Johnson without Benji, make sure you watch the vid with 430k views.
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I wouldn't completely agree with that statement , I played junior rugby league with from 6years old and watched his career not just rugby league,everything he picked up he athletically he excelled in,Benji would of been a big inspiration to him,but he definitely didn't style himself off Benji, he had that right foot step even at 6-7years old(maybe not as good,but enough to fool other 6-7year olds), he won all the inter school cross countries every year,he was a sponsored skater,and one of the best in the country at that time, but his exceptional stepping and acceleration was developed playing touch(much like benji),everyone who saw him knew he was a pretty special kid,and what ever he ended up doing he would be great
Shaun's completely different player now, he's older and doss way more game management
jason taumalolo is worth checking out, big strong and fast,
The truth is... the Vodafone Warriors have made it to the finals a couple/few times but they haven't won.
Very opposite to the Melbourne Storm.
New Zealand Warriors finnished 3rd last year theres a big chance they can win the premiership this year . They are slow starters tho
When you look at the Melbourne Storm last twenty five years dominating the NRL compared to the warriors that came before the Storm!
The warriors have nothing to show!
The Storm have only missed the finals 3 time's in twenty five years!
The best professional sporting club in the world of any professional sporting club!
If you Want to know what the Goose Step is in Rugby Looks up David Campese and Waisale Serevi. Yeah Rugby League Refs have to be fit, you do not see any fat ones at the top level. Unlike some NFL refs................
halfback and hooker in rugby league are equivalent to first five-eighth and halfback/scrum half in union respectively
halfback in league is more like flyhalf (number 10) in union but super dope vid, up the wahs!
@9:00 yes there is stats for assists. They are split into ‘Try Assists’ and ‘Line Break Assists’… Shaun Johnson is a pro at putting guys into defensive holes and leads the league in line break assists almost every year
the three guys he ran down from behind where all known for their out and out speed, and its super impressive how far Shuan Johnson was to them and he still caught them. Hes lost his speed due to injury but is still one of the best players in the NRL and won the best halfback in the nrl for 2023 and came second for what is the MVP by 1 point.
A duke or juke whatever you said is a WACK or a step
League > Union
You hit the nail on the head regarding assists. Last year Shaun Johnson topped Try Assists, Line Break Involvements, Kick Metres, All Kicks and Attacking Kicks. He missed out on the Dally M award by 1 point to Kalyn Ponga. He doesn’t do much stepping or score long range tries anymore but he’s a great playmaker.
The New Zealand Warriors could be contenders this year but they’ve started 0-2 so they need to start winning.
and they have won, now they are 1-2 and very telling their points difference is 0, they lost their two games only by 4 points and the game vs the Storm one of the competition leaders away they were leading at the buzzer but lost to a last second try in the corner.
Shaun Johnson is a mesmorzing player to watch
Probs the best 9's player in the Game. Hey Eamonn you might be interested in a cool video
10 IMPOSSIBLE TRIES 😎
I will add it to the list thanks
Yes they do count assists in NRL
His kiwis highlights pretty on too!!
"Up The Wahs!"
Who’s hockey highlights would you recommend?
McDavid for a current player that is dominating. Ovechkin, Crosby, Datsyuk, Kane, are other good ones.
The lad wouldn’t have lasted 2 minutes in union
He'd dominate Rugby 7's though. In Union he wouldn't have the ball in his hands as much, Union doesn't reward the skillful backs as well as League does.
Because he would've been bored of yawnion
@@B-tr9kz what 😂 yeah that’s why all the best skilful backs play union yeah mate?
@@Panthersince2003 how many more followers of union is there? Is it 10x more?
@@jakeclough8090You do realise that if we played Union instead of League, it would basically be like Cricket where Australia wins everything.🤣