Tito Santana
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Yes agreed. I was in favour of the Blore Olam swap and we got burned by that badly. NAS, Radley are in the same bucket. Wouldnt touch Brandon Smith. A very troubled soul.
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Yep. He's out of his prime and is about 1 head knock away from forced medical retirement. No thanks
twentyforty
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Its not that bad really, 6 HIA No Returns in 7 seasons. I wouldnt sign him, much rather we transition Doueihi to 13. Besides we have a few promising rangy 2nd rowers joining us in the offseason.
I’d take Victor in a heart beat . Every sports person in Australia has dibbed and dabbled with the marching powder . Your system burns through it , and it’s easy to mask / chuck up inconclusive test results with Berocca and other things.
If you sink half a carton of piss every weekend ,smoke bongs/ even smash durries all day!( not sure how you afford it anymore) , then you’re in no position to claim moral high ground on a dude snorting lines in a controlled environment with his mates. In fact it’s hypocrisy at its finest .the only difference between you and him is government have developed clear systems to tax. Litterally that’s it . Sorry to break it to you , they’re all just harmful in the community as each other .
If it doesn’t affect who and what he is in the dressing sheds and his performance on and off the field both in pre-season and the general season, this is exactly the type of player we need . A middle who can tackle all day , provide spark , and ball play through the middle corridor of the field .
There’s really only 2 types of people who are beyond repair , blokes who love to bash thier families (not dudes who are screwed up and know they’re a mess and need help- there’s a difference there. The second bloke seeks therapy , might have spent time in gaol , had a long hard mirror shown to him and his past and is genuinely doing the work, the first bloke loves the power and domain he holds and gets off on the pain he inflicts. That guy should be thrown off a cliff) and obviously your Brett Finch types .Castration comes to mind there …
Sorry and on a team harmony level , your Ryan Matterson types … hard to include just being a shit bloke with the evil of the 1st two though.
If you sink half a carton of piss every weekend ,smoke bongs/ even smash durries all day!( not sure how you afford it anymore) , then you’re in no position to claim moral high ground on a dude snorting lines in a controlled environment with his mates. In fact it’s hypocrisy at its finest .the only difference between you and him is government have developed clear systems to tax. Litterally that’s it . Sorry to break it to you , they’re all just harmful in the community as each other .
If it doesn’t affect who and what he is in the dressing sheds and his performance on and off the field both in pre-season and the general season, this is exactly the type of player we need . A middle who can tackle all day , provide spark , and ball play through the middle corridor of the field .
There’s really only 2 types of people who are beyond repair , blokes who love to bash thier families (not dudes who are screwed up and know they’re a mess and need help- there’s a difference there. The second bloke seeks therapy , might have spent time in gaol , had a long hard mirror shown to him and his past and is genuinely doing the work, the first bloke loves the power and domain he holds and gets off on the pain he inflicts. That guy should be thrown off a cliff) and obviously your Brett Finch types .Castration comes to mind there …
Sorry and on a team harmony level , your Ryan Matterson types … hard to include just being a shit bloke with the evil of the 1st two though.
weststigers
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Apparently Radley is on 700k a season. It would be good business by the club to pick up his contract for 500k and add a missing piece to the team. He doesn't seem.like the kind of player to come to us though...seems like a bit of an Easttard...Manly next destination is my tip.
I don't understand how anyone would want Radley, when I'm sure Roosters were just waiting for an opportunity to get rid of him.
As many have said, he's a head knock away from calling it quits. He gives away plenty of penalties, and is good for at least a couple of suspensions a season. Good player, but he'd have to be great to ignore the other stuff.
As many have said, he's a head knock away from calling it quits. He gives away plenty of penalties, and is good for at least a couple of suspensions a season. Good player, but he'd have to be great to ignore the other stuff.
HowDugWT
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I feel if we signed radley we would need someone constantly waiting in the wings to play 13, Sione or Adam. I personally love the signing bit of mongrel in the pack is what we want and a ball playing lock matches the style we like/want to play.
