Shaun Johnson

[MacDougall]

I was speaking to my someone last night who is a Warriors fan and she told me not to be surprised if we end up with Shaun Johnson if we do sign Cleary.

Apparently he is close to Ivan Cleary and with the Warriors struggling, plus having a lot of marquee signings and Johnson off contract Cleary could see him as a better option than Luke Brooks on about the same asking price.

Thoughts on if this were to happen?

 

[king_sirro]

Im not sure he would be the same asking price. I would think it would take a good offer for Johnson to move countries. However would be happy to have him.

The half that you could get cheap is Todd Carney.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I'd be ecstatic, but no way is it going to happen, I'd be very very surprised. We'd probably have to punt both halves to be any chance. But if we were to get him, and throw in a Chad Townsend alongside him, man that would be awesome.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Assuming Cleary becomes our coach, of course.

 

[Tigertigertiger]

Benji part 2

 

[MacDougall]

Well Brooks is over inflating but Johnson would theoretically be achievable because of his relationship with Cleary. He played his best football under Cleary. At 26 he is still coming into the prime of his career.

If Moses is asking for 900k and Brooks for 800k or so it is written I wouldn't imagine Johnson would be too far off that given DCE is the benchmark at 1.2mil and Johnson has been having consistency issues.

Also not much being said in the media about his contract which is strange. He is arguably the best player in the NRL who is off contract. 26 year old golden boot winning halfback goal kicker with 19 tests to his name. I wonder if the Warriors have the cash to sign him.

 

[Nelson]

He's the face of league in NZ and would attract TPA's accordingly. I can't see us competing at all to be honest but yes, I would take him in a heartbeat over either of our halves.

 

[Flippedy]

Might be a time for a change for Shaun. He has tried gallantly to hold the Warriors up for so long. That said, I don't think I would want him here, particularly if we're gonna keep Moses. Less flash and more smarts, toughness and consistency is what we need now. I'm over the so called flashy, ad lib style of play we've always been known for - for the most part it hasn't worked and has gotten us nowhere! It's time for a complete overhaul of our playing style, imo.

 

[AJ1]

It would be highly unlikely. We would have to offer almost double the salary cap proportion of his contract that the Warriors are offering to be considered due to the high cost of living in Sydney compared to Auckland and as Nelson alluded to, he is the face of the game over there and receives plenty of TPAs, not to mention he would have a post career pathway mapped out.
I doubt any player other than Darius Boyd would give that up to relink with a coach. Hope to be proven wrong.

 

[supercoach]

Moses and Johnson would not work, both play the same off the cuff style football. A bloke like Townsend would be perfect foil for Moses

 

[Geo]

Townsend and Johnson look good behind a pack that dominates but as shown on the weekend when an opposition pack dominates they are as ordinary as our halves…plus not a big fan of Townsend's No-Try celebrations...

Until the issues with our pack are addressed it wont matter who we have...

What I do find interesting is Dessie's interest in both our halves especially Brooks...if he is such a dud why would someone of Dessie caliber as a coach be even interested...

 

[gallagher]

Townsend and Johnson look good behind a pack that dominates but as shown on the weekend when an opposition pack dominates they are as ordinary as our halves…plus not a big fan of Townsend's No-Try celebrations...

Until the issues with our pack are addressed it wont matter who we have...

What I do find interesting is Dessie's interest in both our halves especially Brooks...if he is such a dud why would someone of Dessie caliber as a coach be even interested...

Why was tim sheens interested in J Morris?
Bennett interested in Benji?

 

[Geo]

Townsend and Johnson look good behind a pack that dominates but as shown on the weekend when an opposition pack dominates they are as ordinary as our halves…plus not a big fan of Townsend's No-Try celebrations...

Until the issues with our pack are addressed it wont matter who we have...

What I do find interesting is Dessie's interest in both our halves especially Brooks...if he is such a dud why would someone of Dessie caliber as a coach be even interested...

Why was tim sheens interested in J Morris?
Bennett interested in Benji?

That's what I'm asking….as I don't know the answer..

