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Well Kyle is signed until the end of 2027 and we can all thank coach Flanno for that. Absolute joke and anyone having a whinge on here about negative this and that go have a read of the comments on FB and Twitter, the majority of us fans feel the same way we have gone backwards. This forum isn't the only place people vent there problems but apparently a few of us on here are not welcome because we have a different opinion and view then some...
Metcalfe is rocks & diamonds too, mate. The diamonds might shine a little brighter than K Flan, but the rocks are just as big.
Hey bubs wake up your illawarra steelers are long gone years ago .
I genuinely feel for young Lawson. His heart definitely is in the right place and switching from Union to League is awkward - some kill it and some don't. I hope he is kept in the team for the remainder of year so that he really feels comfortable on all aspects of playing league. His 7's highlights reel really won Flanno over and I know that Flanno is generally a good judge of a decent player. He needs a lot more time unfortunately and as a winger needs plenty of dash, strength and guile and able to out jump the opposition. I am not too sure if he possesses these skills when you see guys like Mark Nawaqanitawase, Will Warbrick, Xavier Coates,Tupou, Dom Young etc These are not all rugby converts but they have the skills I mentioned and they are the sorts of players our club desperately needs.
Also more than likely next week after we play Cronulla, we will have conceded more points and scored less than we had last season with the same amount of matches played.
It doesn't have to be a winger. Lemeleleu (sp) is a back rower and he was able to reach a great height to steal the ball from Gutho. Nanai regularly does it for the Cows, Katoa regularly does it for the Storm. The important thing is the type of kick. It has to be high enough for the attacker to get under it and unfortunately, we rarely use this type of kick. Our kicks are safety first, pin them in their red zone types. Val nearly pulled one off last night. Suli is very good in the air.
He is becoming a Blake Lawrie mk 2
I was going to post something similar. The intent and aggression is non existant with us, we don't intimidate anyone.
The way things are going 2026 will see both Flanno and Young gone. I'm hoping we go for a coach like Josh Hannay who is obviously a rookie first grade coach but we need something new and different. Throw in any of Holbrook, Arthur, Demetriou, Walters, Henry, Slater, Sheens as assistant coaches and it already makes me excited. And before anyone says all these coaches have been sacked or they are shit etc Flanno has been deregistered and his integrity within the game has been questioned by alot. Maybe it's the reason we can't sign anyone except aging veterans that are no longer needed at their current club? I wouldn't advise my client to put their trust in a coach who has broken the rules not once but twice.
