OFFICIAL Elijah Taylor [Discussion]
- Thread starter MightyTiger
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Good signing will bolster our middle defence up which will be great, I see a few people have thrown up there forward packs and I'm just wondering wtf all off them have the new Braith Anasta most overrated player in the NRL (Sirro) in there side this bloke is a DUD looks like Tarzan plays like Jane the sooner this bloke is gone from 1st grade and back in the regimes the better we will be
Im not too familiar with ET although aware of his being around for a bit. Pretty sure he played in a GF too didn't he? Anyway, no doubt a good signing, but I do feel for the other blokes. I guess they mustn't be cutting the mustard up to now. It's a tough gig this NRL business.
hammertime
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@WestsSupporter said:
Not sure it's a 'prove yourself' thing.
This article came out yesterday too… http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2016-offcontract-panthers-forward-elijah-taylor-is-eyeing-off-a-switch-to-rugby-union/news-story/247e6a5e2ba0479de411dfe698b2bb22
It might be cap issues for us. We might need Robbie to definitely be leaving.
TopTiger
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He will be a great addition to our backrow, hopefully he performs and can be offered an extended contract!
Recruitment seem to be trending in a positive direction under JT and Pascoe.
balmain boy
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A positive signing and will mean one of our current average players misses out.
In a month I'd have a pack of
Woods
Farah
Seumanufagai
Lawrence
Sirro
Taylor
Grant
Sue
Chee Kam
Aloiai/Lovett/Halatau
We suck in the middle parts of the game so having Grant and Sue to provide some experience and punch would be crucial.
Most importantly fewer mins of higher quality for many of our forwards like Woods and Sue. Tired errors are costing us time and again. Props playing 30-35 mins straight shouldn't happen. Rotate before they fatigue and make errors.
And Taylor will be odds on to start on the bench v the dogs. Highly doubt he'll start when he won't even train with our boys before next Tuesday… But having an 80 min back rower will be greta for us. Still don't see Lawrence as an 80 min player in the forwards yet either. Clocks off now and then and it's normal as he's not used to play the busy game in the forwards for 80 rather than making fewer hitups and tackles out wide.
In a month I'd have a pack of
Woods
Farah
Seumanufagai
Lawrence
Sirro
Taylor
Grant
Sue
Chee Kam
Aloiai/Lovett/Halatau
We suck in the middle parts of the game so having Grant and Sue to provide some experience and punch would be crucial.
Most importantly fewer mins of higher quality for many of our forwards like Woods and Sue. Tired errors are costing us time and again. Props playing 30-35 mins straight shouldn't happen. Rotate before they fatigue and make errors.
And Taylor will be odds on to start on the bench v the dogs. Highly doubt he'll start when he won't even train with our boys before next Tuesday… But having an 80 min back rower will be greta for us. Still don't see Lawrence as an 80 min player in the forwards yet either. Clocks off now and then and it's normal as he's not used to play the busy game in the forwards for 80 rather than making fewer hitups and tackles out wide.
Good signing. We need a solid defender that can play long minutes desperately imo.
We wouldn't be able to offer a long term deal until we know what Brooks, Moses and Farah's plans are for next season and beyond. But assuming he gets plenty of first grade you would imagine he will extend his stay. Plus the club then gets a good gauge of his long term value within our team.
We wouldn't be able to offer a long term deal until we know what Brooks, Moses and Farah's plans are for next season and beyond. But assuming he gets plenty of first grade you would imagine he will extend his stay. Plus the club then gets a good gauge of his long term value within our team.
teddy23
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@swag tiger said:
Well from what I've seen Chee Kam and Lovett are better options
MacDougall
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I think Elijah Taylor is probably one of the best signings we've ever made if we can keep him longer term. He is exactly the style of player we need.
sideline_eye
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@hammertime said:
Hammer, I don't see anything on that link about our salary cap, just about Taylor considering a switch to Union. Am I missing something?
hammertime
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@sideline eye said:
nup, I'm just going off point as per usual. :smiley: I reckon the longer term signing isn't happening for one of those two reasons. Cap or Taylor looking at Union.
@hammertime said:
Think this was mentioned by Torch in one of the threads, that it was basically a 'done deal' but the club is still sweating on Farah's future and Lawrence's new contract being accepted by the NRL.
On a side note, interesting that Siro put in last week. It might be exactly what he needs too.
Cosimo_Zaretti
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I was working with a bloke this morning who's a long time Penrith supporter. He reckons Trent Merrin's been backing into the line this year and they should have kept ET at lock.
GNR4LIFE
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ET is an established first grader with over 100 games under his belt and has represented NZ. He's not a rookie trying to impress, which is why I find it hard to believe that he'd only be signed till the end of 2016\. At the very least id say there's a handshake agreement for him to sign for 2 or 3 more yrs. it's probably a ploy by the club to keep a positive announcement up their sleeve for later in the yr
