True, but players such as Cooper Cronk have spent a couple of years as a utility before establishing themselves in a starting position.
Including Jock Madden we have 4 players all capable of being good standard NRL halves, very healthy competition.
If we are winning more games than we lose we will become a media good news story.
I initially thought that Mielekamp would pay overs to re-sign Bula just to appease the fans, but it has been suggested to me that Benji does not want to pay overs for any player and I’m assuming that includes Bula...
It shouldn’t disrupt us at all as if he remains unsigned for 2027 and beyond, it will be up to Bula to play his best and prove he is worth the contract value he is looking for.
Imagine we locked him in for another 4 or 5 years on 1 million per season or more and he does not show any improvement...
No chance Galvin moves to 13 in 2026 RHS.
Gould and Ciraldo are both ego maniacs and will not swallow their pride and move Galvin from the halves, no matter how bad the results are.
Liam Knight could be worth taking a risk on for 12 months as he can definitely ball play and could be a handy addition to our squad, particularly with the 6 man bench coming into play.
We lack an explosive ball running forward who can bust tackles and make line breaks and we also lack a highly aggressive defender who hits hard and can force turnovers.
In regards to us lacking an explosive ball running forward, we have hope that a much fitter Royce Hunt, the inclusion of Bunty...
You are always a good analyst @gregjm87
My opinion is Alex Twal is every bit as good a player as what Corey Jensen is at this stage of their careers.
Do you or anyone else believe it would have made any difference to the Broncos winning the 2025 Premiership if Alex Twal was their starting prop...
Thank god someone evaluates a player in conjunction with their contract value.
There are far too many comments where players get evaluated as if they are all on the same contract value.
It has pretty much been confirmed that Alex Twal’s contract value is 400k which I believe is decent value in...
It shouldn’t if those seeking an NRL opportunity.
Why would any player in their right mind rather play predominantly NSW Cup or very limited NRL minutes rather than have a direct pathway to consistent NRL game time in their position ?
I don’t know why other than a quote stating he was free to leave if he can find on other club.
I have heard that Bird is a bit of a joker when it comes to training which could be classed as a distraction for some of the other players.
Yes it appears Benji and Jack Bird have fallen out.
Jack Bird is an enigma, he still has the ability to provide us plenty of value as a first receiver style if 13 if he gets himself fit and in the right frame of mind.
Nothing much has been shown or mentioned of him over the offseason so far...
Very strange that Elliott would choose Souths as they have Cameron Murray who will certainly be their starting 13 and always plays big minutes and they also rate Lachlan Hubner as another 13 to come off the bench.
If he played close to the best of his ability he would be our starting 13 which...