NYC Team Announcement: Round 24
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MacDougall
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Ugh why didn't we activate that option on Martin. He's going to be a superstar…
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Tiger_In_The_Gong
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I will never accept the Martin situation.
MacDougall
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Wow Alofi really does suck doesn't he…
MacDougall
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Lol Te Maire Martin is possibly the most talented young half I have LITERALLY EVER SEEN and we let him walk because we didn't want to activate an 85k option.
This is going to really really really really bite us. OMG.
This is going to really really really really bite us. OMG.
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Tiger_In_The_Gong
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@MacDougall said:
I think you and i were most vocal on this. The kid is a star, just has these touches kids his age dont have.
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Tiger_In_The_Gong
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One more off season in the gym for Karwhin. Promote him to the top squad, get his strength and conditioning to a first grade standard and lets look at him as a genuine option come round 1 next year.
He could be a revelation.
He could be a revelation.
greatodensraven
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Thanks for all the updates folks. Also good to hear who is progressing through the grades.
Hanging out for 3pm now!!
Hanging out for 3pm now!!
@Tiger In The Gong said:
Agreed completely. Reads the play well in defence, puts his body on the line and has good energy (seems to tire in the last 10 or so but that's just conditioning). Good at taking dirty hitups when needed and very obviously a good finisher - including in the air.
I think he'll be a solid first grader at least - and may be a very good one.
No idea why they keep naming him at centre though. The last 3 games he's started on the wing and stayed there all game.
The starting Props and Masters are the one's that excite me…Oh and Cassel hits like a truck..
Good win defence improved as the game went on...
Good win defence improved as the game went on...
@MacDougall said:
might be overselling it.
we have 2 halves we want to stick with for the long term. might not have had space for another 85k player that sits in NSW Cup on the cap. and he probably wanted to go elsewhere where he would have a shot at FG next year that didnt rely on injuries.
MacDougall
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Lol no space for an 85k option that sits in NSW cup… It's called having halves depth. I guarantee that Jack Littlejohn is going to be in the top squad because if he isn't and one of our halves go down in round one we'll ruin our second tier salary cap. If he's in our top squad that means that he'll be earning exactly the same amount or more than Te Maire Martin would have cost us because he would have cost us MINIMUM WAGE. We could have just kept him and activated the option on him instead of signing Littlejohn.
The main problem is that he is better than Brooks and Moses. He is, plain and simple, better than them both.
The thing about him is, you can just tell his style will translate to the adult game. He doesn't standout at NYC because of the level of the NYC, he stands out because he has a complete game, he compliments the players around him and they him and his three dimensional threat makes each individual skill magnified because;
a) His ability to put his forwards through holes causes defenders to lay off him, opening up his running game.
b) His running game causes defenders to rush up on him to try to shut him down which opens holes for his ball runners.
c) His kicking game is almost the best in NYC to boot.
Like, he's the most no brainer superstar in the making I've ever seen. The way he's looked in NYC is ten times anything Brooks and Moses showed at the level. The only possible knock on him is his size, his actual defensive technique is really good and better than both Brooks and Moses.
He's a better passer than both, a better runner than both and is at least as good a general play kicker as both. How anyone can dispute it is beyond me.
In pre-season the way he links with guys like Cartwright and Dean Whare is going to have Clearly and Gould juicing from their loins.
The proof will be in the pudding and he will show us in the long run that this makes the decision to let Fifita, Koro etc. go pales in comparison to this one.
The main problem is that he is better than Brooks and Moses. He is, plain and simple, better than them both.
The thing about him is, you can just tell his style will translate to the adult game. He doesn't standout at NYC because of the level of the NYC, he stands out because he has a complete game, he compliments the players around him and they him and his three dimensional threat makes each individual skill magnified because;
a) His ability to put his forwards through holes causes defenders to lay off him, opening up his running game.
b) His running game causes defenders to rush up on him to try to shut him down which opens holes for his ball runners.
c) His kicking game is almost the best in NYC to boot.
Like, he's the most no brainer superstar in the making I've ever seen. The way he's looked in NYC is ten times anything Brooks and Moses showed at the level. The only possible knock on him is his size, his actual defensive technique is really good and better than both Brooks and Moses.
He's a better passer than both, a better runner than both and is at least as good a general play kicker as both. How anyone can dispute it is beyond me.
In pre-season the way he links with guys like Cartwright and Dean Whare is going to have Clearly and Gould juicing from their loins.
The proof will be in the pudding and he will show us in the long run that this makes the decision to let Fifita, Koro etc. go pales in comparison to this one.
greatodensraven
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@softlaw said:
So he is basically like Koro but he can defend? Or is he not as quick?
diedpretty
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@Tiger In The Gong said:
That's what happens when you have the majority of the board made up of astute business people with no football knowledge. And all this crap about you can't hold him back is a furphy - we had an option under the contract and had every right to take it. we could have quite easily upgraded his contract with the money we are wasting on Lovett. And yes in 2017 he may well have walked or maybe we would have seen what a star he is and offered him a more realistic contract. This why the top sides are where they are - they don't let obvious talent walk away. Thanks Marina for your ignorance.
VanillaThunder
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@diedpretty said:
Comparing Martin to Lovett is harsh, one is an immensely talented young half largely untested against anything other than kids, the other is a serviceable reserve grader learning to play to an NRL-standard. What happens if we keep Martin, lose Lovett, then Martin goes the next year?
I don't understand the blame for Go either, I doubt she'd have anything to do with the playing list, wasn't in essentially Phill Moss' job description?
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