Alex Seyfarth #232

BlackWhiteGold said:
It's a watch this space with Jake Simpkin, AJ Kepaoa & Nofa I reckon.

Train & Trial contracts will be important next season too for depth. Rumours have us linked to Dean Hawkins & Kane Evans as T&T targets plus Jimmy Ngutlik will return on a Cup contract.

I'm also intrigued what they do with Chris Faagutu next season. I wouldn't be surprised if he's slotted into the top 30 also given he's an Isaac Moses client like Lachlan Galvin (and Moses will be holding us over a barrel threatening to take Faagutu to Manly if we don't given we have signed Samuela Fainu to top 30).
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no club will take nofo off our hands
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
It's a watch this space with Jake Simpkin, AJ Kepaoa & Nofa I reckon.

Train & Trial contracts will be important next season too for depth. Rumours have us linked to Dean Hawkins & Kane Evans as T&T targets plus Jimmy Ngutlik will return on a Cup contract.

I'm also intrigued what they do with Chris Faagutu next season. I wouldn't be surprised if he's slotted into the top 30 also given he's an Isaac Moses client like Lachlan Galvin (and Moses will be holding us over a barrel threatening to take Faagutu to Manly if we don't given we have signed Samuela Fainu to top 30).
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They have to get rid of Simpkin surely.
I lost count of how many times his dad was on here talking about how much he hates the club and how desperate he is to leave.
You can't have someone like that around.
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
I reckon Jake Simpkin will go with TDS coming through & trade value he has as an up-and-coming hooker with NRL experience.

Personally I hope we move Kepaoa on as well as I'm not a fan of his on-field attitude (as well as handling), may have some currency.

Highly doubt we can offload Nofa unless he sees the value in going to SL.
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Jame Simpkin is extremely tough and a good young prospect who we have developed since he was very young.
He proved last Saturday night that he can be very effective at NRL level.
Problem is he’s not versatile and cannot really play another position.
With that in mind and the fact Da Siva appears to be a better long term prospect, it would be better if we had a more versatile player as our 3rd choice hooker, Bailey Sironen or Kurt Mann both spring to mind.
 
Simpkin played great last week and is still a youngster. The level of expectation on him from some at this club has been unwarranted. He will definitely be on other clubs radar.
 
Jake Simpkin must hold the world record for getting sacked on the goal line without getting the pass away. He’s average and needs to go. Sironen and Mann would be great replacements for Jake and his Dad.
 
earl said:
I much prefer him in the middle. I think he is a little too slow for an edge. I really like him as a lock forward where he can ball play.
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Fair enough - have to admit, haven't really taken enough notice of his speed. Maybe that's the issue. Was he a backrower coming through the grades?
 
earl said:
I much prefer him in the middle. I think he is a little too slow for an edge. I really like him as a lock forward where he can ball play.
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I agree. I thought as a link forward he straightened our attack noticeably and we looked more fluent with him on the field and he has always been a solid defender. Trouble is his go forward. He doesn’t get us on the front foot and does not appear to an overly quick play the ball (although to be fair, he did improve a bit this year).
 
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