Rumours and Stuff

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I feel terrible for you going through life like that. To be wrong all the time but this once must be torturous for you. It must truly be Hell.

Me, I may not always be right, but I’m never wrong when it comes to knowing I’m right.

Yeh, but i continue to battle bravely onwards.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yet the winger on the other side fergo took 18 rounds to score his first try of the season.

That just means we had a fairly asymmetric attack, like many teams, including Souths in recent years. If you have the type of playmakers who work best on a long open side then you’ll want to use them. It’s normal that one side will be stronger than the other and so it makes sense to send most of your shift plays to that side. It’s about resource optimisation ffs

 

[TheRam]

Yeh, but i continue to battle bravely onwards.

wrongly

 

[lingard]

I often agree with Rammy.

I generally agree with you when you're in agreement with Ram.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Conga line of arse lickers.

 

[parra pete]

Conga line of arse lickers.

The Centipede line....

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[Gronk]

Oh Gus. What happened to the lad you paid $500k transfer fee ?

Young gun ? He’s played 1 NRL game in 2023. Been playing reggies for Tweed since mid way through 2022.

Custom Match List - RLP

List of matches played by Toby Sexton in matches.

www.rugbyleagueproject.org

 

[the phantom menace]

Getting a new half won't magically stop them bleeding 66 points...

 

[Happy MEel]

Getting a new half won't magically stop them bleeding 66 points...

Particularly when it’s Toby Sexton.

 

[eels_fan]

I’m not sure Sexton is any better than Kyle Flanagan tbh….

 

[Poupou Escobar]

He is probably a fair bit cheaper which makes it easier to omit Flanagan from first grade even in an injury crisis. Though being off contract do they really benefit from moving him on so late in the year?

 

[Happy MEel]

He is probably a fair bit cheaper which makes it easier to omit Flanagan from first grade even in an injury crisis.

Why would Flanagan be on much more than Sexton. Both fringe first graders.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I'd say Sexton is a bona fide, minimum salary backup. When the Dogs signed Flanagan he was a 22 year old who had just played a 20 game season for the third placed Roosters and was third highest point scorer in the league. I doubt he was cheap.

 

[Happy MEel]

I'd say Sexton is a bona fide, minimum salary backup. When the Dogs signed Flanagan he was a 22 year old who had just played a 20 game season for the third placed Roosters and was third highest point scorer in the league. I doubt he was cheap.

Sexton played 19 games last year so I don’t think you could justify his salary being minimum wage, but I’ll take your point that Flanagan was probably more in demand.

 

[eels_fan]

No doubt Flanagan would be on more money this season, however he’ll likely be on less than Sexton in 24.

neither of them is the half they need. Gus said he’s a true 7 that can manage a team and game, if that’s the case the Titans would be playing him outside Foran

 

[hineyrulz]

Sexton is being kept out of first grade by a Rice Bubble, doesn’t say much about his future as a RL half.

 

[Twizzle]

I bet they are wishing they got Jake before Manly swooped

 

[Soren Lorenson]

I bet they are wishing they got Jake before Manly swooped

I got a feeling Jake ends up at the Tigers next year.

 

[Gronk]

I got a feeling Jake ends up at the Tigers next year.

I was listening to a 2MMM pod last night on the way home with Maroon and Sharon Woods. Woodsy rattled through the 7s that they have tried to get at the Tigers and have knocked them back. Cogger, Madden, etc

BTW Woodsy (at Manly) has said previously that they see Jake as a patch for 7 but really a backrow project. Reading between the lines I reckon the "Manly was the right fit" thing suggests that Jake knocked them back too. Time will tell on that.

 

[Chipmunk]

I'd say Sexton is a bona fide, minimum salary backup. When the Dogs signed Flanagan he was a 22 year old who had just played a 20 game season for the third placed Roosters and was third highest point scorer in the league. I doubt he was cheap.

Would you tell your current half-back (Fogarty) that is free to leave as Sexton will be given the job next season, and only be prepared to pay that replacement half back minimum wage?