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speedster

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We will be up against it trying to get more recruits beyond Dodd with the neighbours having so much cap coming off all at once next year. I hope we have more recruit targets lined up and ready to be secured before they get their claws into the market.
 

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We will be up against it trying to get more recruits beyond Dodd with the neighbours having so much cap coming off all at once next year. I hope we have more recruit targets lined up and ready to be secured before they get their claws into the market.
Dodd needs to bring one of his front rowers with him.

Matty Lees is the starting prop for st Helen’s, he is already an English international and only 26, still plenty of seasons in those legs to get better
 

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Tomorrow is going to be one hell of an interesting day. I doubt we'll know the results of the meeting tomorrow, but it will be decided within the four walls.


Mixed feelings for mine. On the one hand, Lachy simply isn't good enough to be top flight first grade half and if this is how he and Anasta respond to what's been happening, then he can go. However, I still think he's as good a backup half as you'd get, and I'd love to see how he goes under a new coach which makes me want him to stay.

I guess I don't mind either way really.

 

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Lachie has been told he is free to talk to other clubs. Wow what a dick move, drop him to reserves, he gets injured then dump him to another club
The treatment of Ilias has been a complete disgrace. And who is this Lewis Dudd???? Lean times ahead for Souths.
 

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You still need a decent back up half. Panthers are proof of that.
yes Dodd is a good signing but if he or Walker goes down I still would have been confident bringing in Ilias over a Subloo or another hack from Reggie’s.

watch him go to roosters to replace Keary and they’ll develop him like we envisioned and south’s will look even more stupid
True. Unless anyone is chasing Hawkins, he may well be content to stay and play Cup. The Panthers and Broncos have done really well in identifying quality halves in the 2nd grade or OS and having them sit behind their main man. We would have scoffed at a signing like Schneider last year or Madden or Cogger 2 years ago, O'Sullivan before that but they have done a great job in great systems filling in for the superstars. You have to have good scouts that understand exactly what the coach is looking for in a backup. Some of these players don't come of age until the second half of their careers being journeymen.

Currently, Tom Weaver and Toby Sexton come to mind.
 
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speedster

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Gee things move fast all of a sudden but I'd like to hear that Dodd has put pen to paper before we give Ilias the green light to go.
 
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Tomorrow is going to be one hell of an interesting day. I doubt we'll know the results of the meeting tomorrow, but it will be decided within the four walls.


Mixed feelings for mine. On the one hand, Lachy simply isn't good enough to be top flight first grade half and if this is how he and Anasta respond to what's been happening, then he can go. However, I still think he's as good a backup half as you'd get, and I'd love to see how he goes under a new coach which makes me want him to stay.

I guess I don't mind either way really.


With due respect Mr Callmack ilias is in no way a good back up half back in any sense of the imagination why you would want him to stay beggars belief. dont let your heart rule your head i am just stating my beliefs as you have your beliefs too about ilias.lachlan ilias is a dud he is the worst half back I've ever seen play first grade since I was a toddler during the early 60's.im not having a go at you even some of my souths mates say oh he is young give him time what about Sam walker whom is 2 yrs younger does Sam need time he has never needed time.time won't help ilias even bennett can't help ilias not even God could help ilias and im non religious. .. ile be ecstatic once dudmetriou + ilias get sacked even though ilias can seek a new club hip hip hooray.
 
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True. Unless anyone is chasing Hawkins, he may well be content to stay and play Cup. The Panthers and Broncos have done really well in identifying quality halves in the 2nd grade or OS and having them sit behind their main man. We would have scoffed at a signing like Schneider last year or Madden or Cogger 2 years ago but they have done a great job in great systems filling in for the superstars. You have to have good scouts that understand exactly what the coach is looking for in a backup. Some of these players don't come of age until the second half of their careers being journeymen.

Currently, Tom Weaver and Toby Sexton come to mind.


It was reported on fox that souths dont have a recruitment officer oh my God so they say that mark Ellison is the man to recruit players for souths.why we don't have a recruitment officer beggars belief how dumb so who recruited ilias?
 

speedster

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It was reported on fox that souths dont have a recruitment officer oh my God so they say that mark Ellison is the man to recruit players for souths.why we don't have a recruitment officer beggars belief how dumb so who recruited ilias?
We used to way back when Mark Hughes was with the club but that went sour. I don't know what goes on behind closed doors but it's a results-based business and the results are emitting a foul odour now. If they're talking to Wayne behind the scenes then he can make every demand for change at the admin level he likes and the board should be cap in hand and on bended knee right about now taking notes.
 
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Next is dudmetriou wow someone has grown a brain my belief for getting rid of ilias and dudmetriou is becoz memberships would be plummeting my family was one not to renew our family membership becoz of ilias thats it in a nut shell I put up with that dud winger jaxson paulo for 2 years then ilias for a second year no way thats enough for me ilias is a total dud all he has in his bag of tricks is tackling ankles sorry thats not good enough in my eyes.
 
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We used to way back when Mark Hughes was with the club but that went sour. I don't know what goes on behind closed doors but it's a results-based business and the results are emitting a foul odour now. If they're talking to Wayne behind the scenes then he can make every demand for change at the admin level he likes and the board should be cap in hand and on bended knee right about now taking notes.

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Gee things move fast all of a sudden but I'd like to hear that Dodd has put pen to paper before we give Ilias the green light to go.

Speedster Things are moving fast becoz I reckon memberships are plummeting thats my guess.souths are now desperate becoz they realise letting reyno go and ilias is a dud and our coach is a dud the penny has finally fallen but its too late in 2024 how dumb was souths.come home Sam come back bennett souths need you both asap we are coming last on the ladder and that's as bad as it gets.
 

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We used to way back when Mark Hughes was with the club but that went sour. I don't know what goes on behind closed doors but it's a results-based business and the results are emitting a foul odour now. If they're talking to Wayne behind the scenes then he can make every demand for change at the admin level he likes and the board should be cap in hand and on bended knee right about now taking notes.
Why would Wayne come to a club that pretty much needs a complete rebuild?
he could go to Parra, where they have a vgood half, a decent FB, reasonable centres and a better forward pack than ours, that just needs tweaking, not wholesale dumping.
My call is Wayne passes on us.
 

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