Rumours and Stuff

[yy_cheng]

Greig has to learn to pace himself unless BA is telling him to rip in.

He has to learn when he can find a chance to get a breather and when to give it his all.

He seems like he gives 100% all the time in attack and defence until he gets tired. Then he plods

 

[84 Baby]

Not a fan of BAs bench usage. I reckon it tires the top guns unnecessarily and by not developing lesser players it creates a cycle that can never change except if high profile purchases are made which usually isnt possible. Does the continual ignoring of Greig, Rodwell, Ogden etc create motivation issues for same?
Yes he got us to a GF and definitely deserves support for same but I pose a question re the question you posed.
Were our forwards flat in the GF because they were over used? Or.
Were they flat as a result of the conditions V The Cows the previous week. Or.
Is it possible that both contributed?
Fingers crossed we manage to avoid injuries as we did in 2022.
Its just so f'n exciting.

I think some of the blame needs to be borne by pants pissing fans over every slight imperfection which meant wins were/are the only treatment for weak bladders. That means more game time for the better players, not fringe first graders.
What chances do people give us last week if more game time was given to Makatoa or Greig or Rodwell or Rein or whoever? And then think what the reaction would’ve been if BA had and we’d lost.

 

[84 Baby]

Actually I’ve thought about it and it probably would’ve been the same reaction as now so FFS BA

 

[Avenger]

If you can’t find adequate props to cover our two if they go down or are replaced then you have to find some big wingers to lessen the load. Ours are either too small or lazy.

This is another reason why we need to reinstate Nathan Brown because when fit he can at least do a job for us in this department.

 

[oldmancraigy]

If you can’t find adequate props to cover our two if they go down or are replaced then you have to find some big wingers to lessen the load. Ours are either too small or lazy.

This is another reason why we need to reinstate Nathan Brown because when fit he can at least do a job for us in this department.

Agree on the wingers.

But props are fine

If you have 2 Origin level props who can play 80mins if needs be, why so concerned about playing them less minutes?

 

[Gronk]

Greig, Rodwell, Ogden

.... could also run off the back fence in reggies, own their own destiny and rip new arse holes every f**king week. This is a professional sport and the difference between being a plodder and merkins like Barlow, JFH, Cam Murray and Bumcrack Hindmarsh is that they just get back up and go again and again and again.

As our mate from the second roe was told on Friday night by the biggest pest in the NRL...

“Because you weren’t leading (expletive),” Luai replies.

“You said you couldn’t make it because you were too tired.”

“That one time I couldn’t make it,” Salmon adds.

LINK

 

[84 Baby]

This is another reason why we need to reinstate Nathan Brown because when fit he can at least do a job for us in this department.

Nrown is what’s wrong with this forum. Right up till he was shitlisted by BA, he was the “handbrake”. 2 weeks later, he’s a must pick.

MAKE UP YOUR f**kEN MINDS PEOPLE!

 

[Gazzamatta]

.... could also run off the back fence in reggies, own their own destiny and rip new arse holes every f**king week. This is a professional sport and the difference between being a plodder and merkins like Barlow, JFH, Cam Murray and Bumcrack Hindmarsh is that they just get back up and go again and again and again.

As our mate from the second roe was told on Friday night by the biggest pest in the NRL...

“Because you weren’t leading (expletive),” Luai replies.

“You said you couldn’t make it because you were too tired.”

“That one time I couldn’t make it,” Salmon adds.

LINK

I saw Emu do this many times last season. Im glad hes finally got his shot. Hopefully he gets future shots and more than 13 minutes. Definitely agree with Ogden. Ive seen little to get excited about there even before his contract was extended. Rodwell is a strange one. He looked the goods early but has fallen off a cliff. Maybe a mental issue with him. Surely hes fit enough.

 

[hindy111]

Nrown is what’s wrong with this forum. Right up till he was shitlisted by BA, he was the “handbrake”. 2 weeks later, he’s a must pick.

MAKE UP YOUR f**kEN MINDS PEOPLE!

He is our BUGGEST PROBLEM. Imagine having no N.Brown and 550k spare. We could have a min wage player replace him on 150k and have two of our bench forwards of lets say Makatoa whod be on 150k and Murchie on 250k upgraded to 2x 400k forwards. Imagine the quality on the bench. His signing was a f**k up unfortunately and its happened during our premiership window which sucks.

