Jackson Hastings #251

Earl said:
Personally I'm not that way inclined. I'll wait and see the results we get prior to making judgements.

They have definitely changed the roster extremely quickly but Madge did help as well.

We haven't signed Moses and even if we do it's going to be a massive contract and he will have to perform.
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As posted in the other threat, the vibe around the club is far different now.

Is it 14 roster changes which suggests a high level of dissatisfaction with the previous roster?

Moses is a high-quality half and we don't know the structure of his contract but already you are signalling you will hit him over the head with it.

I have no issue with WTs paying for a high-quality player we badly need and a position where there is a shortage across the NRL.
 
happy_tiger said:
Everyone is still arguing about almost the crappiest 3 halves that have thrown a WTs Jersey on since 2005

Does everyone see the insanity of it

Argue about their bloody replacements for God sake
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But but Hastings won us 4 games this year.
1st halfback to win something for us in a while.
We are devastated he left, true shape shifter for our organisation.

Who are the replacements we can argue about?
 
Earl said:
I think it's pretty unlikely that Brooks will be a better organizing halfback than Hastings. I suppose it doesn't matter unless that is the difference between the two sides.

Just to be clear what matters is us being a better team than the Knights. They have some class in their team. We don't have a player at the same level of Ponga.

I don't know why the Knights under perform so often.
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Ponga , talk about big money players not performing, Talented , yes, with the reliability of a Russian car.
 
Mighty_Tiger said:
But but Hastings won us 4 games this year.
1st halfback to win something for us in a while.
We are devastated he left, true shape shifter for our organisation.

Who are the replacements we can argue about?
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Anyone not currently contracted for starters .....won't matter Benji will be coming out of retirement as well as Farah ...mark my words ...you watch
 
Snidest 0 said:
What garbage!

He was playing halfback while in the 13 as much as Yeo plays half for Penrith!

First receiver ball distributing lock is not a new concept - and it does not make Cleary as the real 7 obsolete as you seem to suggest with this nonsense.
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Brooks isn’t Cleary either
 
Mighty_Tiger said:
Hastings had similar amount of touches in round 1 & had more touches in round 2 than Brooks.
He had control of the team from the outset, they trained pre-season for it.

I actually thought Hastings was a ball hog, over played his hand ALOT and his organisation abilities were ineffective which then impacted the team in a major way.

Brooks and AD had their worst season on history. I do think their own efforts mixed with Hastings dynamic & Hooker indecision was a problem. We took a very massive step backwards in 22 from 21. The spine changes was a massive issue for us.

People see the game & players differently.
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I think sheens had more impact on 2022 than most.
Releasing players
Dumping noddy in it
Telling everyone we are aiming for 2025
 
Jedi_Tiger said:
Ponga is hopeless very over rated
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That's a big call....
Especially by some one who rates Brooks.

Many coaches have said Ponga is one of the most naturally gifted footballers they have ever seen.

As mentioned, he turns it on for the big games.
I don't think he'll ever be remembered as a great.... because he hasn't achieved anything at club level and he has a very immature demeanour.

Has a bit of time left in the game though, so anything is possible...
 
Demps said:
That's a big call....
Especially by some one who rates Brooks.

Many coaches have said Ponga is one of the most naturally gifted footballers they have ever seen.

As mentioned, he turns it on for the big games.
I don't think he'll ever be remembered as a great.... because he hasn't achieved anything at club level and he has a very immature demeanour.

Has a bit of time left in the game though, so anything is possible...
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I like Ponga's loyalty to the Knights but it is hard to escape the belief he is wasted under their current coach.
 
pawsandclaws1 said:
I like Ponga's loyalty to the Knights but it is hard to escape the belief he is wasted under their current coach.
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I'm not sure his loyalty is to the Knights.

He & his family are well taken care of and he's a super star player in a very average team that doesn't look to he on the rise at all (like us 😉)

But yeah, can't see him going onto better things with current coach or current team.

At least he's got Origin to look forward to!
🔥
 
Snidest 0 said:
What garbage!

He was playing halfback while in the 13 as much as Yeo plays half for Penrith!

First receiver ball distributing lock is not a new concept - and it does not make Cleary as the real 7 obsolete as you seem to suggest with this nonsense.
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When Hastings played 13 he handled the ball more than both our halves. He also tackled more than our forwards 😂
You can’t compare the Tigers’ attempt at having a ball playing 13 to that of Panthers.
Panthers 7, 1 and sometimes 6 handle the ball more than their 13.
Hastings was applying for a job, I’m guessing Knights will play him at 6 to keep him off the ball a little. It seems to me the more he handles the ball the more ineffective he becomes.
 
twentyforty said:
When Hastings played 13 he handled the ball more than both our halves. He also tackled more than our forwards 😂
You can’t compare the Tigers’ attempt at having a ball playing 13 to that of Panthers.
Panthers 7, 1 and sometimes 6 handle the ball more than their 13.
Hastings was applying for a job, I’m guessing Knights will play him at 6 to keep him off the ball a little. It seems to me the more he handles the ball the more ineffective he becomes.
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We will get our answer come end of season 2023 I guess ....if Knights are ahead of us at seasons end ...Sheens and co were wrong ...again
 
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