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TheRev

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a couple were training yesterday, it seems like a gradual flow of players coming back over weeks/months..... Seems like the Nov 15 date might be the official one though... i.e. I dont know if Flanno is actually running a program or anything until then.. hopefully he spends his days recruiting staff and players.. even though thats not rly meant to be his #1 job.
 

Ronnie Dobbs

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For beeps sake - we let our beeping marquee player go!!!!.

Our Ace card

At the very least I want to see a Wishart replacement !!

Sorry, But Atkinson Douegh etc as a replacement for Ben Hunt - NOPE !!
I’ll let Flanno know.

You should also let him know that you won’t be accepting of those players before he signs them.

If we don’t let him know straight away, he might sign them and then we’ll be left with unacceptable signings, which is quite frankly, unacceptable.
 

TheRev

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I’ll let Flanno know.

You should also let him know that you won’t be accepting of those players before he signs them.

If we don’t let him know straight away, he might sign them and then we’ll be left with unacceptable signings, which is quite frankly, unacceptable.
Can you hold off till tomorrow? I know it's a risk but I'm going to forward you a more detailed list of our requirements.
 

TruSaint

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Over to you now Sloan, learn and take over when Gutho is injured or finally leaves.

The beauty of Gutho is his versatility. Sloane will get his chance and may well come out a tougher player.

Injuries, mid game management, suspensions. Gutho can play FB, in the halves, centre of even at lock. I've watched him over the years and on field he is calling the shots from the back and is very vocal.

You can't train instinct and he's a fierce competitor. A real important singing for us in my opinion. Just hope it's done.
 

jak

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a couple were training yesterday, it seems like a gradual flow of players coming back over weeks/months..... Seems like the Nov 15 date might be the official one though... i.e. I dont know if Flanno is actually running a program or anything until then.. hopefully he spends his days recruiting staff and players.. even though thats not rly meant to be his #1 job.
and have the forwards tackling Sloan 3/4 hours a day for the foreseeable future.
 

Ronnie Dobbs

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Can you hold off till tomorrow? I know it's a risk but I'm going to forward you a more detailed list of our requirements.
I guess so. I mean I call him every Sunday to chew the fat so he might get worried if I don’t….

But

Given the potential uncomfortable nature of this talk, I’ll let it slide today and wait for your list.

Maybe you could email him just to let him know what Gardenia thinks and that this is the reason for pushing the call back?

I really hope he doesn’t get too worried if I don’t call though.
 

JubileeJeffro

Juniors
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Would rly like to get some official announcements on Gutho, Lodge, Atkinson.. whoever we are signing.. get some positive media momentum happening (right now we are picked as spooners)... some good press will really help with any discussions to potential forwards or 2026 prospects..

This roster is not great, but 2 or 3 of the above (2 of them spine players) and its a whole new ballgame.. Flanno has shown he can coach.
Good time to get some odds though. I just put $50 on us to win the comp as sportsbet have us at $81…
No top 8 odds market which I would be more confident in.
Anyways, fortune favours the brave for a little flutter
 

since77

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LOL

Most try assists last year though :p
You do realise there is way more to a supposedly marquee halfback's game than a statistic like this that is overused and means far less then people think it does?
Can you get back to us with the number of field goals he's kicked for us? I'll give you a hint - Adam Reynolds kicked two more field goals in one game in our SF in 2018 than Hunt has kicked in his whole career. What about statistics on game management? Kicking game? Clutch plays? You see all of these are FAR more important than the "try assists" stat that lazy journalists and ill-informed fans whip out to defend Hunt when they're foolishly describing him as "our best player".
Amazes me that people keep using a stat like this that covers a multitude of Hunt's glaring weaknesses.
 

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