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He was garbage when arrived on his fat dollars....
When it come to contract year he played ok and had a go.
Once Warriors signed he turned back to the piece of rubbish we purchased.
Disgrace of a player. Terepo any day.
It was a Darcy Lussick like blue and gold career... Carbon copy
 

lingard

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French, if he comes here at all, will not be coming to be a winger. French doesn't want to play wing, he is no good at yardage coming out of our own end and he hasn't played wing in ages.

And I doubt he'd want to come back to Parramatta to play reserve grade. So that just leaves fullback or five-eight. Or 14?
 

lingard

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So you’d be happy to wait a couple of seasons?
The only way I seem him being a regular is if Gutho moves to centre but that’s weakening Guncos strength and exposing French’s kick returns

I'd be okay with moving Gutho to centre - but only for a very good fullback. Bevan has the speed but little else. No thanks.
 

T-Boon

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I'd be okay with moving Gutho to centre - but only for a very good fullback. Bevan has the speed but little else. No thanks.

French is highly skillful. His only real problem is size and strength and he had a bad attitude in 2018 which nobody saw coming and left a bad taste in many eels fans mouths.
He certainly cannot play wing. Maybe he could play centre.
 

Eelogical

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I'd be okay with moving Gutho to centre - but only for a very good fullback. Bevan has the speed but little else. No thanks.
There was a time when I thought Gutho should be in the centres, but I now think that fullback is his go. He's proven that. I could only see him playing 5/8 if he was flicked from the #1 position. I don't think his kicking game would be up to scratch, though. He's no Lockyer.
 

Poupou Escobar

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French is highly skillful. His only real problem is size and strength and he had a bad attitude in 2018 which nobody saw coming and left a bad taste in many eels fans mouths.
He certainly cannot play wing. Maybe he could play centre.
Papenhuyzen would look like 2018 French if he played in a shit team. French was dangerous when he played fullback behind a decent team in 2016-17.
 

lingard

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There was a time when I thought Gutho should be in the centres, but I now think that fullback is his go. He's proven that. I could only see him playing 5/8 if he was flicked from the #1 position. I don't think his kicking game would be up to scratch, though. He's no Lockyer.

I agree. I used to think he would be an ideal centre. (And he would be.) But I think that, this year in particular, he has earnt the right to be called a fullback (rather than a utility player doing a good job of playing fullback). For sure.
 

T-Boon

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Papenhuyzen would look like 2018 French if he played in a shit team. French was dangerous when he played fullback behind a decent team in 2016-17.

Exactly. Those who say he only has speed are nuts. He was Burt like smart on the wing his first year or 2.
 
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