Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Magpie_Magic]

He went ok way back when ! Footy was very cool back in the 70s, I was lacing on the boots back then myself.
But a lot of things were cool in the 70s, it was a breakout decade and damn glad I was there .

Just in primary school in the 70s..
..but the footy was good and just seemed you could talk to anyone about anything back then....

Very cool genuine times.......great music.

 

[Krammy]

A lot of quality Five Eights in the past got their first taste of first grade in the Centres.

Laurie Daly played centre for Raiders until Chris O'Sullivan retired and then he moved to Five Eight

Brett Kenny and Steve Ella use to interchange between Centre and Five Eight for the Eels

Brad Fittler played centre for Penrith until Steve Carter retired and then he moved to Five Eight

Maybe one of the younger players we bought to play Five Eight gets a start at Centre???

Also Luke Lewis went from a quality winger to a quality Second Rower. I wished we had signed him ahead of the Sharks. One of my favourite players

Add Benji to that list.

 

[Tito Santana]

Add Benji to that list.

Agreed, in 2005 even though he had 6 on his back look where he is when he gets the ball most of the time. Said this for years. Put him in the centres with more space.

 

[skywalker]

A bit before my time but just looked him up. How cool was footy in the 70’s
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I may be wrong, but i think he also had a brother playing for Balmain as well.

 

[Mistymuzzle]

I may be wrong, but i think he also had a brother playing for Balmain as well.

John Muggleton, also played for Parra and taught at Oakhill

 

[Roar_Power]

We signing Muggleton? I'm confused.

 

[Tucker]

Agreed, in 2005 even though he had 6 on his back look where he is when he gets the ball most of the time. Said this for years. Put him in the centres with more space.

When Luke Brooks debuted and played that great game that resulted in a decade as our halfback, one of the big reasons he had so much room and time is because Benji was in the centres that game and was drawing defenders out to him.

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

John Muggleton, also played for Parra and taught at Oakhill

Was also defensive coach for the Wobblies

 

[Tucker]

Let me get this right.....
You mean to say, When there's other good players in the team
- It actually makes it a bit easier for the main players in the team to do their thing?

Who'd have thought....

Only ever happened a handful of times in his entire stay with us.

 

[tony soprano]

DT pod all over the place with luai. Went from saying to we will have a play then said we got enough young halves and will not. Then referenced fulton/marshall and question whether both will be at the club.

 

[Snoz]

DT pod all over the place with luai. Went from saying to we will have a play then said we got enough young halves and will not. Then referenced fulton/marshall and question whether both will be at the club.

In other words, they haven't got a clue.

 

[tony soprano]

In other words, they haven't got a clue.

Yeh, one of them thinks there not too much interest to pay over a million. Said dogs not keen

 

[Spartan117]

DT pod all over the place with luai. Went from saying to we will have a play then said we got enough young halves and will not. Then referenced fulton/marshall and question whether both will be at the club.

TBH - Not worth the listen.

 

[tony soprano]

TBH - Not worth the listen.

True

 

[twentyforty]

In other words, they haven't got a clue.

Anyone who knows what’s going on at WT has superseded Nostradamus.

 

[twentyforty]

I've given up trying to put my thumb on it....
To me, We've always been a team of Mental Midgets - With no real backbone outside a few of the Players from those first couple years, And Gareth Ellis.

More recently - Take To'a for example....
How does he do nothing for most of the year, And then turn out like he did against the Cows and give the current Origin and Test centre an absolute bath - The next few games, Can barely catch the ball?

Even in our better years, We'd still get done by 50 against a bottom feeding team....
In in the water at Concord I swear!!

It’s not that difficult to understand when you come to the conclusion that people generally are more highly motivated to do things for others that they may not do for themselves. Money doesn’t buy that level of motivation. It needs to be introduced and encouraged by leaders. We’ll be winning when everyone is drinking the kool aid.

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

Iverson Matai

Not signed for 2024....I thought he came here with high wraps.....

 

[tony soprano]

Iverson Matai

Not signed for 2024....I thought he came here with high wraps.....

Prob not by benji.

 

[Demps]

Iverson Matai

Not signed for 2024....I thought he came here with high wraps.....

His brother went back to Dogs, last year.
Perhaps he will also.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

In light of recent NRL news about Amone & PNG likely 18th team, me wonders …

Door open for Josh Schuster to STGI who has a good relationship with the coach & frees up salary for Manly to extend Haumole

PNG may be better opportunity for Melbourne to transfer Olam’s full contract. Unless we take Olam for 1-2 years & then transfer him out to PNG, Large then incoming into top 30.