Rumours and Stuff

[hindy111]

I've already said his extra weight doesn't suit his play style. He's working just as hard but now lacks mobility.

So drop him ffs.

 

[hindy111]

What we need is a merkin and a bruiser to lead the pack.

2017 Brown and Kenny where the nucleus. The balls in the team.
When they would fire up the rest would follow. Even Taka was brutal and firey. Wtf has that gone in his play? That was his best part of game.

You want to piss around with toilers then fine but dont expect finals.

We have no enforcers. I would persist with Stone cause he is only one along with Brown who I can see being a merkin.

 

[Djay]

I've already said his extra weight doesn't suit his play style. He's working just as hard but now lacks mobility.

Has he ever been mobile though? I can't recall him being overly mobile, especially the way props play nowadays.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We played them into form and look at them go now...

So they're actually a decent side who were down on form? Rather than the shit side some are claiming we should've beaten in Newcastle?

Throwing it out there and will upset some on here but if James Roberts is on the outer we should be looking to get him to the club before June 30.
Him and Fergo would make a lethal combo on the right. I also think Fergo could be the big brother Roberts needs.
Roberts has the blinding speed our side also lacks

If we're recruiting anyone for next year it should be a centre. Roberts is another who is down on form rather than ability. He'd be a great fit from a talent perspective, but maybe not what we're looking for as far as character goes.

 

[hindy111]

Got his tackle bust stats @hindy111 ? I reckon they’d be pretty shit too

Wouldn't bust through a paper bag.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Actually, we should have. We had just come off a 50 point belting of the Tigers and were up against a team that had lost 5 in a row including a pounding by the Titans just the week before. They then roll us like a burrito from the first set and proceed to make nachos out of us.

Considering they were coming off five straight losses and we had just annihilated the Tigers I'd say they should have been more fired up than us. And they were. What's the big deal?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Is that the one that broke a 4 game losing streak against us? It was 4 wasn’t it?

Should they have just kept losing forever? They're a mid table side. They should win half their games. Therefore every loss should bring them closer to a win, and vice versa.

 

[Soto]

So they're actually a decent side who were down on form? Rather than the shit side some are claiming we should've beaten in Newcastle?

If we're recruiting anyone for next year it should be a centre. Roberts is another who is down on form rather than ability. He'd be a great fit from a talent perspective, but maybe not what we're looking for as far as character goes.

That's why i stated Fergo may just be the big brother he needs.
Put it this way... nice guy Taka or character testing Roberts?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

So drop him ffs.

But he is still our hardest worker in defence. Just because he's down on form doesn't mean he can be replaced.

Maybe when Nrown comes back.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Has he ever been mobile though? I can't recall him being overly mobile, especially the way props play nowadays.

He has always been a high effort player. And prior to this year he was mobile too. He plugged gaps and got his body in front. This year even Matt Scott can beat him with footwork.

 

[hindy111]

He has always been a high effort player. And prior to this year he was mobile too. He plugged gaps and got his body in front. This year even Matt Scott can beat him with footwork.

So drop him as use the Kane Evans fitness program ?

 

[IFR33K]

5

5 was it? My bad.

 

[TheRam]

He's just down on form. He's 26 ffs. He isn't past it.

Yeah fine, let him find some form in reserves. I'm a great supporter of his and always backed him when others didn't and in fact pointed him out to become a future quality NRL player while he was in the U20's and Terepo too, but we have to many players playing crap at the moment and he has been crap all year.

The coach has to do something, and not starting games with a recognised dummy half isn't what I mean.

 

[TheRam]

Compare Alvaro's tackles per minute with any of those, including Klemmer's. Alvaro misses a few because he is moving fast trying to get numbers in the tackle and plug Paulo's gaps.

Yeah tho whole team is playing shit because Junior is in the team.

You are a loon.

 

[TheRam]

I've already said his extra weight doesn't suit his play style. He's working just as hard but now lacks mobility.

So he can find that mobility in the lower grade. He is a massive liability at the moment and not much of a positive to the team at the moment.

 

[TheRam]

But he is still our hardest worker in defence. Just because he's down on form doesn't mean he can be replaced.

Maybe when Nrown comes back.

When you're missing as many crucial tackles as he is, it does.

 

[hindy111]

Yeah fine, let him find some form in reserves. I'm a great supporter of his and always backed him when others didn't and in fact pointed him out to become a future quality NRL player while he was in the U20's and Terepo too, but we have to many players playing crap at the moment and he has been crap all year.

The coach has to do something, and not starting games with a recognised dummy half isn't what I mean.

I remember when you mentioned them as future NRL players. It was great spotting.
Obscene assasin was all over Dargan and Lavaka and Goodal and you went against the grain. But you nailed it.

 

[gaffer]

We played them into form and look at them go now...
Throwing it out there and will upset some on here but if James Roberts is on the outer we should be looking to get him to the club before June 30.
Him and Fergo would make a lethal combo on the right. I also think Fergo could be the big brother Roberts needs.
Roberts has the blinding speed our side also lacks

we have French but looks like we're letting him go

 

[Noise]

we have French but looks like we're letting him go

French can not play centre

 

[Soto]

we have French but looks like we're letting him go

Doesn't look like he will be getting a run any time soon. It's a shame because he is as quick as anyone and a couple of years ago was a fan favourite and had an excellent try scoring strike rate.
As ive mentioned previously with 2 big wingers now he would go a lot better at fullback and guth can play centre or 5/8. Yep i know won't happen but it's a viable option if he doesn't leave before June 30.
My tip if he leaves for another club...Cowboys