Rumours and Stuff

[T.S Quint]

It would depend on why they want the culture to change. Maybe the merkins we have are too nice and we need more competitors.

FFS!

 

[The Colonel]

Maybe he’s trying to change it to a culture of dickheads.
Being in the Storm and Roosters systems would have showed him that it works.

Yeah, they however do usually get rid of them when they continue to be dickheads rather than signing them in the first place....

 

[TheRam]

Lussick (power) and Hands (speed) both have a run game. But with Moses and Drown in the team it’s not what we need from a dummy half. Any opportunity for the dummy half to have a scoot are usually a better opportunity to pass to one of the stars.

Tell that nonsense to Bellamy and the Storm. I'm sure they would be interested.

 

[TheRam]

In real life I’m a boring merkin. Talking about stats and presenting both sides of an argument and so on. I’m a barrel of laughs. Ask the merkins who’ve met me.

Yep you're a real hoot on this forum.

 

[T.S Quint]

Tell that nonsense to Bellamy and the Storm. I'm sure they would be interested.

Yeah, because Cameron Smith was well known for his speed out of dummy half.

 

[T.S Quint]

Yeah, they however do usually get rid of them when they continue to be dickheads rather than signing them in the first place....

You can't show the world that you're a 'dickhead-free' club unless you are able to sack a couple.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Tell that nonsense to Bellamy and the Storm. I'm sure they would be interested.

Tell it to the Panthers ffs

 

[TheRam]

Yeah, because Cameron Smith was well known for his speed out of dummy half.

Oh pleeese. Now you're just being silly to even mentioning, probably the fastest player between the ears than anyone else to have played the game.

 

[TheRam]

Tell it to the Panthers ffs

The Panthers best iteration was when Api was in the team. The Panthers have been the benefactors of a very weak competition that has allowed them to win 4 on the trot and probably 5 or even 6 looking at the standard of or lack there of of everyone else.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

The Panthers best iteration was when Api was in the team.

But also unsustainable under the cap, which is why he was the first spine player to be let go to make space for upgrades to Edwards, Luai and Cleary.

The Panthers have been the benefactors of a very weak competition that has allowed them to win 4 on the trot and probably 5 or even 6 looking at the standard of or lack there of of everyone else.

It’s irrelevant to why they replaced a dangerous attacking hooker with a defensive plodder. They showed their priorities under the cap with that move.

 

[JokerEel]

Sometimes clubs need to fill a vacuum of experience with an older player.

A bit like when Melbourne signed this guy at age 33.

Jason Ryles - Playing Career - RLP

A summary of the career stats for I’warra junior from Wollongong Wests made just seven appearances for the Dragons in 2000, all from the interchange bench. The promising forward came into his own in 2001, especially after suspensions to Kiwi Test prop Craig Smith and injury to Luke Bailey...

www.rugbyleagueproject.org

A player like RCG?

 

[eels_fan]

A player like RCG?

Yeah, but one not on $850k

 

[T.S Quint]

Oh pleeese. Now you're just being silly to even mentioning, probably the fastest player between the ears than anyone else to have played the game.

Right.
So you agree that speed is not the most important thing when signing a hooker.

 

[JokerEel]

Yeah, but one not on $850k

Because we are doing so much with that money

 

[JokerEel]

Right.
So you agree that speed is not the most important thing when signing a hooker.

Not when your name is Cameron Smith....

 

[Black Panther]

The Panthers best iteration was when Api was in the team. The Panthers have been the benefactors of a very weak competition that has allowed them to win 4 on the trot and probably 5 or even 6 looking at the standard of or lack there of of everyone else.

A weak Competition that Parra couldn’t get near winning. Good one. You can only play who’s in front of you.

 

[T.S Quint]

A weak Competition that Parra couldn’t get near winning. Good one. You can only play who’s in front of you.

Yes, you can only play what’s in front of you. And what’s been in front of the Panthers has been considerably weaker the last couple of years. They did do well against the teams who were actually competitive though, such as the Storm this year.

I wouldn’t get upset about people saying you’ve won weak comps. I’d love to win against a weak comp.

 

[T.S Quint]

Not when your name is Cameron Smith....

These slow hookers better change their names then.

 

[JokerEel]

These slow hookers better change their names then.

Honestly with new coaches I am looking forward to seeing how our dummy halves play. Under the previous coaches they didn't really deliver much apart from Reed.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

A weak Competition that Parra couldn’t get near winning. Good one. You can only play who’s in front of you.

Not if you turn side-on.