Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

He couldn't be a replacement for Madden. Madden is a halfback. An organising player. How good he is may be up for question but Asi is a utlilty back, but most definitely not a halfback. He's mostly a fullback/centre and a bit of 5/8 too.

If Brooks is going to be our 7 we need an understudy who is an organiser, someone who can kick us out of trouble. Asi could be a backup for Doueihi/Laurie
Tigers tried to sign him this season, or at least made him an offer.
 
Williams was challenging his students to not accept the status quo and think of the subject in a very different way.
Sounds like the Walker Bros coaching style !
but he was as well, he was trying to make the players believe in themselves, believe that even if it is the 70min there is always a chance and to hang tough in the game. though the delivery was an issue I was not privy to the amount of physical work that went into the squad to build this level of endurance.
Obviously it was nothing like Todd Payten and his assistants set out to accomplish in the off season.

Let’s see next year after another off season of ‘training the house down’ if the gap is the roster itself or the method of the teachings.
 
24/ Spine will be interesting with Muney, Brooks, Moses and Api.
Is it affordable?
Are we then hoping our young forward pack will be enough to get over the line?
Is this why Laurie is being trained as a backup half?
I wonder how Brooks feels about being demoted to 5/8 again, again. And even Marshall whom suggested after the parramatta game that Brooks should move back to Halfback hmmm.
Could Sheens do a Val Holmes on Adam Doueihi and convince him that he will become a rep quality centre if allows himself to believe that he can be more involved in a game if he is playing a position other than 5/8.
 
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Stef
Api
Klemmer
Papi
Frizzell
Jacko/Joffa
Moses
Brooks
Ken/Nofo
AD
Naden
Topou
Munster

That's only adding Klemmer, Frizzell, Munster and Moses to a team we already have. Surely we can get that under the cap!
Live the dream ….. but when reality bites I think we might be happy if we just jag one of those.

Kinda think fir next year at best we’ll end up with players like Brown, Fifita, Doorey and couple of players from either NZ rugby or ESL.
But I’m here to be surprised …. please.
 
If we are serious about Munster, Brown or Moses etc... I would be having a good crack at Burton.
He is a star in the making and already played SOO and we all know the dogs cap must be close to been filled.. Even if it only makes Dogs increase offer that would be a win as them getting him for 800k is a bargain IMO. Give Gus some of his own medicine
 
If we are serious about Munster, Brown or Moses etc... I would be having a good crack at Burton.
He is a star in the making and already played SOO and we all know the dogs cap must be close to been filled.. Even if it only makes Dogs increase offer that would be a win as them getting him for 800k is a bargain IMO. Give Gus some of his own medicine

Burton is Douhie step brother.
 
I'm hopeful on Jason Bateman.
Don't be. He's been a broke-down shell of himself since he returned from Canberra. That shoulder surgery did him in. Maybe the same surgeon who ruined Sammy's shoulder. The guy you should be looking at is Jack Welsby. This kid is something special. 6'2/6'3 - plays fullback but with the ferocity of a backrow forward. Quick. Explosive. Ferocious competitor. Best of all - off-the-charts rugby IQ. Scores. Huge number of assists. 20 - 21 years old? Generational talent. He's definitely going to the NRL and the club that gets him will be lucky to have him.
 
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