Bearfax
Grizzly old fart
Firstly a big difference loosing an over the hill Watmough and an inconsistent TRex. Hoppa was a loss, even if not acknowledged. He may not be a great player but he is good enough to be selected for SOO, and we could still have used him at Manly. But Hoppa went for a huge pay packet that Manly couldnt match (and neither could Parra it turned out).
The situation with Buhrer and Parcell was they were pushed, and Gutherson was let go (had signed a contract for a further 2 years like Parcell), because they didnt fit into the so called plans. Different being outbid, to just giving away contracted players who are young and with potential. And any criticism of Parcell must be conditional upon recognising that he was playing injured with a hamstring injury for much of the year and couldnt effectively stretch out. We never saw the best of this kid.
The situation with Buhrer and Parcell was they were pushed, and Gutherson was let go (had signed a contract for a further 2 years like Parcell), because they didnt fit into the so called plans. Different being outbid, to just giving away contracted players who are young and with potential. And any criticism of Parcell must be conditional upon recognising that he was playing injured with a hamstring injury for much of the year and couldnt effectively stretch out. We never saw the best of this kid.