Ben Hunt

[R&WTILLIDIE]

Widdop is off contract so ball is not in his court, I won't be upset to see him move on. He's average at organising, running and passing. I don't imagine too many defensive lines quaking in their boots when he has ball in hand

Widdop's career went backwards when he decided to join St George.

 

[Dragsters]

I find it funny that people complain that we never sign anyone of note. Now that St George is making a play for an established halfback, people are still complaining. You're damned if you do, and you're damned if your don't.

Those people will then have one less thing to complain about.

Oh the pain, the pain!

 

[st.phil]

Widdop's career went backwards when he decided to join St George.

His football yes but his career? Not really. More prominent than ever, 4th in Dally M's 2014 and by the end of 20115 was recognised by media / footy circles as top class and a star in his own right. At Melbs he was in a successful team but flew under radar. Although playing shittier football than ever - his next pay packet will still be huge (wherever that may be)

 

[inside_pass]

Ben Hunt is a solid running half with a good dummy but not an organising half that the Dragons need.
$1 million is way over what he is worth.
Big no from me!

 

[Mr Red]

Hunt is better than Reynolds.

You are kidding !
Reynolds has a superior passing game, and general play kicking game and also a better organiser and director of general play (which is what we really lack currently) ....plus on top of that close to the best goal kicker in the comp.

 

[monsterkev]

Widdop is off contract so ball is not in his court, I won't be upset to see him move on. He's average at organising, running and passing. I don't imagine too many defensive lines quaking in their boots when he has ball in hand

I also hope he goes

 

[TomRedVRiver]

The club can't afford to miss out on a quality half like Hunt, that's why they're putting all their eggs in one basket offering him 1 mil.
You have to look at the halves off contract at the end of 2017.
Luke Brooks - Not sold on him, he goes missing far too often and has definitely fallen into Mitchell Moses' shadow.
Mitchell Moses - The Tigers will move heaven and earth to keep this kid, it's likely he'll stay with them. Besides, he's not an organising half, he's a running 5/8 which is not what we need.
Jack Bird - Again, will likely re-sign with the Sharks. He too is a running style player, you couldn't put the weight of the team's playmaking on his shoulders, it's not his style.
Mitchell Pearce - Forget it, will be a Rooster for life. Regardless of that by the time he gets to the club in 2018 he'll be older than Hunt.
Shaun Johnson - Honestly, he's the one I would have gone for from the beginning but it's going to take A LOT to pull him out of NZ, I feel like he's an unrealistic target... You'd almost need to offer him Thurston type money.
Johnathan Thurston - Forget it.
Anthony Milford - Will never leave the Broncos and if he does, he's a running 5/8, not a genuine halfback.
Josh Reynolds - No way in the f**king world.
Tyrone Roberts - Had a good year in 2016 but I don't think he's even close to being an elite halfback.

Ben Hunt is the only one who makes sense out of the crop coming off contract, he's the only GENUINE elite halfback within reach for us, we cannot afford to miss out on him for reasons stated above. We need someone to who compliment Jai Field's natural game and I believe Hunt is the perfect player for that.
I know I can't predict the future, but I just have a feeling that it's almost Ben Hunt or no-one.

 

[2010]

Can we afford not trying to sign Hunt, if he was in our team I believe we would be top six or better

 

[duck]

This Ben Hunt thread is soooo much better than the other Ben Hunt thread.

 

[SweetandSoward]

Buy Soward for 300,000

 

[BennyV]

You are kidding !
Reynolds has a superior passing game, and general play kicking game and also a better organiser and director of general play (which is what we really lack currently) ....plus on top of that close to the best goal kicker in the comp.

Reynolds has a superior kicking and goal kicking game, and is a mildly better organiser. Hunt is still a solid organising/directing half and has a decent kicking game (particularly short kicking), plus leaves Reynolds for dead when it comes to running game, and has more creativity and vision.

If Hunt was from NSW, Reynolds would have never seen a sky blue jersey.

Dont get me wrong, I'm a fan of Reynolds and would take him too! But Hunt has more strings to his bow, while still filling the criteria we are after.

 

[dino2170]

penrith is now in the race to sign him

https://www.triplem.com.au/sport/nr...ace-to-snare-broncos-ben-hunt/?station=sydney

 

[dino2170]

this is also interesting

https://www.triplem.com.au/sport/nr...ace-to-snare-broncos-ben-hunt/?station=sydney

 

[dino2170]

SORRY THE ABOVE POST SHOULD OF HAD THIS LINK

http://www.nospam47.com/au/other-sp...s-nrl-rugby-league/1lgc36hnnrfa516zdrwnwihlpl

 

[Dragsters]

Makes sense given Gus's tweet.

 

[JohnnoMcJohnno]

The way I read Gus's tweet is that Ben Hunt is an average half playing for a good club. Is that what we want to pay $1M for?

 

[BennyV]

The way I read Gus's tweet is that Ben Hunt is an average half playing for a good club. Is that what we want to pay $1M for?

I think his intention was that Hunt's value is what people are willing to pay for him, not what the average person thinks he is worth.

Keep in mind, Hunt is worth more to us than he would be to other teams, hence we are willing to pay more.

 

[JohnnoMcJohnno]

I think his intention was that Hunt's value is what people are willing to pay for him, not what the average person thinks he is worth.

Keep in mind, Hunt is worth more to us than he would be to other teams, hence we are willing to pay more.

You are probably correct. But he could be saying you should get a little fixer-upperer in Penrith on much less coin and develop it into a $1M property.

 

[Lethal25]

You are probably correct. But he could be saying you should get a little fixer-upperer in Penrith on much less coin and develop it into a $1M property.

It'll never get through council

 

[blacksafake]

It'll never get through council

Possibly not but many a deal has been done in the back corner dinner table of a restaurant