Are fans getting carried away?

[Mickie Lane]

I find Keary to be bizarrely underrated. He's won 3 Premieships - played a crucial role in each one.

Cody Walker has won zero. He threw an intercept pass to win one for Penrith I guess. By what metric is he better than Kezza.

And Munster can't even ball play. He's a fantastic player but one I find to be highly glorified by the media. He stunk it up in the Prelim. As he did in the 2019 Prelim and the 2018 GF.

If Keary comes back from his ACL injury & gets back to the form he showed in the first 3 rds of last year Im more than happy with him being in the halves at the Chooks, I wouldnt swap him for either Munster or Walker.

[Mickie Lane]

They're all very good.

[NorfolkStreetKid]

hard to argue any 9f that.
Where do you rate our forward pack.
and possible bench ?
Exiting times for the chooks

Forwards, our pack rates at least the overall equal to any other in the comp for a combination of experience, youth, size, strength, speed and ball playing ability.

Of course I have said many times that another top live middle would be great, but, they are hard to find and expensive to aquire, so looks like we have to raise our own

I would say our top lineup 8 to 18 is like this

JWH..............33 International
Sammy V...... 23 Highly rated and skillful
Collins.......... 25 SOO
Angus........... 25 International and SOO
Sitili............. 24 International
Rads..............23 No better lock in the comp.

TKO.............30 International
N Butch.......24 76 games
Baker...........22 16 games, great ball carrier
Watson........25 104 games, skilled 14
E Butch.......21 15 games, huge potential

Other options may arise, hopefully they will develop....like Atoni, Thomas, Fifita, Whyte, Tapuha. Plus Lussick and Marshke.

If you think another team has a better pack and bench line them up.

[SupermanSupportsEasts4Eva]

On their day an argument can be made for each of Keary C Wanker and Munster, to be the best 5/8 in the world. They are all super talented players.

So the question I prefer to ask is, if you were able to sign only one of them who would it be? For mine its a no brainer, Keary. But that's just my opinion.

As I said an argument can be made for any of them. ATM Keary's presence in the team is the difference between Easts winning the comp or being also rans. Whereas I think without C Wanker and Munster their teams last year were still good enough to finish in the top 3.

[Bondicigar]

Forwards, our pack rates at least the overall equal to any other in the comp for a combination of experience, youth, size, strength, speed and ball playing ability.

Of course I have said many times that another top live middle would be great, but, they are hard to find and expensive to aquire, so looks like we have to raise our own

I would say our top lineup 8 to 18 is like this

JWH..............33 International
Sammy V...... 23 Highly rated and skillful
Collins.......... 25 SOO
Angus........... 25 International and SOO
Sitili............. 24 International
Rads..............23 No better lock in the comp.

TKO.............30 International
N Butch.......24 76 games
Baker...........22 16 games, great ball carrier
Watson........25 104 games, skilled 14
E Butch.......21 15 games, huge potential

Other options may arise, hopefully they will develop....like Atoni, Thomas, Fifita, Whyte, Tapuha. Plus Lussick and Marshke.

If you think another team has a better pack and bench line them up.

Injury and suspension are a bigger threat then Penrith or Melbourne imo
Great pack and bench

[Jacks Fur Coat]

On their day an argument can be made for each of Keary C Wanker and Munster, to be the best 5/8 in the world. They are all super talented players.

So the question I prefer to ask is, if you were able to sign only one of them who would it be? For mine its a no brainer, Keary. But that's just my opinion.

As I said an argument can be made for any of them. ATM Keary's presence in the team is the difference between Easts winning the comp or being also rans. Whereas I think without C Wanker and Munster their teams last year were still good enough to finish in the top 3.

I don't just rate Keary the best five eighth, but the best player overall in the game. Pound for pound. Opinions are like bellybuttons.

[Kelby]

Forwards, our pack rates at least the overall equal to any other in the comp for a combination of experience, youth, size, strength, speed and ball playing ability.

Of course I have said many times that another top live middle would be great, but, they are hard to find and expensive to aquire, so looks like we have to raise our own

I would say our top lineup 8 to 18 is like this

JWH..............33 International
Sammy V...... 23 Highly rated and skillful
Collins.......... 25 SOO
Angus........... 25 International and SOO
Sitili............. 24 International
Rads..............23 No better lock in the comp.

TKO.............30 International
N Butch.......24 76 games
Baker...........22 16 games, great ball carrier
Watson........25 104 games, skilled 14
E Butch.......21 15 games, huge potential

Other options may arise, hopefully they will develop....like Atoni, Thomas, Fifita, Whyte, Tapuha. Plus Lussick and Marshke.

If you think another team has a better pack and bench line them up.

Add the cheese and another edge forward and we have it.

[roostermcgregor]

"Originally posted by Tommy Smith

And Munster can't even ball play. He's a fantastic player but one I find to be highly glorified by the media. He stunk it up in the Prelim. As he did in the 2019 Prelim and the 2018 GF.



I agree with your comments about Munster. I have been saying for years that he is not a five - eighth. He can be a devastating ball runner, so I see him as a centre. But if you watch the Storm's games closely, you will find out that most of the time its Hughes or Pappenhauzen that are setting up the try- scoring opportunities. What has Munster done at 5/8 for Queensland at SOO level ?- not much.

I'd also agree that Keary is streets ahead of both Munster and Walker as a five- eigth