Simpkin

he was very good tonight , API coming could see him move on , would be a real shame , the way he played if he could bring it each week , do we need API ?
 
I would keep Jake and offload Liddle. I would also resign Madden,they are the future moving forward. We have 1 more year of Brooks left, he needs to take a big pay cut and not play 7 ever again in our team or move him on. Interestingly madge said in his presser that he liked Luke at 9 also,so the rest of this season on whom plays where will shape whom we retain and who we purchase over the next couple of years.
 
426Tlgerland said:
he was very good tonight , API coming could see him move on , would be a real shame , the way he played if he could bring it each week , do we need API ?
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think about Harry Grant at Melbourne. was NRL ready for years but did his time under a more experienced hooker and reaped the rewards when he was ready to hit the top grade full-time. Simpkin will be similar learning off Api.
 
1eyedmel said:
I would keep Jake and offload Liddle. I would also resign Madden,they are the future moving forward. We have 1 more year of Brooks left, he needs to take a big pay cut and not play 7 ever again in our team or move him on. Interestingly madge said in his presser that he liked Luke at 9 also,so the rest of this season on whom plays where will shape whom we retain and who we purchase over the next couple of years.
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Brooks was good at 9, throws darts also, problem is you need a suitable replacement for him in the halves I thought the attack was stiffled with Madden on, but maybe it would be different if they started like that not sure
 
sparci said:
Brooks was good at 9, throws darts also, problem is you need a suitable replacement for him in the halves I thought the attack was stiffled with Madden on, but maybe it would be different if they started like that not sure
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I would like to see Brooks play at 9 against the rabbits this week and Madden at 6. We could potentially swap them around in the 2nd half.
 
sparci said:
Brooks was good at 9, throws darts also, problem is you need a suitable replacement for him in the halves I thought the attack was stiffled with Madden on, but maybe it would be different if they started like that not sure
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Leave him at 6...
We have no flexability with another half sitting on the bench Madden isnt the answer coming on with 10 to go.
 
Rusty said:
Leave him at 6...
We have no flexability with another half sitting on the bench Madden isnt the answer coming on with 10 to go.
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Id like to also, but then whos in dummy half while Jake is out? Liddle's service at its best is still ordinary.. he lobs the ball and it pisses me off all the time. The halves play so much better off quick service which Brooks can provide
 
Had a good game. Hopefully, more of the same to come.
 
sparci said:
Id like to also, but then whos in dummy half while Jake is out? Liddle's service at its best is still ordinary.. he lobs the ball and it pisses me off all the time. The halves play so much better off quick service which Brooks can provide
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Pea hey might have to play 9
I don't think you should move Hastings and brooks
 
sparci said:
Id like to also, but then whos in dummy half while Jake is out? Liddle's service at its best is still ordinary.. he lobs the ball and it pisses me off all the time. The halves play so much better off quick service which Brooks can provide
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Agree with Liddle, but he is the best we have for now.
Hastings will help him alot as he done for Simpkin "my opinion" yesterday. Brooksy played well but his game needs to be evolve with Hastings and throwing him into hooker for the last 10-15 minutes when the game is in the balance and hope yesterday performance wasnt a flash in the pan!!
For me Peachey / Rua provide more than Brooks at hooker and Madden on the bench.
Thus telling Peach with a clear direction that it is a team sport and he dosent try to make every post a winner
 
jrtiger said:
think about Harry Grant at Melbourne. was NRL ready for years but did his time under a more experienced hooker and reaped the rewards when he was ready to hit the top grade full-time. Simpkin will be similar learning off Api.
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Considering Jake's age and the fact that he hasn't played much footy due to Covid, he is a big keep from me.
 
He’s a goer and you can see he works hard on his body. Skills can be developed over time. Bad time to get hurt as he’ll need to impress to be Api’s understudy ahead of Rua.
 
sparci said:
Brooks was good at 9, throws darts also, problem is you need a suitable replacement for him in the halves I thought the attack was stiffled with Madden on, but maybe it would be different if they started like that not sure
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Madden was lost - clearly…
Couldn’t handle the speed of it at all.
 
426Tlgerland said:
he was very good tonight , API coming could see him move on , would be a real shame , the way he played if he could bring it each week , do we need API ?
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Lol do we need a two time premiership dummy half who is at the top of his game?

Yes we most certainly need him.
 
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