1 Outside Back Short

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SBW shouldn't be limited to one side. So I would go with him as a roaming lock as someone suggested already. It would free up another centre spot for BJ or Moga as well. Then Friend to the bench if we can still afford to carry him there.

On a side not, if he were to come to us surely that would mean the end of Mini in 1st grade.




By that logic the whole Wallabies squad are crap. The all blacks are something else mate.

Mate there are better players running around in the NRL than what run out for the All Blacks.

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I wouldnt be suprised if cooper does come to us next year.Sonny wants him to and he wants to play in the same team as Sonny.Is this the 3rd and last of Fred 68s predictions?

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Do you want to see us punted for breaking the cap?

Broncos will be all over Quade if he's genuinely interested in swapping codes, we are no chance.

If he comes to league he will be a Rooster. He has more or less said so himself. No doubt about that, but he wants to see the money. Maybe that's why we went for the cheap option with our coach (not meant as a criticism).

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Also his been a massive roosters supporter since he was a kids and admirers Fittler

[Guest]

Do you want to see us punted for breaking the cap?

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Just like my insurance, it'll be third party.

[Guest]

Just like my insurance, it'll be third party.

Panasonic could become OUR third party rort...

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Panasonic could become OUR third party rort...

[Guest]

Our new assistant coach.

[Spanner in the works]

How are we even close to breaking the cap? Shit take a look at Manly. Almost their entire 17 are rep players and a good chunk of those are world class players. Who do we have?

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Mate there are better players running around in the NRL than what run out for the All Blacks.

give yourself an upercut.
they are extreme athletes, the best in the world, and they would tear any league team to shreds. thats the simplicity of it.
i aint gonnna take anything you say seriously again

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I still believe we are one outside back short once the dust settles. I believe Mini is done and offers nothing at fullback and will offer little on the wing. He's too slow, he's ineffective from dummy-half and he has no power running left in him. We are pinning a lot of hope on Henry, RTS, Oldfield, Peni and Tupou. I think the only thing the club has fallen short on in getting us in to a strong position for the future is this outside back area. I wish they had 1 or 2 less backrowers, 1 less Minichiello and a Justin O'Neill, Dane Gagai, Gerard Beale etc waiting in the wings. All of whom were off contract this year. All players who are starting winger/centres, but more importantly would make very good fullback alternatives.

1. RTS - I can't see how we can expect him to play 26 + rounds next year as starting fullback. I have heard that Oldfield is handy pick up and the fact he wasn't playing for Manly all year in a nutshell is obvious. Why develop him further for us.
2. Oldfield/Tupou - see my opening statement.
3. BJ - I still don't what BJ's best position is. I always (and still some what do) considered him a backrower. But after watching him in the City-Country Origin match and seeing him further develop I think he has the talent to make a great fist of the centre position. He played well this year in patches, and with Anasta inside him that's saying something.
4. SKD - He is a grand final centre, world champions centre. Yes his defensive lapses, but I'd rather having playing with us than against us.
5. Tau Tau - He will get there. SBW will be worth his weight in gold to someone like Tau (I coached Tau age 12). SBW will provide him, and a lot of others with great confidence.
6. Maloney - will provide us with everything Braith didn't. Has defensive flaws, but not through lack of effort and commitment unlike some others.
7. Pearce - He is a class half, and when class halves are rare these days I am happy we have him. Is he happy to have us?
8. JWH - Simply we need a Hannant work load from him. He is effective in everything he does, but needs to do MORE of it. In saying that - less penalties please...
9. Friend - Needs to have his work rate reduced. Makes too many tackles to be effective. Hopefully he and Pearce can be provided with better go forward by FORWARDS rather than wingers, and we will see him continue to develop and learn that less is sometimes more.
10. MK - Just like JWH. We need MK to be our Tolman.
11. SBW - Let him do his thing on the right edge. Can hear it now: SBW gets arm free pops beautiful ball to SKD streaking down the left edge. He has Moga outside, RTS looming on the inside. TRY!! RTS scores his 20th try of the year and the crowd is chanting 'Barba Who'?
12. Guerra - Left side is all yours Aiden, like has been last 4 or so seasons. Very under rated. Best part is we have adequate back up - for he is injury prone.
13. Cordner - can he be our Fensom/Parker? If not who will it be? Bosden?

14. Seluini/Maubs
15. Evans
16. FPN/Taka
17. Tasi/Bosden

The bench is a tricky one, depends how Trent plays it I guess. What he expects from Friend. What he can get out of Seluini. What he gets out of JWH, MK, FPN and Tasi. We need for whoever replaces JWH and MK after 20-25mins to continue the platform they lay-something that didn't happen this year. One thing for sure is that Newtown will have a cracking forward pack next year.

That just leaves one other decision - CAPTAINCY. MK for mine.

Look forward to hearing some thoughts on what I have written. Good or Bad.

SKD is a dud. You bag Mini as having nothing left, although his credentials are much better than SKD's.

If you said that both were living on past glories, I could cop that.

Just like referees, it is all about consistency.

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bosden is our fensom/parker/johnson

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It might not be superstar money, but it's certainly ALOT more than he's worth!

In your opinion. How about waiting and seeing next season if it is value for money instead of whining like a bitch.

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SKD is a dud. You bag Mini as having nothing left, although his credentials are much better than SKD's.

If you said that both were living on past glories, I could cop that.

Just like referees, it is all about consistency.

LOL yeah mate 24 year old SKD is living on 'past glories'. At least these past glories were only 2 years ago, and not 10.

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All the comparing of Moga and Falou is amusing. Falou played an entire season on the wing. Barba played an entire season going between fullback and wing FROM the bench. So what? Mini started as a winger-turned into fullback. There is a good reason for this induction trend. So when it comes down to it, do I want a 2 season, grand final playing, rep player in BJ as my starting centre for 26 rounds, or an 19 year old kid who has proved very little in first grade as my starting centre... Easy to me.

Moga is a centre I agree, he's just not an NRL ATM. Falou played the majority of his football on the wing, it's just that he was listed wearing number 3 or 4. The very first try he ever scored for the Broncos was down the right edge wearing number 3 against the Cowboys-he interchanged between the two positions at will. His entire first season was on the wing, in an outstanding line up playing outside cronk, slater, smith, inglis and co. Moga has gone from wing to centre to wing to centre in a team which resembled a dropped pie.