Rumoured Signings and General Dribble XIII

[Joshuatheeel]

Our edge back rowers have a ton of potential, lets hope they are ready to step up and play some good football.

i even think a fit and firing ben smith would be a great thing for this footy team.

Considering how poor 2013 was I would just be happy if our edge forwards defend strongly anything else is a bonus.

But yeah there is plenty of potential, I hope loko returns and has an injury free year. He could really give us some "x factor" in the backrow which we haven't had for a while.

 

[Pazza]

Smith and Tanginoa will make a great combo.

 

[The Elephant In The room]

Smith and Tanginoa will make a great combo.

Smith and Loko are a better combo. They can console each other after they both suffer another season ending injury.

 

[Pazza]

Smith and Loko are a better combo. They can console each other after they both suffer another season ending injury.

hahaha

as great as elder hoppa, peats, mossop etc are going to be, if we wanna see successful guys like Tonga, Smith, Loko, Hayne, Sandow need to play 20+ games next season.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Will make it hard to squeeze Sef Paulo, Matty Ryan, Benny Smith & Dan Harrison all into the side if we are carrying 6 props, so it doesn't seem like a good plan to me.

That's why it comes down to picking our best 17 and worrying about the numbers on their backs later.

Here are our tight forwards contracted for next year:
Allgood
Alvaro
Harrison
Lussick
Mannah
Ma'afu
Moimoi
Mossop
Paulo
Paulo
Ryan
Santi
Smith
Terepo
Ualesi

That's fifteen blokes. Obviously a couple of them can also play on the edges but would be competing with specialist edge forwards such as Tanginoa, Edwards and Mau (and giant outside back Jacob Loko).

Of the fifteen, only three of them are (IMO) certainties for the top 17: Mannah, Lussick and Mossop.

Of the remaining twelve, four of them are certainties to not be in the top 17: Alvaro, Ma'afu, Santi and Ualesi.

That leaves eight who are competing for three spots in the top 17: Allgood, Harrison, Moimoi, Paulo, Paulo, Ryan, Smith, Terepo. Of these, Harrison, Ryan and Smith are also competing for an edge forward spot.

Anyway, we certainly have a lot of competition for spots, which could be seen as a good thing or a bad thing. Both teams in this week's grand final have very little competition for spots because most of their top 17 were decided in the pre-season.

 

[jimmy77au]

hahaha

as great as elder hoppa, peats, mossop etc are going to be, if we wanna see successful guys like Tonga, Smith, Loko, Hayne, Sandow need to play 20+ games next season.

:shock: Cant wait until this happens - only to see everyone in here blowing up about how many dumb penalties he gives away.

I like the bloke - but surely the time has come to make way for the younger guys coming through....

 

[oldmancraigy]

Don't be too hard on Ualesi and Santi Pou. For mine, Ualesi is a bolter for the 13 jersey to start next season.
Great size and work ethic and good natural mover on the footy field.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Don't be too hard on Ualesi and Santi Pou. For mine, Ualesi is a bolter for the 13 jersey to start next season.
Great size and work ethic and good natural mover on the footy field.

I guess it's possible.

Given the law of diminishing returns, if anyone is going to experience massive development in the space of a single off season it's a young bloke with one (or zero) games experience.

 

[The Elephant In The room]

I guess it's possible.

Given the law of diminishing returns, if anyone is going to experience massive development in the space of a single off season it's a young bloke with one (or zero) games experience.

Depends if he's been hanging out with Danks or not.

 

[spiderdan]

That's why it comes down to picking our best 17 and worrying about the numbers on their backs later.

Here are our tight forwards contracted for next year:
Allgood
Alvaro
Harrison
Lussick
Mannah
Ma'afu
Moimoi
Mossop
Paulo
Paulo
Ryan
Santi
Smith
Terepo
Ualesi

That's fifteen blokes. Obviously a couple of them can also play on the edges but would be competing with specialist edge forwards such as Tanginoa, Edwards and Mau (and giant outside back Jacob Loko).

Of the fifteen, only three of them are (IMO) certainties for the top 17: Mannah, Lussick and Mossop.

Of the remaining twelve, four of them are certainties to not be in the top 17: Alvaro, Ma'afu, Santi and Ualesi.

That leaves eight who are competing for three spots in the top 17: Allgood, Harrison, Moimoi, Paulo, Paulo, Ryan, Smith, Terepo. Of these, Harrison, Ryan and Smith are also competing for an edge forward spot.

Anyway, we certainly have a lot of competition for spots, which could be seen as a good thing or a bad thing. Both teams in this week's grand final have very little competition for spots because most of their top 17 were decided in the pre-season.

in auhter's/tayler's we trust.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Depends if he's been hanging out with Danks or not.

I was thinking more in terms of confidence and determination, but there is likely to be some physical improvement too.

 

[El Diablo]

Depends if he's been hanging out with Danks or not.

is Danks related to this Arthurs bloke?

 

[whall15]

Not sure, I think he's related to that Haynes guy though.

 

[El Diablo]

who is related to Jamie Lyons

 

[attamarrap]

who is related to Jamie Lyons

Is that Steve Lyon's Brother?

 

[hindy111]

So we dont have a solid option for 13.Santi, terepo or Smith.
What about nathan smith from penrith? He would be a cheap solid option

 

[spiderdan]

So we dont have a solid option for 13.Santi, terepo or Smith.
What about nathan smith from penrith? He would be a cheap solid option

he would be cheap because he is shit.

 

[lingard]

When will we announce the Arthurs brothers as our new coach(s)?

 

[lingard]

Who should play inside centre - Hoppoate or Morgan?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

A bigger question is who will be our loose head prop.

Mitch Allgood is pretty loose. Absolute mad merkin.