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The troubled end to the Warriors’ season is causing ructions at the Auckland NRL club. Kevin Locke and Russell Packer are unlikely to be at Mt Smart next season, amid suggestions star prop Ben Matulino wants out.
Kiwi internationals Locke and Packer are believed to be interested in moving from Auckland. While both players are under contract for next season, it is understood the Warriors may consider releasing them.
While the Warriors might be prepared to let Locke and Packer go, any suggestion Matulino wants out will rock them and they will do their best to keep him
Sources say Matulino has been unhappy at the Warriors this season, and a tweet from him said: ”When the boat’s about to sink its time to jump off”, sending the rumour mill into overdrive.
He later clarified: ”That tweet wasn’t directed at the club, I’m 100% for the club and here till 2015 – don’t jump to conclusions. Was a personal joke.”
There is little chance of Matulino gaining a release, as he is regarded as one of the best props in the world.
Read more: http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/once-were-warriors-are-now-worriers-11145/#ixzz2fbcdwjxN
All three are quality players. Without this turning into a thread about me or how much of a grub Packer is, would you want the club to sign any of these guys? In my opinion we should go all out to get Matulino and Packer, we would be up there with the best forward packs in the game. Woods, Galloway, Ava, Matulino, Packer and Brown prop rotation would be sensational.
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Brown = packer
Woods = matulinoBoth good players but we don’t need either of them.
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Yeah I’d take all 3! Impossible, I know, but I’d still take them all
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Matulino is a beast
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Matulino would fit the bill as a marquee signing for 2015. Go after him Tigers
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Packer and Matulino would be so good for our side.
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All 3 are incredible players. Id like them all but it won’t happen
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If Locke goes, it is because he wants to play fullback. He is not a suit for us, as I can’t see Mick Potter moving Tedesco aside.
Packer seems like a bit of an idiot, but he changes the dynamics of a team when he is on the field. I highly rate him.
Matulino is a beast. Any team would want to sign him up.
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We really don’t need Locke, but Matulino or Packer would be a welcome addition.
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Sign up Matulino one of the best props going around and still so young. Having David kidwell is a plus in getting him over as he is well respected in NZ & take his game to the next level.
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IMHO we should throw the house at Matulino. Absolute beast and would be the basis of a pack that dents the opposition consistently. More mongrel and aggression that several of our forwards put together
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Matulino is the only one we should be going after.
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Keep dreaming
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would be great signings, also unlikely signings
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Go hard for Matulino is he’s available. Best prop in the league IMO
