Ben Hampton

[Special K]

Rumour has it he has signed with us for next year. Thoughts?

 

[gUt]

The kid has potential imo. Very quick and quite tough for a smallish player.

 

[webShark]

Rumour has it he has signed with us for next year. Thoughts?

Good pick up with lots of upside. Can play FB or in the halves. Lost his way a bit this year. Emergence of Mann and Munster at the Storm may have them thinking he is surplus. A year ago, would never believe he would be let go. Of course it is not confirmed. Came on as teplacement in NSW Cup for the injured Gards last year in early round. Had to see who he was as he was a big upgrade on Gards. Never heard of him so suspected a a Storm player. He was very good at FB.

 

[amcoglory]

wasn't he going to replace the 5/8 at Melbourne that went to saints

 

[amcoglory]

all I can saw is they need to focuse on next year and snap up as much of the best youngsters as possible because no 1st graders will be signing for us

 

[The Popper]

Good.

 

[Card Shark]

all I can saw is they need to focuse on next year and snap up as much of the best youngsters as possible because no 1st graders will be signing for us

That's not a bad thing, we have plenty if experienced players.

 

[southland]

Great sign if true. I mentioned this as a possibility 2 months ago in the Future Signings thread. He had an awesome game for Storm during (think it was Origin I) partnering Ben Roberts, displayed some precise attacking kicks... Fingers crossed next year: 1. Holmes 6. Hampton 7. Brown 9. Ennis Like that! old dogged hooker, young halves, baby fullback!

 

[jc155776]

You guys are having a laugh. Doesn't even stand out at the storm. What storm player has ever improved when leaving the joint.

 

[chewsta]

Finally we start to sign some young backs with a bit of promise.
I can see how the cronullification will catch up to us though, in a year or two when these kids all start to fire in the backs, We will have no forwards because they will have all retired or passed away from old age.

 

[carinashark]

Yes. Even our young guys are looking tired.

 

[Snoop Shark]

Good signing.

Big wraps on this fella when he was playing QLD cup. He still has a lot of improvement left in him but I'd still say one of our best signings in recent years.

One of the most bizzare things in regards to Hampton is that Bellamy let him go for Blake Green. Only time will tell I suppose

 

[Snoop Shark]

You guys are having a laugh. Doesn't even stand out at the storm. What storm player has ever improved when leaving the joint.

Disagree. It's just that cooper has a very obsessive like trait when he plays alongside Hampton and does let him get much ball. Do you really think a kid is going to override Cooper Cronk?

 

[Plastered]

My guess is that, if true, we are probably paying massive overs for him, but that is the reality for us if we want to buy anybody.

 

[tom of poland]

very good signing, and I'm very surprised. I thought he was being groomed as a replacement for Billy Slater. He was impressive whenever I saw him playing in our reggies (ok reggies are reggies).

This leads to another point, that we should be making a bit more of our Melbourne - Storks thing and trying to sign some of the players who have been playing in the Storks ?

 

[Frenzy.]

Kurt Mann is being groomed for Slater.

I was at the game Webbie mentioned and Hampton was carve up that day. Must of run for 250-300 meters.

 

[ghoti]

My storm supporter mate thinks this is hilarious...reckons Hampton has been terrible and has shown close to nothing. Hope he can turn hisbgame around for us

 

[RUBIKS]

Storm will now take Penani.

I'm happy with the signing, not sure he will go any better than what we've got or The Chad though? Always thought he looked better at fullback.

 

[SharkShocked]

RLW Mole saying he hasn't signed.

LOL to be a sharks fan

 

[BatteredFlake]

Better look in his ear before signing.If they see daylight on the other side.... Dont want him. If someone had checked Carney like this we would have been saved a lot of grief.