Aliceinwonderland
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Hasn't been announced by the club as yet. Unless you consider News Ltd as 'offical'
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Troy Dodd’s announcement if that’s as close to official as it getsHasn't been announced by the club as yet. Unless you consider News Ltd as 'offical'
He is though quoting News Ltd.
Garner certainly scores more tries than Waddell so he has it over him in that department. Lots more.
Kikau can't really be replaced we just need a decent hole runner. Then we change the structure for more early ball to Tago
Agree. I hope the people on this forum give whoever replaced Kiks a fair go and doesn’t constantly denigrate him because he is not Kiks.
We are losing a player who is a huge part of our success. It is surely incumbent upon the powers that be find someone either from within or externally who can provide the same sort of skill set that Kikau possesses. If we don’t we are resigned to being a less potent side and will almost certainly bring us back to the pack so to speak.
That's simply not possible and not how great teams continue to stay on top. Melbourne didn't try go out and get the next Greg Inglis. We need to adapt and evolve
I don’t believe the wider Panthers fan base will denigrate whomever is selected in Kikaus position in 2023 and beyond.
Who might that be? Not too many Kikau types looking for a gig. We will just need to adjust how the left operates.
No good asking me, that is the job for the recruitment and retention committee, brains trust. Doesn’t mean we don’t at the very least try and find someone. We should be moving heaven and earth to find the next Kikau, may not happen but at least we should be trying. Gus brought in Kikau when he was a kid running around in the centres for Nth Queensland. Master stroke by Gus. Time for Matt
Scott Sorenson is already there, expect Leniu to take on more minutes, Sorenson on the edge, and Eisenhuth to rotate with Leniu off the bench to give fish and moses a breather..
One won't be unearthed for next year. Longer term, sure, trying to find someone in that mould should be on the agenda. It's not going to be done overnight though.
Your probably 100% correct, I’m just a little perplexed as to how we got ourselves in this predicament given the fans were led to believe the club was confident of retaining Api and Viliame As was suggested by Fletcher on more than one occasion. I think the fans understood they were going to attract offers that perhaps we may not have been able to match but I think generally the consensus was at the very least we would have retained one of the two. It is what is, but after being unable to retain both the above the media are now promoting a narrative we are struggling to retain Liam Martin, Stephen Crichton, Spencer Lenui and others. Where does it end.
