Hodkinson returns to Manly

[SeaEagle21]

If fit he's straight in. There should not be any question about this. Walks has filled in well but he ain't a half and we all know this.

Agree with this and we now have a plan B should we lose a half going fwd as Walks has been a good fill in.

 

[lurker]

"Hopeful that should get done today" @SeaEagles coach Trent Barrett on Trent Hodkinson leaving @Cronulla_Sharks and joining Manly. Listen on podcast @BigSportsBrekky #nrl

Was this just you being hopeful or was this actually said?

 

[Spartan Eagle]

Hodko straight in. Suli to the wing until Jorge gets back. If Hodko needs a breather for some reason, can shift Dylan to 5/8 , Suli to centre and bring Tom Wright to wing off interchange.

 

[SeaEagle21]

Was this just you being hopeful or was this actually said?

Just listened to the podcast and Baz did say hopefully today we’ll get Hodko. 2 sessions this week and depending when he arrives will make a decision to include him against the Storm.

 

[Woodsie]

Hodkgo In ... Walker to centre ..... Suli to wing .... M. Wright to #14 .....


I'm a Suli fan ... went well, but I must of missed the 6 tries he scored if people are talking about dropping Kelly ......

 

[Loobs]

All depends how quickly we can move Tapau and Dylan Walker to clear space because we are so far over the cap for the next ten years apparently...

 

[Fluffy]

Hodkgo In ... Walker to centre ..... Suli to wing .... M. Wright to #14 .....


I'm a Suli fan ... went well, but I must of missed the 6 tries he scored if people are talking about dropping Kelly ......

you might have been watching a Kelly youtube highlights if you saw him score 6 tries.

Did the game have a silly soundtrack behind it?

 

[lsz]

Is it realistic for a player to join and play the same week? I mean he would have to get to know our structures etc?

 

[Woodsie]

you might have been watching a Kelly youtube highlights if you saw him score 6 tries.

Did the game have a silly soundtrack behind it?

Bit slow this morning so I am not sure if you are taking the piss .... but my point was Suli went good .... but not that good that I would be dropping Kelly .....

 

[Sue]

Structure ?
We have been playing attacking off the cuff high risk stuff and completing at 60 percent. That is why we lose games. No possession, a good forward pack gets tired and we concede tries. Last weeks second half showed the way and I’m sure Barrett learned a lot.

If Hodko can’t direct the big powerful props we have to surge up the middle then he’s not the man for the job. Anyway a seasoned five eight will always be better at that job than Dylan even after two sessions. Dylan is a star, at centre.

 

[BirdMan4ever]

i feel Hodkgo will be much better half partner to DCE than Green & Croker.
his defense, kicking game is right up the with the best.
and he can kick goals.

 

[manlyfan76]

That can be a universal problem.

What's the diff?

 

[StuBoot]

Is it realistic for a player to join and play the same week? I mean he would have to get to know our structures etc?

Haha, there's quite a few on here that say we have no structure.

 

[Eagles2nv]

Just listened to the podcast and Baz did say hopefully today we’ll get Hodko. 2 sessions this week and depending when he arrives will make a decision to include him against the Storm.

Well sounds like its basically a done deal then. Fingers crossed.

I think the club will want to push to have it done by today so they can name him tommorrow in the 21.

Also Baz will want him to have a week at training to settle into the group.

 

[Eagles2nv]

In regard to Hodo the relevant point at the present time is whether he does actually have the match fitness level [ on the injury front ] and playing good enough footy and at a sufficient level to warrant changing a winning back line grouping . If it seems that he can offer something more to the side right now , fair enough , but what he has offered worthwhile in the past is still no indication that he can produce it now. Cut from the knights and now running around with Newtown , maybe he is playing o k , maybe he has been struggling a bit. , it is not really clear . To be recruited as a depth player in the short term seems with in reason but to be injected into a winning side straight away is really another matter. Like Walker , Jamie Lyon was certainly better then most N R L centres [ if not the best ] at the time when he played 5 / 8 and that did not preclude him from playing at 6 and for the best interests of that successful Manly side then. Really can not see any difference now in Walker"s instance and now in the 6 .

I take your point.

Walker is a centre, and he is always thinking like one. He plays like a centre in the halves (tries to run around the guy in front), and really doesn't have a kicking game. He has been solid the last 2 weeks, but he is too talented to waste out of position. Teams like Storm will pick us apart without a short kicking game.

Hodko is an organiser and has a solid kicking game. Green and Hodko are similar, so we are going back to that formula. Hodko is also a goal kicker (so now we have 2). The biggest concern is Hodko's knees.

This decision is more about taking pressure off DCE so he can focus on playing his natural game. Walker can go back to doing what he does best.

 

[Midnight Rambler]

So, more excuses for DCE? Who does he need to hold his hand now?

 

[Eagles2nv]

"Hopeful that should get done today" @SeaEagles coach Trent Barrett on Trent Hodkinson leaving @Cronulla_Sharks and joining Manly. Listen on podcast @BigSportsBrekky #nrl

http://www.bigsportsbreakfast.com.a...pZyBTcG9ydHMgQnJlYWtmYXN0IFRWIzI2MTFfMTExMzEw

 

[KOMORI]

Whilst we’ve been improving this last two weeks, I get the feel that we will be stronger again with a DCE/Hodko halves combination and Kelly/Walks in the centers. Suli has impressed the hell out of me in the centers so far, so the question is wether you’d keep him on the wing with Wright on the bench or vice versa. Either way we are a better team in my opinion.

 

[grassy]

Lets put Nate Miles in a pair of leotards and slip him into the number 6 and give him one more chance.

 

[Bubbler]

I take your point.

Walker is a centre, and he is always thinking like one. He plays like a centre in the halves (tries to run around the guy in front), and really doesn't have a kicking game. He has been solid the last 2 weeks, but he is too talented to waste out of position. Teams like Storm will pick us apart without a short kicking game.

Hodko is an organiser and has a solid kicking game. Green and Hodko are similar, so we are going back to that formula. Hodko is also a goal kicker (so now we have 2). The biggest concern is Hodko's knees.

This decision is more about taking pressure off DCE so he can focus on playing his natural game. Walker can go back to doing what he does best.

Can Hodkinson play on crutches?