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I think so but even in those situations, sometimes a club still pays some if the new deal is below what he was already on?
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I think so but even in those situations, sometimes a club still pays some if the new deal is below what he was already on?
BroncosFever
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He wouldn't be on big coin, they'd probably hold on to him otherwise. If Walsh goes down, Herbie is relatively new to fullback, Cobbo was found lacking a bit in the few times he tried the position.
As much as we didn't enjoy having Tesi at fullback, at least we can say he's played the position and would be a good depth option.
Jason Simmons
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Starting backrower at Penrith, wins the premiership with them.
Selected for Qld origin, multiple years in a row.
We poached him and had a fine season, until he busted his shoulder, yet played on as he could.
If that doesn’t meet the definition of ‘fine’ well, that‘s some tough standard…
But he isn’t the problem in our back row. Riki appears to be. The club put it’s faith in him when Fifita left, didn’t go to market to find a quality right back-rower, and apart from one or two moments here or there, he has continually failed to deliver.
BroncosFever
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Riki gets a bit lazy at times and gives up on the play thinking it's past him, then they come back in on the angle where he would be defending and he's not there or at least not in a position to make the tackle
Capewell is exactly what we need, no he's not as brilliant as some of the other backrowers the club has had but you can't fault his work ethic and being there on every play, we get 17 guys doing that we will be in a good position
broncos4life
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Jesus Christ. I live for the day that Capewell is even close to our biggest issue.
theshed
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Yeah this has been a massive issue of Riki’s. He doesn’t run great lines either and lacks any real impact. He has a lot of athletic ability, I wonder if they should bulked him up and kept him in the middle, or even transitioned him into a centre. Either way I think he’s one of the biggest holes in our current team.
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Riki currently is Glenn 2.0 because both looked amazing early and both never really kicked on to anything special. Solid first graders that are cheap and every squad has. However, Riki still has massive upside and he was also playing injured much of last year. He had dodgy ribs and a pretty busted shoulder so the similar issues to Capewell really. I’m backing him to come good this season.
easybreezy
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haha, read this as Glen 20 and thought what an amazing put down it was to call someone an air freshener. Then I saw the decimal:)
carry on…
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Riki will come good, he's got upside.
He hasn't been playing Rugby League for that long, he's still very much in the learning phase. As he learns more, he'll develop more.
He's very much a long term project and he's not expensive. He's worth keeping around.
He hasn't been playing Rugby League for that long, he's still very much in the learning phase. As he learns more, he'll develop more.
He's very much a long term project and he's not expensive. He's worth keeping around.
theshed
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How much is he on?
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I think I remember reading reports at the time he re-signed of around 350k but I might not be remembering correctly.
Big Del
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His spot is up for grabs if he doesn`t improve dramatically .
Late season form would not get him picked for Penrith or Qld . Lucky to be in the starting team TBH .
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Kurt started the season great, and always kills it for QLD, but anyone startled by his 2022 missed tackles hasn't been following his career.
For example:
Sharks 2019: 25 games, 48% wins, 502 tackles, 79 missed
Broncos 2022: 19 games, 47% wins, 523 tackles, 79 missed
Kurt Capewell
The NRL profile of Kurt Capewell including career statistics, season stats, games, tries, goals, tackles and fantasy scores.
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theshed
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That’s very reasonable if true .
BroncosFever
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Who would you pick instead of him?
Whether you like it or not, he's going to be in our side as long as he is fit, we don't have a plethora of quality edge forwards coming through the ranks. He has experience and a high work rate.
Big Del
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Tackles the wrong player allowing line breaks , doesn`t make metres , no quick play the balls , no try assists .
From mid season on he had little to no impact in attack and was a liability in defence . TC Robati would have been next in line . But ....
That`s one in 7 tackles he will miss . So in a game where he is forced to make 40 + he will miss 6 ! That creates a lot of pressure on the players around him .Kurt started the season great, and always kills it for QLD, but anyone startled by his 2022 missed tackles hasn't been following his career.
For example:
Sharks 2019: 25 games, 48% wins, 502 tackles, 79 missed
Broncos 2022: 19 games, 47% wins, 523 tackles, 79 missed
Kurt Capewell
The NRL profile of Kurt Capewell including career statistics, season stats, games, tries, goals, tackles and fantasy scores.
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He brings the one-percenters, though. Apparently.
Big Del
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I like his personality .
He is good in front of a camera . His form later in the season should have seen him dropped . Senior player and example setter not doing his job properly should be stood down to show the team has standards .
I understand he may have been injured . But I think he was selfish to under perform in a position where the understudies [Hosking , Robati ] out played him when given a chance . I think even Brenko would have done better in the rounds where the Broncos capitulated .
