Who are we buying for 2021 onwards

[Meth]

Keen on Full strength-

8- Fonua-Blake
10- Ah Mau

14- Paasi
15- Taunoa-Brown/Afoa

That’s where I’d start.

Will wait to see what Evans and BMM show up like.

 

[WellsNZ]

Same with Afoa.

They asked Bunty about this on Warriors TV but he said he's still got a year on his deal and doesn't want to leave so wants to spend it here and try prove himself. So it sounds like he'll be around.

 

[Matua]

Who was absolving them from looking bad? They are both terrible. But lodges is worse. If we were willing to sign somebody who did something that atrocious, it shouldn’t be that surprising that we would try to sign AFB.

That was my point.

Saying Mother Teresa in comparison doesn't suggest you think it's atrocious.

 

[Leber]

Saying Mother Teresa in comparison doesn't suggest you think it's atrocious.

Well.. he does look like her 'in comparison'.

If you are comparing the two, what AFB did, whilst still bad, is nowhere near as bad as what Lodge did.

I'm not sure why you aren't comprehending this.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Keen on Full strength-

8- Fonua-Blake
10- Ah Mau

14- Paasi
15- Taunoa-Brown/Afoa

That’s where I’d start.

Will wait to see what Evans and BMM show up like.

Don't be surprised if Paasi isn't with us.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Lock him in chaps

He has unfollowed Manly on Instagram and starting following the Warriors and half the players

 

[Matua]

Well.. he does look like her 'in comparison'.

If you are comparing the two, what AFB did, whilst still bad, is nowhere near as bad as what Lodge did.

I'm not sure why you aren't comprehending this.

I'm comprehending what you're saying, I just think it's stupid. If you want to introduce a continuum maybe Franco in comparison to Hitler - didn't kill as many people but still did his fair share of killing.

 

[Leber]

I'm comprehending what you're saying, I just think it's stupid. If you want to introduce a continuum maybe Franco in comparison to Hitler - didn't kill as many people but still did his fair share of killing.

It's a piece of hyperbolic language that got the point across. Feel free to replace my comparison with yours if it makes you feel better.

 

[LeagueNut]

I'd vote yes.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Lock him in chaps

He has unfollowed Manly on Instagram and starting following the Warriors and half the players

Haha, what a world we live in where this is how we know someone has signed.

 

[Meth]

Haha, what a world we live in where this is how we know someone has signed.

sadly, that is where journalism starts these days

 

[Grizzman]

I don't want to count chickens etc, but that would look like a helluva forward pack for 2021.Maybe the best since 2002? It would certainly have more aggression than we have had in years and maybe we would even live up to the "Big Warriors pack" moniker for once.

 

[Rich102]

Should give us some go-forward.

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

I’m hopeful BMM goes well, but on paper

- he’s older than Paasi
- he’s less established in the NRL than Paasi
- I suspect we are paying good money for the privilege of swapping in this older, less proven player

Doesn’t jump out at me as a sharp piece of business

 

[Sanchez]

So if we get AFB and Hetherington

1. RTS
2. Maumalo
3. Aitken
4. Hiku
5. Fusitua
6. Nikorima
7. CHT
8. Ah Mau
9. Egan
10. AFB
11. Katoa
12. Harris
13. BMM
14. Lawton/Tevaga/Utility?
15. Evans
16. Hetherington
17. Murchie

18. Tevaga/Lawton
19. JTB
20. Afoa/Paasi?
21. Outside back cover

 

[TheDMC]

Brandon Smith at 9 and she's looking goof

 

[Penrose_11]

I liked Hetherington in the starting spot as can play long minutes. Didn’t he even play 70+ in one game for us? Ah Mau off the bench in that solid grinding role with Evans/JTB/Passi. And unless BMM has trimmed down considerably and gained some endurance he ain’t playing 13 in an NRL comp

 

[Rich102]

Brandon Smith at 9 and she's looking goof

Goof it is!

 

[SmashEmBro]

It's funny how its worked out... I think we've bought people not thinking that we'd get the opportunity for played like AFB or Heatherington. So, if we do sign them, we'd have a bit of a log jam of forwards trying to get a spot.
Surely if we get AFB, we lose someone like Paasi? Or maybe Bunty (I'm guessing Paasi costs more however).

I don't think Murchie is a bench player... Have him starting. He's the kind of player I think you need to play 60 minutes and tackle tackle tackle, and offers a bit of an offload and attacking game too. Having him there for 30min off the bench is not a good option imo

Excited to see how it all plays out tho

 

[Sanchez]

Brandon Smith at 9 and she's looking goof

Danny Levi has been told he wont re-signed by Manly, could be an option

It's funny how its worked out... I think we've bought people not thinking that we'd get the opportunity for played like AFB or Heatherington. So, if we do sign them, we'd have a bit of a log jam of forwards trying to get a spot.
Surely if we get AFB, we lose someone like Paasi? Or maybe Bunty (I'm guessing Paasi costs more however).

I don't think Murchie is a bench player... Have him starting. He's the kind of player I think you need to play 60 minutes and tackle tackle tackle, and offers a bit of an offload and attacking game too. Having him there for 30min off the bench is not a good option imo

Excited to see how it all plays out tho

Its a long season, he would get his minutes. He could easily start at 12 and push Harris to 13 and BMM to the pine. Depends what type of lock Brown is after i suppose