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  1. maple_69

    Former Panthers in the NRL

    Makes you wonder. I think we could have opted to not extend Leota in 2021, put some more money into Kikau and re-sign Hopgood for a couple hundred grand. The below side has a few less question marks on it and I'd say would be clear favourites for 2023. In saying that, I'm optimistic taking Kikau...
  2. maple_69

    Round 2 v Wabbits

    Improvement definitely has to come from Edwards, Luai & Cleary. They're the guys with significant potential untapped. Luai to play both sides. Edwards to continue improving his right edge link play and ideally create some more opportunities with support play through the middle. Cleary likewise...
  3. maple_69

    Round 2 v Wabbits

    We're a long way off the finished article and like the Broncs game, we bombed a heap of tries & were generally fairly poorly disciplined. We did look a lot sharper though. Given Souths forward outs, I put that performance down to how we currently look against a bottom 8 team. Absolutely...
  4. maple_69

    Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

    $525 on the cap maybe, $x off the cap who knows. Lots probably. I like the cut of Wilton's jib. He'd fit right into our pack. Plenty of mongrel in him.
  5. maple_69

    Other games

    Handling would have cost both teams against a team completing at a decent rate I reckon. Round 1 though and both have plenty of quality. Turbo is a beast but god he doesn’t give me confidence that he’ll play a full season.
  6. maple_69

    Rnd 1 Vs Brisbane

    Whatever happened to the young Warriors hooker we had reportedly signed? Doesn't seem to be in any of their squads. Ryley Smith playing 5/8 in Flegg is interesting as well. Wonder if its just to round out parts of his game. Would love to know what the club sees as the pecking order in terms of...
  7. maple_69

    Rnd 1 Vs Brisbane

    The one Luke was pinged for was disgraceful. Gets up on both feet lightning quick but because a bloke is hanging on from the ground he's penalised? Then you have the Storm planting the ball with knees on the ground, Hodgson walks back to marker as he has a right to, and is penalised for...
  8. maple_69

    Rnd 1 Vs Brisbane

    Good insight. Two stints is interesting given it requires two interchanges. That only leaves one interchange for the back row/injuries. Unless Kenny doesn’t come off and there’s a bit of a shuffle through the middles. Leota-Sorenson 20m Fish-Leniu 25m Kenny-Luke 25m Luke-Kenny 50m Leniu-Fish...
  9. maple_69

    Rnd 1 Vs Brisbane

    I’d have Kenny play the first 25 and then bring Luke on for the rest of the game. He looked fine in defence with the likes of Leota/Yeo/Fish alongside and obviously night and day in the ruck. I still think a similar tandem for the left edge would be our best bet with Hosking playing that tough...
  10. maple_69

    Season '23

    Definitely. He’s proven himself as a guy who can rebuild, get the most out of players, effectively foster talent, establish strong culture and then devise a system that not only delivers success but also changes the way the game is played. Next question mark is definitely whether he can evolve...
  11. maple_69

    Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

    I’m He’s also had the benefit of coming on to the field typically when the other sides pack has been destroyed. When he does come on and has to jump into the trenches and defend some sets on the line, he typically exits after 10-15 minutes. As you say though his conditioning appears to have...
  12. maple_69

    Rnd 1 Vs Brisbane

    I reckon Luke could catch Cobbo out of position in this game. He’s got that kind of play in him and the tape isn’t there on him yet.
  13. maple_69

    Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

    Interesting. With the talk of Mclean likely to take the wing spot this Friday, I was thinking it could be lights for Turuva. He's been patient but the May injury was his shot. Jenkins & Cole look the better centres that could move into Critta/Tago's spots so hard to see a path to first grade.
  14. maple_69

    Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

    Yeo, Edwards, Luai, Leota, Martin, May, Garner, Kenny off contract next off-season and you want to get into a bidding war over expensive impact forwards who have question marks over their attitude? We're going to keep losing quality players and we're only going to replace them with kids or...
  15. maple_69

    Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

    Way I see it, we have James Fisher-Harris leading our pack for the next 5 years and we can't afford to pay another prop north of 500K if we want him. Leniu will be a monster in a few years, but he'll also want another upgrade when he gets there, so you probably lose him in 3 years anyway. Leota...
  16. maple_69

    Rnd 1 Vs Brisbane

    Our attacking shape has been stronger on the left for a lot longer than any individual players that have moved through the 17. Luai/Maloney/Moylan were all predominately left side and masters at executing 3-3 or 3-2s with a sniff of space. Edwards improved last year but the lead up work inside...
  17. maple_69

    May gone for the season.

    Agree this could easily be it for May. If McLean/Turuva/Jenkins/Cole get a good run and prove themselves, it makes sense to move May on a year early and stick with kids that will be on cheap deals for a few years. This year Edwards, Turuva, Critta, Jenkins, To'o, Luai, Cleary, Leota, Kenny...
  18. maple_69

    Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

    Yeah when you need to re-sign Yeo, Luai, Edwards and think about Leota, May, Martin & Kenny extensions next off-season, adding an edge forward even for $500K would be madness.
  19. maple_69

    Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

    I’d be over the moon if we could retain Yeo, Edwards and Luai. It may only be realistic to retain Yeo, Edwards/Luai and Leota/Martin/May though.
  20. maple_69

    Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

    McLean could fall into the mix of blue chip outside backs (with Jenkins & Turuva) we could cycle in as cheap replacements for Tago/May/Critta. Or both he and Cole could provide options (along with Iongi) as cheap spine replacements for Edwards/Luai. The length of deals suggest they would well...

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