Gee you often post some really insightful and thought provoking ideas I like engaging with Tucker, but then you sometimes post some absolute trash like this... don't think they would give a shit whether you think they are feminine or not to be honest
Unfortunately the mixed performances of the side have left an enormous vaccuum for people to spout inane reasons as to why they havent performed. E.g. Benji too close to the players, too many polynesians
Lets hope Benji nails a few recruits and underpeforming players and young guys perform to...
Agreed. One good one, particularly a guy who can lead from the front, takes some pressure off Hunt, May and Pole to be "the guy". Not convinced we need two more plodders in the pack.
I agree with most of what you are saying. Roster depth is so important. However I would argue the reason for the Storm's success over multiple sides is because they have 4 or 5 elite talent players who improve the squad players who otherwise might not be capable first graders. Would not surprise...
So much next year is going to hinge on Benji getting Pole and Hunt to play close to their ceilings (they were both way off this year), getting slightly more out of Sione Fainu and developing Kit into a quality prop who can play 30-40 minutes 10 games per year and not let anyone down.
He said last year "i dont claim to be a maroon, im eligible but i dont want to play for qld, my family are Koori - theyre from Coffs and Macksville area - ive always gone for NSW"...
Maybe he wont be playing origin! He might regret those comments one day
Fabri is an excellent judge of athletic talent.
It might just be the off season talking but this is enough to convince me that 2026 Jaream is in line in for an origin debut on the sting and cracking the top 5 fullbacks... take it to the bank!
The way Benji played May this year is not sustainable. Mark my words he will break down or burn out (like he did at the back half of the season). If the solution is to recruit a top-line prop to help the rotation and reduce May's minutes then fine, but you aren't then also squeezing in a first...
You wouldn't be recruiting a 2 top line props. Thats the point. With the limited cap left You would be recruiting 1 top prop, pushing May to fill 13 and shifting Twal back to the prop rotation.
If May is the prop, he needs to be playing 60 minutes to maximise his impact. He isnt Payne Hass. If...
Burton is a much better player ball in hand than Doueihi but has the same defensive problems on the edge.
If "defensive genius potential best coach ever" Ciraldo can't fix his defence then I doubt we can...