Luke Keary possibly playing this week

[HunchoRooster]

I don't just want a short term fix to win a premiership. I want to create another 10 year dynasty with the potential for more than one premiership.

Fair call.

[Headless Chook]

Based off relative scaling of the current personnel in the comp, he is the closest you will get to Cronk given Coops has retired. Is he as good as him? Absolutely not. Not many are. But off what is available on the market and who is running around currently, he is in the Top 3 halves in the comp.

He brings leadership, determination, game management and a long kicking game. Things we are sorely lacking. Sam Walker could learn from him and should be apart of our plans. Given he was dropped for Joey Manu to play 6, I think sending him to 14 for Ben Hunt makes more sense than what was done earlier in the year.

Would you take a premiership in 2024 if it meant losing Sam Walker? I would as they don't come around too often.

That's not just a stetch, you have just broken the world long jump record. So signing Ben Hunt is going to guarantee a premiership? Surely you're taking the piss?

As I said before he's no Cronk so stop pretending that he is going to have a Cronk-like impacxt on our team.

[Johnny73]

I never thought we'd be at the stage of sports journalism, let alone Rugba Leeg journalism would make me miss Paul Kent. Like he *CENSORED*

[Sentimentinel]

https://www.theroar.com.au/2023/06/2...letely-ruined/

[HunchoRooster]

That's not just a stetch, you have just broken the world long jump record. So signing Ben Hunt is going to guarantee a premiership? Surely you're taking the piss?

As I said before he's no Cronk so stop pretending that he is going to have a Cronk-like impacxt on our team.

My long jump record broken only by the jump you made to get that conclusion out of my comment.

Never said it would guarantee a premiership. It is a hypothetical question in which the best possible outcome would occur for the risk of signing a 34 year old and losing a 20 year old prodigy. With all the variables, would the best possible outcome outweigh the prospect of losing Walker? (which itself is a bad outcome.) It's also worth noting we aren't far off losing Walker anyway given the man management he's experienced this season.

Hunt would have his own impact on the team and it would be a positive impact, not comparing to Cronk as I said previously. I am comparing him against other current halves in the comp.

[Headless Chook]

My long jump record broken only by the jump you made to get that conclusion out of my comment.

Never said it would guarantee a premiership. It is a hypothetical question in which the best possible outcome would occur for the risk of signing a 34 year old and losing a 20 year old prodigy. With all the variables, would the best possible outcome outweigh the prospect of losing Walker? (which itself is a bad outcome.) It's also worth noting we aren't far off losing Walker anyway given the man management he's experienced this season.

Hunt would have his own impact on the team and it would be a positive impact, not comparing to Cronk as I said previously. I am comparing him against other current halves in the comp.

I don't see the relevance of the question when we are talking about signing Ben Hunt. Ben Hunt will not deliver us a premiership, his record with the Dragons has been diabolical with the only good season being when his contract was up for renewal. I don't see any value in him coming to the club at all

For what it's worth though, would I take a premiership if it meant losing Walker?? That depends on the circumstances in which we have lost him. If it's because we have just signed Nathan Cleary then yes I would. If it's to sign some over rated 34yo on a hail mary contract then no. I would rather long term success then a quick sugar hit

[HunchoRooster]

I don't see the relevance of the question when we are talking about signing Ben Hunt. Ben Hunt will not deliver us a premiership, his record with the Dragons has been diabolical with the only good season being when his contract was up for renewal. I don't see any value in him coming to the club at all

For what it's worth though, would I take a premiership if it meant losing Walker?? That depends on the circumstances in which we have lost him. If it's because we have just signed Nathan Cleary then yes I would. If it's to sign some over rated 34yo on a hail mary contract then no. I would rather long term success then a quick sugar hit

I think the difference we have is that I highly rate Benny Hunt and you do not. Which is fine. Entitled to your opinion. I for one though think he is a great footy player and any great player would struggle in that putrid Saints team.

Respect your stance though and I see the importance of retaining Sam Walker, who if he can develop to his potential, could end up winning numerous premierships in the RWB.

[Bates]

Add Hunt, a decent left strike centre, and another capable pig with a hard edge and I'd put my shed on another premiership.