Would you release Molten
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king_sirro
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Is there a reason u mention Melbourne?
king_sirro
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And who said he will see little first grade? Tim believes he will be the 5/8
Wacko_Jacko
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Only if we want to pay half his salary whilst his playing for another team
@wtigers said:
I'm as guilty as the next person of typing some bad typos but I have to admit this thread title made be laugh!!!
cost/benefit
I don't see the point of offloading him unless he gets a big offer and wants to leave.
I don't see the point of offloading him unless he gets a big offer and wants to leave.
balmain boy
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He'll be either a 5/8, bench or backup player this season. Even if we release him, more likely to the UK, we would be unlikely to find a replacement with similar experience on the market. It might free up some cap space but I don't think we really need to do that.
With lots of kids coming through Moltzen is now one of the experienced players in the squad. I don't rate him, but he's a handy option in backup. And who knows the loss of his BFF may make him come out of his shell and bust his ass to try and prove himself.
With lots of kids coming through Moltzen is now one of the experienced players in the squad. I don't rate him, but he's a handy option in backup. And who knows the loss of his BFF may make him come out of his shell and bust his ass to try and prove himself.
Tiger_Watto
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@Kul said:
agreed… What is the benefit in releasing him?
happy_tiger
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After the Saint George debacle and two knee recos who will want him and who will pay anything near what we are probably paying him ??
Fraze23
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Looking at how long it took him to recover from his last knee injury but physically and mentally, I very much doubt we'll see much of Moltzen in grade at all this year. For mine he's behind Anasta and Austin for the 6 jersey. Perhaps a year in state cup would be of benefit for him. It won't be easy recovering mentally from 2 knee recos and another positional switch.
Not unless we could buy a good 5/8 for 2014.
might as well keep him and give him a shot, he could surprise us just like he did at FB in 2013\. Maybe everyone has forgotten but he was very strong before his ACL and forced teddy to the wing. many on here thought he performed well, me included.
might as well keep him and give him a shot, he could surprise us just like he did at FB in 2013\. Maybe everyone has forgotten but he was very strong before his ACL and forced teddy to the wing. many on here thought he performed well, me included.
MightyMaggy
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@alex said:
Thank goodness for this post, I thought I was losing my mind, when I read how good Moltzen was at full-back in 2013\. I thought I must have missed those games for a moment.
@alex said:
you clearly don't remember tedesco's games on the wing while moltzen was at fullback:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOJUuVmTarQ
1:23, that's moltzen with a trysaver
or teddy's stuff up under the high ball the first time we played the sharks
and a thread with me defending tedesco in ROUND 19!:
http://www.weststigersforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=129&t=18547&hilit=tedesco&start=54
Thing is, the team is moving in a direction where Moltzen doesn't seem to fit in. If he wants to be a first choice half or fullback, its becoming clear that he may need to look elsewhere.
That said, there is value in having someone like him as a backup, question is will he be happy playing NSW Cup? I think a few years in ESL might be calling him very soon, he will kill it over there.
That said, there is value in having someone like him as a backup, question is will he be happy playing NSW Cup? I think a few years in ESL might be calling him very soon, he will kill it over there.
