John Bateman - worth a look?

[muzby]

Prefer Justine myself, if we're talking tussling.

Ahh.. Good old Malory..

 

[TomRedVRiver]

It's so disheartening to see us at the stage where the majority of our fans aren't fussed about any signings we make because of McGregor.

On the one hand, I understand the mentality, the likelihood of Paul f**king Bateman's effectiveness is very likely.
On the other, we NEED players like Bateman to stem the bleeding. If we just give up we're f**king ourselves for even longer.

Think about Newcastle, all it took was Ponga and the flow of huge signings started shortly after that.

 

[Crush]

He'd be good for a while then he'd give up like the rest of the players and the fans would turn on him.
"Why did we pay 900K for this pommy git that doesn't put in!?"
Then he'd ask for an early release to go back to England and we'd all say "good piss off!"
Yeah, nah.

 

[redv13]

He'd be good for a while then he'd give up like the rest of the players and the fans would turn on him.
"Why did we pay 900K for this pommy git that doesn't put in!?"
Then he'd ask for an early release to go back to England and we'd all say "good piss off!"
Yeah, nah.

Would be a fantastic signing under Flanno

 

[redandwhite4evr]

Having fumbled the footy with Frizzell I’d say so. The club desperately needs to flex its buying power in order to plug holes in a sinking ship.

Good player- two concerns-
1 Just had shoulder surgery- I'm already having flashbacks to Gareth
2 Just switched to the most unscrupulous player agent in the NRL - Isaac Moses. Thus all the drama with James Hooper.

 

[2010]

Read that he might end up at the bulldogs

 

[Gareth67]

Read that he might end up at the bulldogs

They have money again ?

 

[thebigredv]

As far as I'm concerned we could use frizell and possibly jdb money in two ways:

Option 1 use it to secure Lafai and Aitken long term

Option 2 sign Bateman

I know which one I want and I also know which one we're getting.

 

[Mr Angry]

$2k, just to look.

Needs chips and gravy.

 

[Pro Dragons]

Sign him in the forlorn hope that McGregor will be gone soon.

 

[_Johnsy]

As far as I'm concerned we could use frizell and possibly jdb money in two ways:

Option 1 use it to secure Lafai and Aitken long term

Option 2 sign Bateman

I know which one I want and I also know which one we're getting.

Yipeeee I'm on board with you. Option A) break out the Spumante/Passion pop.

 

[Dragon David]

Yipeeee I'm on board with you. Option A) break out the Spumante/Passion pop.

Sorry Johnsy but I'm going to be like Muzby and ask where is Option A) in thebigredv's post?

 

[boardlumps62]

No to Bateman cost us too much and not big enough better we buy an up and coming young bloke for half the cost. Scout the Pacific or anywhere in Sydney for a talented Polynesian who's well grounded

 

[Dragsters]

Tough, hard-nosed and relentless.

In the mould of Beau Scott at his peak.

Would be a massive asset and an upgrade on friz imo.

Would also be waste under our current coach, much like friz...

 

[TruSaint]

Tough, hard-nosed and relentless.

In the mould of Beau Scott at his peak.

Would be a massive asset and an upgrade on friz imo.

Would also be waste under our current coach, much like friz...

Good player.

Maybe he should have a chat to Mike Cooper, Widdop and Graham on how we warm to English players.

 

[hazzbeen]

Good player.

Maybe he should have a chat to Mike Cooper, Widdop and Graham on how we warm to English players.

Mate can he coach ? Or maybe he knows someone who can , sign them up .....

 

[TomRedVRiver]

The game is moving in favour of these agile, ball-playing back-rowers. Cam Murray, Briton Nikora, Viktor Radley, even Jake Turbo etc...
Particularly considering we might see a 6-man interchange in the future.

Bateman covers the edge and the middle and has more heart than most forwards in the NRL. To simply give up on the opportunity before we even try would be a monumental f**k-up.

Go all in for him.

 

[jeffdragon]

No to Bateman cost us too much and not big enough better we buy an up and coming young bloke for half the cost. Scout the Pacific or anywhere in Sydney for a talented Polynesian who's well grounded

We signed Fijian backs and all the ones we get aren't the best .

 

[denis preston]

Come on , worth 550-600k max.Wants 800k and we dont know how much the cap will drop.High risk.Justify the 600k on flicking the coach a year early !

 

[RedVDave]

As far as I'm concerned we could use frizell and possibly jdb money in two ways:

Option 1 use it to secure Lafai and Aitken long term

Option 2 sign Bateman

I know which one I want and I also know which one we're getting.

Well don't keep us in suspense which one is it!