Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Really hope the club and TDS can come to a resolution. He needs to be patient as he will be playing more and more minutes of NRL as time goes on and within a couple of years he’ll take over - he’ll be 21 or so. He needs that time to get fitter and stronger and learn from the master.
The club needs to look after him properly in the meantime.
 
Vicious said:
Doesn’t he already get that at the Broncos ?
1.1 million under the salary cap and 300k from 3rd party deals ?
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I think he could get 600K in third parties in Perth

But what ever the cost is I would go after him maybe first 2 million dollar player with TPA's
 
user118245 said:
anyone heard KPP signed with us?
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Would be a great signing if true. Some people don't rate him based on some of his performances, but he would be much better suited here than at Newcastle. He has suffered more than anyone from the poor halves play and instability at Newcastle.

Attacking backrowers like KPP need a good quality half inside attracting defenders and giving good ball. The best backrowers have good halves inside of them. Katoa with Hughes, Olakua'atu with DCE, Martin with Cleary etc. Even Crichton has struggled this year with Keary now gone.

It also opens up Seyfarth to move back to the bench who can cover middle and edge, which also provides the front row depth that we need.
 
Canadian Club said:
Would be a great signing if true. Some people don't rate him based on some of his performances, but he would be much better suited here than at Newcastle. He has suffered more than anyone from the poor halves play and instability at Newcastle.

Attacking backrowers like KPP need a good quality half inside attracting defenders and giving good ball. The best backrowers have good halves inside of them. Katoa with Hughes, Olakua'atu with DCE, Martin with Cleary etc. Even Crichton has struggled this year with Keary now gone.

It also opens up Seyfarth to move back to the bench who can cover middle and edge, which also provides the front row depth that we need.
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I really hope so. At the moment our halves ar struggling to use our backrowers and get them running good attractive lines (Is it the halves fault? Is it out weak backrowers? is it Benji? - I don't know), but we have no idea how to use our backrowers, which I think is a large reason our attack is poor (We should have put the sharks away in that first half last week, and in both games against newcastle we had mountains of possession but couldn't score).
 
BBTF said:
I really hope so. At the moment our halves ar struggling to use our backrowers and get them running good attractive lines (Is it the halves fault? Is it out weak backrowers? is it Benji? - I don't know), but we have no idea how to use our backrowers, which I think is a large reason our attack is poor (We should have put the sharks away in that first half last week, and in both games against newcastle we had mountains of possession but couldn't score).
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It comes down to two things here. Both Galvin and Luai are run first halves. Their first instinct is to run rather than engage the line and create the gap for the second rower. They both like to skip across the field looking for lazy defenders or gaps for themselves.

The second is the backrower. Samuela does look to run that line ball but is still learning timing. He came through mainly playing front row so this is only his second full season of playing backrow exclusively. He's only 21 so he will get learn this as time goes on. He's still be great but he can elevate to a Olakau'atu with time. Seyfarth doesn't quite have the athleticism or explosiveness. He does occassionally run a good line, but usually he needs the half to make sure he is clean through without contact because he doesnt have the strength or athleticism to break tackles/the line effectively.

This is where Latu comes in, and personally why i've always been on the Latu over Galvin train. Galvin and Luai are runners, when they get the ball they look to skip across the line and try to find space for themselves. Whereas Latu likes to engage defenders by drawing them in, either creating the gap for the second rower to run the line ball or shifting the ball to take advantage of the numbers that he has created out wide. Perfect example is the Seyfarth try against Manly at Leichhardt last season. He gets the ball, squares up and engages his inside and outside man which creates a large gap in the line for Seyfarth to run through untouched.

In my opinion, thats why a halves combo of Latu and Luai has a greater chance of success. Greater balance of ball playing and ball running. Their success will be more based around what is put around them rather than their own abilities.
 
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