Far out Realist...seriously.
Who do we have in the backrow for next year? Noone.
We have no depth.
Here we are getting a guy that is still only about 25 years old...has played substantial first grade...has made an impact in the grade and more than likely will play reserve grade as a depth player.
How is that bad?
Far out I honestly think sometimes...you just bitch for the sake of bitching.
Sometimes...well...most of the time...I agree with most of what you say...but when you just flat out come out with that sh*t...without knowing anything about the player more than likely...its just garbage.
On a side note...I wonder how long before someone is on PI saying "I've heard we've signed Buddy Gordon..is there any truth to this" lol
I get frustrated when quality out> Quality in. I prefer Cooper and Smith to this bloke and I don't rate either Cooper or Smith.
Penese is leaving and so is Maurice Blair and both are better players even as pure backrowers. I've seen enough of Yileen Gordon playing for the bunnies - he was different shades of terrible. The Dog's - he was better but still a 'lesser' player in a pack that was quite frankly - sh*t.
What concerns me even more is that Elliot believes the Panthers is an instrument for his own Charity cause - and he gives nuffie players an extended run even when they are clearly inferior to others on the roster. He has done this with Smith for years now - even though he has no impact and is abit of a nuffie starting player but the proof is Purtell.
He has also preferred guys like Burns, Walsh, Cooper over superior players like Sammut, Graham etc.
Also Elliot does not seem to believe in backrowers he has cleaned out plenty during his time with us. I believe a line busting backrower is critical to a premiership run - Elliot doesn't seem to. We are a production line of second rowers and yet he has brought in some terrible ones whilst kicking out plenty of good ones e.g. Shane Rodney - who is heaps better than Smith or Cooper.
Personally Yileen could be the nicest guy in the world but you just have to look past that and look at raw effectiveness. This bloke isn't ever going to be a consistent 1st Grader unless he gets 'special' Elliot treatment - and I fear for us if he does....