Barring suspensions and concussions i think he makes our team a top 8 team. Has been a staple of arguably the best pack in the comp for a number of years. Felt he was getting pushed out anyway when they started playing him at 2 row.
Id give him 500k, believe he is on something like 750k at the moment but after getting cut your value goes down dramatically.
Barring suspensions and concussions i think he makes our team a top 8 team. Has been a staple of arguably the best pack in the comp for a number of years. Felt he was getting pushed out anyway when they started playing him at 2 row.
Id give him 500k, believe he is on something like 750k at the moment but after getting cut your value goes down dramatically.
Rock Hopper Steve
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Yikes imagine Radley and Seyfarth in the same team lineup, we could blitz the sin bin record for a season, oh the horror, the horror😮.
Remember watching an interview of his a few years ago on Matty Johns where he said he tries not to go out "there" too much, referring to the West.
He's a stuck-up Eastie, won't be coming here
Odessa
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Comes out with the updated injury list so it could be awhile
teddy23
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I really like Radley as a player and wouldn’t be opposed at all to him as his ball playing skills alone would do so much for Luai/Latu plus his defensive ability with his line speed is such a bonus.
However I’m really excited to see AD get a full preseason in the lock position with Latu probably going to the be 7 next season. He has just re-signed on a decent sized deal so struggle to see where he goes if we bring in Radley.
I have high hopes for AD I think he’ll go excellent next year and continue his late season form
However I’m really excited to see AD get a full preseason in the lock position with Latu probably going to the be 7 next season. He has just re-signed on a decent sized deal so struggle to see where he goes if we bring in Radley.
I have high hopes for AD I think he’ll go excellent next year and continue his late season form
That’s the thing though mate . Even though I’m 90% sure AD will move to 13 and be first drop for Latu , maybe even come off the bench , people will scream to cows come home he should be miles ahead of Latu. Especially the Lebanese community . Who are very loyal to AD . Which is fair enough IMO.
I think Radley is exactly what we need . He can share time with AD, allow the team to play direct whilst he’s on , and more expansive when AD is on , it provides cover , and Radley has the fastest PTB in the comp . A May/Makasini, Turuva , T May , Radley, out of yardage would just be consistently difficult for teams to dominate .
The PTB is the big one for me . Soo many of our players struggle to find their front/ have poor ball control around playing the football because they haven’t adjusted to a return to the old school cup the ball and roll , rather than the 2010s plant the ball as you get up way .
For me , I know a lot of the fanbase are yammering on about guys like NAS, but I’d much rather a nuggety type who hits hard and pushes through contact whilst also finding his front , like Radley .
jrtiger
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think Radley would be long odds to land at Concord.
if he opts to remain in the NRL the Dragons have a shitload of money to spend on a 13 and we were already committed to AD playing there as per @teddy23 . even then I think it's pretty unlikely he remains in Oz, feel like he's the kinda guy that wouldn't want to play against the Chooks ala JWH & Manu.
if he opts to remain in the NRL the Dragons have a shitload of money to spend on a 13 and we were already committed to AD playing there as per @teddy23 . even then I think it's pretty unlikely he remains in Oz, feel like he's the kinda guy that wouldn't want to play against the Chooks ala JWH & Manu.
twentyforty
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Apparently he’s signed until end of 27 on about $750k. I can’t see chooks tipping in much of that, due to his high demand.
He's a very good back rower. He was just at a team who send everything in attack left for Ponga. When he actually gets ball he has a wicked offload and defensively rarely misses. And despite Newcastle going left, still went looking for work and averaged over 100m per game
Apart from Douehi not being proven defensively at lock and has played 2 games there in his career
We looked better in those games where Douehi played 7. Latu is an ideal 14 covering the halves, hooker and lock late in games. Radley is a great lock. Will be that link man
