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Poupou Escobar

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Isnt that by design though? It seems we have gone for more depth in our roster rather than having a top heavy squad.

I’d much prefer a squad with more stars (and more plodders) and hope we get lucky with minimal injuries so we don’t have to call on them.
You'll find teams have more depth at the positions they lack an obvious top 17 option. In our case it is wing, centre and half. If Pritchard hadn't shit himself we could say the same about our depth at hooker.
 
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Bullshit news...

Most clubs would find a place for him. His manager would of said Parra are offering 650k so have to beat by atleast 50k before he gets interested.
Id say 5 or 6 clubs would of been prepared to give him 650k as well but very few wanted to offer over 700k. And my guess is 700 wouldn't of taken him away. May of needed 720k to have him leave.
Gutherson repeatedly said the length of the contract was important, even mentioning the four years at least once. You reckon that if another club had offered the same money but an extra year we wouldn't have heard about it? No way does his manager not leak that.
 

TheRam

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100%. And one of those players in Nathan Brown is injured again, so we're even less able.

I also think that we have consistently (not just under BA but certainly it's an issue now too) signed the wrong plodders.

It's all well and good to have plodders...but generally the better clubs below Storm/Roosters level success sign safe plodders. We sign guys like Takairangi, Terepo, Smith, and others because they have more skill than say a Mitch Aubusson. But there is a reason they will never be as good a player as him despite being more skilful, and that reason is between their ears and in their attitude.

Every club has plodders. People who criticise us for having plodders need to STFU. The problem is the kind of plodders you choose to put up with and the players you put around them. You can, of course, carry a Taka in the side. But I think we have too many of that kind of average first grader in our squad.

But those are the risks you have to take when your club is still widely regarded as a woeful shambles, too. All these issues come from a similar place IMO.

That's very liberal and tolerant of you.
 

hindy111

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Alvaro averaging 80mtrs compared to 105 last season. Take away kick return meters and the gap becomes 63mtrs vs 95mtrs.....
His tackle counts simmilar but missed 24 tackles last season in 19 games.
He has chalked up 23 missed in 8 games.And quite a few on line leading to tries. Couple last night I beleive.
In last 2 weeks has made 16 and 14 pcms....

15 offloads in 19 games and 2 in 8 games this season.

You cant deny he is a plodder and should not be part of our top 17 if all fit.
 

hindy111

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His tackle efficeny is 80%....
Klemmer is 97%

Terepo 90%
Jnr 86%
Gower 97%
Kafusi 84%
Tepai 90%
Evans 95%
Manu 88%
Mannah 92%


Alvaro is there for his defense? Get him in NSW cup where his form might improve.
Absalute garbage this season.
 

Delboy

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Look at the bright side,the Dragqueens are paying Hunt basically twice as much as we are paying Moses. halfbacks are a crap shoot, but we complain about signings, need some times to look around.
 

Poupou Escobar

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Alvaro averaging 80mtrs compared to 105 last season. Take away kick return meters and the gap becomes 63mtrs vs 95mtrs.....
His tackle counts simmilar but missed 24 tackles last season in 19 games.
He has chalked up 23 missed in 8 games.And quite a few on line leading to tries. Couple last night I beleive.
In last 2 weeks has made 16 and 14 pcms....

15 offloads in 19 games and 2 in 8 games this season.

You cant deny he is a plodder and should not be part of our top 17 if all fit.
He's just down on form. He's 26 ffs. He isn't past it.
 

Poupou Escobar

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His tackle efficeny is 80%....
Klemmer is 97%

Terepo 90%
Jnr 86%
Gower 97%
Kafusi 84%
Tepai 90%
Evans 95%
Manu 88%
Mannah 92%


Alvaro is there for his defense? Get him in NSW cup where his form might improve.
Absalute garbage this season.
Compare Alvaro's tackles per minute with any of those, including Klemmer's. Alvaro misses a few because he is moving fast trying to get numbers in the tackle and plug Paulo's gaps.
 

hindy111

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Compare Alvaro's tackles per minute with any of those, including Klemmer's. Alvaro misses a few because he is moving fast trying to get numbers in the tackle and plug Paulo's gaps.

Explain his missed tackles compared from last season?
Why is Terepo not as poor who also defends with Jnr?

Alvaro is in terrible form cause of his 10 extra KGS. He needs to drop them and can do it in nsw cup
 

Poupou Escobar

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Explain his missed tackles compared from last season?
Why is Terepo not as poor who also defends with Jnr?

Alvaro is in terrible form cause of his 10 extra KGS. He needs to drop them and can do it in nsw cup
I've already said his extra weight doesn't suit his play style. He's working just as hard but now lacks mobility.
 

Soto

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How about that shit Knights side we should've smashed at home!
We played them into form and look at them go now...
Throwing it out there and will upset some on here but if James Roberts is on the outer we should be looking to get him to the club before June 30.
Him and Fergo would make a lethal combo on the right. I also think Fergo could be the big brother Roberts needs.
Roberts has the blinding speed our side also lacks
 

Eelogical

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How about that shit Knights side we should've smashed at home!
Actually, we should have. We had just come off a 50 point belting of the Tigers and were up against a team that had lost 5 in a row including a pounding by the Titans just the week before. They then roll us like a burrito from the first set and proceed to make nachos out of us.
 

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