If Bennett can bring out Carney's best, that would restore my faith in a premiership for next season provided we sign a couple of forwards.
the thing i dont like is that carney will be 32 next year, hasnt played nrl for a few years now and he has been ordinary in superleague as well.
im not convinced
Smokin' Joe could well be onto something with carney. (he is rarely wrong)
i did some digging around and it seems it came down to a choice of 3, jnik, hastings or carney.
drums are beating strongly for a 1yr deal for todd, he is dirt cheap and has the experience required to fill the 7 jumper until the 2019 season.
im not saying its a dead certainty but that seems to be the mail as noted by Smokin' Joe
he is a risk in my opinion but only needs to keep it together for 12 months!!! surely that can be achieved
Age isn't much of an issue.
It's not like when you turn 30 you just suddenly forget how to play footy. We would only be signing him for a year so I don't see any issue.
What I like about Carney is that he is a competitor. He isn't a fat little shit that has a sook and takes an age to play the ball and goes missing. He gets stuck in and when he is in form, he is a bloody good player.
The biggest and only concern is whether he can stay out of trouble. But if he can and Wayne can get the best out of him, I think he would be a great signing.
Just have to keep him away from Lodge and Roberts on Mad Monday.
the thing i dont like is that carney will be 32 next year, hasnt played nrl for a few years now and he has been ordinary in superleague as well.
im not convinced
So next year we could have a halves merry go round again. We seriously need to settle on a 6 & 7
Me either. Albert Kelly has totally out played him. He looked really ordinary whenever i see him play.
I'd be right on board with Carney. Great player, and Bennett can get the best out of him. He's 32 next year, that's not even close to too old for a half, speed was never his asset, if anything the maturity would only improve his game.
Who do you think we need talanoa ? Im not convinced on kodi being our 7 , but not many choices either.
as bad as it sounds carney is the best performed of the 3 - kicking game is prob what wayne is chasing on a short term basis.
jayden isnt big enough and doesnt provide a settled 7 option, hastings is a different cat all together!!! its a big no for him from me and a big no for nikorima as well.
long term view for me - i would not bring ash taylor back!!! i would go elsewhere or invest heavily in paix. i think he can play grade at a young age
as bad as it sounds carney is the best performed of the 3 - kicking game is prob what wayne is chasing on a short term basis.
jayden isnt big enough and doesnt provide a settled 7 option, hastings is a different cat all together!!! its a big no for him from me and a big no for nikorima as well.
long term view for me - i would not bring ash taylor back!!! i would go elsewhere or invest heavily in paix. i think he can play grade at a young age
as bad as it sounds carney is the best performed of the 3 - kicking game is prob what wayne is chasing on a short term basis.
jayden isnt big enough and doesnt provide a settled 7 option, hastings is a different cat all together!!! its a big no for him from me and a big no for nikorima as well.
long term view for me - i would not bring ash taylor back!!! i would go elsewhere or invest heavily in paix. i think he can play grade at a young age