Flanno's New Signings

[baggygreen man]

RCG to Titans on 3 year deal

Flanagan is a slack salesman, dont care what y'all say. RCG was worth offering the third year even if he played Ressies. The last decent off contract prop has now gone so back to rejects and has beens and another ordinary season.

 

[TheRev]

I think our judgement will come end of year.. the guys hes missed might well prove to be the right call.. but if it means we end up buying junk players instead.. it'll be a flop.. he must have something in mind (the cash has to be spent).. I just hope for all of our sakes he can land the big deal(s) when they come up.

I also do wonder if there is a way to pay out Lawrie/Ravas 2026 money into the 2025 budget if we have it spare? Be done with them..

 

[maestro1]

Well it’s then a very poor recruitment success rate by him
May be our player targets don’t want to be coached by him since we have chased everyone and only landed 2 that nobody else wanted.

Broken record

 

[possm]

I'm still hopeful Flanno delivers on:
2 x big bopper first-class props
A decent swap for Hunt
JAC
1. Holms
2. JAC
3. Suli
4. Allan
5. Tuipulotu
6. Wishart
7. Flannagan
8. New Prop
9. Cook
10. New prop
11. Leilua
12. Sua
13. De Belin

14. Liddle
15. Molo
16. T Couchman
17. R Couchman

Let's hope that this 17 is in place before off-season training.

 

[redv13]

I'm still hopeful Flanno delivers on:
2 x big bopper first-class props
A decent swap for Hunt
JAC
1. Holms
2. JAC
3. Suli
4. Allan
5. Tuipulotu
6. Wishart
7. Flannagan
8. New Prop
9. Cook
10. New prop
11. Leilua
12. Sua
13. De Belin

14. Liddle
15. Molo
16. T Couchman
17. R Couchman

Let's hope that this 17 is in place before off-season training.

Geez possm, you don’t hope for much between now and when preseason starts.
Fox, Wishart, Hunt gone and 2 big bopper props. I’m tipping you will be very disappointed in the next 6 weeks or so

 

[justadragon]

The point i am trying to make is the hype hasn’t matched what we have produced its a false sense of security & has been for a long time. This new crop coming through could break the cycle but we can’t bank on that.

We dont have much of a choice mate, and we better get used to what our juniors produce, its the way of the future.

 

[Mojo]

Geez possm, you don’t hope for much between now and when preseason starts.
Fox, Wishart, Hunt gone and 2 big bopper props. I’m tipping you will be very disappointed in the next 6 weeks or so

Plus - Holmes isn’t playing FB.

 

[Phantom V]

We dont have much of a choice mate, and we better get used to what our juniors produce, its the way of the future.

Have to agree Justa. It seems Queensland is the destination of choice atm for off contract players.

 

[saintmar]

Broken record

But only highlighting reality
Atrocious recruitment/retention record
We finished 11th 1 spot worse then 2022 with a points differential of 100 worse then that year
I refuse to sugar coat reality

 

[Jubilee]

But only highlighting reality
Atrocious recruitment/retention record
We finished 11th 1 spot worse then 2022 with a points differential of 100 worse then that year
I refuse to sugar coat reality

Still waiting to hear your praise for him signing the current Australian Test centre.

 

[saintmar]

We gave up a young Ferrari for an ageing Toyota Camry sportivo
just hope the sportivo doesn’t decline much in performance in the next three years

 

[<StGeorgeDragons>]

Geez possm, you don’t hope for much between now and when preseason starts.
Fox, Wishart, Hunt gone and 2 big bopper props. I’m tipping you will be very disappointed in the next 6 weeks or so

Who even bothers getting their hopes up anymore? Disappointment is a permanent state around here. Nothing to lose by listing a completely unrealistic fantasy team. Not much to gain either. What’s funny is some of the power clubs would look at that team and scoff. Not enough rorting.

 

[Draginzaaar]

We gave up a young Ferrari for an ageing Toyota Camry sportivo
just hope the sportivo doesn’t decline much in performance in the next three years

No way, we got the better deal.

 

[saintmar]

No way, we got the better deal.

Time will tell in the next few years

 

[offiah]

We gave up a young Ferrari for an ageing Toyota Camry sportivo
just hope the sportivo doesn’t decline much in performance in the next three years

Weren’t you just complaining about not signing RCG, even though it was because Flanno wouldn’t budge on the 3 year deal he wanted. Yet, now you’re saying that Holmes who’s 2 years younger at 29, is an ageing Toyota Camry?

 

[dragon thomo]

Lomax is a very good player but I believe Holmes is better especially under presure

 

[possm]

We gave up a young Ferrari for an ageing Toyota Camry sportivo
just hope the sportivo doesn’t decline much in performance in the next three years

It's all in the timing and mix of players we need in our 17.
In our 17 we need a good forward pack and a mix in our backline of youth and experience. To win a comp we need excellent defence all over the park, especially at fullback, and a backline that can attack on the back of a good platform made by our forward pack. We need Lodge and JAC who are available. If Wishart is not available, then let's take Reynolds on a 12 month deal/swap for Hunt.

 

[CozDragon]

We gave up a young Ferrari for an ageing Toyota Camry sportivo
just hope the sportivo doesn’t decline much in performance in the next three years

If you are referring to Lomax as the Ferrari you need to get your eyes fixed.
You can't honestly say that you think Lomax is a better centre than Holmes? Apart from age, Holmes beats him in every category as a centre.

 

[saintmar]

If you are referring to Lomax as the Ferrari you need to get your eyes fixed.
You can't honestly say that you think Lomax is a better centre than Holmes? Apart from age, Holmes beats him in every category as a centre.

Holmes is good in attack but defensively not so good
NSW found him out in origin and so did many other sides
Lomax is a very strong defender and has a superior all round game to Val

 

[<StGeorgeDragons>]

Lomax is a very good player but I believe Holmes is better especially under presure

Hard to compare in some ways. Zac only really, really peaked in the last 18 months while Holmes has been up and down for a long while. Had him my fantasy team last year and watched him closely -bog average. Haven’t watched as much this year but reports were he is playing well despite some defensive trouble.

Lomax has been outstanding in a fairly average team. Defensively brilliant and younger, more physical. Both kick goal very well. Overall I think we lose out slightly but I’ve been wrong about players before.