Rumours and Stuff

[Bandwagon]

According to rugbyleagueproject we only used 28 players this season in NRL, including Peats and Paulo *and Foran (how could I forget him?)*.

So 40 player squads are helpful for two grades, but you don't usually need to dip too far down to fill your first grade.

The thing is you can't guarantee you'll have the exact second tier player available when you need him. Look at this year - both our backup halves were injured when we needed them. Likewise with backup centres. If you only have one backup at each position you could find yourself with nobody available at a specialist position when you need them.

Well you could always play second rowers on the wing or in the centres, or even in the halves.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I think the biggest risks to derailing your season are running out of capable edge defenders, and losing an effective kicking game.

 

[Bandwagon]

I think the biggest risks to derailing your season are running out of capable edge defenders, and losing an effective kicking game.

I'd say that comes a close second to taping everything in board meetings.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Losing your dummy half is a pretty big problem

 

[The Colonel]

Is it rare enough that you won't spend another eighty grand covering that risk? We have a fair bit of utility cover in our top 17, which should reduce the amount we need to spend on backups, but I'm sure we'll still have more than 30 players on full time contracts.

There would be a few of the NYC side that would be on full time contracts outside the NYC salary cap which is only quite minimal. I would think that most clubs would have at the very least 35 players on a contract that is classed as a full time contract that aren't listed as such.

 

[woddy]

Will be watching Fogarty with more interest now... Bears v Dolphins QLD cup sunday game.

 

[Gronk]

Will be watching Fogarty with more interest now... Bears v Dolphins QLD cup sunday game.

Is that being televised ?

 

[woddy]

Up here in QLD it is.


Channel 5
1:30pm-3:30pm

 

[hineyrulz]

for half of his current Titan's contract

#broncodollars

 

[Gronk]

Up here in QLD it is.


Channel 5
1:30pm-3:30pm

Of any of you QLD merkins cared you'd stream it live to us. Get. On. It.

 

[jk13]

Get f*cked or I'll egg ya car

 

[Fanbase]

Close mate, he was Under 20's halfback of the year. Personally I am happy with Dargan's performance this season. I think I may have said it in the past but in attack he tends to overplay his hand a bit too much. If he slowed down a touch and focused on getting the small plays right then when he goes for a big play it will look fantastic rather than going for the big play every 2nd set just compounding errors when the team doesn't need it.

His skills are second to none though, he can place a long kick very well, he sets up his edge runners very well and his short kicking game this year has produced many line drop outs.

Defensively he does need to get better but I don't think there's too many 18/19 year old halves running around that are ready defensively for first grade.

is that like how you overpay your hand a bit too much?

 

[Fanbase]

Close mate, he was Under 20's halfback of the year. Personally I am happy with Dargan's performance this season. I think I may have said it in the past but in attack he tends to overplay his hand a bit too much. If he slowed down a touch and focused on getting the small plays right then when he goes for a big play it will look fantastic rather than going for the big play every 2nd set just compounding errors when the team doesn't need it.

His skills are second to none though, he can place a long kick very well, he sets up his edge runners very well and his short kicking game this year has produced many line drop outs.

Defensively he does need to get better but I don't think there's too many 18/19 year old halves running around that are ready defensively for first grade.

is that like how you overpay your hand a bit too much?

 

[Fanbase]

I said he should spemd 2 weeks in reserves to get confidence up after coming back from a major injury

hah you were bagging him. and hey stop sending me friend requests, not going to happen looser

 

[hineyrulz]

hah you were bagging him. and hey stop sending me friend requests, not going to happen looser

Hindy I think he likes you, yeah??

 

[Fanbase]

The main problem with defence in the NYC is that the players lack the fitness to work as hard as full timers. This means they struggle to get numbers into the tackle. This advantages the attacking team as so many defenders get isolated. It's a principle of defence (at least at NRL level) that you don't leave your mate on the outside to make the tackle on his own. Unless you desperately need to mark an inside runner you push out to the ball and help your mate. If there's an inside pass the next bloke following you out should pick him up.

In amateur/junior footy this doesn't really happen. Play moves away from a defender and he takes the opportunity to have a breather.

lack the fitness? what? you don't go to games do you pau . has nothing to do with their fitness, has everything to do with their lack of body size maturity and understanding of what is happening at specific times on the filed. go back to your footy stats you numpty

 

[Poupou Escobar]

There would be a few of the NYC side that would be on full time contracts outside the NYC salary cap which is only quite minimal.

Unless they're in the top 25 they have to count under the NYC cap or they can't play under 20s. What I mean is you can put an under 20s player on a full time contract (and they need to earn at least $40k or they're not allowed to train with the full time squad) but then they will blow out the NYC cap if they play.

I would think that most clubs would have at the very least 35 players on a contract that is classed as a full time contract that aren't listed as such.

Why wouldn't they list them as full time?

 

[Fanbase]

Hindy I think he likes you, yeah??

I felt so akward when he sent me the request, embarrassed for him. are u upset cause he never sent u one americanassrules

 

[Poupou Escobar]

lack the fitness? what? you don't go to games do you pau . has nothing to do with their fitness, has everything to do with their lack of body size maturity and understanding of what is happening at specific times on the filed. go back to your footy stats you numpty

I'm sure the lack of awareness is also a factor, but under 20s is full of blokes as big as first graders. The problem with these lumps is that they don't have the fitness of first graders of equivalent size.

 

[hineyrulz]

I felt so akward when he sent me the request, embarrassed for him. are u upset cause he never sent u one americanassrules

Me and my mate hindy are pals, you got it??? Yeah???