@jirskyr said in [The Papenhuyzen decision\.\.\.](/post/1244404) said:
Why are we rehashing this topic? It's done to death. Paps took an equivalent offer from Storm to play under Slater and Bellamy, and to get out from behind Tedesco. He is quoted directly about this decision. Tigers matched the Storm offer and Paps decided to leave.
Whatever the exact and most important reasons that he left, it cannot be argued that Tigers had a million-dollar offer on the games' emerging #1 fullback. It also cannot be argued that Storm have and continue to have now the games' most influential (a) player and (b) coach.
Maybe Kelly Egan is/was a complete and utter incompetent moron. Who cares, what more can we do given he's already left the club? Sack him in retrospect? Maybe it would have helped Kelly out if Tigers had the all-time greatest coach going around, to sweeten deals.
No, we must debate this until the end of time.
Mate I'm not even convinced Paps could produce his current form at Tigers. He has the luxury of being in the Storm system at the moment, and he's been there since 2018, playing 1.5 years of QLD cup, almost being released by Storm in 2019.
What everyone really needs to remember is that Brodie Croft is the key to the emergence of Paps at Storm. Storm persisted with Croft for some time, but when he was out and Jahrome Hughes moved to halfback, the Storm clicked and Paps took his opportunity well. Croft obviously since been traded to Broncos and Hughes has gone from fullback to FT halfback.
Even without Paps, the 3rd-stringer option Nicho Hynes is still a handy footballer.
I reckon Nicho Hynes is the epitome of bog average footballer who is made to excell in the Storm system. I cringe everytime some throws his name up in the signings suggestion thread. I reckon he would be very average in our system.
I reckon he will be a pretty good player, he's shown a fair bit of promise to this point. He's gonna be a bloody big unit when he finishes growing, he'll make a good big-bodied 6 ala Fitter.
Wouldn't mind him at WT.
Umm he's 24 yo unless he undertakes a Sharpies regime you woud think his growing is done..
?I thought he was only 20 or so. He is a big frame all the same, he'll be a solid bloke anyhow.
Never considered him big, pretty slight in my opinion. One of these players where you wonder if he was that good, what has he been doing for the last 5-6 years? A very late bloomer.
Another thing I think with Hynes is that he benefits from what I call the "Sharon Woods" effect. He looks a certain way, or a bit different to average with long hair and you notice him. I dont think Hynes is, but I actually think that some players do this intentionally (I reckon Woods did), have something visually different like long hair, big beard etc to get noticed and stand out.
