Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[carltonleach]

Looking at off contract players for next year Jack Williams & Brodie Jones are the pick of the back rowers. Wouldn't mind one of them as well as Horsburgh & Hetherington.

Backs sorted now let's sort the forwards.

I’d steer well clear of Brodie jones I’ve watched him pretty closely as my brother is a big knights fan and we watch a lot of footy together, for me he is well below a decent player. I put seyfarth above him. It’s only my opinion though mate

 

[Milky]

Said on the radio over the weekend he had pushed it back to next week to focus on his last game for the year which seemed fair. So this week.

I thought he had a crap game barring that one flukey try

 

[yeahcaz]

I thought he had a crap game barring that one flukey try

85 metres, 35 tackles with zero misses. 51 minutes with a line break assist and one offload. Forwards can find other ways to impact the game apart from making 150 metres and he did that

 

[jrtiger]

85 metres, 35 tackles with zero misses. 51 minutes with a line break assist and one offload. Forwards can find other ways to impact the game apart from making 150 metres and he did that

you hit the nail on the head. the pursuit of Horsburgh and Hetherington indicates we're not happy with how we've defended and we need defensive specialists.

 

[yeahcaz]

you hit the nail on the head. the pursuit of Horsburgh and Hetherington indicates we're not happy with how we've defended and we need defensive specialists.

I would honestly be happily with either of them but I hope getting both isn’t out of the realm of possibility

 

[king_sirro]

I thought he had a crap game barring that one flukey try

Defensively he is a cut above all our forwards. Stops players in their tracks, wrestles them onto their back and doesn't miss any. Adding his defence along with his smart ballplaying to compliment the deficiencies Pole and Sione have is very important IMO.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Warriors forward attracting interest from Australian clubs

He is free to speak with rival teams from November 1.

www.zerotackle.com

 

[Vicious]

Warriors forward attracting interest from Australian clubs

He is free to speak with rival teams from November 1.

www.zerotackle.com

I don’t think we would have to fight too hard to sign him.
His ball carries have always been strong, I think it’s his overall work rate that keeps him in reserve grade.

 

[momo_amp_medo]

Defensively he is a cut above all our forwards. Stops players in their tracks, wrestles them onto their back and doesn't miss any. Adding his defence along with his smart ballplaying to compliment the deficiencies Pole and Sione have is very important IMO.

Agree … not sure what game he was looking at.
I’m all in for this signing.
We have precious few players with the hunger, the right tackling technique and ability to roll up the sleeves and do the defensive work with big minutes ability.

 

[Vicious]

Defensively he is a cut above all our forwards. Stops players in their tracks, wrestles them onto their back and doesn't miss any. Adding his defence along with his smart ballplaying to compliment the deficiencies Pole and Sione have is very important IMO.

I could be wrong, but I think it will cost us at least 600k per season to sign Corey Horsburgh and I’m not saying he is or isn’t worth it, but when you are getting to that type of money, it’s in direct competition with other middle forwards supposedly available such as Daniel Saifiti.
They are very different players and on his best days Horsburgh is the more dynamic better player, but his waywardness and inconsistency worries me and I’d be much more confident of getting good consistent performances out of Saifiti, albeit we would be looking at 700k minimum for him assuming the Knights chip in 100k of his reported 800k wage.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

I don’t think we would have to fight too hard to sign him.
His ball carries have always been strong, I think it’s his overall work rate that keeps him in reserve grade.

If Richo has shown his hand with the Horsburgh & Hetherington speculation, our next middle will be a high work-rate, defensive-minded, bull terrier of a middle who can sets our standard in line speed in the middle. Any others fit this bill? Morgan Knowles in Super League??

 

[colinbh]

I thought he had a crap game barring that one flukey try

Well you really are a bad judge.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

we missed Corey H
so hetherington I guess

 

[yeahcaz]

Behind a paywall by Corey has chosen to stay with Canberra which looked fairly obvious after the scenes on the weekend. Decision made after starting the last 3, effectively dead rubber games.
Oh well all eggs to the hethrinton basket, should try get that done as soon as possible

 

[Tigers_Wests]

we missed Corey H
so hetherington I guess

The comments on the weekend from him and Ricky were pretty telling in that he wasn't going anywhere. Disappointing, but on to the next player I guess.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

we missed Corey H
so hetherington I guess

It looks like Hetherington will be our next target. Unless from his earlier trip to UK, Richo sounded out Morgan Knowles &/or Kaide Ellis.

 

[Vicious]

Kobe Hetherington won’t leave the Broncos either, wait and see.
It doesn’t hurt to try, but better to jump on the players who are either off contract or definitely available to sign,

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

It looks like Hetherington will be our next target. Unless from his earlier trip to UK, Richo sounded out Morgan Knowles &/or Kaide Ellis.

I'd go for Bunty Aofoa....he bends the line more

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

Behind a paywall by Corey has chosen to stay with Canberra which looked fairly obvious after the scenes on the weekend. Decision made after starting the last 3, effectively dead rubber games.
Oh well all eggs to the hethrinton basket, should try get that done as soon as possible

Or Bunty Ofoa!

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Kobe Hetherington won’t leave the Broncos either, wait and see.
It doesn’t hurt to try, but better to jump on the players who are either off contract or definitely available to sign,

I think he's good as gone imo. Lock is his position and he won't be unseating Carrigan and looks as though the Donkeys want to bring in some more middle experience (i.e. Christian Welsh) so he may feel vulnerable.

It'll be whether he wants to buy in to the Tigers like Hunt & Bird.