burnleywelsh

I don’t think he’s got anything to prove to the RU mob. They’ve been after him since he was a kid. Being voted best back (Broncos award night) at an NRL side is not a bad accolade I would have thought. I agree that he’s not reached his potential yet. Plenty more to come. Would help if they didn’t keep playing him in different positions, left centre, right centre, wings….Trouble is, he can do a job wherever he plays and Broncos utilise him as such when they haven’t had a settled three quarters for the last few years. Would love to see him get a run in his favoured fullback role. He might get that if he jumped ship to the Dolphins.

He could’ve signed for a union club by now. He’s been on the RU radar since his school days. He is RL through and through. His desire to make it in the NRL was evident from a very early age. That’s why he declined offers from SL clubs. He’s worked incredibly hard to follow his dream, making it through the Aussie system. Who knows what the future will bring? Personal circumstances change. All his family are still in England. If he does come back during his playing career, I doubt that it will be to an SL side. But, then again, his personal circumstances could see him remain in Australia.

Grammar school boy. Ermysted’s Grammar school Skipton. Played there, but vast majority of his youth Rugby was at St.Pat’s and Newton Storm.

England RU have been after him for years, since he was a kid.

It could’ve been done…. This is an extract from the programme, Chorley Magpies v South Wales, July 1996. Div 2. It looks like the application for SL was successful. Passed by the RFL and endorsed by Maurice Lindsay. What went wrong? Another missed opportunity??

A bit of recognition for Herbie Farnworth from Foxsports. Excellent season in a poor Broncos side. https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-every-clubs-breakout-star-from-2021-season-matt-burton-isaiah-papalii-blake-taaffe-nicho-hynes-sam-walker-reece-walsh-daine-laurie/news-story/ae7aa31e07415fe3594a91e6d00e5457

https://www.broncos.com.au/news/2021/09/04/r25-highlights-broncos-v-knights/ Oates is his wing partner I thought. Herbie voted McDonalds man of the Match.

Decent finish to the season for Herbie Farnworth and the Broncos. Herbie has taken over the kicking duties these past few weeks with a pretty good success rate. 5 from 6 conversion attempts today

I don’t think that many of Farnworth’s supporters on here would claim that he is outplaying or dominating the likes of Mitchell. What he is doing is playing against these players week in week out and as you say has been solid. Which, I think, is a lot more than his SL centre counterparts are doing. I wonder how the likes of Reece Lynne et al would get on. It’s them I am comparing him to. I’ve not seen many of the centres in SL, who have been selected, dominate their opposite numbers. And I can’t see any of them outplaying their Aussie oppos.

He wasn't dropped for his playing performance. Perhaps Wane is challenging him to get a better broadband provider.

Or not being able to access the internet to access such meetings. Perhaps Wane thinks that the internet is infallible and it’s the individual’s fault that technology doesn’t always work.

He’s too stubborn to admit he’s wrong.

And Wane is being a complete prat in ostrasizing Farnworth. Obviously Lynne is a better prospect than Farnworth. Not.

Hopefully we'll see the best of Herbie in his preferred position.

You think wrong. He’s playing in Australia because that is the best Rugby League competition in the world and he had the ambition and drive to test himself there. He’s a Lancashire lad through and through. All his family are still here near Burnley. He will, I’m sure, return to the UK once his Rugby League career in Australia is concluded. I believe that the issue with Wane has been blown out of all proportion. Hopefully it will be sorted out.

Herbie is an out and out fullback. Played his England rep age grades there. The intention was to replace Boyd at fullback, being introduced on the wing. But circumstances, due to his versatility, saw him being played at centre. His form in that position meant that he couldn’t be dropped. He would smash it at fullback and I believe that’s where he will end up............if Broncos can replace him at centre.

Herbie Farnworth still being “average”.... https://www.broncos.com.au/news/2021/05/12/farnworth-be-strong-week-in-week-out/?fbclid=IwAR2i7xmS1LR8tTfWmfqW1_3t24QKCNF-CAxa-ZjfkYGn4HBnZE_K0wVgMBI

Shaun Wane being a dick..

So stats against weak teams don’t count...?? Of all the statistical data that is available on Herbie Farnworth, I have yet to come across anything poor. So no, I’m not being selective. You’ve obviously got a downer on the lad Toppy. It’s a shame that you can’t acknowledge the fact that a young British athlete is more than holding his own in the toughest Rugby competition on the planet. Never mind. I’m still hoping he’s got a Welsh granny......

Also.... https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/03/30/metre-eating-farnworth-a-vb-hard-earned-standout/ Not too bad for an average NRL centre.

Yeah...... but what does he offer that other English centres don’t?? ...........

True. But Saint Toppy alluded to plenty of rookie errors in his overall game. The stats don’t back that up. I agree with him that he hasn’t been helped by his teammates. He’s had a variety of defensive partners this season. That doesn’t help. I’d genuinely be interested to know what centres England have at their disposal that are spot on with their defensive reads.

Statistically Herbie Farnworth is recorded as making 1 error per game. In 6 games he has made 88 tackles, 11 missed tackles a tackle efficiency rate of 85.5 %. That doesn't really match your appraisal of him. As far as experience goes, in my opinion he is more experienced of playing against top quality centres week in week out than the vast majority of SL centres.

That may well apply to some Broncos players. But you couldn’t be more wrong about Herbie presuming this.

Superbly weighted kick from Herbie for that last try as well.