The Rumours Thread

[AyiosYiorgos]

I can't speak for the Tigers but the difference between the Panthers and Dragons is the front office/BOD.

They have one that planned for success and put everything in place to achieve that long term.

We have a BOD that is happy to compete and success = avoiding the spoon each year.

yeah some teams want to win the GF every year that's their goal, Rorters, Storm etc, we are happy to exist and make the numbers up and tell everyone we are a development club, no heart, no soul, no brains.

 

[BIG RIG]

Josh Kerr is reportedly set to be released from the final year of his deal and join the New Zealand Warriors

 

[thommo4pm]

Josh Kerr is reportedly set to be released from the final year of his deal and join the New Zealand Warriors

If true, I wish him well.
He is a terrific young guy.
Have met him several times and had a good chat to him. Terrific bloke.

 

[Saints Forever]

Josh Kerr is reportedly set to be released from the final year of his deal and join the New Zealand Warriors

Perhaps the fans can seek an early release of all board contracts?

 

[Trifili13]

Imagine being a Warrior's supporter and you are being players from the Dragon's. And we think we have problems with a BOD with no ambition.

 

[Lethal25]

So, Kerr leaving. Another departure and still no arrivals.......

Pre-season training starts when?

 

[BLM01]

Josh Kerr is reportedly set to be released from the final year of his deal and join the New Zealand Warriors

Yep good, clear the decks off fringies and start targeting the real ones
Good luck to Kerr although the Warriors seems like an airport terminal departure lounge for coaches and players

 

[redV06]

QLD cup arrivals.. don’t expect much else

 

[denis preston]

Yep good, clear the decks off fringies and start targeting the real ones
Good luck to Kerr although that the club seems like an airport terminal departure lounge

Well it should clearimg the decks.If we replaceKerr, Simms, Ford with journeymen then the club is just f**king with us.

 

[Parko1310]

Aaron Pene has been released from the warriors with an unnamed club supposed to have signed him. Can see this being a direct swap for Kerr. Would be such a Dragons signing... please... don't let it be true.

 

[Dragonsteve2]

If true, I wish him well.
He is a terrific young guy.
Have met him several times and had a good chat to him. Terrific bloke.

Yes, Thommo, I too had several conversations with him and can agree he seemed a great bloke. Always happy to give me plenty of time. I thought if he was to leave he would head home to the Dolphins. Neither Mary nor Griffin got the best out of him. I too wish him well.

The odd thing about this is he just appeared in an ad for the competition for designing the indigenous jersey for 2023.

 

[Mjab]

Not sure why Josh Kerr has been retained. Boy is he over rated. Big dude plodder .

He didn’t look too bad a few years ago

not sure what went wrong

poor coaching and support?
poor game plans ?
poor personal effort ?
or was actually overrated ?
or combination

 

[BLM01]

Well it should clearimg the decks.If we replaceKerr, Simms, Ford with journeymen then the club is just f**king with us.

We are clearing the decks to fit Benny in at the higher offer

 

[Old Timer]

Always interesting how players with a lot of hype early on that in the end don't make it is somehow always the coach's fault for not getting the best out of them.

FMD with a body the size of Kerr he should have got the best out of himself and steam rolled over the top of lots of little blokes.

But according to some genius's in this place somehow the coach must have told him not to do that.

Even if that was the case, then how is it that in all the years he was here he just didn't for once break with instructions and just do it for the sake of it?

Coach's aren't always responsible for all a players failures and inability to live up to the hype they have from their junior days.

 

[Mjab]

While Hunt had a great season for the Dragons he was pretty much a shoe in for best player because of what we have around him. Among wasn’t allowed to do anything until the last few games when he finally got some ball. Our 9 is bottom of the rung across the league and our No1 [Ramsey] is learning the role at the back. So for the few games we won, Hunt got all the Daily M points. However, this doesn’t automatically make him the best player for our team moving forward. Souths were reliant upon Reynolds but let him go with a young kid ready to step up [and he had a failure or two this season]. Unlike Reynolds, Hunt hasn’t been able to lead the team to the finals even for his $1m payment. I am unconvinced he is worth the payment and would be willing to let him go so we can bolster our forward pack.

Agree

the bottom line is hunt has not resulted in the team achieving much over the last 4 years
and this will not really change in the next 1-3 years depending on him re-signing
macca is the worst hooker in the comp
if Hunt plays 9 we have some chance
he can rotate with Sullivan

 

[possm]

Agree

the bottom line is hunt has not resulted in the team achieving much over the last 4 years
and this will not really change in the next 1-3 years depending on him re-signing
macca is the worst hooker in the comp
if Hunt plays 9 we have some chance
he can rotate with Sullivan

Hunt's rep selections are as a hooker. We keep selecting him in the 7 number; aya no more.

McInnes was the same. Insisted on being chosen in the 9 jumper, even to the expense of Robson's progress into first grade, and then settled for a bench back-row position at the Sharks.

 

[Illusion]

He didn’t look too bad a few years ago

not sure what went wrong

poor coaching and support?
poor game plans ?
poor personal effort ?
or was actually overrated ?
or combination

Just lacked that mungrel for such a big man , as everyone stated a nice bloke .....

 

[Slippery Morris]

I can't speak for the Tigers but the difference between the Panthers and Dragons is the front office/BOD.

The big difference between Saints and Penrith is they got rid of Hook because he was no good for their juniors and Saints still have him and he is destroying Saints juniors which the Panthers avoided. Saints have a great bunch coming through pre Hook, now they are looking to leave 2 years with Hook. That is a huge red flag as to Hook's coaching ability with Juniors.

 

[saintmar]

Josh Kerr is reportedly set to be released from the final year of his deal and join the New Zealand Warriors

Very Sad if true.
I rate him and he has not been given a fair go here.
He will kill it wherever he goes if given an opportunity and we will be kicking ourselves for releasing him.
I hope he stays as he has size is mobile and can off-load.

 

[RedVee_8]

Josh Kerr has been in the cusp of making it as a first grader for a few years. Generally errors have let him down.

But his last appearance he went pretty well I thought. Didn’t see him again though. I think he was injured.