Hope not. Too old.
Reason Manky showing him the door.
Deciding between us and the Raiders. He is originally from Goulburn so there is some appeal about moving down there.
Also from reading that Metcalf stuff seems like if the Raiders get Fogarty they won't get Chanel so there is no need for Metcalf over there. Given the squads of the two teams and the fact we do not really have a back up FB(Don't say Tracey) and there is one open half spot I can't see why he would leave.
Gus Gould tweeted that Cotric will be staying at Canterbury
Nicho wouldn’t be our back up fullback? I get that the preference is to play him in the halves but a very capable fb imo. Same goes for McInnes…. good cover for Hooker if required. These two signings give our squad great depth in crucial positions imo.
I use to be off the same belief of age but the speed of the game has me thinking that it will really start affecting older middle forwards after a few seasons at this pace.He's 31, a year and a bit older than Finucane
In 2016 Sharks won with Gallen 35, Lewis 33, Heighington 33, Ennis 32.
The concept of too old is an ever changing beast. Sports science, injury management, interchange, individualised training programs and overall increased professionalism is seeing a fair few blokes playing on into the mid thirties.
Don't agree that Tapau is too old. In fact he'd be just what the doctor ordered.
The most experienced forwards will be McInnes, Finucane, Graham and Fifita. Graham is a sneeze away from a career ending concussion and Feefs knee tweak away from being done. McInnes is coming off an ACL and Finucane has chronic calf issues
We need a prop and we need another hard headed, experienced bloke. I don't expect a lot from Feefs or Graham unfortunately so if one of the purchases goes down it's Shit Creek without a paddle.
We don't have a standout leader or much experience in the back either.
Marty would be a yes for me
Yeah was only really referring to depth covering fullback and Hooker which we didn’t really have either this year. I’d give Marty a 2 year deal too. Not on huge money though…he still knows how to bend the defensive line and get a bit of momentum in the forwards. Most clubs including us have 6 or 7 roster spots to fill so there will be some significant movement over the next couple of months. The Bunnies are the interesting ones as they only have 17 players out of 30 registered for next year (incl Milf).Yes and yes but I don't see the great depth yet. If any big gun goes down we only have emerging players to fill voids really. Not to mention we haven't even filled the squad yet
Looked like a f**king bikie when he had his head strapped yesterday!Not to mention Marty's hair is better than Toby's
Gonna have to psych myself up to listen to Johns…Freddy and Gus next week. On another note…f**k Tariq…Ruan looks like she’s ready to pack in the front row.Sheeeze Gus's match commentary is getting worse, if that is humanly possible.
He starts to ramble on and is still going at it for the next ten minutes of the match. Thank ferhuck for the mute button on "me" remote.
Looked like a f**king bikie when he had his head strapped yesterday!
Is the game really that much faster? Still seems to be a thousand stoppages per game with HIAs, bunker reviews, trainers asking for the game to be stopped. I think it's a bit of a fallacy that the game is faster. I think the NRL wants us all to think that, but I don't think it is any faster than before.I use to be off the same belief of age but the speed of the game has me thinking that it will really start affecting older middle forwards after a few seasons at this pace.
Also very few power middle forwards stay at their peak for more than 2-3 seasons currently and can’t see many maintaining that if the game stays how it is right now.
The line speed and intensity are definitely faster over the 80min.Is the game really that much faster? Still seems to be a thousand stoppages per game with HIAs, bunker reviews, trainers asking for the game to be stopped. I think it's a bit of a fallacy that the game is faster. I think the NRL wants us all to think that, but I don't think it is any faster than before.