Geez 21 games across 3 seasons on his money has to make him our worst ever signing. He had to go.
Matt Ballin, 40 minutes playing time in 2 years would be up there too.
Ballin didn't really cost anything, was heavily subsidised by Manly. Overall, Reynolds is the worst signing in WT history imo.
Mbye is still up there for me. Hes played so much more than Josh Rey, yet i feel hes contributed less to the team. At least Josh looked like he gave a ?.
Mbye has made contributions, and I generally think he's a good player. He's just maligned so heavily due to his overinflated salary. If he was on $400k he wouldn't get the same criticism.
Mbye has played and done a decent job for us. Reynolds is our worst ever signing and it's not even close.
I cannot even think of one highlight to take from mbye in 2020, solid player who gives you the bare minimum a first grade player should, but that’s about it
***If reynolds played the same amount of game time as him there would have been daylight.***
Not even sure if Mbye has received one MOTM award playing for us? Grub has received multiple
There is a reason that Reynolds didn't play the same amount of game time and it isnt injuries.
Benji is why.
Brooks and Reynolds combined well when they played together this year
Exactly, Josh Reynolds standard of play and training was such that a 35yo who cant defend was preferred. Not a ringing endorsement.
DIsagree. Benji was preferred due to club politics. Reynolds should have been straight back in after his suspension ended.
100% he should have, we looked good before Grub was suspended, ***the club were too scared to drop Benji,*** and he gave them good reason to, the knights game was pathetic
and yet.......
https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/06/09/marshall-dropped-as-reynolds-returns/
Some short memories around here.
No short memory mate, I was talking about after Grub got suspended, Benji played some absolute shockers, but the club didn’t want to send Benji out from the bench. Benji deserved to be dropped, the club didn’t have the balls to do it
But did have the balls in June?
Politics had nothing to do with it. Reynolds wasnt good enough. Additionally none of us know what his attitude to training was like. If it was anything like his commitment at Brooky, that may have everything to do with it.
Sorry mate I can't agree, in June it wasn't the end of the road for Benji, in August/September it was, two completely different scenario's
And I can not agree with you. It makes zero sense. Maguire had zero problems dropping anyone on form all year and at the end of the year when our season was still on the line and his career and future earning potential, he simply wanted to be a good bloke to Benji? Mr Eggshells? You think that is the likely scenario? Because Maguire is noted for his soft side?
IMO that is ridiculous and some of the JR fanboys will invent anything to put their man in a good light. I genuinely dont get it. He is a poor player. At his BEST it was a struck match overall between him and Benji and there are clear signs that his attitude was not good.
Let me give you another hint that your "Madge just wanted to send off Benji in first grade" theory is rubbish. Benji was not offered a contract and was shown the door. That is how much Madge thought of him at the end of the year. Now with the glory of Benji gone and the club short another 5/8, surely its Reynolds time in the sun? No they punted him. HE IS NOT WANTED AND WASNT WANTED IN FIRST GRADE LAST YEAR. What makes you think that if Benji was dropped Madge wouldnt have used AD or Mbye instead? REynolds had more than enough chance to show what he was about. Problem for JR is he did exactly that.
