Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

KPP is on more than what he should be, sure, but he's unable to produce what he was renowned for in the Old Dart due to the role O'Brien's given him.

WT actually pursued Nicholson when Richardson went over to England midway thru last year but lost out due to the Canberra connection with all the Poms.
Whats the difference between what AOB has him doing compare to in england?

Im seeing a lot of excuses for this bloke
 
KPP is on more than what he should be, sure, but he's unable to produce what he was renowned for in the Old Dart due to the role O'Brien's given him.

WT actually pursued Nicholson when Richardson went over to England midway thru last year but lost out due to the Canberra connection with all the Poms.
Maybe O'Brian's coaching of KPP has pissed him off to the point he is doing SFA in defence. Bare minimum. His attack was lack lustre also. No tackle busts for a big guy?
He was continually running as a decoy around the centres, at pace, [last game in Magic Round], but never got the ball? Coach plan? Made for a below par performance IMO.
 
Don’t get the KPP hate, he’s doing way better than our second rowers in a team that is horrible with arguably the worst halves in the comp.

He averages 114m a game. Seyfarth is 66m and Fainu is 82m. He has 9 offloads, Fainu is on zero for the year and Seyfarth has 8. Mind you on two less games as well. His tackle efficiency is better than Fainu and just below Seyfarth.

He is certainly an upgrade and clearly has more ceiling.
 
Maybe O'Brian's coaching of KPP has pissed him off to the point he is doing SFA in defence. Bare minimum. His attack was lack lustre also. No tackle busts for a big guy?
He was continually running as a decoy around the centres, at pace, [last game in Magic Round], but never got the ball? Coach plan? Made for a below par performance IMO.
Looks a complete player KPP. Hits hard defensively and always hurts players with the ball, offloads well also. I like the look of him however, he has done nothing to dictate a big contract. Richo will know best with English players.
 
I'd like to buy a pretty good front row, 2nd row, centre and winger. Wanting a more impactful option than Bird off the bench week to week. When I say pretty good, I'd rather see 4 good players so our weekly line-up is always pretty strong than 1 absolute top tier player, who works unless injuries. I feel like our depth is perhaps the biggest problem. Then I want all the young guns we already have extended.
 
he used to offload at will, bump players off, use his fend, ballplay and even put in the odd short kick. could sit an attacker on their arse as well.

clearly been worn down by a very conservative game plan.
Or maybe he thrived in an inferior competition and is finding the NRL a bit tougher?

I dunno....i never notice him when Im watching the knights
 
Or maybe he thrived in an inferior competition and is finding the NRL a bit tougher?

I dunno....i never notice him when Im watching the knights
I don't watch nearly as many matches as I used to, so it is harder for me to rightfully judge players nowadays, so maybe he is finding it tougher here. I have though noticed enough of KPP playing the 160 minutes opposite Samuela and a little more here and there this season, to see that he is certainly better than our current right edge options.

If Benji, Richardson and co believe that he can bring a bit more of the attributes that @jrtiger alluded to above if encouraged to, then I trust that he will be suitable if the dollars match up.
 
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