Rumours and Stuff

[hineyrulz]

So you’re saying having Hoeter on the books didn’t hurt their chances? But somehow Tago is going to stop us winning the comp. Numbnuts!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

And how many Hoeter games have you watched???

f**king please. Some of you dopes think Tago played RM Cup this year.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

About as many games he’s watched of Lindsay Collins.

His name is Munster ffs!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Samrani is a second rower at best.

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Keep on dribbling and Glugging you sad pathetic troll.

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[hineyrulz]

This forum when Pou dominates the discussion.

 

[AnonymousLurker]

Ok your discussion points have been analysed by the best in the business and the winner is

Our outside back depth sucks

 

[Twizzle]

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Nice avatar, looks very fit

 

[Stagger eel]

Would you try get Sloane off dragons ? For depth

yes.

will we?

no

 

[oldmancraigy]

@Poupou Escobar Merry Christmas - your present being all the maniacs who reply to you or address you!! There's your Christmas feast.

Everyone else: stop feeding the troll. Please?

 

[Zoso]

It’s another looooong off season.

There is no off season!

 

[Legal Eel]

@Poupou Escobar Merry Christmas - your present being all the maniacs who reply to you or address you!! There's your Christmas feast.

Everyone else: stop feeding the troll. Please?

Fair.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

@Poupou Escobar Merry Christmas - your present being all the maniacs who reply to you or address you!! There's your Christmas feast.

Everyone else: stop feeding the troll. Please?

What we need around here is an echo chamber ffs

 

[Grigor]

I've been out of it for 2 days getting a hip replacement and is this confirmed tago is top 30 because I'm going back under if it's true, Mon isn't that dumb?

 

[Stagger eel]

I've been out of it for 2 days getting a hip replacement and is this confirmed tago is top 30 because I'm going back under if it's true, Mon isn't that dumb?

yes it's true...

to be fair, we really don't know if it's a MON decision of Ryles call but nevertheless it's a very lazy and uninspiring chess move...

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I do agree with you I just with our recruitment team had better foresight or wish we had some decent outside backs ready to be promoted from out pathways.

If you’re looking for outside backs with potential anywhere between Harold Matts and NSW Cup, you’re looking in the wrong place.

Take the example of Casey McLean. In 2023, aged 17, he played the whole Harold Matts season. The next year (aged 18) he didn’t play SG Ball at all. Instead he started the year in Flegg, moved to reserve grade, and finished the year in the NRL.

Lesser players will follow a similar path. Wenisini played reserve grade and NRL the year he turned 19 (2021). The year before that he was in SG Ball (back when it was still u18s). For outside backs, the jump from 17s/18s happens very quickly, if it’s going to happen at all.

What this means is to not worry about the likes of Farrugia and Johansson. The next big thing (of outside backs) most likely played Harold Matts this year. For us that means Bloomfield and McCloskey. They could end up doing nothing, but it’s too soon to write them off. It’s especially too soon to say they won’t be ready for years. They are 17 ffs. Most of the top outside backs were at least playing reserve grade at 18, which means they are probably good enough to be backups for the NRL team. There’s isn’t exactly an intermediate grade, so NSW/QLD Cup is where backups generally play.

 

[Stagger eel]

in fact it could also be a move by the so called List Manager who's contribution to this club from the time he started has been nothing short 'shit'..

 

[hineyrulz]

Mon isn't that dumb?

Yes he is, he let Lomax walk without a replacement lined up.

Brags his phone is running off the hook and then Tago gets promoted into the top 30.

I wouldn't trust the imbecile to run a bath let alone a football department.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Nice avatar, looks very fit

He is primed for a big year, hopefully in reserve grade where NRL backups belong.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yes he is, he let Lomax walk without a replacement lined up.

You don’t know that. Your hero Ryles was happy with Samrani this year. Now he’s next man up.

 

[hineyrulz]

You don’t know that. Your hero Ryles was happy with Samrani this year. Now he’s next man up.

Not as happy as you are, @Avenger i really do think back ups get him off more than even the thought of Bea Arthur retaurning.