Flanno's New Signings

[Eion]

Yep, Hunt is a bench forward and we already have too many of them.

Actually, I think that's our biggest problem, we have too many bench standard forwards and not enough starting quality forwards. If we are fair dinkum, Su'a is our only starting quality forward. JDB used to be but with old legs he is better suited to the bench. Same with Eisenhuth. The Couchmen will be in the starting lineup at some point and I hope it is next year because we will need them. Of the others, Molo, Sele, Luciano are better suited to coming off the bench and BMM, RFM & Lawrie are better suited to ressies, but I guess could provide backup as benchies if needed.

Some of those youngsters coming through will be champions but are probably 2-3 years away, if we can manage to hang on to them.

That's why RCG is so important, and IMO we need one more starting quality front rower until the youngsters can step up.

Royce could potentially start, but just hasn’t developed the motor to do that yet, as BBB said, maybe down to many injuries.
He’s a good player and a good human and on his day can have a game changing spell.
Issue is, at 29, the clock is ticking for Royce to be something more than a cameo. If you don’t have a good motor at 29, chances are you aren’t ever going to have one and you’re going to remain a short stint player. Valuable yes, but with RCG only 2 years older, I’d be going for him.

 

[denis preston]

Royce could potentially start, but just hasn’t developed the motor to do that yet, as BBB said, maybe down to many injuries.
He’s a good player and a good human and on his day can have a game changing spell.
Issue is, at 29, the clock is ticking for Royce to be something more than a cameo. If you don’t have a good motor at 29, chances are you aren’t ever going to have one and you’re going to remain a short stint player. Valuable yes, but with RCG only 2 years older, I’d be going for him.

Thanks Eion , this confirms my thoughts on if you really want an appraisal on a players ability don’t listen to media hype, ask the supporters who are invested & watch every Game.
for us, the media hype on Ben Hunt is sickening. Ask Dragons fans and they will tell you good player but not necessarily what we need from a 7 and certainly not worth his pay packet.

 

[<StGeorgeDragons>]

This is the thread that really matters and it’s dead quiet. by now we should have sewn up some fearsome props and another classy outside back and we haven’t. Not like going down to your local coles to buy some chips but the transaction needs to get done, don’t care how hard it is. It makes or breaks a whole year and as a club we’ve already killed off high aspirations before the next season has even begun. This looming off season feels no different. Rcg will be a start but not an end.

consider the weaknesses of our team and the treasure chest of money we have to spend.

while all the activity centres around losing to the last place team, we should be more concerned that it will be us in the spoon spot unless something gets done about our roster.

these players are spent. Hardly any of them have room for improvement while you can rely on half of them to go missing in big games. Got some other solid players who play well most of the time. Bottom 8 all over it, don’t care how good the coach is.

 

[SEAT 1A]

Gutho to seven.

Flanno needs to work something out or Hunt.

 

[TheRev]

There will be player movements.. but they will happen end of season..

I'm hopeful we will clear a couple more dead weights out and move forward + a prop or 2.. im just not sure what hes gonna do with Hunt yet.. hes the big fly in the ointment.

 

[denis preston]

There will be player movements.. but they will happen end of season..

I'm hopeful we will clear a couple more dead weights out and move forward + a prop or 2.. im just not sure what hes gonna do with Hunt yet.. hes the big fly in the ointment.

Perhaps a QLD side may take him next year but we may have to pay some of his contract but who is his viable replacement? Taking the captaincy away from him will see him sook so rock & hard place for the coach.

 

[Gourley's Socks]

Perhaps a QLD side may take him next year but we may have to pay some of his contract but who is his viable replacement? Taking the captaincy away from him will see him sook so rock & hard place for the coach.

He'd suit the Tits well given he's a complete boob.

 

[Illusion]

There will be player movements.. but they will happen end of season..

I'm hopeful we will clear a couple more dead weights out and move forward + a prop or 2.. im just not sure what hes gonna do with Hunt yet.. hes the big fly in the ointment.

I do they will give him the extension he is after ....... If they do that that will just about do me having played here and followed the joint later in years ........ The Boys Club still exists ........

 

[Mojo]

where's this RCG announcement that was supposed to happen after we played Parra?

 

[Sloan Ranger]

where's this RCG announcement that was supposed to happen after we played Parra?

You answered your own question. 'After we played Parra' he changed his mind.

 

[TheRev]

not much gets announced on weekends, if its done... its more likely today.. or they will just wait till after the spoonbowl..

I assume across the NRL there will be 40+ player movements to be announced post-season, plenty more if you include nsw cup... but im not sure if they will drip feed through as teams seasons end.. or it'll be post grand-final...

 

[56to66]

Flanno said no to Lomax for Boxing, but will allow RCG to Fight, double standards I believe, check his fighting form

 

[possm]

There will be player movements.. but they will happen end of season..

I'm hopeful we will clear a couple more dead weights out and move forward + a prop or 2.. im just not sure what hes gonna do with Hunt yet.. hes the big fly in the ointment.

Just let Hunt go to wherever he wants to go. Recruit Wishart to replace him and allow other deadwood to move on so that we can recruit RCG and Thompson.

I hope we have a spine of:
Tedesco
Wishart
Flannagan
Cook (c)

I am also for a prop rotation of:
RCG
Thompson
F Molo
T Couchman

 

[twinkletoes]

Don’t recruit Wishart… I hear the name MOSES in the breeze

 

[twinkletoes]

Sorry that won’t happen…. Moses lives almost next door to Teddy in Hinters Hill

 

[John moz]

We know now with a coach like Flanno and he needs to bring in his own coaching staff and players we will be a better team next year.
The tight ass board need to still sign a recruitment manager to release pressure of the coach . We need at least 3 big signings for 25 and 26 as of November 1.

 

[Illusion]

Still no mobile forwards announced ? It's ok Lawrie can lose sum baby fat and add some speed then we will be ok .......

 

[SAP58]

Still no mobile forwards announced ? It's ok Lawrie can lose sum baby fat and add some speed then we will be ok .......

I am not sure speed is part of Blockers skill base, baby fat or not…..

 

[Kolum Kid]

I am not sure speed is part of Blockers skill base, baby fat or not…..

It would cost more to get speed than the haircut we'd have to take to give him away.

 

[KingFlanno7]

Surely flanno can find a job for Soward as a specialist halves coach or something. He is a smart player and would be great for young flanno/lkt development and Wishart when we sign him (i can dream) absolute club legend.