Oswin said:
I'm not quite as excited as many here seem to be.
In my mind, Webb has his fair share of discipline problems. We already have Josh Perry toeing the line -- our existing big bloke gives away cheap penalties and seems absent when the real work needs to be done. Perry also has problems with his consistency.
Webb now finds himself unwanted by the Broncos, and it seems we're looming as his new club if we believe the news provided here so far. Is Webb keen to be a Knight, or are we just buying anyone we can get our hands on?
I'll remain sceptical of this "signing" or "possible signing" until next season when and if he starts playing. My sneaking suspicion is that he is a liability.
He'll be good. He's been itching to get back into First-Grade, and in the last couple of games in which he has, he has been awesome. Any other club would keep him, but Bennet is the type of guy who wouldn't forgive someone. Plus the Broncos have plenty of depth anyway, so they can afford to play him in their local competition, even though he is well up to First-Grade standard.
If we do sign him, he'll relish the opportunities he has: Playing consistent First-Grade in a reasonably successsful team, under the coaching of Michael Hagan, who is also the QLD coach. Carl will want to be getting back to the QLD side, where he has revelled before, and will look to impress Michael with his on-field performances.
I think that Carl Webb would be great for the Knights.
