GNR4LIFE
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Skelton played half the season this year. 13 games. So, being a like for like replacement, Schiller would see a fair bit of first grade. Sure, he might not start, but he would be in the mix every single week.
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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mtd#2
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Dont be so sensitive mate
But I am still laughing lol
Rock Hopper Steve
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That would be very noble of you, not many on here would.
Odessa
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Plus he can play more then 1 position which is a bonus
MountainMan
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Remember seeing Trevor play for Balmain in the mid seventies. Very solid player
Isn't that Tupou?
Stacking up Fringeys is great - But the reality is,
We went into this season with 1 First Grade Winger (Depending on the rating of Turuva)
And probably the same the year before to be fair.
Surely a Salary Cap affords us (at least) 2 Starting Wingers without question?
People arguing here about which Fringey is better than the Fringey we lost or still have
are really missing the point.
I like Schiller (Said that already) Great for Depth - Not one to pin hopes of a turnaround on.
But we have plenty of Depth and prospects in OB's, We need genuine proven 1st Graders.
?? What forum are you reading
hank37w
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Someone needs to remind Benji of how good we looked in that Roosters game...halves giving the backrowers and outside men good early ball
wstigers11
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Was it a coincidence Doueihi didn’t play
Exactly the point.
At the moment our back centres are Herbert on the right and Saukuru on the left.
Saukuru could improve in leaps and bounds with his NRL experience at the back end of the 2026 season and Herbert is ok for the odd game of we have a real bad run with injuries, but surely we want better than him as our main back up right centre, particularly when considering Averillo might be required to play other positions.
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cqtiger
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Looks like we’ve signed Frizell for one year
Odessa
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Who would be number 1 fullback backup next year Schiller Attard?
weststigerman
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I just checked Schiller’s stats in his 1 NRL game this year. He managed to miss 7 tackles on the wing which could be a record.
I haven’t watched him at all but I have concerns with that paired with the fact the team want to move him on under contract.
I haven’t watched him at all but I have concerns with that paired with the fact the team want to move him on under contract.
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Tiger Tarl
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We have a team that can compete when fully fit (easy to forget we were equal first after round 6 this year), but when hit with injuries, we lacked the depth and experience to maintain that standard.
To their credit, the coaching team have explicitly identified that and have gone about addressing it with these signings. All of which replace less experienced, less effective players.
While I don't think any of them (barring Averillo) change our starting 13, they each provide experience off the bench and can step in and do a job with more confidence than we had this year. That could be the difference.
Frizell will be worth his price on field and off. And Averillo is not just an upgrade at right centre, he's also a better first drop at fullback than what we had. Brailey is solid cover for Api and Mann for Twal. And the word is we haven't had too overpay for any of them.
The big question mark for 2027 is our halves, but it seems we're implementing a more robust structure around them, so who knows.
To their credit, the coaching team have explicitly identified that and have gone about addressing it with these signings. All of which replace less experienced, less effective players.
While I don't think any of them (barring Averillo) change our starting 13, they each provide experience off the bench and can step in and do a job with more confidence than we had this year. That could be the difference.
Frizell will be worth his price on field and off. And Averillo is not just an upgrade at right centre, he's also a better first drop at fullback than what we had. Brailey is solid cover for Api and Mann for Twal. And the word is we haven't had too overpay for any of them.
The big question mark for 2027 is our halves, but it seems we're implementing a more robust structure around them, so who knows.
Ok lett’s hope we run with your theory, don’t worry about speed or attacking ability, let’s just field a team of 17 good defenders every week and we will try win all our games 12-6.
Based on your theory Patrick Herbert should get selected ahead of Jake Averillo every week as he is a stonger defender.
Tiger Stripes
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And Skelton scored tries while he was out!
happy_tiger
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So why do you change what I say ....
I have said that we should be setting a goal of keeping sides to around 18 to 20 pts on average each week
We have to fix our defence before we seriously focus on our attack
How do you plan on outscoring Penrith , Dolphins Roosters Cronulla etc...what win 60 to 58 ??
And your never ever reply on my comments regarding Cleary , Robinson and Bellamy ....are they wrong with defence 1st focus
Or are you the next breakout NRL coach to replace Cleary and Bellamy ??
Im pretty sure hes had more than 1 run in top grade
