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Any news on Albert Kelly??

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caylo

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Ladmate said:
If you are Kelly what would you do?

I would guarantee you would go to the Storm to enhance your career.
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how... the storm have 3-4 go to men already like Cronk, Smith, Inglus and Slater... he would be over called most occasions and Kelly is the type of player that needs the ball in hand to do well. I think he could show more briliance at a team like Parra with less experianced halves but I think he would be a better suit to the Melbourne style game.
 
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lingard

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caylo said:
Futher more, after watching the rooster/GC game, I think the Roosters won the forward battle (OMealy, Myles, Symond, Fitzy and Paea all performed well) but Pearce and Anasta only had a hand in 2 tries. Pearce scored a try which was individual brilliance and poor defence but other than that he didn't look like troubling the GC line. The second try was a kick in behind the line and the only way Pearce knows how to set up his outside man. He is definatly more kick happy then Tim Smith, and does not know how to use his passing game.
I still maintain Pearce has the skills to be a good half, but probably the brain of a winger. Anasta is a smart player but lacks the skills to be anything other than a running 5-8 or a lock, they are a bad mix and Anasta/Pearce combp reminds me to the Anasta/Finch combo which struggled a few years ago. Pearce would be better served at 5-8 along side a Walsh or Wallace type player.
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The brain of a winger! I used to be a winger! I...... oh, I see what you mean.
 
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caylo

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Ladmate said:
Think about what you said. Titans have Rogers, Broncos have Lockyer.
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Kelly could be a very good fullback and Hunt is on the outter. Titans have Rogers, Zillman, Thurston and Campbell so Kelly would be silly to move there. Melbourne would be a good fit at 5-8 but wouldn't expect him to stay there for a long period if he wants big money (tied up in Smith, Inglus, slater and cronk). Where ever Kelly goes I would not sign more than a 2 year deal because if he does play well most clubs looking for a half, 5-8 or fullback would pay 300K+ atleast.

If he stays at parramatta he is competing with Mortimer for a place in the team, and at a time were we are getting rid of draftwood if he performs he could get nig dollars. Manly (if they are after him) would also pay big dollars etc. ATM I think he could stay at Parramatta and even push Mortimer out for a halfback or 5-8 spot or he could just languish in NYC for another year.
 
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caylo:
wallace is the most over rated half in the game in my eyes

pearce is far more talented than he is....yet is stuck in a terrible team.

KK was earning more than Matt when matt was in the fulltime and kris wasnt
 
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sooperdooper said:
caylo:
wallace is the most over rated half in the game in my eyes

pearce is far more talented than he is....yet is stuck in a terrible team.

KK was earning more than Matt when matt was in the fulltime and kris wasnt
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That isnt possible, the full time cap consist of you top 25 paid players and if KK was paid more than MK then he would have been in the fulltime squad ahead of MK.
They may have both been in the top 25 squad but KK just played NYC while MK was in first grade but if we are paying more than 100K for either MK or KK that is overs IMO.
 
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Kelly has no room at eels, even DA said long-term halves pairing is Mortimer and KK. He wont be a fullback with Jarryd Hayne there.
 
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caylo

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sooperdooper said:
caylo:
wallace is the most over rated half in the game in my eyes

pearce is far more talented than he is....yet is stuck in a terrible team.

KK was earning more than Matt when matt was in the fulltime and kris wasnt
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Wallace is a good player, strong and consistant. He also has a better long kicking game (Pearce has a better short kicking game) but wallace is a much better runner of the ball and turns defenders around. Pearce is inconsistant, cant lead a team around the park and has only 1 real weapon being his kicking inside the 20 meters.
Pearce has a good long pass but he is execusion is horrible... of his 5 try assist this year i bet atleast 4 of them would be a grubber behind the line or bomb to the winger. Pearce is talked up because of his name and I would prefer Wallace over him anyday.
 
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Ladmate said:
Kelly has no room at eels, even DA said long-term halves pairing is Mortimer and KK. He wont be a fullback with Jarryd Hayne there.
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Mortimer has played 2 games, he definatly has not cemented his spot. Kelly could easily come in for injury, off the bench, or a simply for bad form to either halves. Kelly could easily take a position off one of them in a preseason match etc, atm with half a season in NYC he is not ready for NRL footy IMO.
 
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caylo said:
Wallace is a good player, strong and consistant. He also has a better long kicking game (Pearce has a better short kicking game) but wallace is a much better runner of the ball and turns defenders around. Pearce is inconsistant, cant lead a team around the park and has only 1 real weapon being his kicking inside the 20 meters.
Pearce has a good long pass but he is execusion is horrible... of his 5 try assist this year i bet atleast 4 of them would be a grubber behind the line or bomb to the winger. Pearce is talked up because of his name and I would prefer Wallace over him anyday.
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110% correct
 
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caylo i can tell you now KK has been earning more than Matt his WHOLE LIFE
weather it be when KK was in harold matts and matt in flegg and premier league.
KK has ALWAYS eanrt more.....trust me

wallace is over hyped and over rated.
 
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sooperdooper said:
caylo i can tell you now KK has been earning more than Matt his WHOLE LIFE
weather it be when KK was in harold matts and matt in flegg and premier league.
KK has ALWAYS eanrt more.....trust me

wallace is over hyped and over rated.
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Wallace is definitely better the Pearce but.
 
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Ladmate said:
Kelly has no room at eels, even DA said long-term halves pairing is Mortimer and KK. He wont be a fullback with Jarryd Hayne there.
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You clearly have NFI.

DA definitely has plans for him in the team, otherwise he wouldn't of been offered a new contract.
 
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caylo

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sooperdooper said:
caylo i can tell you now KK has been earning more than Matt his WHOLE LIFE
weather it be when KK was in harold matts and matt in flegg and premier league.
KK has ALWAYS eanrt more.....trust me

wallace is over hyped and over rated.
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Not surprised that KK earns more then MK just what you said could not be true that MK the NRL squad and earning less then KK when he was in the NYC squad.

If wallace may be overhyped but Pearce is without doubt the most over-rated halfback in the game and will end up like an orford rather then a kimmorley or gower.
 
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caylo said:
Not surprised that KK earns more then MK just what you said could not be true that MK the NRL squad and earning less then KK when he was in the NYC squad.

If wallace may be overhyped but Pearce is without doubt the most over-rated halfback in the game and will end up like an orford rather then a kimmorley or gower.
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i AM telling you KK has earnt more than matt his whole life.
KK was earning 60k at the age of 16....

Wallace is a catch and pass man, he is about as creative as brett finch
 
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