Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Lestronge said:
That’s nonsense bro ! The best halves of the last 10 years all have a dash of either Koori or islander/ Māori blood .
I’d go so far as to even say there’s very few who doesn’t . I can only think of Cleary and Moses and Munster , with the Cleary having roots in Ukraine , and Moses being obviously Lebanese .
It’s simply an opportunity falacy. They weren’t given the opportunity because of prejudice , which then justifies the prejudice because there’s no halves given the opportunity .
Personally I couldn’t give a shit . Best player wins , I could care less about skin pigmentation , and the only thing that really matters is upbringing, and what effects that will have. Obviously if your kissed in the dick by having a last name of Cleary , your coming from the best grounding you could have , if your coming from a broken home in the middle of nowhere , not soo much .
That post was in relation to that dickhead from NQ and his obvious redneck undertones to most things he writes .
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Ivan Cleary, his mother is of Croatian descent, and his son, Nathan Cleary, is also of Croatian and Ukrainian heritage.
  • Croatian heritage: Ivan Cleary's mother is Croatian.
  • Other heritage: His son Nathan Cleary is of Croatian and Ukrainian descent, with his maternal grandmother being Ukrainian.
  • Origin: Ivan Cleary was born in Sydney, Australia.
 
Rock Hopper Steve said:
That suggests another forward and outside back with the last 2 spots available, wonder if Richo's ears are burning.
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Mate I would go Prop and Hooker I honestly think the backs are fine we have back 5 options halves ok Luai ,Latu, Andrews, Adam and Jock ok ish

Mason I would give a run in the trials at 9 and see what happens maybe we can get the guy with the Magic Dust back to help with that
 
Leck said:
Almost all journos and betting agencies have us in 14th spot again for next year. Our for and against was poor this year - for 477, against 612.

Until we fix our defence, it’ll continue to be the same old story.

I hope Richo and Benji have a tiger up their sleeve, because our new recruits are depth players at best.
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I am going to go out on a limb here and say we finish above the Bulldogs Manly
St George Titans Cowboys Newcastle Dolphins Souths
 
Odessa said:
Maybe but he does have a great relationship with Richo
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What, Angus Crichton?

After leaving Souths for Easts on 400k (and worth every dollar)?

Ok sometimes people have regrets. I.e. He may go to Richo now because he was good back in the Souths days. ... A little doubtful though as he signed with Steggles for so long.
 
Odessa said:
Mate I would go Prop and Hooker I honestly think the backs are fine we have back 5 options halves ok Luai ,Latu, Andrews, Adam and Jock ok ish

Mason I would give a run in the trials at 9 and see what happens maybe we can get the guy with the Magic Dust back to help with that
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I don't think we will recruit another hooker unless it's a utility forward, feel like someone in house will get a run over the summer, who it is that's the question.
 
Leck said:
Big call, I hope you're right!
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Canterbury no direction
Manly injures and old
Dolphins need forwards
Titans will climb
Newcastle s!ht fight
St George need about 10 players
Cowboys need a rocket but players to soft
Souths need a fullback half and 5/8

Tigers players have a lot of improvement in them

Latus will improve
Bula will improve
Luai will improve
Tino Skeleton Masi Star May will all improve
KPP will improve


The Tiger's on the way up just need to keep the squad together
 
crazycat said:
What, Angus Crichton?

After leaving Souths for Easts on 400k (and worth every dollar)?

Ok sometimes people have regrets. I.e. He may go to Richo now because he was good back in the Souths days. ... A little doubtful though as he signed with Steggles for so long.
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Since childhood I believe family friends
 
Odessa said:
Canterbury no direction
Manly injures and old
Dolphins need forwards
Titans will climb
Newcastle s!ht fight
St George need about 10 players
Cowboys need a rocket but players to soft
Souths need a fullback half and 5/8

Tigers players have a lot of improvement in them

Latus will improve
Bula will improve
Luai will improve
Tino Skeleton Masi Star May will all improve
KPP will improve


The Tiger's on the way up just need to keep the squad together
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I agree in some regards, we won't come 14th or 13th next year. I think we will climb a few rungs; 10th would be a good improvement.

I just think we're a second row star away from making the 8. Who knows, maybe Geyer could be that diamond in the rough.
 
Lestronge said:
That’s not what I was talking about ..
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Well what were you talking about?
A quarterback in American football relates to a a halfback in our game… not a five eight.
Not a great deal of black halves and my other point was that in the juniors most positions are determined by size (or speed)
Usually the Islanders are bigger and are put in the forwards.
 
cktiger said:
Well what were you talking about?
A quarterback in American football relates to a a halfback in our game… not a five eight.
Not a great deal of black halves and my other point was that in the juniors most positions are determined by size (or speed)
Usually the Islanders are bigger and are put in the forwards.
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??? So the current top 5 halves in the game , would be Cleary, Moses , Reynolds , Deardon Hughes . Reynolds is indigenous , Moses is Lebanese and Hughes is Māori . And Cleary is Ukrainian .
My point is, as if it needed clarification was stupid assumptions based on skin pigmentation and athleticism , as if it relates to what’s going on between the ears.
Running the 100m sprint or winning the 400m individual medley in the pool , then sure it 💯 matters as much as anything genetically does . But my original point , was until Warren moon came along the gist was “ black men didn’t have what it takes between the ears to run an nfl offense “ , which was the same gist as an nrl half . Just bigoted nonsense . Like black people couldnt fly planes , be doctors etc . Or women shouldn’t vote or whatever dumb shit the world has all convinced is real so we can pearl clutch to our nominal tribes to feel safe.
So yea … Good footy player …: I don’t care what the background is . Good bloke … matters even less .
 
Personally I don’t think we have the X factor, kicking game and power game to get near the eight and the 14th position predicted is about right. Of course it’s all crystal ball stuff at the moment and anything can happen. A couple of classy signings could change everything but that’s highly unlikely unless a player becomes available out of the blue
 
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