Jack Bird

[Ohgeez]

Why not someone 10yrs younger then?!

Because no one is trading a 20 year old with potential for Nathan Brown

 

[The '47ers]

Because no one is trading a 20 year old with potential for Nathan Brown

Touché

 

[mickqld]

So… we replace someone who would be really low in the pecking order, with someone who also will be really low in the pecking order.

What’s the fuss about? You need these players.

If it doesn’t pay off, we gain another depth second rower, on the level of MCK. If it does pay off, we might get a suitable 14. All for low coin.

We’re not talking about first choice 17 members here.

But this is the problem. Half of our 1st choice 17 will end up in rehab like this year because we get injured easily by being dominated by stronger, fitter, faster teams and then these low coin cast offs become our top 17 run on players. It doesn't work. Unless the club is prepared to build a team like Des did in 2005-2011 then we are consigned to just making up the numbers and never figuring in big finals matches.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Half of our 1st choice 17 will end up in rehab like this year because we get injured easily by being dominated by stronger, fitter, faster teams

That was not why Paseka or Haumole got injured. Nor Croker and Jake for that matter.
I agree older players or those with injury history are not ideal as they might be more prone to getting hurt.
But in such as tough sport as NRL, all players can and almost certainly will be hurt, at some stage.
I'd have preferred a younger player, but if it's Brown out, Bird in, we haven't gone backwards overall, just shifted the depth from middle to second row/centre, which is where we need more depth.

Plus it's a good confirmation Navale has relegated Brown from our top 17 plans.

 

[Shoe1]

This is terrible news. I’ve always loved it when manly played a team with bird in it because he is a total liability, a bird brain with poor discipline, a non entity. Ffs.

At least with Brown he plays direct and honest. No frills.

 

[Highflier]

Agree. He has the spindly legs of Ryan Papenhuyzen with the speed of Nathan Brown.

thats cruel 🙂

 

[double hoops]

Bird & Viliame. What a day.

 

[DUFFMAN]

I’d say the move is to free up a position for Moale to be here in 2026.
We didn’t have the space beforehand.

 

[Rocky]

It is a lateral move, who cares?

I see it as a marginal upgrade, tbh, as Brown is perhaps even more busted, and at least Bird can add second-row depth.

Good to see the usual suspects using it as another chance to bag the club, or Jake or whoever.

 

[bob dylan]

This is terrible news. I’ve always loved it when manly played a team with bird in it because he is a total liability, a bird brain with poor discipline, a non entity. Ffs.

At least with Brown he plays direct and honest. No frills.

You referring to

A. Greg
B. Jack
C. Dickie
D. Non of the above.

 

[Nordburg]

You referring to

A. Greg
B. Jack
C. Dickie
D. Non of the above.

Dickie just falls out of Manly’s recent recruitment strategy,only by a couple of weeks though

 

[Shoe1]

It is a lateral move, who cares?

I see it as a marginal upgrade, tbh, as Brown is perhaps even more busted, and at least Bird can add second-row depth.

Good to see the usual suspects using it as another chance to bag the club, or Jake or whoever.

Jake Bird?

 

[Shoe1]

You referring to

A. Greg
B. Jack
C. Dickie
D. Non of the above.

B.

Mainly because he can’t play very well.

 

[Shoe1]

I’d say the move is to free up a position for Moale to be here in 2026.
We didn’t have the space beforehand.

How does swapping brown for bird free up a spot?

 

[madmax]

He may be getting on but he's a little More than mediocre !!

Big upgrade on Waddell 100%!!!!

 

[DUFFMAN]

How does swapping brown for bird free up a spot?

Bird won’t be added to the top 30
Brown is removed from it.

 

[madmax]

Bird & Viliame. What a day.

You don’t think getting Viliame back is a good thing. Was playing well with us until his manager shopped him. Wasn’t given much opportunity at the Dragons but could be a plus. I’d have him over Waddell everyday!!

 

[Nordburg]

Bird won’t be added to the top 30
Brown is removed from it.

Why won’t Bird be added to the top 30?