Rumoured and Confirmed Signings and Crap IX

[byrner]

650k for a prop? I guess if you were going to pay that mcuh for a prop, at least its the best one in the game.

 

[natheel]

i reckon broken jaws r usually only about 6 week injuries these days .... given its still 4 weeks til the season starts i think he won't miss too much

That's not to bad then

 

[strider]

That's not to bad then

But keep in mind im not a doctor lol

 

[natheel]

Without doubt Scott is best prop in the game. He will be as significant as dean pay was to the side and I dare say he could even be captain. 650k is massive but tbh to lure him from his comfort zone I think anyone would have to pay well above 400k

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

With them trying to keep Thurston and others, surely our offer would be alot bigger than theres.

 

[natheel]

With them trying to keep Thurston and others, surely our offer would be alot bigger than theres.

Oh of course it will come down to loyalty and if he wants to stay in qld. Not an issue of money at all for us.

 

[Craig Johnston]

given the big deal beavis is making about sydney's 3rd party earning potential, i'd be comfortable if that 650k was inclusive of all 3rd party deals.

 

[spiderdan]

You can't have a left half without a kicking game. Leave him at middle half.

modern day football has too many halfs. they should be called thirds if they are playing left/middle/right.

 

[84 Baby]

Happy with that....Kelly has much more upside than Roberts

No he doesn't. Not from what I've seen at least. I think you're confusing upside for consistency.
Kelly seems to be the type of player that the worst things he is going to do in a game are couple of missed tackles, a poor kick and generally going missing in attack. But when it comes to singlehandedly winning a game, it'll only be a handful, if any in his career, where he takes control (rather than vanish) when the rest of the team is going rubbish and moves the team around the park to rescue a losing game.

Roberts on the other hand already has displayed games in his past (probably more already than Kelly will ever have) where he just goes nuts with his running game and puts in some ridiculous kicks and offloads and generally looks like a Kiwi Wally Lewis at Origin time. However Roberts tends to put in a lot more games where he'll throw a pass 10m forward over the sideline or grubber a kick half a metre into the waiting arms of a Barba or Jennings who then brush by him to score length of the field.

Given the balance of the team I'd much prefer Kelly as first choice, but having Roberts in the squad isn't a bad idea

 

[Craig Johnston]

No he doesn't. Not from what I've seen at least. I think you're confusing upside for consistency.
Kelly seems to be the type of player that the worst things he is going to do in a game are couple of missed tackles, a poor kick and generally going missing in attack. But when it comes to singlehandedly winning a game, it'll only be a handful, if any in his career, where he takes control (rather than vanish) when the rest of the team is going rubbish and moves the team around the park to rescue a losing game.

Roberts on the other hand already has displayed games in his past (probably more already than Kelly will ever have) where he just goes nuts with his running game and puts in some ridiculous kicks and offloads and generally looks like a Kiwi Wally Lewis at Origin time. However Roberts tends to put in a lot more games where he'll throw a pass 10m forward over the sideline or grubber a kick half a metre into the waiting arms of a Barba or Jennings who then brush by him to score length of the field.

Given the balance of the team I'd much prefer Kelly as first choice, but having Roberts in the squad isn't a bad idea

i've said from day 1 roberts best position is 14-17

 

[Poupou Escobar]

modern day football has too many halfs. they should be called thirds if they are playing left/middle/right.

Don't forget Jarryd Hayne - the back half.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

No he doesn't. Not from what I've seen at least. I think you're confusing upside for consistency.
Kelly seems to be the type of player that the worst things he is going to do in a game are couple of missed tackles, a poor kick and generally going missing in attack. But when it comes to singlehandedly winning a game, it'll only be a handful, if any in his career, where he takes control (rather than vanish) when the rest of the team is going rubbish and moves the team around the park to rescue a losing game.

Roberts on the other hand already has displayed games in his past (probably more already than Kelly will ever have) where he just goes nuts with his running game and puts in some ridiculous kicks and offloads and generally looks like a Kiwi Wally Lewis at Origin time. However Roberts tends to put in a lot more games where he'll throw a pass 10m forward over the sideline or grubber a kick half a metre into the waiting arms of a Barba or Jennings who then brush by him to score length of the field.

Given the balance of the team I'd much prefer Kelly as first choice, but having Roberts in the squad isn't a bad idea

Spot on. At his best Ben Roberts is as good as anyone in the NRL. If the issue has been coaching then surely we just need a good coach to get some consistency out of him.

 

[strider]

Spot on. At his best Ben Roberts is as good as anyone in the NRL. If the issue has been coaching then surely we just need a good coach to get some consistency out of him.

he's already had the best ... so it's clearly a lost cause

 

[born an eel]

Don't forget Jarryd Hayne - the back half.

Peter Sterling and Paul Taylor love child.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

You can't have a left half without a kicking game. Leave him at middle half.

Very true. When I played under-6s, every player stood within 5 metres of the play the ball, making everyone except the dummy half a middle half. The position of winger was invented when we left an injured player on the field while the game progressed.

 

[Casper The Ghost]

Published on Feb 3, 2013
Ann Bressington Exposes Agenda 21, Club of Rome, Sustainable Development,
at the Lord Monckton Launch 2 Feb 2013 at the Adelaide Convention Centre.
Almost 22 Minutes
http://youtu.be/sES6_OXPwOU

 

[Casper The Ghost]

Don't forget Jarryd Hayne - the back half.

Back third?

 

[The Elephant In The room]

That's probably good news IMO.

He might pan out ok as a defensive center?

Scored 2 tries tonight against Penriths nuffies.

#OffenceIsBetterThanDefence

 

[TheRam]

Published on Feb 3, 2013
Ann Bressington Exposes Agenda 21, Club of Rome, Sustainable Development,
at the Lord Monckton Launch 2 Feb 2013 at the Adelaide Convention Centre.
Almost 22 Minutes
http://youtu.be/sES6_OXPwOU

Excellent post Casper.

 

[eels81236]

You can still buy Billy Rogers on supercoach. He is the guy that just keeps giving.