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[Sir Galahad]

Barnett on signing: Warriors impressed me

Knights second rower Mitchell Barnett joining Vodafone Warriors for three years from 2023.

www.warriors.kiwi

Interesting quotes, very similar to
Watson and King before departing the club.

indeed they are. Another local lad playing for his home town decides to leave to reach his potential is certainly not a good look.

When Ponga officially goes the alarm bells will start ringing loud in Newcastle.

 

[Jono078]

Eh I don't buy it so much.. He played under Brownie before and wasn't rep level then and I doubt Brownie has magic dust in NZ to sprinkle over Barnett to get him there either.

You've gotta say those things to justify the move somehow and get their fans excited.

 

[mozza91]

Barnett after that interview:

 

[Apey]

Yeah, Watson is truly taking his game to the next level at the Roosters.

Its hard to say its purely about $$ given he's been coached by Brown before. I don't think anyone is buying him turning into a rep player at the Warriors and under Brown though.

 

[Burwood]

Lol, how many Australian players have made any rep side after moving to New Zealand? It would have to be 2 at most, but wouldn’t be surprised if it was actually zero.

 

[Spot On]

Do many bench forwards make rep debuts at 30 yrs of age?

 

[Woosh]

I would say definitely alarm bells tho.
Watson took unders to go back to his old coach.
King wanted to leave to play under Bellybutton.
Now Barnett we don’t know how much he’s getting but he’s going back to his previous coach as well.
If it was about just money Knights have plenty, and reports from the weekend Gardner was trying to persuade him to stay.

 

[Burwood]

After playing for Queensland, it looks like Jacob Lilyman is the only player to do so.

 

[Woosh]

BJ Marsh

 

[Woosh]

After playing for Queensland, it looks like Jacob Lilyman is the only player to do so.

The Ox was already a rep player before moving to NZ

 

[Woosh]

*Reece Walsh

 

[Jono078]

Im still not concerned. You can’t keep them all. You just hope you keep the ones you really want and then find adequate replacements. We have the money, we just need to utilize it properly so you don’t have to say next year; ‘wish we had Barnett or King or Ponga’..

 

[macavity]

Barnett should have been our 13 from round 1, can understand why he is pissed off.

to roll over and release him with no compensation is soft as can he though. 6 years is two contracts not “long serving player” stuff.

 

[Sir Galahad]

you'd say " it's a business" " I have to take care of my future " etc not " opportunity to further my game,” and “I have personal goals of playing representative football"

EDIT - "I would love to stay here. But I also have to think about what is best for myself and my family at this stage of my career." - Briton Nikora

Sure money is important but it would have to be a stack of coin to move a player if the player was 1) happy 2) thought the club was moving in the direction of a Premiership.

Barnett should have been our 13 from round 1, can understand why he is pissed off.

Totally agree, instead we have the great Kurt Mann

 

[Woosh]

Barnett should have been our 13 from round 1, can understand why he is pissed off.

It was reported he asked for a release last year.

 

[perverse]

You just hope you keep the ones you really want and then find adequate replacements.

We don't need adequate replacements, we need better replacements.

 

[The Axe of Druss]

Does Barnett have Irish or Scottish heritage? Maybe that's what he means

Surely....

 

[The Axe of Druss]

Barnett should have been our 13 from round 1, can understand why he is pissed off.

to roll over and release him with no compensation is soft as can he though. 6 years is two contracts not “long serving player” stuff.

And it would have been the wrong move. Barnett played his best games in the middle, not a ball playing link man either

Guys a prop and if Browny has any nouse he'll play him there too. You think he'll unseat Curran as the Warriors 13? Lol nope

 

[Silent Knight]

We don't need adequate replacements, we need better replacements.

Where's @Willie Ray at? I reckon he'd tell you we need these replacements...

 

[TooheysNew]

Where's @Willie Ray at? I reckon he'd tell you we need these replacements...

f**k that's a good movie