Surprising twist? Croker back (not really a twist). Lodge in (thought he couldn't play until next week otherwise this wouldn't surprise me. Talau centre, Garrick wing - this would be a twist, Lehi FB and Turbo centre - twist, DCE out and Walsh in - twist. Zaidas on the bench - twist.
Cupboard is pretty bare. They look to be fast tracking young Zaidas at hooker however no sure how he is going. May Hayley, Brendon Konz look to have potential and both have had stints in NWS Cup. Young Hugo Hart had a decent cameo in the first trial and has progressed from SG Ball to JF. Ex...
Back on topic. Fogarty is probably the best we could have hoped for given contracts, $$'s etc. Yes DCE will be a loss and Fogarty is not a like for like swap however he would be in the top 5 half's at the moment. His game against Storm was excellent and he contributed in all facets, not just...
Zero confidence in this and with Aloaia out our pack looks average. Dragons are a good side and if we are not 100% switched on then this could get ugly.
Agree he is not worth $900k now and I wouldn't expect his next contract to be that value either. Re failing to bring a premiership back home, apart from Panthers, Roosters, Storm (I forget who else won a premiership in last 10 years) there are a heap of players this could be said about.
Not sure if you have seen Jake in the media the past few days but he is Manly through and through. Said he doesn't want to play anywhere else and seems upset about Cherry's decision to depart. There will be other clubs interested in Jake and I would like him to resign. Has he slowed down...
I have been a big fan of DCE however this leaves a sour taste. There are two sides to the story however the bottom line is he has decided to go. Does not sit well with me. We may never know the true story but DCE is no fool and there is a fine line with putting on too much pressure (by the...
The Humphreys decision is a bit of a head scratcher. As per Bozo's post he can cover a number of positions and I think should have been valued in front of Arthur, Wakeham, Matterson, Simpkin, Waddell (maybe Tevaga). I didn't like it at eh time and I like it less now.
Similarly, Kaeo Weekes...
Does anyone know what happened to Alton Naiyep - young, powerful PNG centre/winger who played SG Ball last year? Had big wraps and seems to have disappeared.
Flegg squad looks a bit light on and we have obviously lost a few as per Joe's post. No Mafoa named which is interesting. May have also moved on. I would imagine a few SG Ball players will move up - hooker, Large, Hart, Laiafi etc. Not sure of the story re Walsh and a couple named in NSW cup...
Gee our SG Ball team look under sized. Watching the SG Ball highlights vs Melbourne was not a pretty watch. Losing Zaida at hooker has hurt and while a few good individual players e.g. Large, we look outgunned.
Tough match-ups this week. HM vs first placed Bunnies and SG Ball vs 2nd placed...
