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Do you want Brad Arthur as coach

Do you want Brad Arthur as coach

  • Yes

    Votes: 109 48.0%
  • No

    Votes: 118 52.0%

  • Total voters
    227

Suitman

Post Whore
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That's BS and you know it..we had Corey Norman...Drown took over once Norman was shown the door....it had nothing to do French v Drown...
Never let the truth get in the way of a good story..

Seriously mate, why do you even bother?
 

hindy111

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Sorry Gaz, but that is a little bit of revisionist theory there mate.

French played a total of 2 games at 5/8 for Wenty (our 2's) and both of those early in 2019. The rest of his NSW Cup games were on the Wing or at Fullback.

And BA froze him out of FG because he refused to put his body on the line and do the work required to be an NRL winger. Perfect for ESL though.

He wasn't a winger. We had a better fullback in Gutherson.
Nobody else wanted him either so meh
 

Soto

Bench
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4,205
Of course it didn't. French isn't suited to any position other than fullback in the NRL and Gutherson beat him. The point is French was surplus to requirements but you're still complaining he's gone?
I haven't complained about him leaving...
Show me where I complained about him leaving...just said he's a good player and has lots of skill and super fast but the coach wanted to use a twig on the wing in 1st grade in the NRL and that was never going to work..
The coach made the decision...
In BA we trust...oh wait
 

Poupou Escobar

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I haven't complained about him leaving...
Show me where I complained about him leaving...just said he's a good player and has lots of skill and super fast but the coach wanted to use a twig on the wing in 1st grade in the NRL and that was never going to work..
The coach made the decision...
In BA we trust...oh wait
After Gutherson emerged as the fullback, Arthur tried to fit French in the team. When it didn't work, he got rid of him. Are you saying he should've gotten rid of him sooner?
 

hineyrulz

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153,431
All between 2019 and 2022. In the other seven years Arthur's didn't know how to coach.

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Soto

Bench
Messages
4,205
After Gutherson emerged as the fullback, Arthur tried to fit French in the team. When it didn't work, he got rid of him. Are you saying he should've gotten rid of him sooner?
Bulked him and used as a backup fullback / utility...anyways enough of Frenchie. Good luck to him, he's made a home in the UK.
 

Soto

Bench
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4,205
Jai Field and Bevan French have both absolutely killed it in Super League.

Can we stop pretending that this translates to elite ability in the NRL ?

The last two winners of their Man of Steel (Dally M Gold) awards were Brodie Croft and French FFS.

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Do you not think with experience, maturity and possibly better coaching they have improved?
There are players who are a little bit overwhelmed, not ready, played out of position or unfortunately coached by Arthur when they come into 1st grade...that's enough to kill anyone's confidence
 

Gronk

Moderator
Staff member
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Do you not think with experience, maturity and possibly better coaching they have improved?
There are players who are a little bit overwhelmed, not ready, played out of position or unfortunately coached by Arthur when they come into 1st grade...that's enough to kill anyone's confidence
No, cos no other NRL club has bothered to sign French.
 

Gazzamatta

Coach
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15,603
No, cos no other NRL club has bothered to sign French.
He's way too expensive now Gronky since he's found his game. The NRL is full of outstanding 5/8s and fullbacks that probably cost less than Bev would be on.
The one element Bev provides is speed and unfortunately our previous coach didn't value it until it was too late.
Is Preston Campbell and Trey Fuller any better than Bevan French and he apparently chased both of those albeit too late.
 

Gronk

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Staff member
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He's way too expensive now Gronky since he's found his game. The NRL is full of outstanding 5/8s and fullbacks that probably cost less than Bev would be on.
The one element Bev provides is speed and unfortunately our previous coach didn't value it until it was too late.
Is Preston Campbell and Trey Fuller any better than Bevan French and he apparently chased both of those albeit too late.
Can't agree on that either. Spine players in the NRL earn huge coin.

Which NRL clubs chased him ?
 

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