Super Freak
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Sproj
Immortal
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I do think though this season has shown us why we need to build around and honestly, get a bit of luck with injury, we still have a gun team moving forward:
1. Walsh
2. Arthars
3. Mariner
4. Cobbo
5.
6. Mam
7.
8. Willison
9.
10. Haas
11. Piakura
12. Riki
13. Carrigan
14.
15. Te Kura
16.
17.
This is what we need to build around moving forward which means Staggs and Hetherington are free to go elsewhere if they want to mess around and ask for money.
Or The @upthebroncs dream team:
1. Dufty
2. Charnley
3. Marsters
4. Hurrell
5. Marshall
6. Croft
7. Cust
8. El-Zakhem
9. Leeming
10. Kennedy
11. Watkins
12. Martin (c) (wk) (vc) (vcc) (Sir)
13. Sims
14. Horne
15. Okunbor
16. Vaughn
17. Asiata
1. Walsh
2. Arthars
3. Mariner
4. Cobbo
5.
6. Mam
7.
8. Willison
9.
10. Haas
11. Piakura
12. Riki
13. Carrigan
14.
15. Te Kura
16.
17.
This is what we need to build around moving forward which means Staggs and Hetherington are free to go elsewhere if they want to mess around and ask for money.
Or The @upthebroncs dream team:
1. Dufty
2. Charnley
3. Marsters
4. Hurrell
5. Marshall
6. Croft
7. Cust
8. El-Zakhem
9. Leeming
10. Kennedy
11. Watkins
12. Martin (c) (wk) (vc) (vcc) (Sir)
13. Sims
14. Horne
15. Okunbor
16. Vaughn
17. Asiata
Old Mate
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Sucks but I think you’re right regarding Staggs, Hetherington etc. if they want more cash gonna have to make some tough decisions.
B
bazza
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I could be wrong, but I don't think anything has been confirmed yet. I thought it was only speculation from the media.
McHunt
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Black will be a year older than Dearden when he gets his chance. The same age as Ezra Mam on debut. Mozer is already two years older.
Besides-which, I don't think revisiting our halves crisis that started when Hunt left and ended with the arrival of Reynolds reflects well on any of the coaches presiding over it.
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1910
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He's played 33 minutes of Cup 48 hours ago. He did alright for 33 minutes on debut.
He's not playing NRL.
winslow_wong
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Can Staggs become a backrow option? Meaning piakura goes back to the bench perhaps
Galah
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If staggs wants to stay he needs to take a pretty big pay cut, he hasn’t lived up to what we’re paying him which was overs anyway. We could use that money to attempt to sign Angus who would look really good beside mam. Piakura looks more like a bench middle than an edge forward, his sliding defence and reads are not great. His head on defence is however.
Mick_Hancock
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I’m liking this suggestion more and more.
A speedy, hard running with great lines backrower…
We can’t carry 2 centres on big money.
B
bazza
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Staggs could become a pretty good backrower in my opinion. He is quick, agile and naturally aggressive on both sides of the ball. He would be a real handful for any opposition half to defend against, and I reckon they would try to avoid running into him as much as possible. His contact in defence is always strong, and I think it would strengthen our team on the edges in both attack and defence.
He is listed as 185cm tall, so unless that is incorrect, he is bigger than he looks, and would be more than capable of handling the move into the forwards. Perhaps he would need to put on a little bit of weight, but other players such as Liam Martin, Euan Aitken, Klese Haas, Kenny Bromwich, etc are also listed as being of a similar height and/or weight.
He is listed as 185cm tall, so unless that is incorrect, he is bigger than he looks, and would be more than capable of handling the move into the forwards. Perhaps he would need to put on a little bit of weight, but other players such as Liam Martin, Euan Aitken, Klese Haas, Kenny Bromwich, etc are also listed as being of a similar height and/or weight.
Big Del
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Damn you Gus !
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1910
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No they haven't, he hasn't been released yet from the Roosters. He was given permission to look around during the Fifita affair and spoke to the Dogs then but hasn't since. He still has three years to go at the Roosters.
winslow_wong
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It’s what I always saw happening for Oates but he just never got the opportunity to develop there. Plus he was killing it on the wing at the time and moving him didn’t seem feasible.
winslow_wong
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Angus re-signed with the roosters
Bucking Beads
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We need to calm down with all these ridiculous signings. Role players and good depth is what we need.
Culhwch
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I've had a think and this seems realistic and doable within the current cap*:
| Position | First Team | Depth | Depth's Depth |
| Fullback | Walsh | Edwards | Paps |
| Wing | Arthars, Mariner | To'o | Fox |
| Centre | Cobbo, Staggs | Crichton | Anyone but fucking Trell |
| Five-Eighth | Mam | Time-travelling Wally Lewis | Little Timmy Deerden |
| Halfback | Reynolds | Hughes | Shane Perry |
| Prop | Haas, Jensen | Willison | Hass (Spelling? Is this a different guy?) |
| Hooker | Billy | Not needed | Not needed |
| Second Row | Riki, Piakura | Brad Thorn | The Rock |
| Lock | Patty | Not needed | Not needed |
(*under the if Rorter's can do it clause)
Galah
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When did that happen?
winslow_wong
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I saw something today. Until 2026 I think
