What's new
The Front Row Forums

Register a free account today to become a member of the world's largest Rugby League discussion forum! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!

Rumours and Stuff

hindy111

Post Whore
Messages
64,807
Do people rate Keppie?
I feel like he is average. No better then Twal.
We have let so many forwards go recently
Alioi,Twal,Keppie,Kafusi,Stefano....

Do we rate any that highly? All just average props.
 

Incorrect

Coach
Messages
13,210
Do people rate Keppie?
I feel like he is average. No better then Twal.
We have let so many forwards go recently
Alioi,Twal,Keppie,Kafusi,Stefano....

Do we rate any that highly? All just average props.
I think he's solid. The sort of prop every team needs, someone who will go somewhere towards maintaining momentum when your starting props have a spell, and his salary should reflect as much.

I think he's going better than Oregon tbh
 

SneakyEel

Juniors
Messages
616
I reckon we're going after Farnworth cause Sivo hasn't been hasn't taken up his option and doesn't want to. I'm predicting Sivo to go to France he'll get big money over there and using the 400k we pay him for Farnworth.
 

Poupou Escobar

Post Whore
Messages
95,966
Do people rate Keppie?
I feel like he is average. No better then Twal.
We have let so many forwards go recently
Alioi,Twal,Keppie,Kafusi,Stefano....

Do we rate any that highly? All just average props.
All first graders. The question is how much can/should you spend on them. If you have a couple of stars and another solid first grader (Nrown) capable of long minutes in the middle can you really afford to spend $300k+ on dudes to come off the bench? Keppie or Twal would be useful next year (they are worth about $200k) but big money youngsters like Kaufusi and Utoikamanu would be a waste of cap space for a team with Paulo, RCG and Nrown playing over 160 minutes between them.
 

emjaycee

Coach
Messages
14,614
That is what our system produces. Average first grader forwards.
I would think that every system produces a large share of average first grade forwards. The key to success is finding and then keeping the one or two that are above average and you only need to do that every two or three years if you hang onto them.

How many forwards are there out there in the NRL that are above average?
 

Gronk

Moderator
Staff member
Messages
79,825
I reckon we're going after Farnworth cause Sivo hasn't been hasn't taken up his option and doesn't want to. I'm predicting Sivo to go to France he'll get big money over there and using the 400k we pay him for Farnworth.
Wonder what Month his player option window closes ? Dylan exercised his a while ago. <googles> Nathan Brown exercised his in May.

Whilst we’re talking about 2023, Ryan Matterson’s 2023+ is spooky silent. I don’t think we can offord to lose him after Papa and Marata. At this stage we only have Emu and Rodwell and a bunch of rookies.
 

Avenger

Immortal
Messages
35,942
I reckon we're going after Farnworth cause Sivo hasn't been hasn't taken up his option and doesn't want to. I'm predicting Sivo to go to France he'll get big money over there and using the 400k we pay him for Farnworth.
He’d be a sensational buy. I think however he prefers to play on the right. I think Penisini actually prefers the left.
 

eels_fan

First Grade
Messages
8,177
A page on FB is claiming Moses has a clause in his contract letting him out of his deal at the year.

and also that we have clause in Hodgsons contact in our favour allowing us to end the deal after 12 months

Both sound somewhat bogus, especially the Moses clause
 

Avenger

Immortal
Messages
35,942
A page on FB is claiming Moses has a clause in his contract letting him out of his deal at the year.

and also that we have clause in Hodgsons contact in our favour allowing us to end the deal after 12 months

Both sound somewhat bogus, especially the Moses clause
The Moses clause is for 2024.
 

Joshuatheeel

Moderator
Staff member
Messages
20,959
A page on FB is claiming Moses has a clause in his contract letting him out of his deal at the year.

and also that we have clause in Hodgsons contact in our favour allowing us to end the deal after 12 months

Both sound somewhat bogus, especially the Moses clause
Hodgson cause is correct

but but but the eels signed him for 2 years and have no idea…..

 
Top