Halbrowne61
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Come on II, I’m sure we’ll train at LO plenty of times B4 the first game. Just making sure the boys develop some MacArthur roots !Our first game is at LO, and were training at Cambo
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Come on II, I’m sure we’ll train at LO plenty of times B4 the first game. Just making sure the boys develop some MacArthur roots !Our first game is at LO, and were training at Cambo
Here are my reservations:What are your reservations?
4 year contracts?
I think it's a good buy. We will never get "perfect buys", ok maybe we did this year but it should be super rare. We offer a good deal and someone offers a great deal at a better club.
Age?
Age wise. I am glad he has done a few years in Britain. It means fewer injuries.
Sheens hunted Bateman. It seems Bateman is the reason Hastings was punted.
On paper it seems a good signing. On the field we will get the answers. Till then who knows.
In a month and a half our sg ball team are playing there against the bears from memoryI sort of felt the same when I heard West Harbour playing a trial there
Sorta sums up our attitude towards our home/s
Good post. I agree fully.Here are my reservations:
- Small back rowers typically don't age well.
- Bateman was starting to get injured frequently even before he left the Raiders.
- All the reports I've seen suggest Bateman wasn't tearing up any trees in Superleague.
Taken together, I'd be surprised if he's a difference maker aged 29 and 30, and absolutely astonished if he is aged 31 and 32. Take try scoring (and yes, I know that's only one part of his game). 2014-18 at Wigan, Bateman scored a try every four games. 2019-20 at Canberra, one try every four and a bit games. 2021-22 back at Wigan, one try every eight games.
The most common mistake people on here seem to make is thinking players are what they were 3-5 years ago. I recall having a to and fro in pre-season last year with a bloke who was convinced Wade Graham was the answer to all our problems, for instance. I'd be delighted if Bateman manages to recapture his 2019 form but there isn't much that has happened between then and now that suggests this is the way he's trending. And as for the 2026 season, well...
It's more to do with Brown not leaving. They wanted him to go to sign
His best days are far gone,and Manly with Tommy on the table, Jake playing above his weight,and showing the toil,plus the departure of Fulton the heart of the club , turmoil etc etc the club is in deep crap.
Very very few players can turn back the clock. So it would be unrealistic to think Bateman will do what he did at Canberra. Iam sure Sheens knows it too, but is banking on his experience and fierce competitive nature to help lift the club. Could be a great signing or a complete fizzer.Good post. I agree fully.
The CoE is exclusive to us, but that is only a portion (a large portion) of the entire facility. We don't own or have exclusive access to the fields.But if overreaction.
WT not exclusive owners and don’t control that aspect of usage.
What makes you think lawyers can magically make the government release a visa?Can’t believe that we can’t get Bateman a visa , considering we have a legal firm to call on . This seems very strange.
Not the same thing at all.FFS, I never suggested our NRL team needs to play there. But we have 8 other squads between men and women's comps.
Why couldn't a Flegg trial, a HNWNSW cup trial be played there?
2/3 of the complex is ours, and yes of course I know we don't have exclusive rights to Concord Oval, but as the primary tenant with 9 different squad surely one of them could have had the first run.
Imagine if Bankwest opened up and the Eels weren't playing. Just wouldn't be right
Concord Oval is not our home? It is literally West Harbour's home ground.I sort of felt the same when I heard West Harbour playing a trial there
Sorta sums up our attitude towards our home/s
I’m sure you have read before the whole CoE complex is a shared community facility so shouldn’t be a surprise. I think we can live with that, not like we’re sharing it with the Dogs or similar.I sort of felt the same when I heard West Harbour playing a trial there
Sorta sums up our attitude towards our home/s
My point exactlyConcord Oval is not our home? It is literally West Harbour's home ground.
A player like Tuki Simpkins will benefit from having Klemmer and Bateman in the team. He can see what success looks like and what it takes to be successful. If it weren't for Sheens, he would probably be on the scrap heap so he needs to apply himself.I think Bateman and even Klemmer for that matter have been brought in as old heads to set the standards for our young forwards.
Even if we only got 2 years from them as starters and then they made way and played less minutes from the bench that would be a positive for me.
If they are playing on the bench then it's likely a young forward has jumped ahead of them which would be great.
I don't understand. When you say "sums up our attitude to our homes", but Concord is not our home, then I don't understand why any comments about Concord are relevant.My point exactly
Sheens sees something in him, tall, rangy, offload??A player like Tuki Simpkins will benefit from having Klemmer and Bateman in the team. He can see what success looks like and what it takes to be successful. If it weren't for Sheens, he would probably be on the scrap heap so he needs to apply himself.
OffloadSheens sees something in him, tall, rangy, offload??
In his very first game he gave an nice offload under pressure and i remember thinking "hello we have another Cartwright type of player" then he went down a grade.Offload
Developed and also being coached to play a different style of football than what he knew under Maguire.In his very first game he gave an nice offload under pressure and i remember thinking "hello we have another Cartwright type of player" then he went down a grade.
Interesting to see if he's developed.
Klemmar averaged 155m a game last year. He's been brought here to make big metres which we have been lacking. Experience will be good for the youngsters but until.someone steps up and makes big metres and gets a roll on he will be starting for a long time.I think Bateman and even Klemmer for that matter have been brought in as old heads to set the standards for our young forwards.
Even if we only got 2 years from them as starters and then they made way and played less minutes from the bench that would be a positive for me.
If they are playing on the bench then it's likely a young forward has jumped ahead of them which would be great.