 

[gallagher]

Townsend and Johnson look good behind a pack that dominates but as shown on the weekend when an opposition pack dominates they are as ordinary as our halves…plus not a big fan of Townsend's No-Try celebrations...

Until the issues with our pack are addressed it wont matter who we have...

What I do find interesting is Dessie's interest in both our halves especially Brooks...if he is such a dud why would someone of Dessie caliber as a coach be even interested...

Why was tim sheens interested in J Morris?
Bennett interested in Benji?

That's what I'm asking….as I don't know the answer..

Coaches make bad signings. Whats not to understand?
Hopefully Des is successful with this one.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Townsend and Johnson look good behind a pack that dominates but as shown on the weekend when an opposition pack dominates they are as ordinary as our halves…**plus not a big fan of Townsend's No-Try celebrations...**

Until the issues with our pack are addressed it wont matter who we have...

What I do find interesting is Dessie's interest in both our halves especially Brooks...if he is such a dud why would someone of Dessie caliber as a coach be even interested...

More info?

 

[Geo]

Townsend and Johnson look good behind a pack that dominates but as shown on the weekend when an opposition pack dominates they are as ordinary as our halves…plus not a big fan of Townsend's No-Try celebrations...

Until the issues with our pack are addressed it wont matter who we have...

What I do find interesting is Dessie's interest in both our halves especially Brooks...if he is such a dud why would someone of Dessie caliber as a coach be even interested...

Why was tim sheens interested in J Morris?
Bennett interested in Benji?

That's what I'm asking….as I don't know the answer..

Coaches make bad signings. Whats not to understand?
Hopefully Des is successful with this one.

Fair enough…I guess then we better hope the new Wests Tigers coach doesn't re-sign them probably wont be the best way to start...

 

[Nelson]

Why was tim sheens interested in J Morris?
Bennett interested in Benji?

That's what I'm asking….as I don't know the answer..

Coaches make bad signings. Whats not to understand?
Hopefully Des is successful with this one.

Fair enough…I guess then we better hope the new Wests Tigers coach doesn't re-sign them probably wont be the best way to start...

I think the club should freeze negotiations with the halves until a new coach is appointed. They can sell that as the reason anyway. That will be a good way to sieze some power back from Isaac Moses. Might make these kids start to realise that his greedy approach of trying to bleed the club dry won't necessarily work. Decent player managers should be looking for more ways of making money than maximising contract value from the clubs through bully boy tactics.

 

[gallagher]

Why was tim sheens interested in J Morris?
Bennett interested in Benji?

That's what I'm asking….as I don't know the answer..

Coaches make bad signings. Whats not to understand?
Hopefully Des is successful with this one.

Fair enough…I guess then we better hope the new Wests Tigers coach doesn't re-sign them probably wont be the best way to start...

I hope they give the new coach the chance to make that call. Not re-sign our halves on huge money then hand them over to new guy and say 'here, this is what we got you'.

 

[851]

I was speaking to my someone last night who is a Warriors fan and she told me not to be surprised if we end up with Shaun Johnson if we do sign Cleary.

Apparently he is close to Ivan Cleary and with the Warriors struggling, plus having a lot of marquee signings and Johnson off contract Cleary could see him as a better option than Luke Brooks on about the same asking price.

Thoughts on if this were to happen?

I suggested ditching Brooks and going after Johnson about a month ago, if we have to ditch Moses too so be it. Reunite Johnson and Townsend at the club, would be cheaper and better option than our current pair, plus both are goal kickers.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

That's what I'm asking….as I don't know the answer..

Coaches make bad signings. Whats not to understand?
Hopefully Des is successful with this one.

Fair enough…I guess then we better hope the new Wests Tigers coach doesn't re-sign them probably wont be the best way to start...

I think the club should freeze negotiations with the halves until a new coach is appointed. They can sell that as the reason anyway. That will be a good way to sieze some power back from Isaac Moses. Might make these kids start to realise that his greedy approach of trying to bleed the club dry won't necessarily work. Decent player managers should be looking for more ways of making money than maximising contract value from the clubs through bully boy tactics.

They should give the halves ultimatum's.