Rumoured Targets 3

[Parra Cheeses]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/b...t/news-story/ea1336cc2bd4811508ae64ded0d750fb

Conner Watson going to the Roosters for less.
Is James Hooper kidding? Playing group/coaching staff rift!
Get a grip media and acknowledge the elephant in the room. All the roosters have going for themselves is Uncle Nick.

Hey scoop! How about a story on how even the comp is taking the salary cap PLUS third parties into account. Let’s see who finishes top of the table.
Also Hoops, is this your joke and we are the fools who have to swallow?

 

[Spot On]

Tesi Niu has hands like a broken clock. No thanks.

The club was chasing him to play centre but missed out on him apparently.

 

[Allstar Knights]

We should go after Moses Suli. Can cover backrow too (actually would be excited to play him there) and would be explosive off the bench like he's shown for Manly. Seems a bit out of favour for them not making the 17 but I reckon he could be really valuable for us.

 

[Mr_Knightside]

We should go after Moses Suli. Can cover backrow too (actually would be excited to play him there) and would be explosive off the bench like he's shown for Manly. Seems a bit out of favour for them not making the 17 but I reckon he could be really valuable for us.

Nah he has always struck me as a guy with a bad attitude tbh. Plenty of talent but hasn’t consistently shown it.

 

[Mr_Knightside]

Besides apparently he’s signed with the Dragons

 

[Allstar Knights]

Nah he has always struck me as a guy with a bad attitude tbh. Plenty of talent but hasn’t consistently shown it.

He's not exactly a like-for-like signing as Watson , but he's definitely a guy who could create plenty of x-factor off the bench like him. I can't remember the game but he had great stats off the bench and caused a lot of havoc to the opposition. Eventually I'd groom him into the left edge backrow position.

 

[Knight Tales]

AOB and Connor pretty much put the rift talk to bed today. Connor wants to get out of his comfort zone. That statement in itself is able to interpreted either way.

 

[Spot On]

Watson backed himself to have a good season in 2021 after being injury plagued over multiple seasons. He sought out specialised rehab to prevent further injury and worked on a passing game. Tick and tick.

Now he is doing the opposite of what many recruits from other clubs have not done well over the years when they've arrived here - get out of their comfort zone.

Wish him all the best.

 

[Woosh]

I’m really unsure on Isaako.

Had a super rookie season, but he doesn’t seem to offer what we’re looking in a winger. Someone who is good under the high ball and can provide strong kicks returns. He is a bit vanilla besides the goal kicking.

I don’t know how much better he can be in a change of environment.

If he didn’t kick goals I wouldn’t look at him but when Clifford is kicking below 70% then Isaako is worth a punt if the price is right.

 

[aqua_duck]

He's not exactly a like-for-like signing as Watson , but he's definitely a guy who could create plenty of x-factor off the bench like him. I can't remember the game but he had great stats off the bench and caused a lot of havoc to the opposition. Eventually I'd groom him into the left edge backrow position.

I remember 2019 semi final against souths, he absolutely gave Gagai a bath and almost single handedly won the game for manly, at that point given he was only 21 and showing that level of ability in a semi final I thought he'd turn into the best centre in the game. There's obvious character questions with him but the potential is enormous

 

[Woosh]

Gagai doesn’t move the needle IMO. Not much better than what we have and old.

Pretty sure old man Gags has outperformed the much more youthful Knights players this season.

Tries

Gagai (18 Games) - 9 tries
Tuala (21 Games) - 8 tries
Ponga (11 Games) - 7 tries
To’a (19 Games) - 5 tries
Barnett (21 Games) - 4 tries
Fitzgibbon (10 Games) - 3 tries
Best (13 Games) - 2 tries


Try Assists

Ponga (11 Games) - 10 try assists
Gagai (18 Games) - 10 try assists
Pearce (8 Games) - 7 try assists
Best ( 13 Games) - 6 try assists
Watson (21 Games) - 6 try assists
Clifford (14 Games) - 4 try assists

Line Breaks

Gagai (18 Games) - 12 line breaks
Tuala (21 Games) - 12 line breaks
To’a (19 Games) - 8 line breaks
Ponga (11 Games) - 6 line breaks
Best (13 Games) - 5 line breaks
Fitzgibbon (10 Games) - 4 line breaks
Barnett - (21 Games) - 4 line break

Line Break Assists

Gagai (18 Games) - 14 line break assists
Watson (21 Games) - 10 line break assists
Ponga (11 Games) - 8 line break assists
Pearce (8 Games) - 7 line break assists
Best (13 Games) - 7 line break assists

Tackle Breaks

Watson (21 Games) - 69 tackle breaks
Gagai (18 Games) - 66 tackle breaks
Ponga (11 Games) - 58 tackle breaks
Mann (18 Games) - 55 tackle breaks
Tuala (21 Games) - 32 tackle breaks
Best (13 Games) - 23 tackle breaks
Hunt (14 Games) - 22 tackle breaks

 

[Apey]

Comparing a player from a team that's scored 689 points to players from a team that has scored 369. Please don't try to tell me that's all because of Gagai either.

