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We should have let him walk.At the time, we were in a bit of a hole & was reported that St Merge were offering Suli significantly more
We should have let him walk.At the time, we were in a bit of a hole & was reported that St Merge were offering Suli significantly more
Yeah but look how they all turned out.. they won't be on that sort of money come contract time. 600k at this point of time in my opinion is overs. Doesn't even have a full season of NRL under his belt yetEven still .. $600k is chump change for a top line half or fullback ... one that can play both at his level are rare ..
When you consider blokes like Dugan, DZW, Moylan etc etc are on about $800k and blokes like Hunt and Milford are on a million ... even our Walker was on close to 6ook before his troubles ..
Still think he is a bargain ..
Dufty ain't coming to play reserve grade for 3/4 of the season. He isn't a winger either so unless Tom is injured, he wouldn't come anywhere near the team. Dufty will get snapped up by the Dogs or Broncos and be their no.1. Dragons are mad for letting him go....not the best fullback but certainly better than anything they have coming through.Yes we were in a bit of a hole. I would have very happy to see Suli go to St Merge though. He has never been a consistent NRL player, and I think his best days as a centre are behind him. He also isnt suited to playing on the edge, and I really wonder if we can somehow incorporate him in our prop rotation. But looking at our prop depth I think that would turn out to be a waste of time as well.
I think we should let him go to a team looking for a power centre, but I cant see who would take him now. If we could do a swap out with Dufty for the rest of the season (before August 1st), things could work well for both clubs. If we strike a deal to pay some of his freight next season, and also secure Dufty for two years on reasonable coin, we have gone a long way to solving our fullback depth issue. Plus Dufty would be another handy backline utility player, who has genuine strike ability, from anywhere on the field. I would have loved to have got Hynes back but that isnt happening unfortunately. Thoughts?
Yep your right Snake. He wouldnt want to play in reggies. I dont see him at either the Broncos or the Dogs though. Josh Addo Carr will be the Dogs fullback (he hasnt signed with the Dogs to play winger), and Isaako will continue to be developed as the Broncos fullback. That leaves Raiders and the Titans perhaps. They are both already pretty well covered for the fullback position. Any club that takes Dufty on would be probably looking at him as a utility player. We would be no different. He would be a great fourteen for us (depending on the results of the Fainu trial), could fill in as six or seven, and obviously at one for Turbo when he is injured/unavailable. He has also spent a fair bit of time on the wing for the Dragons (not in first grade), but I think he could go ok there as well. I think he is worth a shot for Manly as a utility player, if he cant get a fullback gig anywhere else.Dufty ain't coming to play reserve grade for 3/4 of the season. He isn't a winger either so unless Tom is injured, he wouldn't come anywhere near the team. Dufty will get snapped up by the Dogs or Broncos and be their no.1. Dragons are mad for letting him go....not the best fullback but certainly better than anything they have coming through.
Dufty a bit suspect in defence.Yes we were in a bit of a hole. I would have very happy to see Suli go to St Merge though. He has never been a consistent NRL player, and I think his best days as a centre are behind him. He also isnt suited to playing on the edge, and I really wonder if we can somehow incorporate him in our prop rotation. But looking at our prop depth I think that would turn out to be a waste of time as well.
I think we should let him go to a team looking for a power centre, but I cant see who would take him now. If we could do a swap out with Dufty for the rest of the season (before August 1st), things could work well for both clubs. If we strike a deal to pay some of his freight next season, and also secure Dufty for two years on reasonable coin, we have gone a long way to solving our fullback depth issue. Plus Dufty would be another handy backline utility player, who has genuine strike ability, from anywhere on the field. I would have loved to have got Hynes back but that isnt happening unfortunately. Thoughts?
Maybe... but geese he played well in that semi against vermin.We should have let him walk.
I think the Titans are pretty happy with Brimson at 1. Addo-Carr is a massive risk at fullback given he has never played there before.Yep your right Snake. He wouldnt want to play in reggies. I dont see him at either the Broncos or the Dogs though. Josh Addo Carr will be the Dogs fullback (he hasnt signed with the Dogs to play winger), and Isaako will continue to be developed as the Broncos fullback. That leaves Raiders and the Titans perhaps. They are both already pretty well covered for the fullback position. Any club that takes Dufty on would be probably looking at him as a utility player. We would be no different. He would be a great fourteen for us (depending on the results of the Fainu trial), could fill in as six or seven, and obviously at one for Turbo when he is injured/unavailable. He has also spent a fair bit of time on the wing for the Dragons (not in first grade), but I think he could go ok there as well. I think he is worth a shot for Manly as a utility player, if he cant get a fullback gig anywhere else.
Going pretty well there tonight. Though he looks like he could handle the Dragons five eight role better then Norman does currently. Considering his form tonight it seems very strange they don't want him next year. 7 try involvements tonight. Bloody hell are the Dragons completely nuts on this call???I think the Titans are pretty happy with Brimson at 1. Addo-Carr is a massive risk at fullback given he has never played there before.
I don't think Dufty is a wingers arsehole. He has trouble under the highball and gets rag dolled on kick returns. No thanks. I don't want him defending anywhere near the front line so no to 14 for me.
He is limited in many capacities. If there is one place he probably fits, it's at fullback for the Dragons; go figure?!
Yeah they’re off their heads.Going pretty well there tonight. Though he looks like he could handle the Dragons five eight role better then Norman does currently. Considering his form tonight it seems very strange they don't want him next year. 7 try involvements tonight. Bloody hell are the Dragons completely nuts on this call???
If he had made an appearance for Qld at some stage in his past Kevvie "the overrated reputation coat tails" Walters would be all over him.Yep your right Snake. He wouldnt want to play in reggies. I dont see him at either the Broncos or the Dogs though. Josh Addo Carr will be the Dogs fullback (he hasnt signed with the Dogs to play winger), and Isaako will continue to be developed as the Broncos fullback. That leaves Raiders and the Titans perhaps. They are both already pretty well covered for the fullback position. Any club that takes Dufty on would be probably looking at him as a utility player. We would be no different. He would be a great fourteen for us (depending on the results of the Fainu trial), could fill in as six or seven, and obviously at one for Turbo when he is injured/unavailable. He has also spent a fair bit of time on the wing for the Dragons (not in first grade), but I think he could go ok there as well. I think he is worth a shot for Manly as a utility player, if he cant get a fullback gig anywhere else.
Who'd ever thought, was once a Manly boy, maybe the one that got away. Anyway, good luck to you Nicho..‘Far out, this is happening’: Inside the SIX-club race for Hynes’ signature and why the Sharks won
‘Far out, this is happening’: Inside the SIX-club race for Hynes and why the Sharks wonwww.foxsports.com.au
“But the money isn’t important to me, it was more about getting the opportunity to start every week and make a name for myself in the NRL.
“My manager called me to tell me another club offered X amount and however many years and I said to him ‘if the Sharks can match that or come close then I’m there’,”
Yeah....in a little pond of sharks..He's the big fish in a little pond now.
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