The Official Dylan Brown thread

[Noise]

He would have made a massive difference. Probably would have finished in the Top 4!

Didn't need him to make a massive difference. We were only 4 points from 8th.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

No - Our underperforming 5/8 received an offer from the Knights that virtually everyone has called ‘desperate’ - one which puts him in the earning bracket of world class players - a bracket that he doesn’t currently belong in.

Rather than match that ridiculous offer and risk losing more important players we prioritised keeping Moses and decided not to get into a destabilising bidding war.

If we paid Brown $1.3-$1.4M a season after the shit he has served up in the last few years we would have been a laughing stock and we would have completely f**ked our salary cap.

Like when we lose or miss out on any other player. It’s just that in most cases the contract value isn’t publicised. But you can re/sign any player if you beat the second best offer. That’s how Fa’asuamaleaui ended up at the Titans.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

You don’t need to drop a player mid season because he signed for huge money elsewhere, particularly when he is by far the best available option

He was having his worst season, both statistically and by eye test. The reason it took so long to drop him is probably because Ryles was hoping his form would turn around. Drown has had several elite seasons for us. Just not this year.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Didn't need him to make a massive difference. We were only 4 points from 8th.

This is why his 2023 suspension was so damaging to the club. We finished with 12 wins. One more would have had us in the finals.

 

[85 Baby]

You don’t need to drop a player mid season because he signed for huge money elsewhere, particularly when he is by far the best available option

Didn't need him to make a massive difference. We were only 4 points from 8th.

We were 3-2 without him last season and the losses were close loss to Scum (perhaps he gets us over line) and a pummeling in Canberra (unlikely he makes difference). So maybe we finish 9th without him

 

[Gary Gutful]

Didn't need him to make a massive difference. We were only 4 points from 8th.

Did you see the way he was playing? He wasn’t adding anything, particularly in attack.

Don’t see the issue in us moving on early. Plenty of other clubs have done it. The future starts now!

 

[the phantom menace]

He was having his worst season, both statistically and by eye test.

Subjective... but at least you included the eye test this time!

The reason it took so long to drop him is probably because Ryles was hoping his form would turn around.

Or we just had no faith that Joash Papalii could manage it. Which when you consider subsequent recruitment seems to be the coach's/club's position.

 

[Noise]

Did you see the way he was playing? He wasn’t adding anything, particularly in attack.

Don’t see the issue in us moving on early. Plenty of other clubs have done it. The future starts now!

The future of Dean Hawkins and Joash Papalii as our halves? No future in that

 

[RealdEel]

The future of Dean Hawkins and Joash Papalii as our halves? No future in that

Probably lucky we found out this season and not gone into 26 excepting them to be the future.

 

[Noise]

Probably lucky we found out this season and not gone into 26 excepting them to be the future.

Anyone who has watched rugby league knew they weren’t our halves future long before they were given the keys in 2025.

 

[RealdEel]

Anyone who has watched rugby league knew they weren’t our halves future long before they were given the keys in 2025.

I guess Ryles doesn't watch enough rugby league.

 

[Noise]

I guess Ryles doesn't watch enough rugby league.

He was chasing Galvin, then decided one year of Pezet is preferable. He knew as well as anybody that Papalii wasn’t going to be the future at 6

 

[RealdEel]

He was chasing Galvin, then decided one year of Pezet is preferable. He knew as well as anybody that Papalii wasn’t going to be the future at 6

Probably but we still were coming second last when we tried Joash on 4 wins.. to see if he was a viable option for 5/8 down the track he seems like a good backup that's about all.

Also why wouldn't you chase Galvin if he became available?

The Pezet talk means Jack shit to the conversation of Joash being played at 5/8 last season.

 

[85 Baby]

He was chasing Galvin, then decided one year of Pezet is preferable. He knew as well as anybody that Papalii wasn’t going to be the future at 6

You understand that everyone else realises this, correct? You’re the only one crying over Brown being dropped

 

[jason taylor]

He was chasing Galvin, then decided one year of Pezet is preferable. He knew as well as anybody that Papalii wasn’t going to be the future at 6

Perhaps, but you have to remember he was in and around the Storm when they had the dilemma of replacing Cronk then Slater. Hughes, Munster, Scott Drinkwater and Papenhuyzen were all touted as Slater replacements. Who would have predicted Hughes who was in his mid 20s and had played virtually no first grade, would turn into an elite halfback while Brodie Croft, who was the highly touted next halfback, would spectacularly fail?

I think Ryles is willing to roll the dice and see what happens, particularly in situations like 2025 when it was a rebuild season. Now there’s hard evidence that a) Hawkins is at best a backup (why he was released to London) and b) Papali’i is not the answer but perhaps Talataina, Fletcher or Twidle are.

 

[Noise]

You understand that everyone else realises this, correct? You’re the only one crying over Brown being dropped

Plenty of dumb merkins on here thought Ryles would run with Papalii as 6 in the future. A guy just said Ryles mustn’t watch enough rugby league after I posted anyone who watches league knew Papalii wasn’t going to be our future 6. Another genius a couple weeks ago even suggested Pezet could be the backup half to Papalii

I believe in playing your best available 17 every week. Even an out of form Dylan Brown is a better 6 than Joash/ Hawkins.

 

[85 Baby]

Plenty of dumb merkins on here thought Ryles would run with Papalii as 6 in the future. A guy just said Ryles mustn’t watch enough rugby league after I posted anyone who watches league knew Papalii wasn’t going to be our future 6. Another genius a couple weeks ago even suggested Pezet could be the backup half to Papalii

I believe in playing your best available 17 every week. Even an out of form Dylan Brown is a better 6 than Joash/ Hawkins.

You may have missed my other post where I showed in the 5 (yes only 5 games), we were 3-2 and in only 1 of those losses, Brown may have made a difference.

At least we’ve moved on from hating on BA, to hating on Ryles for not picking the best players in a year that was clear very early was going to be transitional.

Matterson (up to being loaned out) would’ve been in our best 17. Would you have picked him?

 

[RealdEel]

Plenty of dumb merkins on here thought Ryles would run with Papalii as 6 in the future. A guy just said Ryles mustn’t watch enough rugby league after I posted anyone who watches league knew Papalii wasn’t going to be our future 6. Another genius a couple weeks ago even suggested Pezet could be the backup half to Papalii

I believe in playing your best available 17 every week. Even an out of form Dylan Brown is a better 6 than Joash/ Hawkins.

No plenty of us dumb merkins said Ryles tested and played Joash at 6 last season to see if he would be a viable option for 6 in the future we can now put a line through him thankfully we didn't go into season 2026 with thinking he could be an option and that has led us to getting Pezet next season.

I believe that you need to have a long term vision thinking short term is what BA used to do and look where that got him...

 

[RealdEel]

You may have missed my other post where I showed in the 5 (yes only 5 games), we were 3-2 and in only 1 of those losses, Brown may have made a difference.

At least we’ve moved on from hating on BA, to hating on Ryles for not picking the best players in a year that was clear very early was going to be transitional.

Matterson (up to being loaned out) would’ve been in our best 17. Would you have picked him?

Fairly sure Noise hasn't looked at any of the data and is just having a whinge for the sale of having a whinge

 

[emjaycee]

Fairly sure Noise hasn't looked at any of the data and is just having a whinge for the sale of having a whinge

Data is the domain of Pou and only Pou dammit.