Addo Carr signs with Storm...

[southerntiger]

Yep Nofo provides a lot of impact. If we are only keeping Rankin there for his goal kicking, when we have the worst percentage in the competition, then I'd prefer he was dropped and Hunt was put there with Moses doing the goal kicking.

Moses isn't kicking because of his groin

That is the obvious answer , but Geo backed up my question before in regards to Moses

Rankins kicking is going to turn a corner I reckon , Vossy was saying that he'd spoke to JT and he doesn't trust in his natural hook that he has

Bit like golf , if you have a natural fade or draw with a particular club , play for it

Warren Smith said the same thing during the coverage. JT has been trying to get Rankin to trust his hook. He kicked better on Friday so it suggests he is heeding Taylor's advice.

 

[happy_tiger]

Yep Nofo provides a lot of impact. If we are only keeping Rankin there for his goal kicking, when we have the worst percentage in the competition, then I'd prefer he was dropped and Hunt was put there with Moses doing the goal kicking.

Moses isn't kicking because of his groin

That is the obvious answer , but Geo backed up my question before in regards to Moses

Rankins kicking is going to turn a corner I reckon , Vossy was saying that he'd spoke to JT and he doesn't trust in his natural hook that he has

Bit like golf , if you have a natural fade or draw with a particular club , play for it

Warren Smith said the same thing during the coverage. JT has been trying to get Rankin to trust his hook. He kicked better on Friday so it suggests he is heeding Taylor's advice.

I think he is 10/12 the last two weeks , I could live with that every day of the week and twice on Sundays

 

[southerntiger]

Yep. Its not like we score many under the posts.

 

[barra]

I know he only recently signed/extended but to me Kev is looking the weakest link here… All the others seem to offer something that is needed come game day.

I know Kevvie can be good in attack but he offers a lot of rocks in most games as well. Size and defensive reads definitely count against him.

Rankin to the centres?

 

[avocadoontoast]

I know he only recently signed/extended but to me Kev is looking the weakest link here… All the others seem to offer something that is needed come game day.

I know Kevvie can be good in attack but he offers a lot of rocks in most games as well. Size and defensive reads definitely count against him.

Rankin to the centres?

Agree with everything you've said.

 

[MacDougall]

I don't know, I think I am in the goodbye Noffa camp tbh. Kev was back to good again last night after a week off freshening up. I think he was playing injured for a couple of weeks there.

Nofoaluma is a target in defense. Big time.

 

[Chevy]

That first Broncos try set alarm bells ringing again with our RHS defence,no Kev last week and no problem,how hard is it to number up and communicate in defence?Nofo cant help himself he will rush in if his inside men leave him isolated but other than that i thought Nofo contributed well last night.

 

[851]

Koro was after the dough, that is why he went to Melbourne and now that is why he has gone to rah rah.

If this guy goes - he is after the dough as well.

He was given a go against the Storm (played average), then he got injured, when fit again he was picked for NRL in the last two games. What does he want????

Now I haven't posted in a very long time, more so lurking around the forum than anything else, but couldn't help myself on this one. Your statement is ridiculous. Sure Koro and JAC are after dough, so is every player, but it's so much more than that.

Koro was blistering NSW Cup week after week but was not being picked for NRL which is what he wanted, as the club figured playing a 40 year old man who would be leaving the following year was the better option. Add to this the fact that Melbourne offered him significantly more money than we did AND the security of a first grade position.. Why would he not leave us!? You'd be stupid not to.

JAC has been tremendous in all 3 of his NRL appearances so far for us and has also been killing it when playing NSW Cup. If he is dropped next week for slow, non performers who are meant to be playing WING like Rankin and Nofoaluma, you cannot blame the kid for wanting to leave. More money at Melbourne and a more secured first grade position. Very interested to see the team selection next week.

We picked Richards over Koro in 2014 and that was a huge mistake.. I have a feeling history may be repeating with Rankin over JAC in 2016.. lets hope it doesn't.

Couldn't agree more. I honestly can't believe some people are trying to say it's Koros fault he left. The guy was carving up nsw cup with ease and we wouldn't pick him. Every player wants to play First grade. The storm gave him that opportunity and we allowed him to leave. That's purely on us.

To say he has now gone to Union for more money. It's reported he has been offered twice as much to go to the Rebels plus the lure of wallaby test payments. It's an absolute no brainer, there isn't a single NRL player who would turn it down.

