Rumours and Stuff

[TheRam]

Your missing one thing Ram. The coach. How good is Barrett? The squad added Cotric,Allan,Hethrington,Flanagan to last year and gone backwards by a fair margin if ask me.
Burton's a huge signing I agree. JAC may also help but is he just a fast guy in a great system and side who dislodges DWZ who is a solid player.
They bring in Naden for Hoppa who is nothing to get excited about. How much of an upgrade is this?

Other then Burton I find it hard to be excited about any of their signings tbh. Is BURTON the next Thurston? I reckon there is a chance he is. But let's see a little more of him first.
The side plays with no intensity or energy. Part of being a good coach is having guys play for you. Cotric was an origin level player. He now looks like your average first grader.
I've watched Parra try and build buying big names. Problem is many signings are coming for the money. I prefer low key signings these days.

I can't argue with much of that at all Hindy, other then to say that In my opinion, I believe that the reason the Dogs are playing so poorly and have even dropped off from their 2020 intensity is due to the fact that they saw what all that effort got them last year, which was basically zero. So this year most of them, in their minds, are just treading water till the cavalry comes next year.

Now people will say, but they are professionals and don't they realise that if they are playing crap, that they may lose their place or be cut from the team altogether? Yeah sure I'm sure they all do, but human nature is human nature and in the NRL all it takes is a drop off of around 5-10% and it is all over. They still put in that intensity for short periods of a game, but then, as always, most teams that don't see finals as part of their future, drop off when the extra pain during a game sets in. The little things go missing and in particular a teams defensive game falls apart.

I still am undecided over how good or bad a coach Barrett is, but give him long enough with a decent roster and like most coaches he will get better. I feel that is what will happen with him. He is starting from a low base, but seeing that supposedly players like him and he is one of the media's and therefore clubland's darlings at present, he will have a gig as long as he can get his teams into the semis in the next couple of years, From there it will be open season on him, depending on results like most coaches. He is also a huge deflector, so that will bide him some time too, but eventually without results that tactic will be a noose around his neck.

 

[TheRam]

For me, teams need (and Johns mentioned it in that article earlier) to have a game plan when they’re going through the grind to set up the scoring opportunities and then they also need those players that when there is a defence breakdown react to it heedless of the plan at that moment.
Not to say some players can’t be good at both, Munster clearly is because visually it’s obvious he’s good at the reaction part and results wise he obviously follows a plan, but naturally players are going to lean more to the game manager or game breaker.

Well Munster is a game breaker that's for sure.

 

[TheRam]

Any club with any coach can sign quality players. The question is how much they have to pay. It's likely that Burton and JAC are going to look like dogshit behind the Canterbury pack, no different to how rep players Cotric, Hopoate, DWZ and Allen look right now. Burton will improve the team but they need a lot of improving to be any good.

We will see, but I think that they will be vying for a bottom of the 8 position next year, which is a great improvement on their efforts of vying for the spoon these last few years and either just make it or just miss out.

 

[TheRam]

A great read Ram but it's all about looking for the collision.

Of course that has to be the psyche of all NRL standard players first, but then around that it's all the other things that make up the skill set of a player.

 

[TheRam]

Yes your right. They have signed some "Quality players" but all bar maybe Hetherington have declined since being there.

Barrett I feel is a great assistant coach. However Barrett does not currently have the ability to be a great head coach. Just my opinion. I would go as far as to say Barrett will never get the Bulldogs into the top 8.

I hope you're right, but I don't think you are. He is OK at present, but given enough time, he MIGHT become good. As for never getting the Dogs into the top 8, from your typist little fingers to Gods computer screen my friend.

 

[Avenger]

My tip is that we will sign someone before the cutoff. Hope it’s not Gagai.

https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2021/05/04/club-statement-michael-jennings/

 

[84 Baby]

Well Munster is a game breaker that's for sure.

Ideally you have 13 of them with a hive mind that maintains the tactical decision making. Until that advancement in human evolution, in many ways it’s better if your game breakers are slightly separated from the tactical team decision making. But in real terms, you need all your players to carry a balance of both.

 

[TheRam]

My tip is that we will sign someone before the cutoff. Hope it’s not Gagai.

https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2021/05/04/club-statement-michael-jennings/

I would love it to be Semi for the backend of the season. Game breaker and he would be relatively cheap for the short stint that he would have.

 

[lucablight]

I would love it to be Semi for the backend of the season. Game breaker and he would be relatively cheap for the short stint that he would have.

Where would he play and whose spot would he take?

 

[IFR33K]

My tip is that we will sign someone before the cutoff. Hope it’s not Gagai.

https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2021/05/04/club-statement-michael-jennings/

The statement mentions 2022. Was he signed till the end of 22?

 

[Gronk]

The statement mentions 2022. Was he signed till the end of 22?

Player option

 

[Stevie]

Where would he play and whose spot would he take?

Hooker… Definitely hooker.

 

[84 Baby]

Hooker… Definitely hooker.

Na Drown’s the new scapegoat, so it’s definitely 5/8th

 

[chiefy1]

The statement mentions 2022. Was he signed till the end of 22?

Yes he was signed until the end of 2022 100% on the books. Now we have the cash to spend on Ebay

 

[TheRam]

Where would he play and whose spot would he take?

It doesn't matter, he would bring more then anyone in our backline other then the King at the moment.

He is a game breaker. How many of those do we have?

 

[Gronk]

I would love it to be Semi for the backend of the season. Game breaker and he would be relatively cheap for the short stint that he would have.

He's under contract until end 23/24 UK Rugby season. The NRL don't allow cross code cameos.

https://www.bristolbearsrugby.com/news/semi-radradra-everything-you-need-to-know/

He is also on $1.39 million per year.

https://fijirugbyblog.wordpress.com...dradra-are-highest-paid-centres-in-the-world/

 

[chiefy1]

Moses wants title, not Money. Moses gives bets indication he'll be staying at Parramatta.

https://nrl.sportsmatemobile.com/news/34316

 

[hindy111]

Hooker… Definitely hooker.

Roache will be free to play come rnd 10. Going well in NSW cup. A real good player. I called for his signing a few yrs back. Aslong as he stays injury free I can see him snagging a bench spot

 

[hindy111]

If everyone's fit. I don't feel need to fill any positions. Opacic perhaps but he is going fine.

 

[Gronk]

Roache will be free to play come rnd 10. Going well in NSW cup. A real good player. I called for his signing a few yrs back. Aslong as he stays injury free I can see him snagging a bench spot

So he's going to go from NSW Cup Bench to NRL Bench ?