The Rumours Thread

[Texmex]

Sorry but we have gone nowhere with Hunt in his time of 6 years at this club
He has been demanding on who the coach should be ,what position he wants to play and has never really been the champion player who takes a game by the scruff of the neck and leads the side to victory.
We lost so many close games this year,where was his championship qaulities to lead the side to victory?
Sorry but its time for the club and Hunt to move in a different direction.

Sorry sm, can’t agree with you. I believe up to 2-3 years ago he was not worth the $ and I was vocal about it, but over the last couple of years he has been the stand out player for SGI. Without him we would have already won a couple of spoons.

 

[Illusion]

Sorry sm, can’t agree with you. I believe up to 2-3 years ago he was not worth the $ and I was vocal about it, but over the last couple of years he has been the stand out player for SGI. Without him we would have already won a couple of spoons.

Sorry mate agree with saintmar , yes he has been good the last couple of years as a player but not as a 7 ...... how many of those winnable close games has he closed out for us , by pinning the opposition in their own half and getting repeated sets ...... ? Hunt is a competitor , for sure but not as a Reynolds , Gleary type player .......... There is no right or wrong here just your opinions ...........

 

[Slippery Morris]

Like Tallis said Hunt is the best No.9 in the comp and the best No.7 at Saints. He looks so good in Origin and is the stand out player in Qld for me because he is playing hooker. DCE and Munster are the halves because they simply know how to close down a game or win a game from the back foot. I find it disrespectful if true (which I doubt) that Hunt refuses to play hooker if the new coach comes in and is happy to play hooker for Slater and Qld. It is stating that a the club is not good enough for him to play hooker as well as the coach. I cannot see Hunt being that way though it is just the media planting a seed and selling papers. If he plays hooker there is no reason why he cannot play another 4 years like Cam Smith did till he turned 37 instead of 2 more years.

 

[twinkletoes]

NO need for him to play hooker if Sullivan is selected at five eight...thats what we were worried about...Bud leaving if he didn't get his chance in first grade, no longer an issue as long as Amone stays in reggies

 

[JubileeJeffro]

That’s the point…do you want hunt or Sullivan playing 7 for the next two years?

 

[Texmex]

Like Tallis said Hunt is the best No.9 in the comp and the best No.7 at Saints. He looks so good in Origin and is the stand out player in Qld for me because he is playing hooker. DCE and Munster are the halves because they simply know how to close down a game or win a game from the back foot. I find it disrespectful if true (which I doubt) that Hunt refuses to play hooker if the new coach comes in and is happy to play hooker for Slater and Qld. It is stating that a the club is not good enough for him to play hooker as well as the coach. I cannot see Hunt being that way though it is just the media planting a seed and selling papers. If he plays hooker there is no reason why he cannot play another 4 years like Cam Smith did till he turned 37 instead of 2 more years

 

[Texmex]

Hunt delivers on that stage because around him are a team of players. I don’t see that cohesion and the same effort across the park with the Dragons. Mind you, it could be because players are uncertain of their collective futures. That type of uncertainty can cripple the best of teams. It’s even worse for a team with a weaker roster.

 

[Illusion]

Hunt delivers on that stage because around him are a team of players. I don’t see that cohesion and the same effort across the park with the Dragons. Mind you, it could be because players are uncertain of their collective futures. That type of uncertainty can cripple the best of teams. It’s even worse for a team with a weaker roster.

Time will tell mate , its all going to come to a head soon ...... It cant keep going the way it is , whether we agree on things or not , this all comes back to the Board and their incompetence over a decade now .......

 

[Texmex]

That I do agree with. I have hope the mighty red V will rise again - but we need action. A Jewish saying is that “the fish rots from the head”.
50 plus years as a dragons supporter and it saddens me that my sons are asking me, ‘will we ever make the 8’, rather than ‘when will we win our next premiership’!!!

 

[Mojo]

Ummm... folks ... hasn't Hunt just recently played a couple of games for the Dragons at hooker? The discussion about his 'demands' is nuts. It's just a media beat-up, as usual.
He's a very good attacking footballer. Full stop.
IMO, he's not even our best hooker or, in terms of specialist potential, our best half. Liddle is a better 9 and Sullivan is a better 7.
I reckon Hunt would be a great 6.

 

[getsmarty]

NRL News: Seibold backs Flanagan for Dragons job but Bennett less sure, Papenhuyzen shoots down swift return chat

Manly coach Anthony Seibold hopes his right-hand man Shane Flanagan will land the vacant St George Illawarra job, but the club's only premiership-winning mentor…

www.theroar.com.au

 

[Texmex]

Make a decision already!

 

[Mojo]

Make a decision already!

It's a very serious case of coaching constipation. We'll all be greatly relieved when it's 'passed'.

 

[Mojo]

Rapid processes:
1. US Presidential elections.
2. Elephant pregnancies.
3. Desertification.
4. Speeches by the Governor of the Reserve Bank.
5. Plate tectonics.
6. Dripping molasses.
7. Barry White love songs.
8. StGI Head Coach negotiations.

PS: Macca sprinting

 

[Texmex]

You forgot my 9 yr old getting ready for school on a rainy Monday morning!!!! Especially after the Dragons have been beaten, again

 

[Inisai Toga]

Rapid processes:
1. US Presidential elections.
2. Elephant pregnancies.
3. Desertification.
4. Speeches by the Governor of the Reserve Bank.
5. Plate tectonics.
6. Dripping molasses.
7. Barry White love songs.
8. StGI Head Coach negotiations.

PS: Macca sprinting

Current crop of football commentators ….?

 

[getsmarty]

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[BLM01]

NRL News: Seibold backs Flanagan for Dragons job but Bennett less sure, Papenhuyzen shoots down swift return chat

Manly coach Anthony Seibold hopes his right-hand man Shane Flanagan will land the vacant St George Illawarra job, but the club's only premiership-winning mentor…

www.theroar.com.au

Oh the media. So why ask Bennett for what is right for our club now. Nothing to do with him nor would he have our best interests at heart.
Of course he would endorse BH & DY, they played under him in a winning premiership team. They have a special bond.
Is that so our BOD will listen and go Wayne said we need a rookie younger coach.. OK sorry Flanno or Des.
Fed dinkum

 

[jak]

Current crop of football commentators ….?

best to worst cant be done

 

[possm]

Oh the media. So why ask Bennett for what is right for our club now. Nothing to do with him nor would he have our best interests at heart.
Of course he would endorse BH & DY, they played under him in a winning premiership team. They have a special bond.
Is that so our BOD will listen and go Wayne said we need a rookie younger coach.. OK sorry Flanno or Des.
Fed dinkum

What is even more relevant, Bennett did not choose either Hornby our Young as his assistants at the Dolphins. To me that says it all.