Rumours and Stuff

[King-Gutho94]

From the little i have seen MA looks skillful enough now to play FG, his biggest worry is his size and will he ever be big enough to defend long mins in the middle??? I suppose in 26 he could be at least as a benchy he's still only 18/9?

He is 2 years away at most.

He is still struggling to keep up playing 80 mins. Needs a good 12-18 months in Reggie's building up a tank that can handle 80 mins in the hooker position.

There is no doubt a push to fast-track him atm but he shouldn't be playing first grade this year unless Lussick and Hands are both Injured at the same time and we are in dire straits.

 

[Gronk]

Guymer replaces lane

I haven’t really noticed Guymer enough as an edge player to see the benefits. What about Doorey ? He on the other hand I have seen make breaks and offload.

 

[Gronk]

But i guess bushie prefers a 7 minute stint by a makatoa for example

Dunno about Makka, but that Moretti short stint was a game changer last week.

 

[TheRam]

This did not age well. You OK Rammy ? All jokes aside you must have liked what you saw ?

No I'm fine, just been very busy of late and can't really sit and take time out to go through all the great dribble on this forum. But thanks for asking.

But back to footy, yes he was surprisingly strong with the ball in hand and really impressed me how he took on Turbo and came over the top of him to score his try, but in saying that there is two sides to footy and on the defensive side which is what I was mostly referring to he failed quiet badly.

We were lucky that we upped the tempo and Manly didn't stay with us otherwise it could have been a totally different outcome and embarrassment all round for us.

Lets see how he handles 5/8th his preferred position and week to week footy before we crown him ready for NRL just yet.

 

[Pazza]

I haven’t really noticed Guymer enough as an edge player to see the benefits. What about Doorey ? He on the other hand I have seen make breaks and offload.

Doorey.... he's defense is so poor he makes Lane look like Ian Hindmarsh.

 

[Pazza]

Dunno about Makka, but that Moretti short stint was a game changer last week.

You're right... he worked that obstruction rule perfectly.

It was a really good game by luca, if you're only gonna get 20, might as well be the best

 

[lingard]

I reckon next year, ba will recognise the benefits of a 2 hooker system

A two hooker system is always best. When you can afford it.

 

[King-Gutho94]

You're right... he worked that obstruction rule perfectly.

It was a really good game by luca, if you're only gonna get 20, might as well be the best

I reckon BA would still have clipped him for being lazy there.

He was lucky Jake stopped where he did

 

[Gronk]

You're right... he worked that obstruction rule perfectly.

It was a really good game by luca, if you're only gonna get 20, might as well be the best

Your tone suggests that you think that he didn’t get enough time ? So that means you think that someone got too much time on the field at his expense?

 

[JokerEel]

I haven’t really noticed Guymer enough as an edge player to see the benefits. What about Doorey ? He on the other hand I have seen make breaks and offload.

Guymer is already better than Doorey

 

[Twizzle]

Agreed. I wouldn’t swap Russell for Turuva. That horrific injury delayed his development, but he’s starting to look like a really solid, reliable winger. He will only get better.

I'd like to see him get a run in the centres

he played most of his junior footy at fullback and centre so he has the game experience

 

[TheRam]

That was a low blow.

@TheRam you need to lie down. Asi is rubbish. Blaze will be better then Penisini in 18mths

Yes I agree that Blaze has all the traits of a quality player, it's just that I still don't think that he is physically ready for NRL. I could be wrong though, but I fear for young players especially ones that aren't big lumps and that we rush them way to quickly into the NRL. There have been countless examples of this, but anyway, hopefully my worries about this kid will be unjustified. He was pretty ordinary in defence though so we will have to wait and see.

But year he moves very well with the ball in hand and he stepped up from his previous performances that I had seen where he was timid in coming forward with the ball so it is a great sign that maybe he just needed more exposure in the top grade to get accustomed and settle in. He does look good out there when he has some space in front of him.

Here's to him continuing to develop and getting better and better with each game he plays. We need to keep producing quality young players so as to maintain our top 8 quality team and eventually crack the big one and win the damned thing. It's the only way for a club like ours to have premiership success.

 

[Pazza]

Your tone suggests that you think that he didn’t get enough time ? So that means you think that someone got too much time on the field at his expense?

No

A 4 forward bench means someone is going to have a short stint. I really mean it when I said luca did well.

I personally would rather a utility or a 2nd hooker on the bench. But hey, I'm not a coach lol

 

[TheRam]

Gotta laugh the Tigers have a great win last week and these dinosaurs want to stay relevant by whinging why they haven't had a free ticket to a game.

FFS would you? Take a look at them...freaking two pathetic excuses for panel experts. FOX is really scraping the barrel when constantly offering these two and that other imbecile Spud up as some kind of wise old footy savants.

At least their old club knows where these two belong which is at the bottom of a well with the lid on top. No one else needs to be assaulted by their stupid and annoying voices.

Blocker and Spud calling matches really does my head in. OK enough whinging. They are nice guys though. peace out.

 

[Pazza]

I reckon BA would still have clipped him for being lazy there.

He was lucky Jake stopped where he did

Kelma is going to get lit up for that tpj impersonation

 

[TheRam]

Hopefully one of our juniors next year will kill it there, probably why they signed Harper for 1 year. Also have a young fullback in HM, Cyrus Bloomfield (the Farari)', who hopefully could develop in to something special by the time Gutho ready to retire.

What a great name. I take it he is a real speedster with a nick name like The Ferrari?

 

[Delboy]

What a great name. I take it he is a real speedster with a nick name like The Ferrari?

Take a look at Matts highlights on NSWRL, will give you an idea of how good he is at that level. Seems big enough and certainly fast enough with an initial sharp burst.

 

[Tiger5150]

He's got a few cousins at our club as well, no doubt.

Turuva has a first cousin playing first grade at Tigers and 4 cousins playing junior reps at WT.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

So much talk about the future. I don't think there is going to be a huge amount of change for next year but I reckon Blaize, Guymer and MA are all going to be top 17 next season.

Not Guymer, surely. He might become a first grader one day, but he has a lot of competition at our club. None of our current top 17 forwards are off contract.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Agreed. I wouldn’t swap Russell for Turuva. That horrific injury delayed his development, but he’s starting to look like a really solid, reliable winger. He will only get better.

Even if Russell is never as good as Turuva, he still might be a better option if he provides more value. For example if Russell is on $300k and provides $300k worth of football while Turuva is on $600k and only providing $500k worth of football.