Rumours and Stuff

[greena]

Why not top up any offer to Moeroa with a tpa. We have a clean slate from 2017 so the potential for future tpa's is great and with the new board and now that we have a new board.

 

[Incorrect]

Why not top up any offer to Moeroa with a tpa. We have a clean slate from 2017 so the potential for future tpa's is great and with the new board and now that we have a new board.

Surely Sunsilk or L'Oreal could use him to sell for them....

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Why not top up any offer to Moeroa with a tpa. We have a clean slate from 2017 so the potential for future tpa's is great and with the new board and now that we have a new board.

How do you think TPAs work? And how would they keep a player at our club?

 

[parra-matters]

a few on the other site seem to think Frank the Tank has signed a 1 year deal.

 

[emjaycee]

Why not top up any offer to Moeroa with a tpa. We have a clean slate from 2017 so the potential for future tpa's is great and with the new board and now that we have a new board.

Decent TPA's won't be available while any useless current player manager leaves it to the club(s) to organise - especially when our club wouldn't dare try and be part of any TPA for a few years at least.

#gunshy #wenocheatnomore

 

[Stagger eel]

a few on the other site seem to think Frank the Tank has signed a 1 year deal.

agreed to terms i hear...

 

[Gronk]

He's looking trim too.

 

[natheel]

agreed to terms i hear...

Hopefully it's not a huge sum we are signing him on for

 

[hindy111]

Matagi - Id put him on par with Terepo. Runs harder thou and pushes thru line better while Terepo is a better defender.
What we can do thou is play high octane + intensity footy and rotate guys so they do not burn out. The depth will be awesome - Id say this forward pack of Wentys will be better then our NRL pack in 2012-13

 

[natheel]

Matagi - Id put him on par with Terepo. Runs harder thou and pushes thru line better while Terepo is a better defender.

Would either of them be in our 17 now we likely have Pritchard? Both would be excellent depth though

 

[hindy111]

our recruiting for 2012
SO Ben Roberts Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
HK Nathan Smith Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
PR Taulima Tautai Cronulla Sutherland Sharks
PR Jon Mannah Cronulla Sutherland Sharks
CE Esikeli Tonga Gold Coast Titans
CE Willie Tonga North Queensland Cowboys
LF Joseph Paulo Penrith Panthers
SR Daniel PeneseSt George Illawarra Dragons
SH Chris SandowSouth Sydney Rabbitohs
WG Cheyse Blair Sydney Roosters
FB Jake Mullaney Wests Tigers
Out

 

[hindy111]

Would either of them be in our 17 now we likely have Pritchard? Both would be excellent depth though

Well both would be infront of Alvaro IMO and Wicks is not exactly miles above nor is Tim as far as level goes.
For me Tim if fit starts every game but these guys will be snapping at heels.
I doubt guys like Rory play and first grade nor would Hasson who I think is an interesting player .

Hasson has great size so a good year in Gym and he could be moulded into a solid prop. Needs 6-7 kgs

 

[hindy111]

The forwards depth will be awesome- The problem being our starters are barely any better. Will be a very interesting pre- season

 

[Bazal]

Hasson is garbage. Wenty only. Alvaro is already ten times the player he is

 

[strider]

Well both would be infront of Alvaro IMO and Wicks is not exactly miles above nor is Tim as far as level goes.
For me Tim if fit starts every game but these guys will be snapping at heels.
I doubt guys like Rory play and first grade nor would Hasson who I think is an interesting player .

Hasson has great size so a good year in Gym and he could be moulded into a solid prop. Needs 6-7 kgs

Purely based on defense, who are our best middle forwards?

 

[IFR33K]

I think we should leave it up to @TheRam what we pay Tepai.

I think he may of died after reading Tepai could earn 600k in a couple years.

 

[Tommy Coco]

Purely based on defense, who are our best middle forwards?

Scott, Terepo, Wicks,Tepai, Mannah in that order for mine, then Alvaro, Brown, Vave, Brien. F Pritchard you would think would do a good job in the middle as his edge D was commendable.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

mannah is our best defensive prop. No way is wicks in front of him, he misses a few more tackles then mannah.

 

[Obscene Assassin]

Scott, Terepo, Wicks,Tepai, Mannah in that order for mine, then Alvaro, Brown, Vave, Brien. F Pritchard you would think would do a good job in the middle as his edge D was commendable.

Mannah is a much better defender than Wicks. Wicks would be near last, he misses a lot of tackles for a middle forward.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Mannah is a much better defender than Wicks. Wicks would be near last, he misses a lot of tackles for a middle forward.

But also makes a lot, meaning many of his misses would be desperate attempts that other middle forwards might not even attempt.

The two key defensive stats for middle forwards are tackles per minute and missed tackles per tackle. Wicks does miss a few but the amount of work he does forgives that for mine. But yeah, Mannah's one of our best middle defenders.