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Delboy

First Grade
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Avenger, you have hit the spot


These players are not NRL standard and need to be removed asap to give the club some opportunity to be competitive. A major problem is I am told, that by promoting NYC players at this stage the club will break the 2nd tier cap big time. They have a lot of faith in these players coming through, but have to get some experienced troops to help them

Trying to turn reserve graders into NRL players is almost impossible, one or two can be carried, but not the number we have signed over the past 2/3 years

I have held season tickets since 1982, and this is the worst team ever, at least in the late 90s the players tried and you could see that. I cant imagine how frustrating it is for a coach who had no say In the roster, the downside is trying ti attract players for the right sort of money if you are underperforming ouch
 

Maroubra Eel

Coach
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Harrison would be on about $250k. Matt Ryan about half of that.

A quarter of one million dollars to run around a park in Wentworthville is not bad money if you can get it.

Under the salary cap we can't afford to have players like Harrison on our books.
 

Avenger

Immortal
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A quarter of one million dollars to run around a park in Wentworthville is not bad money if you can get it.

Under the salary cap we can't afford to have players like Harrison on our books.

Their were reports in the SMH that Harrison is on $300k. I say bullshit. My guess is probably horse shit too.
 

Poupou Escobar

Post Whore
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I thought Harrison had a real go. His defence was strong. He actually stopped the ball carried unlike the rest of the pack. Id definately leave him in first grade.

I agree he needs more than one game before getting the arse.

Williame has had little opportunity but he isnt a winger, give Falou a go.

You mean that guy who also doesn't play wing, but in a lower grade?
 

Poupou Escobar

Post Whore
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line speed was slow too we looked more like a zombie horde shuffling down the field than a team rushing to cut off metres

The reason our line speed is so slow is because the opposition keep bending us back and landing on their guts. So by the time they play the ball we're still getting back the ten.
 

Poupou Escobar

Post Whore
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I cant imagine how frustrating it is for a coach who had no say In the roster, the downside is trying ti attract players for the right sort of money if you are underperforming ouch

Well this is the fourth coach in seven years and none of them had a say in the roster. They all seemed to struggle to improve it as well.

Probably why we're so bad. The key to succession in your fulltime squad is cheap talent out of your 'academy'. We're only starting to see that now.
 

Poupou Escobar

Post Whore
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Try around $150,000 for Harrison

Still too much for a backup, although he was obviously brought here to play first grade.

If Sticky thinks Harrison isn't good enough for NRL footy he should have a look at video of him last year. He wasn't a world beater but he was solid. And defends better than many of our current back row.
 

Avenger

Immortal
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Probably why we're so bad. The key to succession in your fulltime squad is cheap talent out of your 'academy'. We're only starting to see that now.


How exactly are we seeing that now ? Considering we are without doubt the worst team in the comp.
 

Someone

Bench
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How exactly are we seeing that now ? Considering we are without doubt the worst team in the comp.

i guess we are seeing decent juniors come through to the fulltime squad (Tanginoa, Terepo, Pritchard, Loko) but its all f**king wasted because we are a rabble and we have to be careful that it doesnt turn these players to shit.

early in the season tanginoa was our best f**king player lol.
 

Poupou Escobar

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How exactly are we seeing that now ? Considering we are without doubt the worst team in the comp.

We're starting to see some cheap backups coming out of our academy. That means we can allow the contracts of our overpaid backups (eight off contract this year) to expire and spend more on our top 17.
 

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