Rumours and Stuff

[I'm a loser baby...]

Have you tried standing around all day chewing your cud... legs would be sore without calves.

Fair point. Still, I reckon they moove around a bit.

 

[emjaycee]

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Fair point. Still, I reckon they moove around a bit.

Mate, I heard they only moove to where the grass is greener.

 

[emjaycee]

Fair point. Still, I reckon they moove around a bit.

Mate, I heard they only moove to where the grass is greener.

Either way, it is an udder disgrace what you are saying about them and their calves.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

What do you call not much?

Hed be on around 350k

I thought so too, but that would place him higher in the squad. At $350k he would be in the top 17 regardless of form.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Either way, it is an udder disgrace what you are saying about them and their calves.

Well usually I complement them, often with baked spuds and salad.

 

[Incorrect]

Either way, it is an udder disgrace what you are saying about them and their calves.

I have no beef with any of you but can we steer this convo back on topic??

 

[Eelogical]

I reckon people over over complicating the game.

Quick play balls
Big powerfull athletic bodies
Smart kicking game
Minimal penalties and errors

We arent scoring tries cause our playmakers are shit. It is cause we arent tiring the defense enough to get quick play balls and have them going backwards. That is when gaps open. If the defense is set it takes a magic offload to break it or some kind of luck.But that is forcing a risk or turning ball over.

Lot of penalties we have given away have been when had a team backed up. When a teams inside there own 15mtrs and your defending your kind of attacking. We give dumb penalties that lets them off the hook and opens up the field.
Keeping a team inside that range limits the field to the middle. Your defense can then move tighter rather then spread, meaning less gaps and harder for them to get yards. If can start most defensive sets inside a teams 15mtrs chances are they wont score. Your defense has also had an easy set as ran less meters retreating and your strike players havent had to make tackles. Just the pigs upfront.

Then you get the ball un a good position. Two backs who are fresh can take strong carries. 2 halves who also fresh can make smarter plays as not fatigued and have more time to think. Your forwards can take a run on 3rd or 4th if need be. If there defense is retreating there will be gaps and can have a shot outwide.

Too many times we seem to go wide just for sake of it. Unless the defense is rereating its f**king pointless. Only a mircale play will result in a possitive. Better to play feild possesion.

You've not only posted an opinion that makes so much sense, you've also written it in a format that all BA has to do is copy and paste it to each player's instagram account and they will understand it completely. You're smarter than I gave you credit for.

 

[emjaycee]

I have no beef with any of you but can we steer this convo back on topic??

Sorry mate, I had misteakenly herd it was ok to talk about it in this thread although it could be rare that we go off topic... and well done on your retort.

 

[Incorrect]

Sorry mate, I had misteakenly herd it was ok to talk about it in this thread although it could be rare that we go off topic... and well done on your retort.

Like it! Vealy Vealy like it.....

 

[Noise]

I thought so too, but that would place him higher in the squad. At $350k he would be in the top 17 regardless of form.

Why? Once your top 30 is set it doesn't matter who plays in 1st grade.

 

[hindy111]

You've not only posted an opinion that makes so much sense, you've also written it in a format that all BA has to do is copy and paste it to each player's instagram account and they will understand it completely. You're smarter than I gave you credit for.

I'll be honest its the most focussed I have been in 12mths.
Maybe my best 5 mins of the year

 

[strider]

Like it! Vealy Vealy like it.....

This is a load of bull

 

[emjaycee]

This is a load of bull

 

[Happy MEel]

I thought so too, but that would place him higher in the squad. At $350k he would be in the top 17 regardless of form.

That’s a ridiculous statement. You don’t play someone in 1st grade if there are better options, simply because they are paid more. There are plenty of examples that refute your claim...Sandow, Kenny Edwards, Hoffman, Beau Scott and now possibly Jennings all say hi.

 

[El Diablo]

dummy alf

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Why? Once your top 30 is set it doesn't matter who plays in 1st grade.

No but the guaranteed top 17 players are understood to play first grade even when their form is down. This is why Mennings gets 'dropped' during a bye week, not when he's needed in first grade. Even out of form he is needed in the NRL team. For a team like us with so much forward depth and so few top 17 certainties only Brown, Mannah and maybe Alvaro would be exempt from spending time in Wenty. And possibly not even Mannah. Even Beau Scott made an appearance in the ISP this year.

 

[Noise]

No but the guaranteed top 17 players are understood to play first grade even when their form is down. This is why Mennings gets 'dropped' during a bye week, not when he's needed in first grade. Even out of form he is needed in the NRL team. For a team like us with so much forward depth and so few top 17 certainties only Brown, Mannah and maybe Alvaro would be exempt from spending time in Wenty. And possibly not even Mannah. Even Beau Scott made an appearance in the ISP this year.

Exactly. With Beau Scott spending time at Wenty when his form was down it shows that a player on 500-600k could be dropped to wenty . I don’t know why you think Evans wouldn’t be if he was on 350k

 

[Happy MEel]

No but the guaranteed top 17 players are understood to play first grade even when their form is down. This is why Mennings gets 'dropped' during a bye week, not when he's needed in first grade. Even out of form he is needed in the NRL team. For a team like us with so much forward depth and so few top 17 certainties only Brown, Mannah and maybe Alvaro would be exempt from spending time in Wenty. And possibly not even Mannah. Even Beau Scott made an appearance in the ISP this year.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

That’s a ridiculous statement. You don’t play someone in 1st grade if there are better options, simply because they are paid more.

You're putting the cart before the horse here. The point is that they are guaranteed top 17 players because there are no better options.

There are plenty of examples that refute your claim...Sandow, Kenny Edwards, Hoffman, Beau Scott and now possibly Jennings all say hi.

With the exception of Hoffman, who appears to have been signed for depth, all played far more first grade than reserve grade. In fact their reserve grade appearances would have been to improve their usefulness in first grade, whether due to fitness or attitude. Hoffman is in reserve grade because there are better options, meaning Arthur never rated him that highly to start with. Therefore wouldn't have paid too much.

 

[Djay]

Yes please.