Shane Shackleton

[GNR4LIFE]

have seen this guys name thrown around in other threads as a possible recruit.If true i think it wouldn't be a bad signing on the back of Blair.He could cover for the loss of Gibbs.Gibbs and Fifita for Blair and Shackelton perhaps?

 

[Flippedy]

Don't know a lot about him. How does he go?

 

[Demps]

He's rubbish tbh.
Give this one a miss, no thanks.

 

[fulleightyminutes]

I seem to remember he went really well for the Roosters and was seen as a key signing for the Eels. Then I think he was injured in his first game, or at least early last season and missed the full reason and some of this. I thought he was agreat player but hasn't been lucky with injury last two seasons. Runs hard at least.

 

[underdog]

its like cuthbertson for the dragons.

On the surface, the signing sucks.

But a _MOTIVATED_ Shackleton, with a slight drop in weight, may be a great budget buy.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Pretty solid.Represented City this yr which wasn't a bad achievment considering he missed all of last yr with a severe knee injury.Wouldn't call the guy a superstar but he's a solid first grader with a decent workrate,so he'd be a pretty good replacement for Gibbs IMO

 

[BalmainJnr]

Agreed, he showed glimpses of strong running in his days at the Roosters, and city rep this year, but a bit of an injury machine over the past 2 years

 

[Flippedy]

Sounds promising, but should we gamble on signing an injury prone player? The last thing we need is another forward sitting on the sidelines for half the year.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

so far this yr i don't think he's missed a game.1 or 2 at most,so if he can get through this yr maybe that would put the 'injury prone' talk to bed

 

[Danos]

Solid forward. If he runs as hard as he did in the City-Country game he'd be awesome off the bench.

 

[Flippedy]

so far this yr i don't think he's missed a game.1 or 2 at most,so if he can get through this yr maybe that would put the 'injury prone' talk to bed

Yeah, let's hope so, but I'm jumping the gun - he actually has to sign with us yet lol

 

[fergiefurr]

shakceltons actually a very handy first grader, however im pretty certain he went to the eels on decent money. id have a crack at him

 

[tiger4ever]

We need forwards if he come cheap then yes.

 

[Chadman_s_Ghost]

I could be wrong- but wouldn't this make the Tigers starting props both Ginger Ninja's?

Has that ever happened before?

Should we ask Aaron Woods to dye his hair red too?

 

[EggButterRoll99]

I think he is quite good, at the roosters he was not that good. But at parramatta he has really made an improvement.

 

[bigsiro]

It would be great to have Shack here. Big fan.

 

[tiger_tigers]

we just let gibbsy go and people want shackleton….to play him at prop ? i agree the place needs a cleanout but replacing a player with another who isnt in the same class is just a waste of time .. adam cuthberson was always a talent ,, he just needed the right coach to nurture the talent he had ...he dropped a heap of weight and is now playing to the potential he had as a junior ....shackleton missed an entire season with a leg injury and isnt close to the player he was at the roosters .. he is just an honest first grader and will never be a champion .....and to read the rhino is being offered around .....makes me laugh all the bs i read.....

 

[hybrid_tiger]

A good buy at the right price.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

we just let gibbsy go and people want shackleton….to play him at prop ? i agree the place needs a cleanout but replacing a player with another who isnt in the same class is just a waste of time .. adam cuthberson was always a talent ,, he just needed the right coach to nurture the talent he had ...he dropped a heap of weight and is now playing to the potential he had as a junior ....shackleton missed an entire season with a leg injury and isnt close to the player he was at the roosters .. he is just an honest first grader and will never be a champion .....and to read the rhino is being offered around .....makes me laugh all the bs i read.....

'he is just an honest first grader and never will be a champion': sounds like a pretty good description of Bryce Gibbs.So i guess its just a straight swap then.At least Shackelton doesn't give away dumb penalties

 

[tiger_tigers]

yeah but what more would he offer us …..