E Butcher

[Jacks Fur Coat]

One of the top footballing cliches ever. Up there with:

• Full credit to the boys
• Put my best foot forward
• Doing the 1%ers

Any others I am missing?

"Its not his go".

When defending poor behaviour.

[milanja]

One of the top footballing cliches ever. Up there with:

• Full credit to the boys
• Put my best foot forward
• Doing the 1%ers

Any others I am missing?

* we don’t want to get ahead of ourselves, we are just taking it one week at a time.

* next man up.

*we’re all hurtin

* I’m not thinking about origin at the moment, all I can do is keep playin good footy for the team.

[Mickie Lane]

One of the top footballing cliches ever. Up there with:

• Full credit to the boys
• Put my best foot forward
• Doing the 1%ers

Any others I am missing?

It’s a game of 2 halves.

I like it when it’s raining & windy & the losing team coach or captain says
“the conditions didn’t suit us tonight”

[Thirteen]

“I love the club. I never wanted to leave.”

”It was never about the money.”

[Roosterfarian]

It’s a game of 2 halves.

I like it when it’s raining & windy & the losing team coach or captain says
“the conditions didn’t suit us tonight”

Ahh yes the proverbial game of two halves. Who could forget that one.

[mattyh]

isn't it total bollocks all these cliches , yet one like brandon smith steps up does an interview and says something aside from the given cliches he gets hammered by the media for it .

do we want players to be robots or people ? i might dislike the latrells, mundines, gallens of this world but ill watch there interviews anyday of the week of the cliched bs.

[mattyh]

over

[Mickie Lane]

"Its not his go".

When defending poor behaviour.

I love that one.

[zac]

we've got egan for another couple of years at least so he'll get his chance

[mattyh]

I love that one.

and then 24 hours later video footage emerges that it is indeed his go...

[Tommy Smith]

Egan will play Origin in a few years. If Liam Martin is good enough then Egan definitely will be.

The kid has a huge future.

[DP1990]

With Egan Butcher having a great start and impact last year and knowing that he's only going to get better this season with more game experience, exposure etc ... I'd be worried if I'm Sitili Tupouniua in all honesty.


Yes, Egan will most-likely be a bench player to start off with but then where does his brother Nat sit ? Also on the bench next to him. Other clubs would be throwing big money and a starting 13 opportunity at Egan, so something in the near future will have to change especially if we're going to keep him long-term.


Who knows ? He could also be Angus's starting replacement in a year or two if he decides to leave and switch codes

[ism22]

With Egan Butcher having a great start and impact last year and knowing that he's only going to get better this season with more game experience, exposure etc ... I'd be worried if I'm Sitili Tupouniua in all honesty.


Yes, Egan will most-likely be a bench player to start off with but then where does his brother Nat sit ? Also on the bench next to him. Other clubs would be throwing big money and a starting 13 opportunity at Egan, so something in the near future will have to change especially if we're going to keep him long-term.


Who knows ? He could also be Angus's starting replacement in a year or two if he decides to leave and switch codes

Who are our starters? Something like...
8. JWH
9. Smith (long-term)
10. Collins
11. Crichton
12. Sitili / Nat
13 Rads

Bench spots (excluding a utility)... [SST - leaving], [Watson - can play lock], Egan, Baker, Tapuha, Whyte, Atoni, Thomas

With Liu and SST moving on, I'd be thinking we've got cash for the right person, depending on how the season pans out. I'm hoping he fills that sort of a role nicely as we don't have that much depth in our forward rotation.

I'd probably start Nat over Sitili so that Sitili can be a super sub when we need a bit of energy. For 2021 this would give us...
8. JWH
9. Verrills
10. Collins
11. Crichton
12. Nat
13. Rads

14. Watson
15. Sitili
16. SST
17. Egan / Baker / Atoni

[DP1990]

Who are our starters? Something like...
8. JWH
9. Smith (long-term)
10. Collins
11. Crichton
12. Sitili / Nat
13 Rads

Bench spots (excluding a utility)... [SST - leaving], [Watson - can play lock], Egan, Baker, Tapuha, Whyte, Atoni, Thomas

With Liu and SST moving on, I'd be thinking we've got cash for the right person, depending on how the season pans out. I'm hoping he fills that sort of a role nicely as we don't have that much depth in our forward rotation.

I'd probably start Nat over Sitili so that Sitili can be a super sub when we need a bit of energy. For 2021 this would give us...
8. JWH
9. Verrills
10. Collins
11. Crichton
12. Nat
13. Rads

14. Watson
15. Sitili
16. SST
17. Egan / Baker / Atoni

Do you think Sitili will be a part of the long-term plan (team) though ? I know he can be an attacking weapon on his best day but defensively he has been caught out a fair few times and hasn't really improved as much. He's contracted with us till end of 2024 (but contracts these days don't mean shit) and at the age of 24 right now, could we really see him stay beyond 2024 ?.


As green/raw Egan is right now ... the kid is in my opinion in comparison better. He's an origin player within a few years no doubt so I honestly wouldn't mind or be surprised to see if Sitili finds a new club at some point in the near future.

All I know is that we must hold onto Egan and unfortunately someone will leave to make space. It could be Nat, could be Sitili and like I said it could be Angus. We've got plenty of great young talent coming through.

[OMR]

Do you think Sitili will be a part of the long-term plan (team) though ? I know he can be an attacking weapon on his best day but defensively he has been caught out a fair few times and hasn't really improved as much. He's contracted with us till end of 2024 (but contracts these days don't mean shit) and at the age of 24 right now, could we really see him stay beyond 2024 ?.


As green/raw Egan is right now ... the kid is in my opinion in comparison better. He's an origin player within a few years no doubt so I honestly wouldn't mind or be surprised to see if Sitili finds a new club at some point in the near future.

All I know is that we must hold onto Egan and unfortunately someone will leave to make space. It could be Nat, could be Sitili and like I said it could be Angus. We've got plenty of great young talent coming through.

Unfortunately I agree with you, but I think Atoni could be the wild card over the next 2 seasons and his form will determine who we keep and who moves on. Angus will have one spot locked up and it’s up to Egan and Sitili to make the other spot theirs. With Rads, smith and Watson guaranteed spots in top 17 with Collins and JWH ( 2023 ) it’s going to be interesting to see how the squad develops in next 2 seasons.