2018 GF | PREMIERS - Roosters 21-6 Storm @ ANZ

[ReddFelon]

Watching highlights of game 1 of origin. Tedesco so f**king good.
Not entirely relevant but I'm missing the footy already

Like Mini before him, Tedesco is the Italian superman, he has no weaknesses but gains his strength from eating 3kg of pasta each day.

 

[Tommy Smith]

Watching highlights of game 1 of origin. Tedesco so f**king good.
Not entirely relevant but I'm missing the footy already

And he's still kinda underrated imo.

Whenever the almighty pundits on tv talk about the current best player in the game - or the heir to the throne - I hear every name but Teddy's; especially Ponga's.

Now I'm as big a Ponga fan as anyone but at this stage of their careers Tedesco is hands down the more complete player.

His defence is Slater like, without the kung fu kicks. And he's a deadly and relentless ball runner who can find a hole better than anyone.

And what's scary is that he set up a try in every finals game with brilliant late hands to an outside man. So he's developing that side of his game too.

Oh and he's a big game player.

So yes, a f**king gun who imo is one of the top 3 players in the game atm at least.

 

[TheFrog]

Watching highlights of game 1 of origin. Tedesco so f**king good.
Not entirely relevant but I'm missing the footy already

He's certainly put on some size this year but it has been at the cost of speed. He's also become better at reading the play in attack which is getting him a few try assists. Different player now to a couple of years ago. If he's not careful with his size he might end up in the pigs.

 

[Apey]

And he's still kinda underrated imo.

Whenever the almighty pundits on tv talk about the current best player in the game - or the heir to the throne - I hear every name but Teddy's; especially Ponga's.

Now I'm as big a Ponga fan as anyone but at this stage of their careers Tedesco is hands down the more complete player.

His defence is Slater like, without the kung fu kicks. And he's a deadly and relentless ball runner who can find a hole better than anyone.

And what's scary is that he set up a try in every finals game with brilliant late hands to an outside man. So he's developing that side of his game too.

Oh and he's a big game player.

So yes, a f**king gun who imo is one of the top 3 players in the game atm at least.

He was a great 200k cheapie pick up for you guys imo

 

[Tommy Smith]

He's certainly put on some size this year but it has been at the cost of speed. He's also become better at reading the play in attack which is getting him a few try assists. Different player now to a couple of years ago. If he's not careful with his size he might end up in the pigs.

 

[Hutty1986]

He's certainly put on some size this year but it has been at the cost of speed. He's also become better at reading the play in attack which is getting him a few try assists. Different player now to a couple of years ago. If he's not careful with his size he might end up in the pigs.

The chooks have a surfeit of pigs already imo

 

[TheFrog]

The chooks have a surfeit of pigs already imo

By that time he'll have been shown the door, like Pearce, Jennings, RTS, Napa et al.

 

[Tommy Smith]

By that time he'll have been shown the door, like Pearce, Jennings, RTS, Napa et al.

Yes, RTS was "shown the door".

And yes we happily released Jennings from the expensive years of his deal which the Eels took on. Who won out of that move?

 

[TheFrog]

Yes, RTS was "shown the door".

And yes we happily released Jennings from the expensive years of his deal which the Eels took on. Who won out of that move?

You did. Which is precisely my point. I've stated my theory on RTS, Jennings and Maloney before (which you in fact allude to above), no need to again. When your players use by date is reached, it doesn't matter what they've done, they are out. You've got to be ruthless to win premierships I suppose but who is to say Tedesco isn't next, especially if he gets fat and slow as seems to be already under way, and a bright shiny new model comes on the market. They've got what they wanted from him already.

 

[Valheru]

You did. Which is precisely my point. I've stated my theory on RTS, Jennings and Maloney before (which you in fact allude to above), no need to again. When your players use by date is reached, it doesn't matter what they've done, they are out. You've got to be ruthless to win premierships I suppose but who is to say Tedesco isn't next, especially if he gets fat and slow as seems to be already under way, and a bright shiny new model comes on the market. They've got what they wanted from him already.

We wanted to keep RTS and he was not shown the door.

Not sure why you believe otherwise.

Maloney wanted a longer contract than we were willing to offer him. In 2016 we were mocked for that decision but here we are with yet another chooks premiership.

Jennings was moved on and rightly so.

 

[The Brain Stormer]

All you guys should tune into the great race.

 

[The Brain Stormer]

The season is obviously over, watch the great race then tune into the Aussie Test match in the UAE

 

[Hutty1986]

You did. Which is precisely my point. I've stated my theory on RTS, Jennings and Maloney before (which you in fact allude to above), no need to again. When your players use by date is reached, it doesn't matter what they've done, they are out. You've got to be ruthless to win premierships I suppose but who is to say Tedesco isn't next, especially if he gets fat and slow as seems to be already under way, and a bright shiny new model comes on the market. They've got what they wanted from him already.

Yeah, you're right. Tedesco is a mess now. Fat f**king disgrace should retire.

 

[Willie Ray]

Yeah, you're right. Tedesco is a mess now. Fat f**king disgrace should retire.

Yep,ship him off to Newy I reckon.

 

[Tommy Smith]

Yep,ship him off to Newy I reckon.

I say we do a straight swap - Napa for Ponga. Then come rnd 1 next year:

1. Ponga
8. JWH
10. Tedesco

 

[TheFrog]

I say we do a straight swap - Napa for Ponga. Then come rnd 1 next year:

1. Ponga
8. JWH
10. Tedesco

I'd put him in the backrow.

 

[Hutty1986]

I say we do a straight swap - Napa for Ponga. Then come rnd 1 next year:

1. Ponga
8. JWH
10. Tedesco

James Wellfedesco

 

[TheFrog]

I say we do a straight swap - Napa for Ponga.

I doubt they'd even take Teddy for Ponga. Your best chance would be to offer them Nick.

 

[Captain Apollo]

We wanted to keep RTS and he was not shown the door.

Not sure why you believe otherwise.

Maloney wanted a longer contract than we were willing to offer him. In 2016 we were mocked for that decision but here we are with yet another chooks premiership.

Jennings was moved on and rightly so.

Indeed. Fact is it was only that Sam Tomkins decided to return to the UK which saw the Warriors have a big amount that they were able to splurge on signing Roger. The media reported at the time that Tomkins was on $800,000 per season (Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04...s-sydney-roosters-for-warriors-in-nrl/6377800) and that is what they used to snare RTS from the Roosters. The Warriors offer blew the Roosters one out of the water.