Jackson Hastings - #251 Mega Thread

[Tiger_Fanatic3]

Heard Jacko spoke at the awards night yesterday and said he wasn't going anywhere.

Expect proper confirmation in the coming weeks surely.

 

[tony soprano]

Heard Jacko spoke at the awards night yesterday and said he wasn't going anywhere.

Expect proper confirmation in the coming weeks surely.

Sure the players were thrilled to hear that.

 

[Tiger_Fanatic3]

Sure the players were thrilled to hear that.

Yep 100%

 

[Tigerbenb]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1563801301485768705

The bloke a deadset champion. We need this guy.

 

[Bob]

Heard Jacko spoke at the awards night yesterday and said he wasn't going anywhere.

Expect proper confirmation in the coming weeks surely.

Must put something in the cool aid. Harry grant said the same thing

 

[cktiger]

Must put something in the cool aid. Harry grant said the same thing

Grant was never staying and never said he was.

 

[Kaito]

Tired of some of you goofballs
On here with your 2 bit takes ...

Just log off until next year or
When we start winning again.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Hastings has been a revelation at 13. I expect to see other teams copy/employ an organising ball playing 13.

 

[boonboon]

With Hastings playing this year we on average lost 26 to 17

Without him we lost 32-10

A 13 point better side when he played

 

[the_third]

Hastings has been a revelation at 13. I expect to see other teams copy/employ an organising ball playing 13.

its the Penrith model with Yeo. Good contrast to the power forwards game

 

[Kaito]

its the Penrith model with Yeo. Good contrast to the power forwards game

Cam Murray, Victor Radley, Jurbo
But Hastings is a much better ball
And kicks too, he'll be a revelation
Once his healthy and with our new
Shapes under some of the best.

The 3 pronged attack on either
side of the ruck and up the middle
Stripping the opps for numbers
By playing eyes up.. We were
Scoring at will at times with Jacko
Steering the ship & Laurie/Brooks
Sweeping through the backline.

The year just finished but I'm very
Excited and positive about nxt yr.
The injuries/suspensions & coach
Drama shouldn't be used as an
Excuse, but when you do the
Roundup we're better than 16th.

Api scheming out of dummy half
And playing our men onto the ball
Is another super Underrated feature for next year too. Not all
doom & gloom, I'm quite positive
with where we're at as a club
moving forward.. I do understand where some of the scepticism is
coming from though no doubt.

 

[426Tlgerland]

A fit Hastings with API and Papi added
Brooks back to the form he had under Cleary
Sheens style footy
Benji and Bob Farah in the mix.
we go top 8 next year

 

[Bob]

Grant was never staying and never said he was.

NRL news: Harry Grant says he won't join Storm if Cameron Smith plays on

amp.nine.com.au

Well he implied he was staying by saying he isn’t going to Melbourne if cam was going to be there.(reportedly)

He did go and cam was there…

 

[mikey]

Cam Murray, Victor Radley, Jurbo
But Hastings is a much better ball
And kicks too, he'll be a revelation
Once his healthy and with our new
Shapes under some of the best.

The 3 pronged attack on either
side of the ruck and up the middle
Stripping the opps for numbers
By playing eyes up.. We were
Scoring at will at times with Jacko
Steering the ship & Laurie/Brooks
Sweeping through the backline.

The year just finished but I'm very
Excited and positive about nxt yr.
The injuries/suspensions & coach
Drama shouldn't be used as an
Excuse, but when you do the
Roundup we're better than 16th.

Api scheming out of dummy half
And playing our men onto the ball
Is another super Underrated feature for next year too. Not all
doom & gloom, I'm quite positive
with where we're at as a club
moving forward.. I do understand where some of the scepticism is
coming from though no doubt.

I like your positivity re Jacko and the incoming cattle but I'm still not convinced Sheens and Benji are the right people. That said, I do hope they prove me wrong.
I also think we need some higher grade recruitments - the young kids will learn but they need good role models - something we have tried to recruit before but always with no success.

 

[Buttface]

Tired of some of you goofballs
On here with your 2 bit takes ...

Just log off until next year or
When we start winning again.

It’s R U Ok day today👍🏻

 

[earl]

But Hastings is a much better ball player

This is a big difference compared to Yeo or Murray or Radley. Hastings also has a much better kicking game than those 3 players.

Hasings is much more a halfback compared to those players.

You got to talk about the downside though. He doesn't have the power game or defense those players have.

The bonus from Hastings at 13 is that it allows our halves in Brooks and Doueihi who have flaws in their game to play to their strengths which is their running games.

Hastings is the centrepiece of the team. I'm not sold on this just yet because Hastings can play the same game at 7 and you could get rid of one of our overpaid and under performing halves or just move Doueihi to centre.

I suppose a lot comes down to Brooks taking a pay cut for an extension and Doueihi accepting a fair salary for another couple of years. If these guys don't play ball you just let them go.

We really need to attack a lot better and a lot more. I liked Sheens stating that a good attack is a form of defense.

 

[Kaito]

%💯 Earl, he's not a small body
Either, I don't think he would mind
Not having to starve himself in
Order to play a traditional 7 role,
This suits his body type well and
Playing style well imo. He can still
Churn out hard earned meters and
Use his frame to crash over thru
The middle if teams are marking
Up out wide and slide 2 quickly

 

[Demps]

%💯 Earl, he's not a small body
Either, I don't think he would mind
Not having to starve himself in
Order to play a traditional 7 role,
This suits his body type well and
Playing style well imo. He can still
Churn out hard earned meters and
Use his frame to crash over thru
The middle if teams are marking
Up out wide and slide 2 quickly

Jacko = Glen Stewart like

 

[Kaito]

Jacko = Glen Stewart like

I like that comparison you know ..
Glenn was a tough nut but Jacko
Is an exceptional ball player. The
More time he gets his fingerprints
On the ball the better we seem.