Like don't get me wrong on his day he can be the best centre / player and destroy teams. But he seems immune to hard work
Like shredder said, put him in a team like ours, Titans etc and he'd struggle big time
This is where the interesting part of this rebuild comes in.
I think we need solid players not star players.
We lack the kind of solid meat and potato players that most good clubs have. The proof of this is how many players we have released over the years that havent been picked up by other clubs and have either retired or gone to "Super" League. Look at Melbourne. Solid M&P players with a couple of stars.
Sure we need stars, but more desperately we need strong depth. We need a good number of our run-on side to be strong solid 7s and 8s, with a smattering of stars added. Players that are going to be consistently good. Rather than occasionally outstanding.
So it would be great to have a player like Arrow, but we need players like Lomax or Takarangi as well.
My view only.
I'd rather try to Moses Suli back from Manly than any thought of Latrell Mitchell. WT had big raps on him but at that stage his immaturity won out. He's a bit older and wiser now.
In reality there are dozens of things that Madge needs out of a player that we probably don't see. This is the first time since Sheen's ghat I completely trust the coach knows what he is doing.
While I get front loading contracts gives us room for 2021, what happens if the players we front load decide to pull a Matterson? We essecially lose all that cap money?
Once we clear Reynolds, Packer and Mbye off the books we will be in much better shape to go after big names hut for 2020 I don't see us signing anyone amazing. I'm hoping Madge can get 3 decent players rather than 1 amazing player
In Madge we trust. Amen................
I really wish WT would offer Maguire a contract extension now. Both for sending a signal to the players and to show faith in him- especially as his current tenure is ensnarled with the players signed by Cleary on overinflated prices and minimal performance. Seems harsh to judge him by end of 2021 season when current contract ends. I'd like to see an additional 2 years for a clear assessment.
Does anyone know how some of our dev players ala Dylan Smith and Sam McIntyre are going. They were at my gym on the weekend and I wrestled Dylan. I avoided Sam because he was bigger. Dylan seemed like a nice guy.
Does anyone know how some of our dev players ala Dylan Smith and Sam McIntyre are going. They were at my gym on the weekend and I wrestled Dylan. I avoided Sam because he was bigger. Dylan seemed like a nice guy.
BMM is eyeing an NRL return, he tore the Aussie pack a new asshole on Sat night, hope we are looking at him
But the problem is ... can he play like that on a rainy Thursday night in Sydney somewhere or does he need to be playing for his nation against the world champions to lift to that level ?BMM is eyeing an NRL return, he tore the Aussie pack a new asshole on Sat night, hope we are looking at him
But the problem is ... can he play like that on a rainy Thursday night in Sydney somewhere or does he need to be playing for his nation against the world champions to lift to that level ?
If Magde could get consistent mongrel and effort out of him I'd be happy to sign him, perhaps short term with upgrades when earnt.
A bit like those Queenslanders (Gagai) over the years. Different players in the maroon jersey, average club players.But the problem is ... can he play like that on a rainy Thursday night in Sydney somewhere or does he need to be playing for his nation against the world champions to lift to that level ?
I don't reckon either have much chop, watched a little bit of them in Flegg and CCup, high work rates but nothing to get excited about
This is where I like the idea of performance based contracts. We could sign him on a 1 year deal with the option of a 2nd year in our favour if he trumps expectations. Use Mattos money for his 1st year, if he performs then he can write his own cheque.
The potential is there obviously, just any incentive to get him to play like that consistently would be ideal.
Basically I just want a mongrel forward haha