Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[DJG]

Sheens mentioned you get 7 chances to score during a game and you must convert 4 of those to win. Having wingers with genuine pace who can score from anywhere on the field maximises your chances. I've posted this before but watch at 3.16 - Sironen to Simona and then to Korobeite to score with non other than Thurston all over him. A brilliant try made possible through genuine pace in the centre and wing positions.

How could a club ever let go these types of people? Just crazy management..

 

[earl]

Well why do so many average league players play international rugby almost straight after switching codes, the standard must be considerably lower in rugby

Like who ?

Look at the other Melbourne winger. He kiled it in League but they don't want him in union.

 

[Kaito]

Like who ?

Look at the other Melbourne winger. He kiled it in League but they don't want him in union.

Like Sailor, Rogers, Tuqiri, Walker
Love the wallabies & west harbour

https://twitter.com/x/status/1583387924066095104

 

[earl]

so let's just throw handbags at 10 paces and agree on a completely different topic in a couple of threads' time, eh?

I don't agree one little bit with you trying to turn this into a scientific debate or raising logical fallacies. None of your points made any sense whatsoever because those concepts aren't relevant to a discussion which is completely subjective.

If you don't want to discuss the topic just don't. I'm not going to keep going after you or anything stupid like that.

I couldn't give a toss.

 

[OzLuke]

Like Sailor, Rogers, Tuqiri, Walker
Love the wallabies & west harbour

https://twitter.com/x/status/1583387924066095104

Don't forget our man Curtis Rona....

 

[earl]

Like Sailor, Rogers, Tuqiri, Walker
Love the wallabies & west harbour

https://twitter.com/x/status/1583387924066095104

This is a funny one right. Walker is the odd one out there. Those guys were great players in both codes but they definitely killed it in league easily as much as they killed it in Union. I'd even argue they were better in league than in Union.

Plus it was a while back.

You don't see as many players cross codes and make it now.

Koro more than made it though. He was a top tier union player.

 

[tony soprano]

Like Sailor, Rogers, Tuqiri, Walker
Love the wallabies & west harbour

https://twitter.com/x/status/1583387924066095104

Underrated champion this bloke.

 

[Kaito]

This is a funny one right. Walker is the odd one out there. Those guys were great players in both codes but they definitely killed it in league easily as much as they killed it in Union. I'd even argue they were better in league than in Union.

Plus it was a while back.

You don't see as many players cross codes and make it now.

Koro more than made it though. He was a top tier union player.

Fair assesment Earl...
Izzy Folau another one

 

[Kelce68]

I don't agree one little bit with you trying to turn this into a scientific debate or raising logical fallacies. None of your points made any sense whatsoever because those concepts aren't relevant to a discussion which is completely subjective.

If you don't want to discuss the topic just don't. I'm not going to keep going after you or anything stupid like that.

I couldn't give a toss.

None of your points made any sense whatsoever because those concepts aren't relevant to a discussion which is completely subjective.

Yes, they do.

And yes, they are.

My final line was a weapons-down offering in regards to this discussion so that it could remain amicable. I acknowledge that most people aren't interested in this particular debate in the signings thread, so I made an attempt to wrap it up. It was a friendly, tongue in cheek, agree-to disagree summary.

Don't take it personally.

We're all out-gunned in arguments sometimes.

 

[Thaiger]

hey paws - you know our juniors pretty well. if we sign Dom Young, who do you think we can expect to leave the club?

I don’t know our juniors as well as @pawsandclaws1 but if they are worth their salt, they will welcome the challenge as, of yet they are unproven. Pretty sure they would take the same view.

Promising players with this attitude are the type we need to get back to the top.

Prima donnas that often think they have been hard done by, quite often don’t make it.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

hey paws - you know our juniors pretty well. if we sign Dom Young, who do you think we can expect to leave the club?

I agree with Thaiger.

 

[hsvjones]

It's all love jonesey I'm just
Kidding with you my guy 😝

Wrong guy mate.. I have not said we are signing anyone and only comment on others saying we are. I do like to ask for updates though on rumours that have been posted 🤣 pretty keen on good news like others

 

[Glenji95]

newcastle are looking more and more like
1. Garrick
6. Ponga
7. Gamble

Next year probably 24 probably will see Brooks added into that spine. Gamble ain’t gonna be a long term 7 no matter where he plays.

 

[Glenji95]

How are we not in the mix for Garrick if he is released by Manly? Looks signed and sealed to the Knights. What are the numnuts at WT thinking?

I agree. He’s someone I would like to sign plus good goal kicker too.

 

[tiger_scott]

I agree. He’s someone I would like to sign plus good goal kicker too.

We are either running with Laurie as FB or moving him to 5/8 and putting Staines there. We probably only want to pay one lot of FB money, with other positions the priority in recruitment. Just a guess though.

 

[balmain boy]

I remember the JAC game against the broncos where he absolutely smoked everyone for a length of the field try. It was so clear then that he was a mega talent. How can a whole first grade football department miss it?

Unforgivable

He had already signed with Melbourne by the time he debuted, in round 5 I think it was.
We wanted him to stay, he treated the club like crap.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Next year probably 24 probably will see Brooks added into that spine. Gamble ain’t gonna be a long term 7 no matter where he plays.

can they afford Brooks?
think he may stay at weets tigers yet

 

[earl]

can they afford Brooks?
think he may stay at weets tigers yet

You might have hit the nail on the head for next season but why would they make a play for the following 2 seasons and not want him next year.

You'd think (and I know you love Brooks) that the club would let him go at full freight if he has signed elsewhere for the following 2 seasons.

 

[balmain boy]

hey paws - you know our juniors pretty well. if we sign Dom Young, who do you think we can expect to leave the club?

We have no young outside backs realistically pushing for first grade next year. Dotoi still at least a year away. If Young does join then one of Nof or maumolo will leave.

 

[batboy]

He had already signed with Melbourne by the time he debuted, in round 5 I think it was.
We wanted him to stay, he treated the club like crap.

Facts...

He was a troubled kid before he got a run with us that had been moved on from Souths and let go by the Sharks....
Even then, The diehard Sharks didn't know much about him...

I've always been of the opinion that if Addo Carr didn't go to the Storm system - And Craig Bellamy, He wouldn't be what he is today - Out of Sydney and in a good System was what he needed.

I saw his last game for us in Reserves, It was nothing to brag about - You wouldn't have come out of it assuming he'd be an origin and kangaroos mainstay. No one else there thought he was a big loss... He had speed, But would get ragdolled a bit and had questionable hands.

I love the Fox, Glad to have seen him kick on....

Still remember him having a not so great night against us at LO and Bellamy making him run laps on his own after the game.... I think they still won though?