OFFICIAL Zane Musgrove [Discussion]

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Earl said:
I'm okay with Musgrove. I think he is a bench prop and he can have an impact. He has had some good games for us this season.

I think his big problem is defensively he misses tackles. That can be inexcusable if done at the wrong time. You can't carry many players like this but then again you can't carry many players like Twal who don't have an impact with the ball.
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Good props do both
 
Cobarcats said:
Punt the whole pack except Pole, Stefano, Brown and Joffa. The rest have got two games to prove their worth.
That effort against the Roosters was totally, totally unforgivable.
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Just get rid of them. Our whole problem has been re-signing guys after 1 or 2 good games. Most of the team has has 2 years to prove that they aren't good enough. Cut the dead wood now.
 
stryker 69 said:
I’d be hesitant.
Offers as much as Musgrove
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There is a stack of Hype around Stefano. I have not seen him produce on the field. Ofcourse there is potential in that kid, Is it us who haven't developed it (probably yes) is it Stef?
I would rather keep going with Stef then Musgrove. Musgrove can get good impact but yes we lost by a cricket score. which says a lot about our defense.

Ultimately every forward underperformed this year but Garner (who actually seemed to improve, but not worried about loosing him).
 
Long Term Fan said:
Musgrove off the bench for short stints only. Need to get him fired up for each game.
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Reminds me an old story about a Bears prop , Lloyd Weir, giant of a man but soft unless he got angry.
So the story goes that Ross Warner, an old hardheaded Bears hooker would subtly punch Lloyd in the mouth in a scrum. Sometimes it worked sometimes it didn’t.
I remember a game at North Sydney Oval one day v Tigers. I was standing near the old Moreton Bay fig tree at the northern end, very close to the dead ball line.
Bears players were in goal after Tigers scored and this female Norths supporter screamed at him@ For f..ks sake Weir, go berserk, he turned and just gave her a smile.
Yeah, reminds of Musgrove. Maybe a bit too nice at present.
 
Tigerbenb said:
For such a unit, the guy seems to be soft. No one fears him in a defence line, nothing to his play. Loose 3-5 kgs, get fit, find an attitude or find a super league club. Cessnock goannas wouldn’t take him
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Don’t know his personal habits but imagine he doesn’t drink enough to survive in Cessnock.
 
The pack fails the litmus test when we kick off and the opposition goes from their tryline to our 20m zone on the 5th tackle and we conversely battle to get to halfway we are playing on the back foot . Its not happening like this on just a few sets but most of the game. We need Steph ,Joffa plus a maybe on Musgrove ,Brown as bench and Pole is the only cup graduate who might make it .Given a top class team has 6 forwards and say 3 bench that's 9 and if you take the 5 I've mentioned plus Api and Papalii we still are 2 top class forwards short of a full deck .I'm hoping our development will uncover the extra depth we will need
So I'm giving Musgrove the tick because I think once he is surrounded by other class forwards he might shine
 
Stevec said:
The pack fails the litmus test when we kick off and the opposition goes from their tryline to our 20m zone on the 5th tackle and we conversely battle to get to halfway we are playing on the back foot . Its not happening like this on just a few sets but most of the game. We need Steph ,Joffa plus a maybe on Musgrove ,Brown as bench and Pole is the only cup graduate who might make it .Given a top class team has 6 forwards and say 3 bench that's 9 and if you take the 5 I've mentioned plus Api and Papalii we still are 2 top class forwards short of a full deck .I'm hoping our development will uncover the extra depth we will need
So I'm giving Musgrove the tick because I think once he is surrounded by other class forwards he might shine
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I hope you’re right. He’s a big body, just got to use it aggressively.
 
I like him. He’s a big strong bloke, who’s shown he can play footy. He’s got potential for sure. There’s a really good chance he will get better in the next couple of years.

In the game we won against Parra, which was probably my favourite game this year, he was great. But will he stick around without Madge? Maybe Benji can be the NZ connection.
 
Waynesnutz said:
I like him. He’s a big strong bloke, who’s shown he can play footy. He’s got potential for sure. There’s a really good chance he will get better in the next couple of years.

In the game we won against Parra, which was probably my favourite game this year, he was great. But will he stick around without Madge? Maybe Benji can be the NZ connection.
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Surprise, I thought he was an Australian !
This whole island brother thing is wearing a bit thin. Sure he’s from somewhere else like so many in the League, like so many Australians, but he’s here, got a great job so why not give of your best irrespective of outside factors.
If not having someone from his home country to hold his hand then best he returns.
 
Stevec said:
The pack fails the litmus test when we kick off and the opposition goes from their tryline to our 20m zone on the 5th tackle and we conversely battle to get to halfway we are playing on the back foot . Its not happening like this on just a few sets but most of the game. We need Steph ,Joffa plus a maybe on Musgrove ,Brown as bench and Pole is the only cup graduate who might make it .Given a top class team has 6 forwards and say 3 bench that's 9 and if you take the 5 I've mentioned plus Api and Papalii we still are 2 top class forwards short of a full deck .I'm hoping our development will uncover the extra depth we will need
So I'm giving Musgrove the tick because I think once he is surrounded by other class forwards he might shine
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Can we just sign footballers that don’t need others to hold their hand to be better.
 
I rate the guy. I just don't see him as anywhere near an issue in our team. Stef and Zane are our only two impact forwards.
 
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