Rumoured Signings

[POPEYE]

Benny's just trying to regain the 'Best Coach' status which will only again happen in front of a mirror, whatever good comes of a Benji revival will be fleeting. Methinks Benny may have a junior in mind and he may occasionally holler for a Marshall

 

[lockyno1]

Be great to see Benji provide the same impetus in attack to the Broncos that he has for the Dragons

Can't be any worse than Ben Hunt

 

[Captain Apollo]

Can't be any worse than Ben Hunt

Oh yeah? I dare say Dragons fans may beg to differ.

 

[Nice Beaver]

What a monumentally f*cking stupid signing that would be for Brisbane.

Gee I hope it happens.

 

[Caped Crusader]

Can't be any worse than Ben Hunt

Haha how quickly some fans turn

I'll happily see the Knights take Hunt of the Donkeys hands if he's so terrible

 

[POPEYE]

What a monumentally f*cking stupid signing that would be for Brisbane.

Gee I hope it happens.

It will pale in comparison to any mob who signs Carney, I reckon Benji would at worst do well in ESL

 

[SBD82]

Oh yeah? I dare say Dragons fans may beg to differ.

We do.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

Seeing benji step back to the other side that aren't in position to do anything and than try to invent something which ends in a no look pass over the touch judges head to lose the game for Brisbane would make my pants feel funny

 

[matrightyeh]

Seeing benji step back to the other side that aren't in position to do anything and than try to invent something which ends in a no look pass over the touch judges head to lose the game for Brisbane would make my pants feel funny

lol i hear ya

 

[Bazal]

Can't be any worse than Ben Hunt

Don't get to watch much NRL in LA hey Locky?

 

[Shorty]

Can't be any worse than Ben Hunt

Well....he's the same..type of player I don't get it....they need a Cronk...a Foran....Marshall isn't going to do anything that Milford and Hunt don't already.

 

[lockyno1]

Well....he's the same..type of player I don't get it....they need a Cronk...a Foran....Marshall isn't going to do anything that Milford and Hunt don't already.

Marshall might not drop a kickoff though, that's a start!

I rate Marshall's kicking game sometimes, i is one area we have struggled in.

 

[Caped Crusader]

Haha Marshall is more than capable of dropping a kick off and then some

Jeezus, do you even watch footy for anything other than to perv on players?

 

[Hutty1986]

I'm pretty sure saints would be happy to bring Ben Hunt on board

 

[chigurh]

I don't think it's an awful signing for the Broncos. I'm sure they'd rather be able to give Benji's min wage contract to a rookie/junior, but they've let Ash Taylor and Nicholls go in recent times so there probably just isn't one. So rather than keeping the cap space saved up for 2017 and having no half backup, adding someone to cover for Hunt and Milford and Nikorima is the right call.

 

[Nice Beaver]

I don't think it's an awful signing for the Broncos. I'm sure they'd rather be able to give Benji's min wage contract to a rookie/junior, but they've let Ash Taylor and Nicholls go in recent times so there probably just isn't one. So rather than keeping the cap space saved up for 2017 and having no half backup, adding someone to cover for Hunt and Milford and Nikorima is the right call.

Lol

If he signed for any other club you lot would be laughing at them.

Shithouse signing no matter which way you spin it.

 

[chigurh]

Lol

If he signed for any other club you lot would be laughing at them.

Shithouse signing no matter which way you spin it.

Well no I wouldn't.

If any other club had cap space and no backup for their halves heading into the 2017 season, I couldn't blame them for signing someone like Benji as cover. I think it's a better option than having cap space floating around and no one to call on if a half goes down/plays origin.

 

[Caped Crusader]

That is a good point re: Brisbanes lack of back up halves

Its more of a mystery as to why Benji would choose to be a lower grader though. He is signing with a club who has no FG position for him barring an injury/rep selection. Not the way a once international level player would want to finish their career

 

[Charlie124]

The talk on the radio this morning was that he was more likely to be playing centre than in he halves.... I guess Mead replaced Maranta, Moga replaced Reed (if he can go 5min without getting injured) and there might be plans to move Oates off the wing and into the forwards so there could be even more reshuffling to come, they have to find a way to get Roberts into games too.

I don't think it's a bad signing at all, Benji is a good player despite his form at the Dragons (who does play well there under Macgreggor?).

Wait and see I guess.

 

[betcats]

That is a good point re: Brisbanes lack of back up halves

Its more of a mystery as to why Benji would choose to be a lower grader though. He is signing with a club who has no FG position for him barring an injury/rep selection. Not the way a once international level player would want to finish their career

He wasn't getting FG offers is my guess. He has signed for minimum wage or close to it if you believe the article with very little prospects of FG playing time, I'd say it was his only NRL offer.