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[Zoidberg]

Can we do a trade, Haas for Ponga?

 

[HarVeeGee]

Great idea. Famously, the Broncos don't already have an expensive fullback.

 

[Zoidberg]

Broncos already had an old halfback getting paid half of what any other team would have to pay but they went out and got Hunt too.

 

[Woody90]

You know what's sad? We have the best attacking player of his generation playing for our team. Also add a Queensland try scoring freak and Bradman but we still refuse to attack. That's what's sad. Imagine we had an average attacking outfit, we'd be 7-9th on the table.

We need to stop it with this Ponga generational talent BS.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

We got flogged by this Dragons team?

 

[Woody90]

Katoa is so good. Hopefully POS can find us a few gems like him that he did for the Dolphins.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

How long is Katoa contracted for?

 

[ryan.a87]

How long is Katoa contracted for?

He’s available 2029…..which sounds so far away, but is only 3 seasons

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

He’s available 2029…..which sounds so far away, but is only 3 seasons

Man, he could be the best half in the comp by then

 

[mozza91]

Man, he could be the best half in the comp by then

He’s already there. He’s on another planet to Cleary, Hughes and DCE talent wise.

 

[HarVeeGee]

It's crazy how a 21 year old has a playing style like late career Shaun Johnson, after he lost a lot of his pace. The really top drawer deception in ball playing is usually the last thing talented young halves figure out - most of the ones who burst onto the scene young do so mostly because of an elite running or kicking game, elite broken play ability, etc - and he's just naturally got it. The way he'll run something, see the way the defence reacts, then come back at that same edge with a variation to take advantage of what that defender did last time: that's so advanced for his age. I would say Cleary didn't really master this stuff till about 2022-23.

If he can figure out a way to threaten with his running game a bit more (doesn't look to have elite acceleration or change of direction so it won't be easy), he could definitely become the best half in the game over the next decade.

 

[Zoidberg]

*edit
Comment about losing to Titans, but it’s covered on the sack O’brien thread.

 

[Zoidberg]

Did anyone go to Gags’ 300th game, against Parra?
Didn’t see anything on tv about a presentation after the game. Did he have one?