Coates is probably the best in the comp from kicks so it could be a tough day for Saab although with his height he should be able to at least compete. Grant Anderson is a fringe first grader with no where near Koula’s athleticism. Howarth is strong for a centre but pretty confident he won’t be...
We have been paying DCE $1 million for the last 10+ years & it hasn’t won us a comp. I’m not sure why people would want more of the same but expect different results, clearly we need something to change if we want to take the next big step.
The club thinks it’s a marquee prop & id agree. While...
Honestly think he just says things to try make headlines for himself these days. His newest one was today suggesting instead of 10 minutes in the bin it should be changed to 8 minutes in the bin. Absolutely looking for click bait, how do you even come up with this stuff & try pretend your a...
I thought he would also be 0 chance of playing but I don’t see why the would have named him in the 22 if he wasn’t a good chance. No reason to rush/risk anyone this early in the year, hopefully he is out or it could be ugly
Sat on the bench for about 65 minutes then got on the field for less than a 10 minute stint. Couple good runs with a bad miss in defence that almost ended in a eels try, seems like they were just getting him the experience of how much faster it is from juniors to Reggie’s
Schuster hasn’t played a game of 1st grade in over a year seems like a good decision to flick him. Sam Fainu has been ok at times but very underwhelming so far this year while Latu has been in & out of reserve grade battling hamstring injuries. Oh & they are also earning over $500k a year which...
His lines have been great this year tbh. Would love him to get more early ball but keep an eye on him bursting through the gaps in the next few weeks, paid off today & almost got a try last week from it as well
Would it be crazy to say he is the best defensive fullback in the comp? Makes unreal tackles every game he plays there, clearly held that ball up today again even though the bunker didn’t agree
It’s all good we have Hoppa as great cover now. If we want to win a comp we have to be able to win games without him just like panthers do. Let’s not forget Cleary only played 13 games last year, just need the guns fit when it counts in finals time
Moale & Pahulu are free to sign for 2026 & for 2027 still off contract Tuku Hau Tapuha, Naufahu Whyte & Xavier Va’a are all good promising young players. Out of all them I’d like Whyte the most but he is also probably the most unlikely
Jumping on the back of this did anybody watch Laifai in jersey Flegg? Only came on with about 20 minutes or so left in the game but his hit ups were unreal. Looks hard to put down just needs to develop an offload, Clearly a top talent for the future of our pack. Probably needs to work on his...
1 club making a stupid over pay decision doesn’t affect the entire market. DCE is certainly not $1.5 million or Cleary would be worth $2.5 million. Newcastle were desperate & have made a silly decision
While I agree Turbo should take a pay cut accounting for his injury concerns Cleary only played 13 games last season & managed to win a comp. We’ve also seen Pap have a lot of problems with Melbourne always staying competitive.
The difference is other teams play a simple style of footy without...
