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The Rumours Thread

TheRev

Coach
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I think we can watch saturdays game and then start making our astute assessments.. we are all still guessing based off a few minutes in trials.. and several of them didnt even play trials like CT & Liddle..
 
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KingFlanno7

Juniors
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I watched him closely yesterday and he looked like he was struggling just minutes after he got out there, major plodding going on and he left a hole for a Penrith try scorer to stroll through. He looked like early Kerr, top heavy or just tired the way he was moving, slow loping strides. Maybe it was round 1 rust but he looked less than fit. I know he plays alright most weeks but I was a bit put off the way he played yesterday .
Thank god we didnt sign him for 500k holy shit, sharks are crazy 🤣
 

Jubilee

Juniors
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I watched him closely yesterday and he looked like he was struggling just minutes after he got out there, major plodding going on and he left a hole for a Penrith try scorer to stroll through. He looked like early Kerr, top heavy or just tired the way he was moving, slow loping strides. Maybe it was round 1 rust but he looked less than fit. I know he plays alright most weeks but I was a bit put off the way he played yesterday .
All four NRL teams played poorly. Cronulla and Penrith both seemed panicked. Cole is not a replacement for Luai. And across the park neither the Warriors nor Canberra look like a threat to our side. Chooks with their heads cut off. Looking at them, I now feel more confident about our halves.
 

SnowDragon

Juniors
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Good we would of had to pay him what he isn't worth.
$450K was more than enough.
Paying players like him overs is how we got into the situation we are in and just starting to get out of.
I’m happier with Guler, and I don’t want too many older guys with the younger guys coming thru. We have to balance the team to keep and evaluate the cream.
 

RedVDave

First Grade
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Hazelton is solid but we need more than that we need a hard edged game breaking prop.

Someone like Haas (I know it's not going to happen just using it as an example)
 
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Our forward pack is developing nicely.

Saturday will be the first real test.

live the look of the KOE Cup pack too.

If a couple more come through to first grade we won’t need Francis Molo or Dave Klemmer.

Coachman x 2
Hamish Stewart

LPT
Latu
Halanghu
Tsougranis

If developed successfully, Flanno’s Babes here we come
 

hook hook

Juniors
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I was impressed with Stewart in the trials. He looks like weight is coming on quicker than the likes of the couchmans over the last few years so hopefully he can keep chucking it on and be part of a bigger middle rotations
 

TheRev

Coach
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Stewart is very tall and size wise he will be very well suited to 1st grade, he just has to develop a style that works for him.. whether its making metres or a lock or a 2nd rower.. he has so much to learn and practice.

It's just that I wanted Klemmer (or a 'fit' Sele or a lobotomised Frank) in that #17 spot.. world of difference in 1st grade impact... definitely nervous when our starting props come off.. normally we have atleast one big name prop on the bench.. although Ryan is going pretty good tbf.
 
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