Rumours and Stuff

[Twizzle]

Only the good teams can do that..

we know, that's how Dylbags got a run in the centres

 

[the phantom menace]

We can talk all day about improvements within the team BUT the big elephant in the room is the dummy half position. What the hell are we going to do with Josh Hodgson as our main hooker? We currently don't have anyone good enough to cover that position. I can't believe the recruitment. Surely we could of atleast picked up a younger player. Yet we went with an old man with shot knees

Agree with the worry over dummy half cover - but it would have to be Bryce Cartwright, wouldn't it?

Since Bryce could only manage 10 games on our bench all season, surely he and/or the coaching staff would have him trying to add something extra to his game... and training his butt off to become a bench dummy half cover option, to get value out of his remaining contract?

 

[emjaycee]

Surely we could of atleast picked up a younger player. Yet we went with an old man with shot knees

Mitch Rein is younger than Hodgson.

 

[Homo man69]

Mitch Rein is younger than Hodgson.

Yeah but not by much and he's not in the best of form

 

[Homo man69]

Agree with the worry over dummy half cover - but it would have to be Bryce Cartwright, wouldn't it?

Since Bryce could only manage 10 games on our bench all season, surely he and/or the coaching staff would have him trying to add something extra to his game... and training his butt off to become a bench dummy half cover option, to get value out of his remaining contract?

I guess he could have a shot but he's more of a wide playing forward. I'm praying Brad has something else up he's sleeve

 

[Stevie]

Lots of giggles about Tigers being shit but I think they’ve recruited well. Great additions to their forward pack and if they add Nathan Brown I reckon he’ll be reborn.

Good luck to them, they won’t challenge for the comp but they could trouble a lot of sides. Top 8 I’d be expecting as a fan.

 

[Bandwagon]

Lots of giggles about Tigers being shit but I think they’ve recruited well. Great additions to their forward pack and if they add Nathan Brown I reckon he’ll be reborn.

Good luck to them, they won’t challenge for the comp but they could trouble a lot of sides. Top *8 I’d be expecting as a fan.

*9

 

[Black Panther]

we know, that's how Dylbags got a run in the centres

I thought he first got a run there because of injury, then they tried him. Hardly a Matt Burton type who was promised a starting berth at Centre, but backed himself to be a starting Half elsewhere.

 

[yy_cheng]

Bryce is attrocious at dummy half, he throws these floating passes which are so slow. I watch it and i think he's taking the micky out of it

 

[yy_cheng]

I guess he could have a shot but he's more of a wide playing forward. I'm praying Brad has something else up he's sleeve

JA guaranteed

 

[TheCrowe]

We can talk all day about improvements within the team BUT the big elephant in the room is the dummy half position. What the hell are we going to do with Josh Hodgson as our main hooker? We currently don't have anyone good enough to cover that position. I can't believe the recruitment. Surely we could of atleast picked up a younger player. Yet we went with an old man with shot knees

Rein is plenty good enough for cover. He played strong in Reggies. His run selection is very good, can kick, good defensively. After him there is Hands and Yates. Hodgson is the biggest unknown variable but we definitely have backup for him.

 

[TheCrowe]

Yeah but not by much and he's not in the best of form

Did u see him play? He did pretty well.

 

[the phantom menace]

I like this grid view of our 2022 selections, to try and make sense of what happened last season, and what we'll be needing to fill or improve with this season's squad.


(Courstesy our page on Rugby League Project - https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2022/parramatta/detail.html)

 

[the phantom menace]

We were extremely lucky to have an 80min hooker who didn't get injured and miss a game all season - with Rein only being used as a bench selection twice.

There's very little probably we'll have the same luck with injuries/playing time in that key position two seasons in a row, regardless of whether Mahoney moved on or not.

 

[the phantom menace]

By my count there's also 145 games played by guys who are/will no longer with the club, that our new signings (or current back-up options) will have to step up and fill in 2023.

 

[Eelementary]

Only the good teams can do that..

I mean, we're not as good as your team, but we're good enough to make the Grand Final, so...

 

[Poupou Escobar]

U don't reckon stone would've been the 14 to spell Mahoney

I do actually, though I think Arthur's would've still had a few chances. But if Stone was fit for the finals I reckon Arthur wouldn't have played.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Only the good teams can do that..

We just made the grand final ffs

 

[84 Baby]

By my count there's also 145 games played by guys who are/will no longer with the club, that our new signings (or current back-up options) will have to step up and fill in 2023.

Mahoney & Papali’i have each played over 100 NRL games so “there's also 145 games played by guys who are/will no longer with the club” is factually incorrect.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Live by the fact check, die by the fact check