Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Buttface]

We also have a duty of care. Surely what happened to one of our players in the past shows there are more important things than winning.

Not for a sports team.
Sure duty of care, support him all you like outside the top 30.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

You can’t carry dead wood, even players 23-30 need to have a next man up mentality and play at a first grade standard. What exactly did you like about him in the second row, I didn’t see him dint the line or lock down an edge in D 🤷🏼‍♂️

His impact - he defended well and demonstrated controlled aggression. He ran the ball hard and I recall him knocking Ponga out of the game with a hard run. His ability to hit a gap was good. I think between Marshall, Morris, Farah and Heighno, he can be an option as an impact forward. Up close he is not required to make decisions in defence as you do in the centres.

 

[Buttface]

One Board meeting every couple of months where they decide when to take annual leave and when they will amp up the pressure on the coaches ball bag. Doesn’t sound that stressful.

Kepeoa for Pres then. I’m in. Just get him out of our team.

 

[BAGNF05]

His impact - he defended well and demonstrated controlled aggression. He ran the ball hard and I recall him knocking Ponga out of the game with a hard run. His ability to hit a gap was good. I think between Marshall, Morris, Farah and Heighno, he can be an option as an impact forward. Up close he is not required to make decisions in defence as you do in the centres.

I remember that game. We couldn’t beat a heavily depleted Knights team at home, Knights played horrendous. Your standards are too low mate, at least you follow an appropriate club.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

I remember that game. We couldn’t beat a heavily depleted Knights team who played horrendous. Your standards are too low mate, at least you follow an appropriate club.

I am describing a player who fills out the 30. Most clubs unless you are the Broncos or similar standard will have players of this calibre filling out the squad.

 

[BAGNF05]

I am describing a player who fills out the 30. Most clubs unless you are the Broncos or similar standard will have players of this calibre filling out the squad.

I completely disagree with the term “fills out your 30” these are professional athletes for Christ sake. Every kids dream. You don’t hand them out to nuffies.

 

[Buttface]

His impact - he defended well and demonstrated controlled aggression. He ran the ball hard and I recall him knocking Ponga out of the game with a hard run. His ability to hit a gap was good. I think between Marshall, Morris, Farah and Heighno, he can be an option as an impact forward. Up close he is not required to make decisions in defence as you do in the centres.

Everyone has to make decisions in defence.
Now you’re trying to hide a bad defender at 2rf coz he had one good run. He runs out of the line in D all the time, does my head in.
Not to mention he can’t catch the ball. I reckon you could glue a cricket ball down his throat and he’d still cough it up.
He needs to go asap.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

I completely disagree with the term “fills out your 30” these are professional athletes for Christ sake. Every kids dream. You don’t hand them out to nuffies.

You make compromises in your squad to allow for the purchase of stars. Ideally, I'd agree distributing the available cap evenly among the squad is best. This prevents ill-feeling in the sheds but it is never going to happen unfortunately.

 

[BAGNF05]

Everyone has to make decisions in defence.
Now you’re trying to hide a bad defender at 2rf coz he had one good run. He runs out of the line in D all the time, does my head in.
Not to mention he can’t catch the ball. I reckon you could glue a cricket ball down his throat and he’d still cough it up.
He needs to go asap.

The second rowers were always the best defenders in my experience, not somewhere to hide. Not surprisingly Luciano is being shopped again.

 

[BAGNF05]

You make compromises in your squad to allow for the purchase of stars. Ideally, I'd agree distributing the available cap evenly among the squad is best. This prevents ill-feeling in the sheds but it is never going to happen unfortunately.

You have to cut players free when they haven’t shown first grade capability on a consistent basis.

Players 25-30 you should have journeymen who you believe have lacked opportunity or young players with plenty of upside. Not blokes who have had heaps of chances and failed.

 

[Buttface]

I am describing a player who fills out the 30. Most clubs unless you are the Broncos or similar standard will have players of this calibre filling out the squad.

What @BAGNF05 just said, and we need to be looking to upgrade our worst player all the time and Asu is it. Then simplekin.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Everyone has to make decisions in defence.
Now you’re trying to hide a bad defender at 2rf coz he had one good run. He runs out of the line in D all the time, does my head in.
Not to mention he can’t catch the ball. I reckon you could glue a cricket ball down his throat and he’d still cough it up.
He needs to go asap.

It is pretty well accepted defence in the centres is harder and split second decisions need to be made. Some were great at it, such as Ettinghausen, others like Best despite having played SOO are continually beaten on the outside. Kepaoa unfortunately cannot do it but that doesn't mean he cannot be a useful player closer into the middle.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

What @BAGNF05 just said, and we need to be looking to upgrade our worst player all the time and Asu is it. Then simplekin.

We've different views on Kepaoa and that is the nature of forums.

 

[Buttface]

The second rowers were always the best defenders in my experience, not somewhere to hide. Not surprisingly Luciano is being shopped again.

I thought they were re-signing him after he had a few good games in a row, against us and a couple of others? Doesn’t surprise me bad buy for them from the start.

 

[Buttface]

It is pretty well accepted defence in the centres is harder and split second decisions need to be made. Some were great at it, such as Ettinghausen, others like Best despite having played SOO are continually beaten on the outside. Kepaoa unfortunately cannot do it but that doesn't mean he cannot be a useful player closer into the middle.

He’s been terrible at 2rf too though? He had a couple of good runs that’s it, otherwise it’s below for the rest of the 79mins.

 

[Buttface]

We've different views on Kepaoa and that is the nature of forums.

Yes that we agree on. 👍🏻😁

 

[BAGNF05]

I thought they were re-signing him after he had a few good games in a row, against us and a couple of others? Doesn’t surprise me bad buy for them from the start.

Raiders the likely destination. I know where I’m attacking them.

 

[Telltails]

AJ would go alright in a better system just like Junior Pagau has at the Roosters- possibly the most memorable FG game for us against the Broncos that I have ever seen - for all the wrong reasons. Whether Benji and team think he is worth persisting with at WTs Id say they would have a better idea than most of us.

 

[Spartan117]

In regards to Bennett, given how prickly he is with club administration, the way he clashed with Bronco officials, can you imagine him here? The reason why I doubt he would have ever come here, regardless of his availability.

That's just what Benji and us fans need.

Bennett in any capacity would be great for our club

 

[BAGNF05]

It is pretty well accepted defence in the centres is harder and split second decisions need to be made. Some were great at it, such as Ettinghausen, others like Best despite having played SOO are continually beaten on the outside. Kepaoa unfortunately cannot do it but that doesn't mean he cannot be a useful player closer into the middle.

Having played centre, I can agree it’s the toughest place to defend as it’s always one on one against an agile player.

However, good second rowers act as a bodyguard for the halfback next to them so they actually make a lot of tackles for two blokes. I don’t think our friend Asu has shown anything like that ability.