As for now N.Brown may be able to offer something off the bench. What we currently have isn't great.

 

[hindy111]

I saw Emu do this many times last season. Im glad hes finally got his shot. Hopefully he gets future shots and more than 13 minutes. Definitely agree with Ogden. Ive seen little to get excited about there even before his contract was extended. Rodwell is a strange one. He looked the goods early but has fallen off a cliff. Maybe a mental issue with him. Surely hes fit enough.

Rodwell is bog average and not sure what anyone saw in him.
Makatoa and Ogden are fine if they are not in your top 17. And they are not. I'm not even sure they are in our top 19.

 

[84 Baby]

.... could also run off the back fence in reggies, own their own destiny and rip new arse holes every f**king week. This is a professional sport and the difference between being a plodder and merkins like Barlow, JFH, Cam Murray and Bumcrack Hindmarsh is that they just get back up and go again and again and again.

As our mate from the second roe was told on Friday night by the biggest pest in the NRL...

“Because you weren’t leading (expletive),” Luai replies.

“You said you couldn’t make it because you were too tired.”

“That one time I couldn’t make it,” Salmon adds.

LINK

Call it match fitness, experience, being a dumb jock, mental fitness or whatever, most fitness adjacent sports need it and it’s near impossible to train for, monitor, rate or apply consistently.
Players who have it can outplay more fancied opponents who don’t have it. But also players who do have it may never get a chance to showcase it in favour of those more skilled players.
Players who’ve never shown it, can suddenly make a gut busting effort on grand final day, while those who every week never miss a beat, suddenly aren’t there when it matters most.


I am available for motivational speeches at your local sports club.

 

[84 Baby]

He is our BUGGEST PROBLEM. Imagine having no N.Brown and 550k spare. We could have a min wage player replace him on 150k and have two of our bench forwards of lets say Makatoa whod be on 150k and Murchie on 250k upgraded to 2x 400k forwards. Imagine the quality on the bench. His signing was a f**k up unfortunately and its happened during our premiership window which sucks.

As for now N.Brown may be able to offer something off the bench. What we currently have isn't great.

Signing him at the time was fine except maybe for little more than I thought. If the rumours are true about why he was bumped though, which was well after he resigned, then that’s the buggest f**k up and it put us in way worse position than just overpaying him.

 

[parra pete]

Sign Preston Riki from Penrith...

 

[hindy111]

Signing him at the time was fine except maybe for little more than I thought. If the rumours are true about why he was bumped though, which was well after he resigned, then that’s the buggest f**k up and it put us in way worse position than just overpaying him.

Yes at the time he was going well. I noticed a bit of a decline but still wanted him signed and 450k-500k I would of thought was fine. He still is better then anyone on the bench.

 

[84 Baby]

Yes at the time he was going well. I noticed a bit of a decline but still wanted him signed and 450k-500k I would have thought was fine. He still is better then anyone on the bench.

I’d give it 20 minutes before someone called him handbrake

 

[Avenger]

Nrown is what’s wrong with this forum. Right up till he was shitlisted by BA, he was the “handbrake”. 2 weeks later, he’s a must pick.

MAKE UP YOUR f**kEN MINDS PEOPLE!

He’s a handbrake when everyone is available. Now he is needed and is the saviour when it comes to our poor bench due to injury/suspension.

 

[hindy111]

I’d give it 20 minutes before someone called him handbrake

At his peak he would still be in our top 5 forwards. Can he turn back the clock? I doubt it but it isn't impossible. He would be playing for a contract. He just turned 30 so capable of 2 more years.

I think the rumours where something about JA yeah? I think once fit he is in side. Just like the grand final.

 

[Avenger]

At his peak he would still be in our top 5 forwards. Can he turn back the clock? I doubt it but it isn't impossible. He would be playing for a contract. He just turned 30 so capable of 2 more years.

I think the rumours where something about JA yeah? I think once fit he is in side. Just like the grand final.

To play prop?

 

[hindy111]

To play prop?

What is your bench if everyone's fit? Include an 18th man as its rare everyone is fit.

 

[84 Baby]

To play prop?

*plop