Rumoured Targets 3

[perverse]

Anasta and Sherwin for starters

add to that the dud combos that have made it to the GF

Hodkinson and Reynolds
Robson and Mortimer

Kidding yourself on all 3.

Anasta and Sherwin is particularly hilarious, and others have already pointed out why. Farcical.

Hodkinson was a great half before his knees blew up, and Reynolds was 10 times the competitor of either of our blokes. Hodkinsons kicking game was fantastic. I'd kill for a prime Josh Reynolds in the 6 right now.

Mortimer is probably the only one of any of those you've named that have shown as little and been as inconsistent and underwhelming as our duo. Robson was a very handy 7. Also - when did Robson and Mortimer win a premiership together again? I remember Jarryd Hayne and Fuifui Moimoi carrying their asses to a grand final in 2009. You'll have to refresh my memory of when they actually won a comp.

If Clune and Clifford won a premiership they would be orders of magnitude the worst halves combination to win a premiership in the NRL era certainly, and possibly even ARL and NSWRL eras too. Clifford is 24 and Clune is 25 - and neither of them have even nailed down a starting spot in the NRL at their respective ages. We need to do better, and I hope no-one at the club is looking at the ones we've got and thinking that it's adequate.

 

[slotmachine]

Clune will be 27 in a month...

 

[SamSepi0l]

This can't seriously be a debate can it?

Clifford has skill and talent to make it. Lacks the mental side.

Clune just lacks.

Together, right now, as expected in the preseason but briefly forgot after two rounds, they're the worst combo in the league, probably by a bit of distance.

 

[Haffa]

This can't seriously be a debate can it?

Clifford has skill and talent to make it. Lacks the mental side.

Clune just lacks.

Together, right now, as expected in the preseason but briefly forgot after two rounds, they're the worst combo in the league, probably by a bit of distance.

Hold my beer - Tex Hoy and Phoenix Crossland

 

[perverse]

Clune will be 27 in a month...

Jesus. Even older than I thought. Grim.

 

[Woosh]

Cody Walker might be available.

 

[Knight Tales]

Cody Walker might be available.

While we would only get a few years out of him, it is his type of hatred for losing we are missing. And we really need senior leadership like Noone else in this competition. We have absolutely none.

 

[ryan.a87]

I personally think Walker is one of those players that is pretty average that Bennett somehow gets playing well

he has also gone downhill since Reynolds has left

 

[The Axe of Druss]

Walker looks totally lost and frustrated without Reynolds

I shudder to think what hed be like at Newcastle

 

[Yosh]

Walker isn't the leader type half we need. We need a leader and organizer half.

 

[Woosh]

I personally think Walker is one of those players that is pretty average that Bennett somehow gets playing well

he has also gone downhill since Reynolds has left

Relationship breakdown during the off-season.
Kids lives with his ex on the GC.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Imagine the fights he'd get in at Newcastle

 

[Woosh]

Walker isn't the leader type half we need. We need a leader and organizer half.

Walker will be fine partnered with Clifford.
Walker is kicking too much this year, he doesn’t have a particular strong boot but Clifford does though.

 

[Woosh]

Imagine the fights he'd get in at Newcastle

Gagai will keep him in check and entertained

 

[Sir Galahad]

Recruitment boss Zammit was more than comfortable with the halves at the club heading into the season.

Veteran not on Knights' radar to replace Pearce

"We haven't even spoken about Kieran Foran."

www.newcastleherald.com.au

Surely he's forced to say this, he'd hardly come out and say the opposite

 

[Jono078]

Surely he's forced to say this, he'd hardly come out and say the opposite

Stuff that. We’ve been saying everyone’s safe for so long now. How about say yeah we’re not going as good as we’d like and that’s forcing us to look at all options.

Apply some f**king pressure.

 

[Sir Galahad]

Clifford has skill and talent to make it. Lacks the mental side.

and he will be wasted unless we put a gun half next to him, at the least a capable experecienced hand to partner him

 

[Frederick]

Relationship breakdown during the off-season.
Kids lives with his ex on the GC.

So what makes you think he would be any better here than he is at South's?

 

[Sir Galahad]

Jesus. Even older than I thought. Grim.

indeed, why give a spot in the squad away to a 27 year old average player ? Surely there is a kid with potential and plenty of years ahead of him that you'd give the spot to

 

[Sir Galahad]

Stuff that. We’ve been saying everyone’s safe for so long now. How about say yeah we’re not going as good as we’d like and that’s forcing us to look at all options.

Apply some f**king pressure.

they realized theyre stuck with them and need to support them and offer confidence, I'm sure behind the scenes alarm bells were ringing - hence the shot at Brookes

What I'd like to know is why they didnt have a go at Hastings. Why wasnt he on the hit list?