upthetigers
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He didn't want to stick around so we move on.
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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crazycat
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True, but I think it's more then the spine. It's left/right movement which we have lately gotten right. Passing the ball wide and seeing where the scoring opportunities are.
I honestly think the gell between Centers/Wing is more important then the gell with the spine. Particularly on defense, knowing when to trust your partners makes such a huge difference and we have seen such an improvement... Ofcourse it's not an either all. Better centers make a better spine, a better spine makes better centers. Good players impart attitude to other good players.
More on defense and gell. Our halves need good options to pass too.
crazycat
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Mark Nawa at Easts wants more then his 500k py...
... I reckon we could give him something to think about....
... I reckon we could give him something to think about....
crazycat
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no it wasn't.
ok:
who is quick off the mark -- yes
on the bench that can give Api a rest -- did not really do that. Ok maybe Benji's fault.
and scoot from dummy half against fatigued players -- Oh yea, he succeded there.
, a younger version of Liddle or Cook -- Nope. Definately not Cook, maybe Liddle but not even that hard.
Look maybe TDS muscles up and really runs through people, but right now he is no Damien Cook.
Issac Luke reminds me a lot of him... Quick of the mark, sure. Nothing on Api though.
Seems a very loyal bloke. I wouldn’t in his position, he could be elite at a top club but will just remain mid level with us.
No your right we are kicking from our 40. Come on man we are still the poorest club in the league in getting out of our own end. Turuva gets us penalties but not post contact metres. Need more.
We need an organising half.
Latu is nowhere near ready yet.
AD showed for a few weeks how it’s done… shame he copped an injury.
I don’t believe it’s a coincidence that when he went down against early against the Cows we didn’t win a game after that.
The Chad
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I would absolutely taking Nelson if he was an option.
Ridiculous size, ridiculous amount of tackle breaks per game, ridiculous amount of offloads, tackles at 90% & averages 100m a game off the bench.
Will he play 24 games a season? Probably not. But the impact on the field is something nobody in the club currently offers.
Plus- if we are get bullied....nobody bullies Nelson.
Ridiculous size, ridiculous amount of tackle breaks per game, ridiculous amount of offloads, tackles at 90% & averages 100m a game off the bench.
Will he play 24 games a season? Probably not. But the impact on the field is something nobody in the club currently offers.
Plus- if we are get bullied....nobody bullies Nelson.
The Chad
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Hell, if we can possibly get Nelson, double down & get Tui as well.
Forward pack revised.
Forward pack revised.
crazycat
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I get where you are coming from...
Then how do we use Hunt?
Ofcourse we could punt him, but he seems to be a very low minute beast.
So:
Put Hunt + NAS, you could have one start one on the bench and rotate.
OR
have our usual Pole/May/etc... wait till people get tired, then Hunt + NAS at this point where they would ram through.
I like NAS, but very skeptical of Melbourne bearing gifts. Olam, if he was fit should have been a gun. Melbourne trainers/Physio's would have known he was done. NAS is being punted by Melbourne and I trust Bellamy to know when a player is done.
NAS has been a great destructive forward over the years, but I’ve watched him closely this season and he has slowed down quite a bit.
His carries are not at high speed like they once were and he struggles to get back in the defensive line just as badly as what Royce does, particularly in the warmer weather.
I think it would be a defensive disaster to have NAS and Royce on the field in the same team at the same time.
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426Tlgerland
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Well I’m looking forward to the list of departures and I hope this list has a few who do have contracts but been told they are free to leave , this list should be available at 9.01 am today as both Benji and Richo absolutely should know who to punt by now , Parra dumped 8 in total including early releases this year we should be around the same
Galvin , TDS , Feledy , etc etc etc etc etc etc
Galvin , TDS , Feledy , etc etc etc etc etc etc
Imagine having to reply on juniors - we could end up in the same situation as Penrith or Canberra. Who'd want that! Much better to build a roster around pricey free agent signings, like the Titans.
Dunno mate I'd give him a miss, from the Australian newspaper below.
STORM’S $860K LIABILITY
Big Nelson Asofa-Solomona has now been charged 26 times for foul play since joining Melbourne Storm.You name it, he’s done it - dropping knees, raised elbows, lashing out with his feet, attacking opponents’ heads, punching, crushers, a cannonball tackle and shoulder charges.
The 29-year-old prop is under contract until the end of the 2028 season on big bucks - $860,000-a-year according to the latest NRL Rich 100 list.
This is far too much cash for a serial offender, who, with his latest suspension, will have served 10 games in the last 12 months, missing two straight grand finals.
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You can understand if Storm officials now regard him as a liability.
Coach Craig Bellamy and Storm management will wait until the end of the season to make a decision on his future.
We expect the giant forward will be offered the opportunity to look elsewhere.
He’d be a handy heavyweight signing for a club like St George Illawarra if he can ever sort out his disciplinary issues.
Or there is the option to join the breakaway R360 rugby union competition.
This is luai playing outside of a non organiser.
We have a whole spine of non organisers. It’s light and day between him this year with our team structures and him last year within the Panthers team structures.
Ivan called it as he saw it and Luai through his actions have proven him right.
Luai could get there, but he has to spend far more time on building his game then I imagine he has done in his career.
He needs to channel the playing style of the older Benji Marshall, I have my doubts though as our team is family first not footy first.
You’ve got to have the talent in your catchment; I haven’t seen any evidence we have anything like Penrith or Canberra in our lower grades.
GNR4LIFE
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Why would anyone want NAS. He doesn’t get fined when he’s charged, it’s always 3-4 weeks. There’s a difference between being aggressive and being a liability.
Well we need to go and find it then - in our catchment or someone else's. It's the only way this club is ever going to have sustainable success.
