Rumours and Stuff

[84 Baby]

A real good signing for them...

Methinks if a certain other team continues to go crap then Moses will be the 1st in asking for releases in the coming weeks

 

[The Colonel]

And some people reckon Hayne will take a pay cut.
LOL.
He will end up staying at the Titans unless we are hypnotised and accept his $1.2m.

Why would we hamper ourselves when he is the one gauging our interest? If he doesn't take up the Titans offer it won't be like he is being released to us and they have to pay part freight. If he doesn't accept their offer he is a free agent and his market value will determine what he is paid. He might be asking for $1.2 but I don't think he will be getting it at any club given his antics unless he goes to French or Japanese Rugby.

 

[Gronk]

And some people reckon Hayne will take a pay cut.
LOL.
He will end up staying at the Titans unless we are hypnotised and accept his $1.2m.

Just as LOL is merkins thinking that it would be easy to line up a string of TPAs for him. His image has taken a hit big time.

 

[Incorrect]

A real good signing for them...

Agree, complements Brooks nicely. Tigers should now be making a play for Hayne (I think we should stay away from him). Straight swap for Tedesco's money. If the could land him, all of a sudden Tigers spine looks decent enough despite losing Moses and Tedesco...

 

[Bazal]

I should provide some stats to make it legit:

Kane Evans
2017
29 runs 273m (in 3 games)
[don't have the per game for this season readily available, but grab your calculator]

2016
played 23 games
averaged 9.22 runs and 81.65m per game
22.39 tackles per game

2015
played 26 games
7.61 runs per game 77.52m per game
18.91 tackles

2014 (debut year)
9 games
5.22 runs per game and 57.44m per game
14.89 tackles per game

I've not gone into the fine detail, but guessing that his minutes were highest in 2016 (based on tackles per game).

Seems to be an impressive meter maker? But is yet to kick a field goal in his first grade career, so not sure Nathan Cayless would approve?

Until this season he has had similar averages to Daniel Alvaro, or lower, but worse defence. Only major difference is one year he made a bunch of line breaks.

I'm not saying he's a bad signing, he's got a hell of a lot of potential. But I'm also not getting carried away and he's certainly shown very little to indicate he's anything like a David Klemmer lite at this stage. So far he's another big bloke who occasionally decides to use his size but often bludges for much of the game.

 

[IFR33K]

And some people reckon Hayne will take a pay cut.
LOL.
He will end up staying at the Titans unless we are hypnotised and accept his $1.2m.

Money hungry merchant won't take a paycut.

 

[hineyrulz]

Yes!

Lussick is a big immobile slug.
Evans is Dave Klemmer lite.

Agreed, Lussick played in a top side and belted someone when they weren't looking. Evans showed yesterday he can make big metres and belt the merkin out of Merkins.

 

[hineyrulz]

Two decent signings for the Tigers, looks like Martin will be staying at Penrith???

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Until this season he has had similar averages to Daniel Alvaro, or lower, but worse defence. Only major difference is one year he made a bunch of line breaks.

He breaks heaps more tackles than Alvaro. He breaks more tackles than any of our middle forwards.

I'm not saying he's a bad signing, he's got a hell of a lot of potential. But I'm also not getting carried away and he's certainly shown very little to indicate he's anything like a David Klemmer lite at this stage. So far he's another big bloke who occasionally decides to use his size but often bludges for much of the game.

He breaks tackles more often than Klemmer too.

 

[Bazal]

He breaks heaps more tackles than Alvaro. He breaks more tackles than any of our middle forwards.

He breaks tackles more often than Klemmer too.

Breaking tackles isn't necessarily a lot of good if you're averaging 7m a run and 80m a game. In that context often all it means is that a bloke falls off you because you're a big merkin but you don't actually take advantage of that by running further. Or you're a slug who gets hit 2m over the ad line and then makes another 5m, but I don't think that applies to Evans.

At this stage he's the classic "good for a big run once a game then bludge for a bit" big body. His three games this season have been promising so hopefully that continues, because he's got plenty of size and potential. But he's got nothing on the likes of Klemmer yet

 

[strider]

Two decent signings for the Tigers, looks like Martin will be staying at Penrith???

You would think so. Which means no mid season tigers replacement #6 which means no Moses for us. I cant see reynolds moving to the tigers this year - the dogs r usually mildly competative each year

 

[hineyrulz]

You would think so. Which means no mid season tigers replacement #6 which means no Moses for us. I cant see reynolds moving to the tigers this year - the dogs r usually mildly competative each year

We don't really Moses yet when we have Kenny Kramps at 6 anyway.

 

[TheParraboy]

Nathan Peats is off contract next year isn't he?

He wouldn't be cheap, but gosh id love him back at our club, with Pritchard at No 14

 

[Bazal]

Where's that tigers merkin that was claiming we paid overs for Moses at 850k. Does he know it's reported tigers got Reynolds for 950k?

He doesn't believe it so it's not a fact....

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Breaking tackles isn't necessarily a lot of good if you're averaging 7m a run and 80m a game. In that context often all it means is that a bloke falls off you because you're a big merkin but you don't actually take advantage of that by running further. Or you're a slug who gets hit 2m over the ad line and then makes another 5m, but I don't think that applies to Evans.

At this stage he's the classic "good for a big run once a game then bludge for a bit" big body. His three games this season have been promising so hopefully that continues, because he's got plenty of size and potential. But he's got nothing on the likes of Klemmer yet

Breaking tackles (in middle forwards) is an indicator of disrupted defensive lines and quick play-the-balls.

 

[Bazal]

Breaking tackles (in middle forwards) is an indicator of disrupted defensive lines and quick play-the-balls.

Not necessarily. Particularly when coupled with relatively poor metres.

 

[Twizzle]

When will you clowns ever realise that if you dont source a claim, it will be deleted

So far in just 30 mins we have had posts claiming Reynolds is on $750K, $850K and $950.

And you wonder why we ask breaking news to be sourced.

 

[Bazal]

When will you clowns ever realise that if you dont source a claim, it will be deleted

So far in just 30 mins we have had posts claiming Reynolds is on $750K, $850K and $950.

And you wonder why we ask breaking news to be sourced.

No but I do wonder why a claim that reports of a salary is X were deleted today, when a Tigers clown got away with telling us all that Moses on 850k was a "FACT" fpr two days without any intervention....is this not a rumours thread?

 

[IFR33K]

...

Oops. Sorry twiz.

 

[oldmancraigy]

Not necessarily. Particularly when coupled with relatively poor metres.

Are you suggesting Evans is a poor meter maker? Not sure you're following, but he's a 10m per run guy.

His minutes seem quite low in his career so far, so clearly he is filling the battering ram role. Would be interesting to see if he can take 30-40 mpg and still be as productive.

The Klemmer lite thing is a comparison. Not at all like Lussick, plays more like Klemmer, but obviously not as good, which is why the lite bit is added. It in no way means anyone thinks he will ever be Klemmer. It just means he is a big lanky, but heavy guy - similar body shape - and barges out the meterage through the middle.

That's the point of saying it. Nobody says Kane Evans will be Klemmer....