Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[clontarfkid]

Talk in some of the media is Starford will be bound for Brookvale season's end.

Looks like he just passed his audition!

 

[weststigers]

Jake

Jake Who??

The Snake

 

[Buttface]

The Snake

Pliskin?

 

[balmain boy]

He continues to improve under the high ball and is now as good as any rival fullback in the NRL in catching high balls, especially the ones under pressure.
He would be great in a team that makes plenty of line breaks and half breaks where his primary attacking role is backing up and finishing off try scoring opportunities.
Unfortunately for us we don’t have enough of those type of players to really benefit off his main strength.

In our team we need our fullback to be ripping teams to shreds first and foremost. We have playmakers etc, we need players who can break the line. And the fullback is usually the number one running threat in most teams.

He has his moments he just doesn't make things happen by himself. Yes he's good attacking in the air but that's a secondary skillset. Only useful when you have a bomb landing 5m out. If you can rip through the line you can do so anywhere on the field which makes you a massive threat.

Part of the blame for his lack of development is on him, the other part is on Benji for not building around his strengths more. He would do well to watch lots of video of Edwards in the offseason

 

[balmain boy]

Tall and light.
His Mrs carried him over the threshold
He needs to work this FB role out, I don’t see any other spot for him.

He's just never filled out. Kini has a more solid build despite being younger. Not express speed, not powerful enough to bust through a tackle. He's got to work out who he is and how he'll impact the game

 

[balmain boy]

The only thing Manly have better than us is speed and genuine attacking threat on their edges and out wide.
If you have this, the rest of their team just need to do their job, nothing more nothing less.

All they have is players who can win you a match....
Of which we have few, if any.

 

[Tom Shines]

The only thing Manly have better than us is speed and genuine attacking threat on their edges and out wide.
If you have this, the rest of their team just need to do their job, nothing more nothing less.

Bit like saying all Margot Robbie has is good looks

Although we would have to be the slowest team in the comp by the length of the Flemington straight …can only conclude speed is not a quality they prioritise in their team building ,,,

 

[Vicious]

Bit like saying all Margot Robbie has is good looks

Although we would have to be the slowest team in the comp by the length of the Flemington straight …can only conclude speed is not a quality they prioritise in their team building ,,,

it is quite clear Benji and his cohorts are underestimating the minimum requirement and value of having speed in your team line up.
Not only would we quite clearly field the slowest 2-5 each and every week, we also quite clearly field the slowest 11-13 every week.
If Benji cannot see this is a major problem, we will simply not improve.
Ideally speed, size and power, but if you can’t find players who have it all, a reasonable element of speed is required at the very least.

 

[Odessa]

We got Maka still … although Toa beat more players on the way to scoring that try today than Maka has all year .,.

There is a good player inside of To'a maybe all the injuries has affected him and he plays not to get injured instead of playing to win

 

[weststigers]

There is a good player inside of To'a maybe all the injuries has affected him and he plays not to get injured instead of playing to win

Looks like he is being held together by Elastoplast

 

[Vicious]

There is a good player inside of To'a maybe all the injuries has affected him and he plays not to get injured instead of playing to win

Our next game away to the Knights and not only do we look outclassed in the spine, but we are severely outclassed in our 2-5 and outclassed with the line break threat of Dylan Lucas. Where is our tackle bust and line break threat coming from ?
If you are very limited with your tackle bust and line break threat it is almost impossible to beat good teams and the Knights are currently a very good team due to their strong tackle bust and line break threat.
Some of our best tackle bust and line break threats are currently playing NSW Cup who have a bye this coming weekend.

 

[hank37w]

Thinking the same, incredibly lucky on the injury front and a reasonable draw as well. Id like to see how they travel, or any NRL team for that matter missing 5 -6 starters.... Copping it from the MSE faithful is the pits. If I hear them tell me about Fozball winning the comp one more time im choking someone out 😉

Had a bit of a laugh yesterday when one of the commentators (would have to have been Andrew Voss) on Fox/Kayo was calling Ethan Sanders, Colonel Sanders.

I thought to myself, he doesn't look anything like Kieran (Fozball) Foran.

 

[hank37w]

Smouldering Rifle says before June 30.

 

[Tom Shines]

it is quite clear Benji and his cohorts are underestimating the minimum requirement and value of having speed in your team line up.
Not only would we quite clearly field the slowest 2-5 each and every week, we also quite clearly field the slowest 11-13 every week.
If Benji cannot see this is a major problem, we will simply not improve.
Ideally speed, size and power, but if you can’t find players who have it all, a reasonable element of speed is required at the very least.

There is no Center or winger presently at the club with genuine speed … poor old Maka got into some space for a micro second on Saturday…, he looked about as quick as Sione Fainu …

Hopefully Averillo can help in this department in 2027…although help is needed now

 

[mtd#2]

Banking on a junior who’s 1-2 years away would be classic Tigers

Whilst having a crack at one of our most consistent players in the process 😂😂

 

[Odessa]

Looks like he is being held together by Elastoplast

Maybe could become his game day sponsor

 

[mtd#2]

Our next game away to the Knights and not only do we look outclassed in the spine, but we are severely outclassed in our 2-5 and outclassed with the line break threat of Dylan Lucas. Where is our tackle bust and line break threat coming from ?
If you are very limited with your tackle bust and line break threat it is almost impossible to beat good teams and the Knights are currently a very good team due to their strong tackle bust and line break threat.
Some of our best tackle bust and line break threats are currently playing NSW Cup who have a bye this coming weekend.

Name the players and list who they should replace

 

[Betterdays22]

Whilst having a crack at one of our most consistent players in the process 😂😂

The grass is always greener and we always have a junior who is better than what we've got...

I'm convinced some of these people have never actually seen the likes of Attard play. Just names on a piece of paper.

 

[mtd#2]

The grass is always greener and we always have a junior who is better than what we've got...

I'm convinced some of these people have never actually seen the likes of Attard play. Just names on a piece of paper.

Bula has been one of our best this season. Its the same people who wanted us to sign the defensive turnstile drinkwater over bula. They are probably just bitter

 

[Blooey]

a heard a whisper that we are pushing to get jake here before june 30

Anyone else we're looking at?
How are talks with Blore going? any possibility of getting him prior to June 30?