Kyle Flanagan

[Jubilee]

He won't be keeping that weight gain once he starts playing. He will trim back substantially but leaving additional strength.

My theory is that he has done this to improve his strength against a further Creighton-type smother tackle.

Sloan also went from 84kg to 93kg. I doubt that we will see him playing lock next year. NRL footballers always get as big as they can bcs it is the only way to protect yourself against collisions.

As for keeping the muscle on through a long season, as you point that is really difficult too. That is why many footballers no longer drink alcohol, bcs it is catabolic (it strips off muscle.)

 

[Jubilee]

Don’t understand the vitriol OT.

Halves are as rare as hens teeth.

We start 2025 with KF, Ilias who is coming off a major leg injury and a 19 year old who may or may not progress.

KF is a depth signing if Ilias performs or LKT proves to be outstanding. If Ilias or LKT don’t kick on he is an option at 7.

He is a top 30 player on a modest salary. His only crime is his surname.

There are many forwards who will be selected at 13 before KF is selected:

Sele
JDB
Coachman
Stewart
Latu
Me

Really interested to see the progress of the Couchman lads next year esp. now they have re-signed until end 2027. They have not yet even finished growing.

 

[Saints Forever]

Really interested to see the progress of the Couchman lads next year esp. now they have re-signed until end 2027. They have not yet even finished growing.

Coachman and LPT development could transform our forward pack

 

[Old Timer]

Don’t understand the vitriol OT.

Halves are as rare as hens teeth.

We start 2025 with KF, Ilias who is coming off a major leg injury and a 19 year old who may or may not progress.

KF is a depth signing if Ilias performs or LKT proves to be outstanding. If Ilias or LKT don’t kick on he is an option at 7.

He is a top 30 player on a modest salary. His only crime is his surname.

There are many forwards who will be selected at 13 before KF is selected:

Sele
JDB
Coachman
Stewart
Latu
Me

It’s not vitriol it’s just stating a point of view / opinion.

I don’t subscribe to the theories that we make the top 8 if K F plays the last 4 games because he isn’t that influential game winning player.

His 2 year extension is premature and at this time unwarranted and we should be looking for better options 1st.

It is akin to Rava & Lawrie extensions and we know how that goes when it blows up and we try to move them on.

We are so used to mediocrity that any slight improvement in quality sees people rushing to keep them in the books.

Based on 2024 form K F needed at least half of 2025 to show he is worthy of 2 more years.

Unfortunately the bromance some are having with S F means that we are supposed to turn a blind eye to the issue.

K F for mine is a fill in not a lock in and since no one was banging the door down to get him why did we kick our own door in?

 

[Jubilee]

Based on 2024 form K F needed at least half of 2025 to show he is worthy of 2 more years.

So we do that and wait until Round 12 2025 and his form is unchanged. Do we then extend him for two more years? Bcs we do need a proven spine utility - with ZERO INJURY PROBLEMS - with more than 50 games. Every NRL team needs one.

But let's say Kyle's form drops off by Round 12, so we look around the market. We identify someone currently at another club. The contract situation for that player will be either
1. He is at end of contract and available for 2026
2. He will become available for offers for 2027 only after Nov 1.

In case 1, who is this player? Why does his current club not want him for 2026?

In case 2, who plays the spine utility role for 2026 while we wait for this player to join us in 2027, asuming we get his signature?

All this is so uncertain while we need someone for 2026, he knows the systems and, in my view, is a good spine utility footballer.

Signing Kyle now is a perfectly reasonable action.

 

[redv13]

It's nepotism pure and simple.

The extension for 2 years was unnecessary it could have been done much later in the year if need be.

When the halves were weak due to the inconsistent Hunt K F was a half but now the halves are strengthening and they can no longer hide behind or blame Hunt for anything and everything all of a sudden K F is putting on 10kgs preparing for a transition to the forwards when our new 5/8 arrives.

Anyone want to have a guess as to which positions we are now weakest ah oh mm it wouldn't be in the forwards would it?

Very convenient holes in the roster that K F can again fill.

No marquis prop so JDB to the front row and all of a sudden it is the 13 where K F will be heading next.

I smell a rat and maybe D A is actually coming sooner rather than later.

Maybe he should change his name to Kyle Griffin. Will that make you a tad happier??

 

[Hound of Dracula]

It’s not vitriol it’s just stating a point of view / opinion.

I don’t subscribe to the theories that we make the top 8 if K F plays the last 4 games because he isn’t that influential game winning player.

His 2 year extension is premature and at this time unwarranted and we should be looking for better options 1st.

It is akin to Rava & Lawrie extensions and we know how that goes when it blows up and we try to move them on.

We are so used to mediocrity that any slight improvement in quality sees people rushing to keep them in the books.

Based on 2024 form K F needed at least half of 2025 to show he is worthy of 2 more years.

Unfortunately the bromance some are having with S F means that we are supposed to turn a blind eye to the issue.

K F for mine is a fill in not a lock in and since no one was banging the door down to get him why did we kick our own door in?

And some people, who openly dislike the coach, don't wish to recognise the overall improvement across all facets of our club.

Instead they choose to look for opportunities to deride the coach.

They particularly don't like other people celebrating or enjoying watching the club rise from obscurity

You sound like "The Grinch"