I think worst forum member would be more fun.

Cameron Murray - 184cm, 90kgs

Skill and determination are also important in a forward.

Thompson 3
Brooks 2
Matterson 1

It is a compromise of standards and a risk. Some players lose their big deal and manage to earn their credibility back by keeping their heads down and working hard for a few years, others can’t help themselves and get in trouble again.

With George you would want something in his contract that says if he is unavailable through suspension for more than 2 weeks in a year, his contract can be terminated. I would personally have a hard time supporting him but I can see the benefits of signing up good players after a brain snap or scandal.

@Toowoomba_Tiger said in G Burgess Eye Gouge:

So now that its all done and dusted, could any of you support Burgess in a 2020 Tigers team?
I could.

Yes, I don’t think we are the most popular club amongst NRL players at the moment, the facilities and premiership chances are better elsewhere. We also don’t have much cap space for 2020.

Now is a reasonable time to take risks on players like George Burgess and Nene Macdonald with short term contracts at much less money than they were previously on.

I am not a fan of George as a human being, but he is a good prop.

Pearce has been great at NRL level before and has had a lot of chances at Origin where he did not do well under the extra pressure. He was terrible against Melbourne a couple of weeks ago when they kept putting pressure on him.

Townsend, Adam Reynolds and Wighton were all pretty ordinary last weekend, the eligible NSW halves have made Fittler’s job very difficult this year.

You seem to have jumped the gun there @WT2K. Sims will only miss one game, but it’s a big one.

https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/07/02/live-blog-george-burgess-and-tariq-sims-judiciary-hearings/

@Tiger-Tragic said in NSW Ins & Out's:

Clint Gutherson as 18th man? Really? Have I missed something about this guy?

He is rugby league’s Ricky Gervais IMO. Some talent but not as much as he thinks he has.

And everyone else can see he’s a try-hard who we’d like to get snotted.

And, no Matto?? Hmmmm …what odds QLD?

I’m guessing if Cleary is not fit, Jack Wighton can move to 5/8 and Gutherson will play at centre. I can’t see any other reason for him to be 18th man.

Wighton made a lot of errors last week against the Eels which is a bit scary.

No obvious cover if Cleary doesn’t recover or Sims gets suspended.

Looks like Matterson will be available, he wasn’t picked for NSW