20 years olds in today's game expect to be playing first grade if they're good enough. JAC has clearly shown he is. It would be different if we had Brett Morris and Cirey Oates on our wings holding him out but we have one capable first grader in Nofo and a 23 year old journeyman who had never played wing in his life.

If JAC leaves it's all on the club for not giving him the opportunity or paying him what he deserves. We've uncovered a diamond and if we let him go but keep Rankin/Hunt who will never be anymore then ok first graders then the club has again shown they haven't learnt anything.

I agree with the all you said, especially the highlighted bit, the club has to have learnt from the Koro situation, and to leave him off the left wing for Rankin who is not a wingers behind would be a diabolical error.

 

[851]

If JAC is to play someone is going to have to take one for the team..Nofo would be my pick but JAC will be in the reggies next week unfortunately, if the rumours are correct JAC to the storm then this becomes a bit easier so all should be revealed next week.

Even if he is going to the Storm next year you have to pick your best side while you still have a chance of playing finals football and JAC is our best winger. Pointless to drop your best winger because he signed with another club for the next year

We have managed 5 wins without picking our best side this year, one wonders where we might be if the team was picked on merit and form every week.

 

[Club_Sandwich]

We would have to be the STUPIDEST club in the entire NRL to let JAC go. If it happens serious questions need to be asked of the board. It'll show we have absolutely no bloody idea how to run a chook raffle, let alone a football club.

 

[diedpretty]

Yep Nofo provides a lot of impact. If we are only keeping Rankin there for his goal kicking, when we have the worst percentage in the competition, then I'd prefer he was dropped and Hunt was put there with Moses doing the goal kicking.

Moses isn't kicking because of his groin

That is the obvious answer , but Geo backed up my question before in regards to Moses

Rankins kicking is going to turn a corner I reckon , Vossy was saying that he'd spoke to JT and he doesn't trust in his natural hook that he has

Bit like golf , if you have a natural fade or draw with a particular club , play for it

Warren Smith said the same thing during the coverage. JT has been trying to get Rankin to trust his hook. He kicked better on Friday so it suggests he is heeding Taylor's advice.

I think he is 10/12 the last two weeks , I could live with that every day of the week and twice on Sundays

He has kicked 11 conversions from 20 attempts - penalty goals are only ever taken if its a certain 2 points so hardly count as I could probably kick most of them. No matter how you look at it he only has a 55% success rate of converting tries. Let him go back to NSW Cup and practice on his natural hook. when he is kicking at better than 85% consider him.

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

mercenary? mate koro was stuck in nsw cup while our left winger was plodding down the sidleine with a zimmerframe.

JAC has looked completely at home in all 3 first grade and you could say last night he was our best player. Yet i fully expect him to be dropped next week and Rankin on the wing. I dont blame him if he leaves

He is 20 years old. I reckon he had already played more first grade this year than he expected. He won't leave because he is not first choice this year. He will leave either for more money or to go a better club.

I'd leave if I was behind both our wingers , they're not that good, ones out of position, and the others patchy, especially in defence

I wouldn't if I was 20 year old. I would recognise that I need to earn that role. I would see being picked in 3 games out of 12 in first my year out of NYC as a great start to my career.

If I'd played very well in those games , there's no reason to drop me, especially if I provide something that not many of our team does. Genuine speed⚡️

 

[Nelson]

We would have to be the STUPIDEST club in the entire NRL to let JAC go. If it happens serious questions need to be asked of the board. It'll show we have absolutely no bloody idea how to run a chook raffle, let alone a football club.

Well that depends on the circumstances. He might have already been signed elsewhere. He might've signed with Melbourne the day after his debut for a salary that we couldn't justify meeting at that time on the basis of a single game. I hope he hasn't. I hope he backed himself to earn more game time and raise his value (which he has). If he's not already lost then yes, we should make him a solid offer for a couple of years because he looks like a genuine talent that will be able to handle first grade.

 

[happy_tiger]

Moses isn't kicking because of his groin

That is the obvious answer , but Geo backed up my question before in regards to Moses

Rankins kicking is going to turn a corner I reckon , Vossy was saying that he'd spoke to JT and he doesn't trust in his natural hook that he has

Bit like golf , if you have a natural fade or draw with a particular club , play for it

Warren Smith said the same thing during the coverage. JT has been trying to get Rankin to trust his hook. He kicked better on Friday so it suggests he is heeding Taylor's advice.

