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| Any takers for a return of Jacob Miller ?? NOT to play second row though !!
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| Quote ="Marcus's Bicycle"Not back row but pertinent to the subject if Kelly goes as seems likely I'd love to see Fonua return play centre and move Connor to Stand off.'"
That would be a good outcome Marcus, just having Mahe back, but I suspect he’ll stay awhile in Australia. And can’t see Albi attracting much attention from the NRL with his present shall we say rotundnuss, if that’s even a word.
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| Don't get all this Josh Jones talk, to me he is bang average & not an upgrade on either of the current incumbents, at their best.
Now Kenny Edwards does offer much more but didn't he get bounced from the Eels for bad behaviour ??
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| Quote ="al283"Don't get all this Josh Jones talk, to me he is bang average & not an upgrade on either of the current incumbents, at their best.
Now Kenny Edwards does offer much more but didn't he get bounced from the Eels for bad behaviour ??'"
That was the point al283, at their best for us they were superb, can, and will, AP invest in this kind of quality again
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| Quote ="Riderofthepalehorse"That would be a good outcome Marcus, just having Mahe back, but I suspect he’ll stay awhile in Australia. And can’t see Albi attracting much attention from the NRL with his present shall we say rotundnuss, if that’s even a word.'"
It is a word and you are right about it as I see it.
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| Savelio doesn't look a good signing to me, not big enpugh for second row, built more like a centre.
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| Quote ="MGarbutt1986"Savelio doesn't look a good signing to me, not big enough for second row, built more like a centre.'"
… apart from being heavier and taller than mini and manu, you could be right.
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| Quote ="ccs"… apart from being heavier and taller than mini and manu, you could be right.
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He doesn't look it in the HDM article, I stand corrected if that is the case.
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| Quote ="MGarbutt1986"Savelio doesn't look a good signing to me, not big enpugh for second row, built more like a centre.'"
Wayne Bennett seems to have been a good judge of players in the past. Taking Savelio to Oz as a second row appears to be enough recommendation to me. He’s back here because of salary cap issues over there. Smart bit of work by FC if you ask me.
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| Quote ="MGarbutt1986"He doesn't look it in the HDM article, I stand corrected if that is the case.'"
So he is a poor signing because there was a picture of him in the HDM and you thought he didn't look very big in it?
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| Quote ="Mr. Zucchini Head"So he is a poor signing because there was a picture of him in the HDM and you thought he didn't look very big in it?
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Not at all, i just didn't think he looked big enough, I've been corrected and accepetd that, it is what the forum is for.
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| Quote ="MGarbutt1986"Not at all, i just didn't think he looked big enough, I've been corrected and accepetd that, it is what the forum is for.'"
He is big. But then again, Willie Manu wasn't massive, Bateman isn't huge. Size doesn't determine impact
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| Quote ="Wilde 3"He is big. But then again, Willie Manu wasn't massive, Bateman isn't huge. Size doesn't determine impact'"
Hope Karen’s not reading this Wilde
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| Quote ="Wilde 3"He is big. But then again, Willie Manu wasn't massive, Bateman isn't huge. Size doesn't determine impact'"
To be fair he looks to have the same build/stature as Willi Manu so if he is half as good/effective as Willi was for us he will be great asset for the club. Really miss seeing a player like Willi Manu who was freakishly strong and difficult to get down with great ability to break the line.
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| Mini has been a fantastic player but his time is coming to an end. Manu has been very good this season, probably because he is fully fit, and should be offered a 1 year extension. At present have to many props on the rota, Some just squad players and others with potential. Along with Savelio we need to find another couple of big forwards to suit Radford's style of play. Ikahihihfo has been mentioned but is pretty inconsistent. Maybe look at an NRL project along the lines of Moa or even better a player like Fifita. He monstered our pack on Friday and even outplayed Taylor which doesn't happen very often. If Kelly stays (and Sneyd) the backs look pretty strong.
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| Quote ="Chris71"To be fair he looks to have the same build/stature as Willi Manu so if he is half as good/effective as Willi was for us he will be great asset for the club. Really miss seeing a player like Willi Manu who was freakishly strong and difficult to get down with great ability to break the line.'"
He was incredibly strong. I remember the derby at the KC when we hammered Rovers when Manu had half the Rovers team on his back and slipped the ball to Yeaman to score.
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| Quote ="MGarbutt1986"Savelio doesn't look a good signing to me, not big enpugh for second row, built more like a centre.'"
1.88m or 6ft 2 in
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How big do you want
Personally i think he is a great signing and will play on Sunday at London
What it will do when we have Green and Bowden back and Savelio in the second row is to be able to rotate Sika and Minichello correctly rather than doing too many minutes.
Minichello off the bench would be my preference
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| What’s with the rumour of us signing Mitchell Aubusson and one or two other Aussies. Anyone else heard out?
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| Mitchell Aubusson's played so much football, there's only one way he's heading. I hope we're not aiming for veterans.
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| Quote ="al283"Don't get all this Josh Jones talk, to me he is bang average & not an upgrade on either of the current incumbents, at their best.
Now Kenny Edwards does offer much more but didn't he get bounced from the Eels for bad behaviour ??'"
Josh Jones is probably the form 2nd rower in the comp so far this year. Have a look at his stats. 2nd highest metres gained by any forward. 188 tackles and only 4 misses. 39 tackle busts, 2 clean breaks and 13 offloads. Way ahead of manu and mini although he has played a game more.
turguts stats aren't bad either but he's missing a lot of tackles
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| Quote ="Raggytash"Mitchell Aubusson's played so much football, there's only one way he's heading. I hope we're not aiming for veterans.'"
Not the sort of player we should be looking at imo. He has an awful lot of miles on the clock.
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| Quote ="Mr. Zucchini Head"Not the sort of player we should be looking at imo. He has an awful lot of miles on the clock.'"
We've spoken to Aubusson and from what I hear, whether we proceed is down to Manu.
Not the kind of player we need to spend money on, we have Lane and Hadley who can be 7/10 players most games, we need impact and size
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| Quote ="Mr. Zucchini Head"Not the sort of player we should be looking at imo. He has an awful lot of miles on the clock.'"
Well he did drive all night, oh wait a minute that was Roy
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| Quote ="al283"Don't get all this Josh Jones talk, to me he is bang average & not an upgrade on either of the current incumbents, at their best.
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Not sure what you're watching if you think Jones is bang average. He's Tailor made for us. Plays very similar to Mini at his best. Only more effective
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| think jones would be a good signing for us, don't think hes more effective than mini was at his best though,
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