Rumours and Stuff

[Rocket man]

Npt sure about that one...

He will be 32 in 2022, and is he any better than what we have - especially at 32?

He's a great player, but I think our edge forwards are fine as they are, imo.

Maybe trying to make room for Marata!

 

[TheRam]

Niukore is a 25 year old with 75 games under his belt. If he develops more of an off-load I reckon he can still get better. His strength and speed (for a bigger body) make him a potentially more dangerous player.

Mate what are the chances of him developing an offload with this lot coaching?

Remember our head coach prioritises the collision over everything else and Niukore has the collision down pat. So I can't see our coaches tinkering from there. They don't believe in extras attack wise, well not until the last couple of weeks anyway where they said they did training in the attack area and we have see a little improvement in response.

I swear our coach as much as I like the guy for being a Parra man and he seems like a great guy, he is so stuck and limited as a thinker and a coach. He needs to be dragged kicking and screaming for obvious changes to happen. I really hope he adjusts this poor trait of his for a coach for everyone's sake.

 

[TheRam]

Tariq Sims has been told that he is free to look elsewhere for 2022.

So, we don't need another backrower to spend good money on do we?

We are more the covered for quality in the forwards with seasoned players and a few just about ready to make their move and hopefully their mark in the NRL from next season on.

Backs and speed is where I would be looking to improve our stocks in 2022 and onwards.

 

[TheRam]

Who is the Sy George fullback. Just watched the replay and he looks the goods. Super quick.

Top prospect and player of much talent and speed.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Mate what are the chances of him developing an offload with this lot coaching?

Remember our head coach prioritises the collision over everything else

The same coach whose team throws the most offloads every year?

 

[TheRam]

The same coach whose team throws the most offloads every year?

That's the natural offloaders in the squad like Junior. But developing an offload when you haven't got one is a different thing all together.

It's like teaching a fullback to pass when he doesn't really have it in his game. It is something that he has to be trained in and taught. Same with developing a good offload, how and when to do it. Our team when they panic, just try to offload at will and most of the time when that happens against the better teams, it ends up backfiring and producing a lot of errors. That is not what I am talking about and they shouldn't be thinking that if they had better attacking structures and strategies to start with. How you train and practice is how you play.

You always take things the wrong way or look to the most negative side of everything. Jeez you would be terrible in a war bunker. Everyone would be tears and expecting certain death if they listened to you.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

That's the natural offloaders in the squad like Junior. But developing an offload when you haven't got one is a different thing all together.

It's like teaching a fullback to pass when he doesn't really have it in his game. It is something that he has to be trained in and taught. Same with developing a good offload, how and when to do it. Our team when they panic, just try to offload at will and most of the time when that happens against the better teams, it ends up backfiring and producing a lot of errors. That is not what I am talking about and they shouldn't be thinking that if they had better attacking structures and strategies to start with. How you train and practice is how you play.

You always take things the wrong way or look to the most negative side of everything. Jeez you would be terrible in a war bunker. Everyone would be tears and expecting certain death if they listened to you.

The point is maybe we don't need more offloaders in our team. Most of the time the player is better off fighting for a quick play-the-ball.

 

[lingard]

I'd prefer this as my starting pack

Rcg -50
Jnr - 50
Papa - 80
Marata - 80
Matterson - 70

N.Brown - 50
Kafusi/W.Smith
Cartwright - 50
Lane -40

We would need 70 mins from the bench. We could squeeze that from 2 x forwards.3rd gives us some cover already. The numbers stating what each forward is capable of playing without performance dropping a whole lot.

For me it's between W.Smith of Kafusi. Cartwright is our only genuine edge forward. You could argue Lane,Marata,Papa,Matterson are as good or better in middle. So we have the middle covered.
What does Kafusi bring other then taking minutes of these guys? W.Smith may add nothing but the insurance of a guy who can play Fullback,Centre,Halves, Hooker makes it worth it.
If Lussick went down or Gutherson we'd be toast.

I think Lane, Marata and Matterson are absolutely genuine edge forwards. It's just that, in our team, they are forced to play in the middle; and, to their credit, do a fine job there. But each of them do far more damage on the edge.

 

[Jake the snake]

I think Lane, Marata and Matterson are absolutely genuine edge forwards. It's just that, in our team, they are forced to play in the middle; and, to their credit, do a fine job there. But each of them do far more damage on the edge.

Matterson has so much to his game but we don’t see it.

 

[Gazzamatta]

The point is maybe we don't need more offloaders in our team. Most of the time the player is better off fighting for a quick play-the-ball.

Great point. Dont we have, on average, the slowest ptb in the comp?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I think Lane, Marata and Matterson are absolutely genuine edge forwards. It's just that, in our team, they are forced to play in the middle; and, to their credit, do a fine job there. But each of them do far more damage on the edge.

Every forward does more damage running at halfbacks, including Junior Paulo. Playing edge forward is about edge defence.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Great point. Dont we have, on average, the slowest ptb in the comp?

I don't track it but the blokes at TCT do on their podcast. Seems like we are slower than our opponent every week.

 

[Parra Cheeses]

Tyrell Sloan

Goes good

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Sloan

 

[hindy111]

Well thanks. I could of had 7-1 on Titans making 8. All you gave me was I dunno.
f**king rabbit

 

[Poupou Escobar]

If it makes you feel better, I've got over a grand in my Sportsbet account after starting with a hundred this year, and by next Sunday night I hope to have only ~$700 in there:

 

[strider]

If it makes you feel better, I've got over a grand in my Sportsbet account after starting with a hundred this year, and by next Sunday night I hope to have only ~$700 in there:

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f**king big noter

 

[Poupou Escobar]

To be fair, I won a few bets I wasn't expecting to win.

 

[84 Baby]

If it makes you feel better, I've got over a grand in my Sportsbet account after starting with a hundred this year, and by next Sunday night I hope to have only ~$700 in there:

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You’re not a true supporter unless you go all in on the Knights

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Well you're right. When trying to decide how much to put on them I thought about how I'd feel if we won and I lost that amount of money. Turns out if it was more than $300 I'd be going for the Knights.