Neil Robertson to win the World?

When Ronnies on song nobody can touch him but take him out the picture and any of the top 16 can win the standard being so high and difference between them so little nowadays.
 
His stroke power is amazing, but I don't think his cueball control is (yet) on par with Ronnie O, Selby or Higgins.
 
interesting last two posts on this thread as Wity states what seems to be the popular consensus nowadays while I personally feel that there is a slot occupied in the space between Ronnie and the rest of them, the two guys mentioned by predator, Selby and Higgins

of course if Mark Williams ever gets back to form he would belong there also
 
I think Maguire or Selby is probably a more likely choice for a world title win at the moment.

Stephen Maguire has played some great snooker, but he seems to fall apart near the end.
 
Robertsons mental game isnt anywhere near what it takes to be world champion. if he even makes it to the finals the pressure will get the best of him. Also, with Ronnie shooting as good as he can and has been, Id say only Higgins can take him down. These longer races are better suited for Ronnie's game.
 
Bobby said:
Who's the best Australian player ever? Walter Lindrum?
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Way before our time but by all accounts he was the greatest cueist ever. nevemind just Australia.
 
Wity said:
Way before our time but by all accounts he was the greatest cueist ever. nevemind just Australia.
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Yup, he won professional tournaments whilst being required to give a spot to the other top players, including Joe Davis, Tom Newman and Willie Smith.

After he won the World title in 1933 (don't quote me on the date) he went unchallenged until I 1950 when he retired (again don't quote me on the date)

Best ever cueist in my opinion, the only other guy who comes close in my opinion is Ronnie O'Sullivan. He may not be as dominant, but the format of snooker and overall level of play today hinders that possibility.
 
Wity said:
Way before our time but by all accounts he was the greatest cueist ever. nevemind just Australia.
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Oh I agree totally that he was the greatest cueist ever. I just wasn't sure if he was referring to Lindrum in the first post since Lindrum wasn't a snooker player per se.

I have a tape of Lindrum, a biography really, and he really was amazing! I can't imagine how fearsome he would be playing straight pool, he might've run 700 balls!
 
smashmouth said:
greatest ever? depth of talent in 1933??.....
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He made tremendous breaks in English Billiards that have never been close to equaled.
 
smashmouth said:
greatest ever? depth of talent in 1933??.....
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The depth of talent was strong. 1000 breaks were at that time quite common among the top echelon, and these were the guys Lindrum was spotting 5000 points to. Granted there have been more stroke limitations since that time, but it is still quite impressive. I can't imagine running a break of 1000 under any circumstance at this time.
 
Cameron Smith said:
The depth of talent was strong. 1000 breaks were at that time quite common among the top echelon, and these were the guys Lindrum was spotting 5000 points to. Granted there have been more stroke limitations since that time, but it is still quite impressive. I can't imagine running a break of 1000 under any circumstance at this time.
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Lindrum has definitely got a claim to be considered as the greatest cueist ever, but all tales tend to get exaggerated in the telling. The equipment was far and away more conducive to billiards than current snooker tables are now. Lindrum simply wouldn't play at all if it wasn't with his own composition balls and his own cushions fitted to the table. I think what set him apart from his contemporaries was his mastery of the nursery cannon, which is effectively worthless in the modern game. Cannons are now just a method of maneuvering the balls into more profitable scoring positions.

Although rare thousand breaks are still made, and they are significantly harder to make than they used to be, and many (if not all) modern tournament formats preclude them. The talent pool was definitely stronger then - it was the only game in town - but I'm sure the likes of Mike Russell and Geet Sethi at their best would more than hold their own in any era.

Boro Nut
 
burns420 said:
thought this clip of him was pretty cool to watch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXEW4Wzh5Ps
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I rest my case. Look how quickly the balls come to rest on the slow cloth, and how the cushions look like they're filled with putty. It's so much easier to gather the balls or leave them near the pocket/cushion for the next shot, but total anathema for snooker. He'd have lost that very first red into baulk even on most club tables nowadays, and god knows where it would have stopped rolling on a pro snooker table. It's hardly surprising that tables were ideal for billiards when no other game was being played on them.

Boro Nut
 
Wity said:
Way before our time but by all accounts he was the greatest cueist ever. nevemind just Australia.
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well i agree with you this time wity.

anyone just needs to look at the list or records lindrum set and compare to todays play to understand how good he was.

sb..
 
Not suprising really, Walter unlike most aussie men didnt fancy sheep and was no good at shearing them either what else could he possibly do but play billiards 24/7 ?
 
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