I would love if we signed Matt Lodge. The talk is he is being courted by the Broncos for around $100k. If this is true, he would be a steal. By all reports he wants to stay in Sydney's west due to baby and partner.
So we would have a very distinct advantage over most other clubs and like I said at that price, he would be a great steal of a deal. As for his character and behaviour, it seams to be alcohol related and he wants to change. So as with all the players BA has given a second chance to, it is all up to them in the end.
But at that price if I were BA I would of called him yesterday. This boy can play and with the signings of Evans, Meehan, and potentially Lodge, I would be very, very happy with our forward recruitment.
Oh boy, if all 3 of them came good plus the guys we already have, I dare say we would be one hell of a mean freakin team that ALL the others, including Melbourne, would dread to come up against.
With the halves and backline we have, jeez the possibilities. The trick as we all know is salary management and BA has done really well in getting it right. A successful and firing Lodge would be the crowning glory in his recruitment drive thus far.
Throw in a real 80 min hooker like Lichaa and then we can afford 4 gorillas on the bench to really play a up tempo, direct and brutal power game that can finish with the best balanced backline in the league.
Dare to dream. I'm getting excited again. Powerhouse at last. Yeah baby!!!!