Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

TillLindemann said:
If this is true, how on earth did we mess up the Aitken signing??? Both parties were happy, I don't understand how this could have been bungled. I suspect there is more to come out of this though...
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I wouldn’t be surprised if he joins the plethora of backrowers at Parramatta.
 
Spartan117 said:
A few more Wins based on the Effort and Intent being shown by the squad this year will see us land the players that we want as opposed to the players that are available.
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Man, you took my post!
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I was just thinking the same thing.
If we continue to fight and beat a good team then our perception goes from a team going nowhere to a team going somewhere, sounds better hey,
 
bptiger 0 said:
Iam not sold on Laurie, his support play is poor , he does nothing around the ruck , yes his last two games were better but us still only average , would love to have drinkwater at the back .
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I'm with you bro.

I know he's built a little following with his decent game the other day.

However he is not a well rounded fullback in my eyes.

Hoping he keeps improving and proves me wrong.
 
Terry T.Nuts said:
If the Dykes rumours are correct I would sign him up asap and keep Laurie waiting. No need to panic resigning him, his size is a weakness. Garner is no loss, reserve grade plodder, Aitken is way better in both 2nd row and centre positions.
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Who’s dykes for my own reference ?
 
Demps said:
I'm with you bro.

I know he's built a little following with his decent game the other day.

However he is not a well rounded fullback in my eyes.

Hoping he keeps improving and proves me wrong.
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His main issue , much like Toa last game and the game before , is the perpetual motion required of a fullback , especially close to the line in defence .
He lingers at the ruck at marker when guys are ripping his should saying GTFO , so he gets caught on the opposite edge out of position .it’s a big reason why our goal line defence against kicks is diabolical.
You can say it’s a fitness thing , but I think it’s more of a situational awareness thing .
To me Dillon has it , he’s just too young at the moment . This type of stuff is why we let go of Papenhuyzen. He did the dirty stuff well , but lacks the flash of someone like Laurie . Too bad paps is lightning , so the ball playing could be taught .
Just my take .
 
Long Term Fan said:
This is why we should give James Roberts a role in the club after he retires to help out the Koori Players like Laurie so he can achieve his best and stay out of trouble.

I see a lot of upside with Laurie and hope he stays and develops to a fine full back. Hope we sign Dykes as well as competition for spots is always a good thing.
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So we should give a guy who's battled off field issues all his career, and still is, to guide our indigenous players? We couldn't pick a worse player for that role. Not sure what happened to Tahu, but we need someone who's performed consistently well in the NRL for this role.
 
Needaname said:
This is such a myth, he is 2nd on the player in support stats of all fullbacks. Leader is Issako.
*on average, per game*
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Random meaningless stats. How often have we bemoaned the complete lack of support in our first grade squad? We very rarely have anyone following through in support, and when we do it's practically never Laurie. Even though that's his job.

I don't care if he busted his ass and supported 6 plays in 6 mins in one game if he does bugger all for the next 5 games.
 
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balmain boy said:
Random meaningless stats. How often have we bemoaned the complete lack of support in our first grade squad? We very rarely have anyone following through in support, and when we do it's practically never Laurie. Even though that's his job.

I don't care if he busted his ass and supported 6 plays in 6 mins in one game if he does bugger all for the next 5 games.
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His there, he just isn’t getting the ball.
 
From a development perspective both Dykes and Hopgood are very very good targets

Dykes a speedster creative fullback

Hopgood an offloading and tackling machine, that can also give you 150 meters a night

Happy with this…. just hope we can attract some proven solid first graders, hopefully we go all in on Tapine imo
 
teddy23 said:
From a development perspective both Dykes and Hopgood are very very good targets

Dykes a speedster creative fullback

Hopgood an offloading and tackling machine, that can also give you 150 meters a night

Happy with this…. just hope we can attract some proven solid first graders, hopefully we go all in on Tapine imo
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I hope we sign hopgood .if Penrith get a few injuries he will be back in top grade and his price will rise
 
teddy23 said:
From a development perspective both Dykes and Hopgood are very very good targets

Dykes a speedster creative fullback

Hopgood an offloading and tackling machine, that can also give you 150 meters a night

Happy with this…. just hope we can attract some proven solid first graders, hopefully we go all in on Tapine imo
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Tapine would be awesome @Demps
 
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