Rumours and Stuff

[hindy111]

I've never been a big Makatoa fan, but maybe we would be better off with:

8. RCG/Paulo
9. Mahoney
10. Makatoa

16. Paulo/RCG

Makatoa is a workhorse; having him come off the bench does us no favours. He is not an impact player.

This would also give us the luxury of having some impact coming off the bench.

Once RCG, and Paulo, go off, we struggle to keep up the momentum they created.

Having them both start means we can start games strongly, but all our opposition really needs to do, is to weather the storm, wait for them to go for a breather, and pounce.

I believe we need to change our rotations up.

If we are not ahead after 25mins I worry.

Rein was given 2 x 10mins chances. He made errors and never saw NRL again.
JA had a great game against Manly. I can't deny that. If we did lose a half early I'd rather him then Bryce. The thing is if we don't then he is wasted.
N.Brown for Makatoa is a no brainer for me. For energy, leadership and experience. And I'd give him the first 20mins also so we have some punch off the bench.
I feel Simmonson would be my utility or Russel. If Waqa is having a Barry you can hook him.
It also gives us cover all over. Guth can go halves etc.

 

[Avenger]

Was it one of these guys?

Nico Hynes plays for Cronulla.

 

[hindy111]

Is not defending anything, it’s attacking trolls desperate to put shit on our club. If Dylan Brown leaves for more money he’s the bad guy, not our club that is trying to fit as much talent as possible under the cap.

You're missing the point. You can't build success without juniors. We have barely any.
The idea of losing him would be a disappointment and disaster. Yes he maybe holding out for more money. But I am sure there is a figure he would be happy with.
If he has come out and said I am not listening to any offers untill Nov 1 then he sounds like a bit of a prick tbh

I've said this 100 x Yes money matters but it's not everything. And we aren't talking about paying him nothing. We are talking about a player getting perhaps 850k vs 920k.
After Tax maybe 650k vs 700k. Or to break it down 12 grand a week vs 13 grand a week.

It's HUGE MONEY regardless. Being happy and successful means a sustained big contract. Going to a weaker club means in 3yrs his following contract could be 250k less. This is what our management needs to be showing these kids.
Look at guys Like Peats,Peachey,Fafita. The list goes on.

 

[hineyrulz]

I’m confident it wasn’t off field behaviour.

But telling the truth is a crime in 2022.

 

[hineyrulz]

My thinking is he asked a few players he is closely aligned to who were going to give JA the thumbs up regardless of their actual opinion.

Same goes for his assistants.

The whole club seems like an echo chamber,
as if any of the coaching staff are going to tell Bea his son is an Unco slow tortoise who has no place anywhere near first grade.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Merkins don't understand the Makatoa selection either and I'm sure he's not related to the coach.

Yes, and there's plenty of them also questioning his selection. If it were just our fans then yeah, maybe just frustration or whatever but it isn't just us.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Is not defending anything, it’s attacking trolls desperate to put shit on our club. If Dylan Brown leaves for more money he’s the bad guy, not our club that is trying to fit as much talent as possible under the cap.

Well yeah but I don't think anyone was talking about Dylan Brown.

 

[Happy MEel]

The whole club seems like an echo chamber,
as if any of the coaching staff are going to tell Bea his son is an Unco slow tortoise who has no place anywhere near first grade.

and look what happens when someone speaks out…allegedly.

 

[IFR33K]

The whole club seems like an echo chamber,
as if any of the coaching staff are going to tell Bea his son is an Unco slow tortoise who has no place anywhere near first grade.

if Ba can’t see it he needs to be shipped out asap.

 

[Bandwagon]

Not sure. How do Penrith get it done? Looks at all their kids. We've produced bugger all and flat out keeping them.

I reckon a lot of that is down to so many of these guys coming through grade together, that's gotta build a bond between them that goes beyond the club it's self.

 

[strider]

and look what happens when someone speaks out…allegedly.

So you mean Nrown got allaned cos he said JA was shit? ..... is this real or unsourced?

i was always a Nrown fan, never got into the handbrake shananigans, and was pretty disappointed when he seemed to get shafted ... would be interested to know why

 

[strider]

I reckon a lot of that is down to so many of these guys coming through grade together, that's gotta build a bond between them that goes beyond the club it's self.

I recall someone else talking about that for years .... i wonder who that was

 

[Gronk]

But with the exception of one, we do little to develop players into the NRL. Our plan appears to be lets flog our best 13/14/15 and unless one of them breaks we then rinse and repeat.

Can we talk about this myth ?

The cows battled it out for 93 mins last weekend and how did everyone’s new fav coach Paten use his bench ?

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[I'm a loser baby...]

I recall someone else talking about that for years .... i wonder who that was

That would be Gronk.

 

[Bandwagon]

Where did I say that?? Brown was kept quiet by an excellent Penrith defence. But as soon as the 7 min kid came on he once again was given the keys to the side while Brown was pushed wider. It’s embarrassing.

On the flipside, if Drown's a million dollar kid, he says to himself f**k that shit, and demands the ball 'cause he's gonna grab the game by the gonads.

 

[hineyrulz]

On the flipside, if Drown's a million dollar kid, he says to himself f**k that shit, and demands the ball 'cause he's gonna grab the game by the gonads.

That’s a fair point, but it all depends on his coach. We know how unhappy he is when they don’t follow the brilliant game plan.

How many times has he said it in a pre game presser Jakey will play 7 and lead the team around the park and do what he does in Reggie’s which allows Dyl to do what Dyl does.

 

[Bandwagon]

I recall someone else talking about that for years .... i wonder who that was

Gronk?

 

[Bandwagon]

That would be Gronk.

FFS

 

[Bandwagon]

That’s a fair point, but it all depends on his coach. We know how unhappy he is when they don’t follow the brilliant game plan.

How many times has he said it in a pre game presser Jakey will play 7 and lead the team around the park and do what he does in Reggie’s which allows Dyl to do what Dyl does.

...........and what Dyl doesn't seem to do is demand the ball.

Which is fine when we have a dominant half in Moses on the field, but when we don't that's on Dyl to step up. No slight on Dyl, love the guy, but it's a part of his game that is missing if he wants to be an elite level half.

 

[hineyrulz]

...........and what Dyl doesn't seem to do is demand the ball.

Which is fine when we have a dominant half in Moses on the field, but when we don't that's on Dyl to step up. No slight on Dyl, love the guy, but it's a part of his game that is missing if he wants to be an elite level half.

And I can’t disagree with any of that, his improvement this season is off the back of him getting much more quality ball. Without Moses he needs to see a lot more of it. But I ask again how regimented are these game plans especially with Moses out???