At a time when the dominant centres / backs are tall, lean and fast athletes, we go out and get an average Joe who isn’t quick and is mistake prone. Stop signing guys based on them playing 1-2 rep games please. There’s a reason they were dropped.
100%. It’s been said by the experts over and over. More young guys succeed at Melbourne and the Rortsters because they are brought into a winning way, learning winning habits.
He’s only played 3 games for England. 4 years ago. The way he was built up as an international, I’d have expected 15-20 at least. He’s 25 so we are seeing his ceiling.
Yep our centres are a let down. I watch other teams go around with big powerful and fast centres and just weep and yearn. Sad but true (except the weep part, internally only)
That’s because centres involvement can be really low if they don’t insert themselves in the game. Kotoni Staggs is a prime example atm, a club like us would probably pay him good money but he’s doing bugger all.
Gildart would have been backup to the backup behind Watkins and the few other guys…
It’s a pattern that has to stop. We know we suck at recruitment so don’t try to pull the wool over our eyes by signing these ‘rep players’ that nobody else wanted. It’s getting so old, “Justin Pascoe is delighted to announce former origin great Tyrone peachey whose about as interested in WT as he is in floral furniture “
By Winners… by players who’ve done the work and know what it takes.
Many on here even baulked at Finucane. The club even has the forum seeing ghosts.
I think it was the length in regards to Finucane. No one wanted us to sign him for 4 years. And a 4 year contract from the Sharks would be hard to turn down.
Even Kotoni Staggs has been woeful.
If you got two good years out of him and were able to attract other stars it was a good deal. E.g. Nicho Hynes
Yes - what's going on with him? Rocks and diamonds.
We can’t finish any of the chances we create so our outside backs are a huge problem.
Finucane hasn’t got 4 years in him - I have no problem with the club passing on him
Looks lazy. Still injured maybe. Or just lacking confidence post injury. Think he’ll come good because there’s still flashes.
I couldn’t give a stuff about 2026 if we make the finals twice before then.and attract some good first grade players that Finucane would do.
McInness is the one we missed
I think a posted about this a couple of weeks ago. If you look at Origin and International teams the centres are all fullbacks. I think the problem is the best backline players are usually end up at fullback because that’s where the big $$ are, and even wingers are seen as more important because they usually start your set from kick returns on tackle 1 or 2. There are really only a handful of top centres across the comp.