No doubt he's an upgrade on Kurt Mann though.

 

[TooheysNew]

So keeping in mind Apey's point, where:
* Cody Walker alone has 34 TA and Mitchell and Reynolds combine for another 24
* Souths starting spine have 70 odd games between them this season (vs the Knights 50ish)

Tries
Young (6 Games) - 4 tries (SR of 67%)
Ponga (11 Games) - 7 tries (SR of 64%)
Gagai (18 Games) - 9 tries (SR of 50%)
To’a (11 Games) - 5 tries (SR of 45%)
Tuala (21 Games) - 8 tries (SR of 38%)
Fitzgibbon (10 Games) - 3 tries (30%)
Pearce (8 Games) - 2 tries (25%)
Best (13 Games) - 2 tries (SR of 15%)

Try Assists
Pearce (8 Games) - 9 try assists (1.12 per game)
Ponga (11 Games) - 11 try assists (1 per game)
Gagai (18 Games) - 8 try assists (.45 per game)
Clifford (16 Games) - 7 try assists (.44 per game)
Best (13 Games) - 5 try assists (.38 per game)
Watson (21 Games) - 6 try assists (.29 per game)

Line Breaks
Gagai (18 Games) - 14 line breaks (.78 per game)
To’a (11 Games) - 8 line breaks (.72 per game)
Tuala (21 Games) - 13 line breaks (.62 per game)
Ponga (11 Games) - 6 line breaks (.55 per game)
Best (13 Games) - 7 line breaks (.54 per game)
Young (6 Games) - 2 line breaks (.33 per game)

Line Break Assists
Ponga (11 Games) - 11 line break assists (1 per game)
Pearce (8 Games) - 8 line break assists (1 per game)
Watson (21 Games) - 12 line break assists (.57 per game)
Gagai (18 Games) - 9 line break assists (.5 per game)
Hoy (8 Games) - 4 line break assists (.5 per game)
Best (13 Games) - 5 line break assists (.38 per game)

Tackle Breaks
Ponga (11 Games) - 51 tackle breaks (4.6 per game)
Gagai (18 Games) - 74 tackle breaks (4.1 per game)
Hoy (8 Games) - 25 tackle breaks (3.1 per game)
Watson (21 Games) - 60 tackle breaks (2.8 per game)
Mann (18 Games) - 51 tackle breaks (2.8 per game)
Best (13 Games) - 25 tackle breaks (1.9 per game)
Tuala (21 Games) - 35 tackle breaks (1.7 per game)
Hunt (14 Games) - 17 tackle breaks (1.2 per game)

Tackle Efficiency
Ponga (11 Games) - 52%
To’a (11 Games) - 60%
Young (6 Games) - 64%
Hunt (14 Games) - 73%
Hoy (8 Games) - 80%
Gagai (18 Games) - 81%
Mann (18 Games) - 82%
Best (13 Games) - 82%
Tuala (21 Games) - 83%


(from Fox Sports data, because it's most easily scraped)

 

[Woosh]

Stats are here Coby.

Stats

The official NRL stats of the National Rugby League, NRL and NRLW player statistics, as well as NRL and NRLW competition statistics.

www.nrl.com

 

[TooheysNew]

Stats are here Coby.

Stats

The official NRL stats of the National Rugby League, NRL and NRLW player statistics, as well as NRL and NRLW competition statistics.

www.nrl.com

As I said, I used the FoxSports ones. I don't care if they aren't exact with NRL - they're easier to scrape.

 

[TooheysNew]

The most glaring mistake you've made is putting Toa at 19 games this season.

 

[Woosh]

The most glaring mistake you've made is putting Toa at 19 games this season.

Yeah it scraped his total games not this season.

 

[Burwood]

Does anyone care to find me Josh King’s stats on NRL.com?

 

[Woosh]

Josh King

The NRL profile of Josh King including career statistics, season stats, games, tries, goals, tackles and fantasy scores.

www.newcastleknights.com.au

 

[Yosh]

Fittler recently mentioned he thinks we will struggle in the finals because we have Mann at centre. Every opposition will know he is our weak link. Gagai isn't a great player but a huge upgrade on Mann.

I sti think Mann's extension is a much worse decision than signing Gagai.