I think he is 10/12 the last two weeks , I could live with that every day of the week and twice on Sundays

He has kicked 11 conversions from 20 attempts - penalty goals are only ever taken if its a certain 2 points so hardly count as I could probably kick most of them. No matter how you look at it he only has a 55% success rate of converting tries. Let him go back to NSW Cup and practice on his natural hook. when he is kicking at better than 85% consider him.

Interesting way of looking at it DP

So if we score under the post , you don't count them either 😱pen_mouth:

And the same question to yourself which I have asked many others on here and am still without a plausible answer

Moses is out of the equation due to his groin , Geo confirmed this

So who kicks ?? You can't play or win without a kicker , especially when you score the majority of your tries within 10 metres of the sideline

I'm not trying to be rude when I say this , but do people actually think about what they are saying and how it will impact our side ??

Thank God the coaching staff have some common sense

 

[Chevy]

If JAC has signed elsewhere maybe they should get in his ear to see if he would renege,it's not the first time it has happened.

 

[Nelson]

If JAC has signed elsewhere maybe they should get in his ear to see if he would renege,it's not the first time it has happened.

They changed the rules after the DCE backflip.

 

[Russell]

Moses isn't kicking because of his groin

That is the obvious answer , but Geo backed up my question before in regards to Moses

Rankins kicking is going to turn a corner I reckon , Vossy was saying that he'd spoke to JT and he doesn't trust in his natural hook that he has

Bit like golf , if you have a natural fade or draw with a particular club , play for it

Warren Smith said the same thing during the coverage. JT has been trying to get Rankin to trust his hook. He kicked better on Friday so it suggests he is heeding Taylor's advice.

I think he is 10/12 the last two weeks , I could live with that every day of the week and twice on Sundays

He has kicked 11 conversions from 20 attempts - penalty goals are only ever taken if its a certain 2 points so hardly count as I could probably kick most of them. No matter how you look at it he only has a 55% success rate of converting tries. Let him go back to NSW Cup and practice on his natural hook. when he is kicking at better than 85% consider him.

Let Nofo go back to NSW Cup and practice not rushing in.

Broncos first try he rushed in again and Kev did not. He is the cause of the RHS problem.

 

[greatodensraven]

ET has made a massive difference to the way Brooks is playing. He is taking the ball at pace more often than not & looks to have a lot more time on his hands. If we're to keep Rankin & JAC in the top 13 what does everyone think about:

5\. JAC
6\. Rankin
7\. Brooks
13\. ET

…with Moses on the bench along with 3 forwards (for this weekend say Woods, Sue & Felise)

 

[Nelson]

ET has made a massive difference to the way Brooks is playing. He is taking the ball at pace more often than not & looks to have a lot more time on his hands. If we're to keep Rankin & JAC in the top 13 what does everyone think about:

5\. JAC
6\. Rankin
7\. Brooks
13\. ET

…with Moses on the bench along with 3 forwards (for this weekend say Woods, Sue & Felise)

Are you planning on moving Rankin to hooker to spell whoever you have in the 9? Or ET to hooker and Sue to lock? I doubt Rankin's defence is up to playing hooker.

 

[diedpretty]

Warren Smith said the same thing during the coverage. JT has been trying to get Rankin to trust his hook. He kicked better on Friday so it suggests he is heeding Taylor's advice.

I think he is 10/12 the last two weeks , I could live with that every day of the week and twice on Sundays

He has kicked 11 conversions from 20 attempts - penalty goals are only ever taken if its a certain 2 points so hardly count as I could probably kick most of them. No matter how you look at it he only has a 55% success rate of converting tries. Let him go back to NSW Cup and practice on his natural hook. when he is kicking at better than 85% consider him.

Interesting way of looking at it DP

So if we score under the post , you don't count them either 😱pen_mouth:

And the same question to yourself which I have asked many others on here and am still without a plausible answer

Moses is out of the equation due to his groin , Geo confirmed this

So who kicks ?? You can't play or win without a kicker , especially when you score the majority of your tries within 10 metres of the sideline

I'm not trying to be rude when I say this , but do people actually think about what they are saying and how it will impact our side ??

Thank God the coaching staff have some common sense

I mentioned in another thread that I believe Simona could kick at least at a 55% success rate. Personally I would keep Rankin in and punt either Nofo or Kev. I was only commenting on the fact that Rankin is an ordinary goalkicker at best.