Can we please buy a backrower Seibs

[Ohgeez]

Apparently decks are shuffling in Newcastle and Dylan Lucas may come down to the Peninsula.

Would be an unreal signing if they get it done. Moses client so I’d say we have the advantage to get it done

 

[Swoopingeagle23]

Apparently decks are shuffling in Newcastle and Dylan Lucas may come down to the Peninsula.

Where have you heard this?

 

[Sheikheagle]

Lucas would be awesome. I would say thats for 2027.

 

[Ben]

Yes for Lucas!! Would be massive to land him. Huge wraps on him

 

[double hoops]

Lucas is contracted for both 26 and 27. New coaches often want to free up money and bring in who they want in.

 

[maxta]

Fermor you like.
Now Maxta. Would you describe Heather as an average or not so highly rated player by any chance?

Rate Heather robust, tough and a real competitor - ideal signing .... said a while ago also chasing an "elite" Qld signing and not out the race, but will know in coming weeks if this can become reality

 

[Disco]

That would be great, but it won’t happen and furthermore would it balance our side re the cap? I don’t think so.

How about Paseka and Quac? With Moale and Bully in the rotation, now that is a middle that could hold its own, then what we do need is 2 mobile hard working edges.

Few things to consider, Quac is a quality edge, but I think he’d make a better middle, getting 10 minutes either side of halftime, would help his game.

His a big man who can hit and make meters, however it’s his size and speed that may become his Achilles heel on the edge moving forward, he has struggled with 80 at times, his line speed and lateral movements won’t get any better, in fact if he continues to add weight to his frame it could become an issue sooner than latter.

Quality props are probably harder to find than edges, and if where being honest we need speed on our edges, mobile with big batteries and a big dog in the middle, Quac’s that player for me.

I think we could find a couple of edges to fill the void, Ben would make a good bench member, perhaps even a solid 3rd middle, but we have issues their already, Jake, Navale, Kobe, so that’s not going to happen, probably just like moving Quac up front.

Anyway Tent, Quac, Moale and Bull make for a good rotation, TKO solid back up for a year possibly 2 and would compete for a starting spot on his current form. No Brown, No Lodge.

I’ll probably get shot down in any case, but how about finding 2 quality edges to support that middle and see if we can come up with a team sheet that looks like it can more than hold its own, perhaps 1 edge and a nine would be better, actually 2 edges and a 9 would be great

Try this pack, find 2 edges to complete it.

8 Tent
9 Simpkin - he needs back up from a 14 or we need to find a second 9
10 Quac
11 ?
12 ? You can play Ben and find one mobile edge able to cover our backline
13 Kobe - Jake - Navale 13 is a question mark that may be awkward for 26.

14 ? A quality 14 like Wishart would be ideal, can play a multitude of positions.
15 Ben if we play Ben in the starting side, one of our 13’s could come onto the bench, helping there a little, maybe, being a positional thing
16 Moale
17 Bully

18 Navale, who probably shouldn’t miss out, unless he can be transitioned to play SR, it’s going to a hard year with Jake in the squad.

Anyway add edges to that middle, wouldn’t cost anything like Hass would and would add more if we find the right edges IMO, food for thought.

Personally feel we are still currently better served with Haumole on the edge

 

[Rafferty]

Personally feel we are still currently better served with Haumole on the edge

Yer, I didn’t expect it to be popular and maybe your right for the next season or 2, but the game is unearthing some very talented running SR’s, highly mobile running edges with speed, ie Lucas he would have to be as quick as most outside backs, would be a handy pick up for us if true.

For me, Quac’s physically made to be up front, he’ll probably lose a yard or two in the coming seasons, as the game speeds up even more and the 80 minute expectation will become a factor, the modern proto type for edge forwards has already changed away from Quac’s physical attributes, (excluding his raw power) with his skill set and power he’d make a cracking prop, possibly the closest thing we could get to a Hass, anyway don’t expect I’ll be seeing it come to life in any case.

 

[double hoops]

Rate Heather robust, tough and a real competitor - ideal signing .... said a while ago also chasing an "elite" Qld signing and not out the race, but will know in coming weeks if this can become reality

I was expecting you would say Heatherington was the highly rated elite one of the two.

Interesting. Media reporting we don't have heaps of space in our cap for next year. Weeks is a long time in league.

Lucas perfect fit for mine, cover centre, quick for a forward. Goes to the contest.

My one concern If Knights are look to let him go, he his $$$ might be up there.

This is where the top clubs make it happen.

 

[maxta]

I was expecting you would say Heatherington was the highly rated elite one of the two.

Interesting. Media reporting we don't have heaps of space in our cap for next year. Weeks is a long time in league.

Lucas perfect fit for mine, cover centre, quick for a forward. Goes to the contest.

My one concern If Knights are look to let him go, he his $$$ might be up there.

This is where the top clubs make it happen.

There just may be a sneaky "uplifting" signing in coming weeks double hoops.... I just get concerned some higher profile players in the picture, will simply use Manlys interest to "up" there price round the negotiation table, but are definitely "chasing " which can only be rated positive ...
Will be interesting to see what transpires in coming months, but at least in the hunt, which is only a good thing