The search for a 2012 5/8 thread

[Gronk]

Ok so we have a half back. Welcome Chris !

Candidates for 2012 5/8 are currently as follows:-

• Daniel Mortimer
• Jarryd Hayne
• Casey Maguire
• Tom Humble
• Brad Murray
• Reni Maitua

or an outside signing.

Thoughts ?

 

[pedge]

Ok so we have a half back. Welcome Chris !

Candidates for 2012 5/8 are currently as follows:-

• Daniel Mortimer
• Jarryd Hayne
• Casey Maguire
• Tom Humble
• Brad Murray
• Reni Maitua

or an outside signing.

Thoughts ?

I still live in hope that we did a Canterbury on the storm and bumped up duffies price so we can sign Widdop
Somehow, I don’t think they will be letting him go anytime soon

 

[Freak2]

You can take off that list anyone who is not 5' 11' and weighs less than 90KG's.

 

[mickdo]

Undoubtedly Mortimer will be given first crack. It would be interesting to see how he would go with Sandow at 7, and whether SK would use them as a left/right pairing or have Sandow as primary playmaker. I sure hope its the latter.

 

[Glenn]

Wouldn't mind Morts being given a shot, where he has a attacking half back beside him which would allow him to play his natural game.

 

[MrT]

Ok so we have a half back. Welcome Chris !

Candidates for 2012 5/8 are currently as follows:-

• Daniel Mortimer
• Jarryd Hayne
• Casey Maguire
• Tom Humble
• Brad Murray
• Reni Maitua

or an outside signing.

Thoughts ?

who said we won't sign one

Please get Hopa and move himm to full back and move Hayne to 6

 

[forward pass]

Wouldn't mind Morts being given a shot, where he has a attacking half back beside him which would allow him to play his natural game.

..and his natural game is what ???

 

[Glenn]

..and his natural game is what ???

One where he is not trying to organise the attack.

 

[Gronk]

who said we won't sign one

Please get Hopa and move himm to full back and move Hayne to 6

Yep the Hoppa/Hayne scenario works for me.

Personally I'm liking the way that Widdop and Zillman have transitioned to 6. I think it would work for Hayne as well, if he can leave his ego in the carpark.

 

[TheParraboy]

we should go hard for corey pearson

 

[SDM]

Benji Marshall

 

[Twizzle]

Marmin Barba, perhaps for 2013

 

[mickdo]

we should go hard for corey pearson

Think he'd come back out of retirement?

 

[mickdo]

Marmin Barba, perhaps for 2013

That's a very big perhaps. I think we often get a bit too carried away with the faith we put in our lower graders.

 

[Gronk]

Marmin Barba, perhaps for 2013

Is there a 5/8 his size in the NRL ? I think there is good a reason why Ben Barba and Preston Campbell have done best at FB rather than any other position.

 

[caylo]

I think while Mortimer has improved he is not the type of player that will suit Sandow, I am of the belief that Sandow needs a more genuine 5-8 so can ball play while Sandow ill take care of the Majority of the kicking.

We have Humble and MaGuire who can fill these roles and someone like Roberts or Widdop are options. If we can keep MaGuire and Humble (assuming the guys plays some footy this year) we may be better off looking at a jnr player rather then going for a more experienced 5-8 (considering we have paid 100K/year more for Sandow then our initial 300K offer).

We must also consider we probably are in the market for a back (hoppa hopefully) and a backrower aswell.

 

[Parraren]

If we sign Hopoate there is a very strong chance Hayne will move to 5/8 imo.

Widdop would be the other target, as he can play either fullback or 5/8 thus giving us a bit of flexibility.

 

[SDM]

Daniel Wagon

 

[forward pass]

One where he is not trying to organise the attack.

Not sure that is Sandows strong point either. I think we need an organiser somewhere.

 

[The Engineers Room]

I know people will get sick of this and I say it every time but Lee Briers.

If not then another is Tim Moltzen.