Rumours and Stuff

[hineyrulz]

Awesome,love the Chairman

 

[Chipmunk]

Awesome,love the Chairman

Isn't he the CEO?

 

[hineyrulz]

Isn't he the CEO?

Whoops yeah, love the chairman and the CEO. Both value pick ups that have turned out great for us, same as Wicks and Gower.

 

[Gronk]

Five clubs are chasing Tui Lolohea with Parramatta, Newcastle and St George Illawarra headlining the list of clubs expressing interest in the Warriors livewire.

The Eels are chasing a five-eighth to partner Corey Norman in the halves and have discussed putting Lolohea in the No.6 should he wish to leave New Zealand.

Under contract until the end of 2018, Market Watch understands Lolohea’s preference is to remain with the Warriors and see out his deal but, as the Konrad Hurrell situation has shown, a lot can happen in the space of a few weeks.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl...h/news-story/b845da9e388fcaea7feeb3a9b423e6db

 

[Gronk]

North Queensland hooker Rory Kostjasyn has been identified as Newcastle’s No.1 recruitment target for 2017.

Market Watch can reveal the club has had several conversations with Kostjasyn’s manager and will table a formal offer by the end of the month.

Robbie Rochow headlines their list of priority re-signings, with the 25-year-old local attracting serious interest from rivals South Sydney, Parramatta and Cronulla.

It’s understood the Knights will attempt to tie up Rochow and formalise an offer for Kostjasyn before making any other serious bids for players. This includes Greg Bird, who has not been given a release from the final season of his contract to move from the Gold Coast to the Knights.

http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl...h/news-story/b845da9e388fcaea7feeb3a9b423e6db

 

[eels_fan]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl...h/news-story/b845da9e388fcaea7feeb3a9b423e6db

He'd be a good pickup but I don't see him really being complimentary to Normans's game. They play the same running role. Surely we could pickup Blake Green

 

[Gronk]

He'd be a good pickup but I don't see him really being complimentary to Normans's game. They play the same running role. Surely we could pickup Blake Green

Austin & Sezer are both running halves.

 

[eels_fan]

And I don't think they've done particularly well this year tbh.. Most of their success has come through their forwards. Last year Austin was talked up as the next origin half, this year his name wasn't even mentioned despite their being low to zero form on the board for most nsw halves.

 

[Obscene Assassin]

I wonder if Tep's move back to the edge in recent weeks has seen us drop off from Rochow? Also the sudden rise of Jack Morris may have some impact too.

If we get Lolohea I imagine we'd have to go to a halves system that would be similar to the Cowboys. I personally don't think we'd need Lolohea as we have the players who can play in the halves next year already.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I'm not convinced about Gutherson in the halves. Kicking game is paramount for a half, and we don't have a fullback or hooker to take the pressure off our primary kicker.

As for Rochow, he is playing in the middle at the moment.

 

[Avenger]

I'm not convinced about Gutherson in the halves. Kicking game is paramount for a half, and we don't have a fullback or hooker to take the pressure off our primary kicker.

As for Rochow, he is playing in the middle at the moment.

I agree. Lolohea's kicking game is as good as Foran's. Mediocre. He however is a right side half whilst Foran was a manufactured one.

 

[Avenger]

Would rather Aidan Guerra than Rochow.

 

[84 Baby]

One plays in the worst team in the comp, the other plays in the 2nd worst team and will want to be paid as an Origin player

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Does Guerra play edge or in the middle?

Rochow is a decent player

 

[84 Baby]

I agree. Lolohea's kicking game is as good as Foran's. Mediocre. He however is a right side half whilst Foran was a manufactured one.

I think we're moving away from the whole left/right side halves. I haven't seen much of Lolohea's kicking game but at the moment it only needs to be better than the Guff's & Kenny E's

 

[Avenger]

I think we're moving away from the whole left/right side halves. I haven't seen much of Lolohea's kicking game but at the moment it only needs to be better than the Guff's & Kenny E's

We were moving away from it because both Norman and Foran could not pass effectively from left to right so we had to compromise. However I'm pretty sure Foran was playing right when he scored that nice try for us earlier in the year. Mitchell Pearce has the best left to right pass in the game and would be perfect to partner Norman or Foran for that matter.

Hayne is also good at it but then again there isn't much he can't do.

 

[Gronk]

I'm not convinced about Gutherson in the halves. Kicking game is paramount for a half, and we don't have a fullback or hooker to take the pressure off our primary kicker.

As for Rochow, he is playing in the middle at the moment.

Actually with a torn pec, he's playing playstation.

 

[ash411]

We were moving away from it because both Norman and Foran could not pass effectively from left to right so we had to compromise. However I'm pretty sure Foran was playing right when he scored that nice try for us earlier in the year. Mitchell Pearce has the best left to right pass in the game and would be perfect to partner Norman or Foran for that matter.

Hayne is also good at it but then again there isn't much he can't do.

But Pearce is a discipline case, don't want him at the club do we?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I agree. Lolohea's kicking game is as good as Foran's. Mediocre. He however is a right side half whilst Foran was a manufactured one.

Foran's kicking game was good enough to win a premiership as second fiddle kicker to DCE. Morgan's lack of kicking game doesn't hurt the Cowboys because they have Coote.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Actually with a torn pec, he's playing playstation.

He played on the weekend. Did he get injured again?