Rumoured Targets 3

[Yosh]

Barnett at 13 has been an absolute godsend... Please do not move him.

 

[Knight Tales]

Ponga
Lee
Best
Hunt
Young
Clifford
Pearce

Looking forward to seeing this on the team sheet.

 

[Frederick]

You're not wrong but it's annoying that he's a player we've targeted.

Regardless of how you feel our front rowers have performed this year, it's probably one of the last positions we should be seeking to upgrade moving into 2020.

Our front rowers are making metres, but offer next to nothing in the way of offloads. We have too many of the same type of player, the type of player who isn't exactly suited to the new rules

 

[ryana87]

So if we were to sign Lodge.... I'm curious how you would play him

Would you go

Dsaf
Brailey
Friz
Fitz
Barney

Watson
Lodge
Jsaf
Jones?

Obviously Sue is the unlucky one there..... Which is a shame, because he has been pretty decent

Or would you drop Dsaf to the bench so the brothers come on at the same time (would never happen) but can't see klemmer starting from the bench either.

 

[Zoidberg]

I’m not a fan of Lodge and hope he doesn’t come here personally.
Assuming the talk about Clifford and Lodge coming mid season are true, maybe Green will retire mid season to open up the extra spot. He has been way off pace and Clifford will step into his place on the field.

 

[The Axe of Druss]

How you feel about him as a human aside, Lodge can get through a lot of work while also having an offload, short passing game and consistently quick play the ball. That’s a good player for $400k

He's slow laterally and struggles to make the defencive line. He's a liability and our middle has been soft enough during times this year

I just don't see why we need him. Baffling

 

[Old dog]

To clear a space could a long term injured, e.g. Saulo, be stood down, paid out or whatever to make space available?

 

[Knight Tales]

Morality aside Lodge was enormous against the Roosters and is he repeats that here with Klem weekly and the Safs rotating as well, then who knows what will become of this year once KP, Clifford and Pearce are playing behind that.

 

[Jono078]

Our front rowers are making metres, but offer next to nothing in the way of offloads. We have too many of the same type of player, the type of player who isn't exactly suited to the new rules

I don't think it's not that they're capable of offloading though? I'm pretty sure Klemmer was top 5 offloaders a season or two ago. Could be a coaching thing?

I cant read Barry Toohey's column today but he addresses the Lodge and Mann situation. All of the twitter comments are negative on it - as I would expect.

Sounds like this Isaac Moses thing needs to be dealt with and what control or influence he has.

 

[TooheysNew]

Morality aside Lodge was enormous against the Roosters and is he repeats that here with Klem weekly and the Safs rotating as well, then who knows what will become of this year once KP, Clifford and Pearce are playing behind that.

Morality aside, Hitler was a stand up guy.

 

[Spot On]

How you feel about him as a human aside, Lodge can get through a lot of work while also having an offload, short passing game and consistently quick play the ball. That’s a good player for $400k

Exactly.

If his game v Brisbane last night was the only one you'd ever seen of him at NRL level you'd be questioning why the Broncos would be stupid enough to let him go.

He was freaking awesome.

 

[Spot On]

Barnett at 13 has been an absolute godsend... Please do not move him.

Yep.

It has been proven time and again that he is in the very bottom bracket of edge backrowers at this level.

Middle is his go.

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

Gagai is staying at Souths from what I've read.
If we get Lodge wouldn't we need to release someone or swap?
Lee has been given the word but unlikely anyone would want him now with his injury.
It's a shock re Mann over Watson to me but maybe Watson goes?

 

[Spot On]

Lol at Souths finding the money to keep Gagai but let Reynolds walk. The Bennett curse looks as though it is starting at the Bunnies as the season unfolds. It stops us from giving him a ridiculous contract so that is good news.

I can't see why we would keep Mann not Watson now that Connor has added a pass to his game?

 

[Mr_Knightside]

So is it in writing somewhere from Toohey or someone else that we are letting Watson go? Or is this all speculation because we’re probably keeping Mann?

 

[Mr_Knightside]

Double post

 

[TooheysNew]

I'd be surprised if us not keeping Watson is our decision.

 

[macavity]

So is it in writing somewhere from Toohey or someone else that we are letting Watson go? Or is this all speculation because we’re probably keeping Mann?

Mann has been offered a contract and Watson will be too.

Seems we want a team of slow props and middling utilities.

 

[Mr_Knightside]

Mann has been offered a contract and Watson will be too.

Seems we want a team of slow props and middling utilities.

Is Watson still considered a utility though? His role in the side is much more clearly defined now than it was 12 months ago. Yeah you could probably throw him in at hooker, 5/8 or fullback mid game if we had injuries but it’s not like he’s in the team for that reason now, as far as I’m concerned his spot is in the middle playing that roving mobile lock forward role and it’s clear with his continued selection in that role that the coach thinks that too.

I’m just surprised that we’re still comparing Mann and Watson because they play very different roles in the side now.

 

[Mr_Knightside]

Gah! Double post again. Stupid server.