Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[GNR4LIFE]

Never heard this before?

Not a lock at all for mine.

He’s kind of hit a wall this year. I was expecting him to be far and away our best player. Second year syndrome has hit him. Nothing to stress about, he’s still only 21, but it’s noteworthy.

 

[boonboon]

He’s kind of hit a wall this year. I was expecting him to be far and away our best player. Second year syndrome has hit him. Nothing to stress about, he’s still only 21, but it’s noteworthy.

I think he has been fine given its a whole new edge on that side with Laui and Douehi

 

[king_sirro]

Never heard this before?

Not a lock at all for mine.

Sorry it may not be lock in particular, but it's been known he prefers to play on the middle. Benji even said it last year

 

[Dr Concord]

https://au.news.yahoo.com/staggerin...ters-from-backflipping-on-deal-214242877.html

What you guys think. DCE for a year or 2.

 

[Moh]

Sorry it may not be lock in particular, but it's been known he prefers to play on the middle. Benji even said it last year

Ah right, might vaguely remember that. Still don't see it TBH.

 

[Moh]

He’s kind of hit a wall this year. I was expecting him to be far and away our best player. Second year syndrome has hit him. Nothing to stress about, he’s still only 21, but it’s noteworthy.

Yah I'm not stressed either - still young and plenty of upside. Think he's been playing a bit injured too. He'll hit his straps again.

Not playing terribly either, just not at the standards he set last season.

 

[batboy]

Sorry it may not be lock in particular, but it's been known he prefers to play on the middle. Benji even said it last year

Odd - He came into the NRL playing Middle - May have even played there in Junior Rep Sides
But he's never really played anywhere but Edge coming through the Grades.

When everyone was talking about him as a Prop, I thought it was Odd - He's an Edge player.
The only decent one at the club.

 

[batboy]

Just take a look at a few of the teams benches in round 11 and tell me we have the worst bench

Like?
There's plenty of positives in most if not all of them. And players I'd take over ours.
I didn't really need to look - I've been watching our team for a while.
We've had the sh*ttest bench for years.

 

[king_sirro]

Odd - He came into the NRL playing Middle - May have even played there in Junior Rep Sides
But he's never really played anywhere but Edge coming through the Grades.

When everyone was talking about him as a Prop, I thought it was Odd - He's an Edge player.
The only decent one at the club.

He played the first couple of games for us in the middle and was outstanding. I would be curious to see how he goes there but like you say, we need him on the edge at the moment unless we sign a couple of backrowers

 

[king_sirro]

Like?
There's plenty of positives in most if not all of them. And players I'd take over ours.
I didn't really need to look - I've been watching our team for a while.
We've had the sh*ttest bench for years.

Walker
Samrani
Mataele
Matterson

Bradley
Croker
Jones
Hetherington

Dpcker Clay
Butcher
Steep
Collins

Hopoi
Smith
Morning
Hayward

Graham
Nicholas
Kerr
Lemuelu

Martin
Abandoned
Vaigauaga
Stowers-smith

I won't go on

I'm not trying to be smart, just sometimes I think we just look at our own team and make broad statements without actually comparing to other teams. We do this a lot when talking about back up halves. Unrealistic expectations about how good a back up for a low team should be. Our bench is comparable to most benches when you really look at others

 

[innsaneink]

On twitter it’s reporting that Sexton and Mahoney are set to be released from the Bulldogs. They have a good young hooker they want to bring in for Mahoney because his discipline is FAR better. They worry Mahoney will cost them a big game.

GNR4LIFE said:
I don’t see there being any link. As I have said previously, Mahoney has really done damage to himself going the full niggle. Mainly cos he’s terrible at it. He’s very likely to cost his team a big game doing something stupid. And he isn’t even that good a player where a coach has to put up with it.

You said... Or someone on twitter?

As Tooves would say "Come on"

 

[batboy]

Walker
Samrani
Mataele
Matterson

Bradley
Croker
Jones
Hetherington

Dpcker Clay
Butcher
Steep
Collins

Hopoi
Smith
Morning
Hayward

Graham
Nicholas
Kerr
Lemuelu

Martin
Abandoned
Vaigauaga
Stowers-smith

I won't go on

I'm not trying to be smart, just sometimes I think we just look at our own team and make broad statements without actually comparing to other teams. We do this a lot when talking about back up halves. Unrealistic expectations about how good a back up for a low team should be. Our bench is comparable to most benches when you really look at others

I'd almost take all of those benches and what they offer over the WT's one you'd listed
Collins is playing Origin FFS
I think its more a case of a lack nouse on NRL Quality players outside WT's.

In what world isn't a bench with Nicolls, Kerr and Lemuelu better than ours of
Naden, Sukkar, Bird and Sione?

 

[Canadian Club]

He’s kind of hit a wall this year. I was expecting him to be far and away our best player. Second year syndrome has hit him. Nothing to stress about, he’s still only 21, but it’s noteworthy.

He’s also been playing injured. He had an ankle injury early on which he never really looked like he fully recovered.

He also tweaked his knee last game which is probably a symptom of over compensating for the injured ankle.

Second row is his position. Once he’s fully developed and learns his lines, he will be a nightmare for halves trying to tackle him.

 

[cone]

Yah I'm not stressed either - still young and plenty of upside. Think he's been playing a bit injured too. He'll hit his straps again.

Not playing terribly either, just not at the standards he set last season.

I think those things plus we're missing Olam tbh, those two together kept defences in two minds worrying about Olam charging or Sammy charging

 

[Tucker]

Anyone know how long he is out for?
NRL.com is still saying TBC.

 

[Lestronge]

Never heard this before?

Not a lock at all for mine.

He wants to be a middle . At the very least it was his preference when we signed him from manly . Whether that’s changed as he’s grown into his role on the edge , I mean probably , but yea , when he originally came across from manly he wanted to move into the middle / saw his long term future in the middle .
For me , whilst I think he will end up in the middle , like most players as massive as him , I think he needs to work on his leg drive through contact . But man he’s 20 years old , when’s he’s 25 , he will be dead lifting 220, squatting 180 , benching 150, I have zero doubt in my mind .
A
Probably doing it easy .

 

[crazycat]

I think he is incredibly hateful.

Man, the hate on Reed Mahoney is damn strong here.
I mean this is like Sith lord hate...

*shrugs* whatever.. I will say this, Hooker tends to be the grubbiest position in the NRL.
Cam Smith, Cheese, Ennis, etc.
It really stands out that both Farah and Api are class acts at Hooker.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Man, the hate on Reed Mahoney is damn strong here.
I mean this is like Sith lord hate...

*shrugs* whatever.. I will say this, Hooker tends to be the grubbiest position in the NRL.
Cam Smith, Cheese, Ennis, etc.
It really stands out that both Farah and Api are class acts at Hooker.

Sure, but the thing about the other players mentioned, they had subtly to their niggle. Mahoney doesn’t. He’s a Neanderthal. He has the footy IQ of a dung beetle.

 

[The Claw]

Anyone know whos making the team list week? When is Skelten back. Im so sick of seeing the Staine master and Na-dontknowhowtoplaythegame on the team anymore

 

[TigerNeddyK]

Like?
There's plenty of positives in most if not all of them. And players I'd take over ours.
I didn't really need to look - I've been watching our team for a while.
We've had the sh*ttest bench for years.

I’m kind of liking Hunt Bird TDS and Sione this year, they done a terrific job during games this year