Squad succession

[Chipmunk]

We should be able to get that current 15 signed up for 2019 down to 13 by seasons end.

Norman won't be able to keep himself out of trouble and we can punt him.

French really should be in a place where he can play fullback. That's not here. He's useless to anyone, including himself on the wing for us, so he should be told he's welcome to look elsewhere. Someone will pay his full freight and give him a gig to play fullback.

That's 16-17 spots open for 2019. 5-6 NRL players and the rest on minimum should get us a premership contender if we're smart with our recruitment.

 

[eels_fan]

French really should be in a place where he can play fullback. That's not here. He's useless to anyone, including himself on the wing for us, so he should be told he's welcome to look elsewhere. Someone will pay his full freight and give him a gig to play fullback.

Surely anyone who has watched an NRL game in their life can see French is not and will likely never be a fullback on the modern game. He lacks the size to return the ball with any conviction, is defensively weak one on one and isn’t particularly great at injecting himself into games

 

[Chipmunk]

Surely anyone who has watched an NRL game in their life can see French is not and will likely never be a fullback on the modern game. He lacks the size to return the ball with any conviction, is defensively weak one on one and isn’t particularly great at injecting himself into games

As I said in the "Beven French" thread, my suggestion is Super League.

Is he any different to Dufty from the Dragons though?

He lacks confidence for mine, which I'm not surprised the way he has been played. We've told him he can't run the ball back on the wing nor be the fullback on set plays (we had The Plane doing that the first two weeks). I've got no idea what his role is supposed to be. I'm not even sure he does. Just put him out of his misery and let him go.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Gutherson lacks the dynamism for fullback, and French is a better playmaker. But Gutherson's workrate would be wasted at centre. It's a conundrum.

 

[hineyrulz]

Surely anyone who has watched an NRL game in their life can see French is not and will likely never be a fullback on the modern game. He lacks the size to return the ball with any conviction, is defensively weak one on one and isn’t particularly great at injecting himself into games

What you have said makes him an even bigger liability on the wing.

 

[Gronk]

Why hasn’t the Jnr Paulo contract been announced FFS ?

 

[84 Baby]

Why hasn’t the Jnr Paulo contract been announced FFS ?

Didn’t want to overshadow the Boyd to Tits announcement?

 

[Noise]

Why hasn’t the Jnr Paulo contract been announced FFS ?

How do we know it is even done?

 

[Joshuatheeel]

We should be able to get that current 15 signed up for 2019 down to 13 by seasons end.

Norman won't be able to keep himself out of trouble and we can punt him.

French really should be in a place where he can play fullback. That's not here. He's useless to anyone, including himself on the wing for us, so he should be told he's welcome to look elsewhere. Someone will pay his full freight and give him a gig to play fullback.

That's 16-17 spots open for 2019. 5-6 NRL players and the rest on minimum should get us a premership contender if we're smart with our recruitment.

If we release Norman probably better to keep French, doubt he is on huge money and provides cover for fullback consider there wouId be a good chance Gutherson may play in the halves without norman here.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

I don’t think the Roosters have announced the signing of Angus Crichton yet either ......

 

[lingard]

We should be able to get that current 15 signed up for 2019 down to 13 by seasons end.
elsewhere.

That's 16-17 spots open for 2019. 5-6 NRL players and the rest on minimum should get us a premership contender if we're smart with our recruitment.

If we're smart with our recruitment. That's a pretty big IF.

 

[Twizzle]

maybe because he hasn't signed yet

 

[IFR33K]

maybe because he hasn't signed yet

Maybe he’s signed but the NRL is yet to register a contract

 

[Twizzle]

or they extended the cooling off period for 6 months

 

[Gronk]

Maybe he’s signed but the NRL is yet to register a contract

Which is weird bc we only have half a squad under contract for 2019.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Have we even talked to him?

 

[84 Baby]

Have we even talked to him?

We've hired Marcel Marceau as our contract negotiator

 

[TheParraboy]

We've hired Marcel Marceau as our contract negotiator

Never heard of him ....

 

[Gronk]

Jnr ! FFS Pou

 

[Bazal]

Jnr ! FFS Pou

This place is a f**ken shambles....

Oh and hey, Chipmunk is back, the f**king whinging bitch