CONFIRMED - Adam Blair to Broncos

[Fozz]

Everyone is being so dramatic, it makes me want to set myself on fire!

Plenty of players have turned around their careers at new clubs, let's not forget the tigers have been a basketcase for years.

 

[Manbush]

Re: [RUMOUR] Adam Blair to Broncos

Also, Josh Papalii is off contract in 2016.. possibility of linking back up with Milford in Brisbane.

Now that's a really big fish that we should target.

He's signed for 2016 free in 2017 and I fully expect him to be a Bronco after that especially now his parents have moved back to Brisbane.

 

[Socnorb]

wouldn't have been my first choice, having said that he was devastating at his best.
Big Dubya must see something in him.

 

[jarro65]

Re: [RUMOUR] Adam Blair to Broncos

He's signed for 2016 free in 2017 and I fully expect him to be a Bronco after that especially now his parents have moved back to Brisbane.

We'll swap ya ... Papalii for Blair !!

 

[mitch222]

Everyone is being so dramatic, it makes me want to set myself on fire!

Plenty of players have turned around their careers at new clubs, let's not forget the tigers have been a basketcase for years.

Yep
And all the Bennett bashers seem to forget he got the knights to the semi finals last year and with the amount of shit he put up with at Newcastle this year, its no wonder they didn't do any good this year. A change of scenery might be good for Blair and he is only 28. That's when players are in their prime for the front row. Price will dictate if he is a good signing or not but don't judge him until he has put a broncos jersey on and played a couple of games for us.

 

[Broncoman]

Everyone is being so dramatic, it makes me want to set myself on fire!

Plenty of players have turned around their careers at new clubs, let's not forget the tigers have been a basketcase for years.

They were one of the favourites for the premiership the year he arrived though that was mainly media talk. His signing along with off field drama has been their biggest problem for the last couple of years.

 

[Splinter]

Anyone know what Blair was on at the Tigers? He was released from his contract to come up here... so he won't be cheap as a NZ rep.

We let go of Hannant and Kennedy for this hack?
Due to having him on my SVRL team, I kept a closer eye on him than most, and he was a lazy, error and penalty prone pillow!

His stats for 2014:

23 games
63.6 minutes average per game
27.7 tackles per game with 2.6 missed.
10.4 hit-ups per game at 7.5 mtrs avg per hit-up. (one of the lowest forwards in the NRL)
17 penalties and 18 errors for 2014.

:witchhunt:

Forget the hitup metres how does the 2.6 missed tackles compare because he has been signed to add starch, we already have signed runners of the ball?
Legit question here i am not trying to be smart

 

[Splinter]

They were one of the favourites for the premiership the year he arrived though that was mainly media talk. His signing along with off field drama has been their biggest problem for the last couple of years.

They were poorly coached though as evidenced by all the negative Sheens comments in the 4 nations thread

 

[Ari Gold]

They were poorly coached though as evidenced by all the negative Sheens comments in the 4 nations thread

But Potter coached him.

 

[Danoz Direct]

But Potter coached him.

And how did that end?

 

[coreyh88]

I don't know about his defence stats but only this year he seemed to be defensively really solid and actually hit hard.
He seems to be quality not quantity. And isn't being AS lazy now.

if the tigers are subsidizing and we got him cheap I'm not too disappointed.

 

[Porthoz]

Forget the hitup metres how does the 2.6 missed tackles compare because he has been signed to add starch, we already have signed runners of the ball?
Legit question here i am not trying to be smart

93rd in the NRL (most missed), Alex Glenn, Matt Gillett and Nate Myles are notorious guys above him, with 3.1.

However stats are skewed, as they don't compare to the total amount of tackles attempted...

 

[Big Pete]

Wow, they were too Bman.

I just had a look through Big League's 2012 Season Preview and a number of journos had them down as the premier. Strange, I don't remember it that way at all - I thought it was a two horse race between Melbourne & Manly with Newcastle, Brisbane, Warriors, Dragons, Bulldogs & Cowboys having a say.

I've made my stance pretty clear on this, I don't want him here. I think he's been ordinary for a very long time and was absolutely exposed outside of the Melbourne system.

I just hope he's able to put all the pieces together at the Broncos and adds some intimidation around the ruck.

8. McGuire 9. McCullough 10. Blair 11. Glenn/Gillett 12. Thaiday 13. Parker
14 Glenn/Gillett 15. Gavet 16. Garbutt 17. Oates

 

[Alec]

I love reading posts about how players are a sure thing to suddenly turn it completely around purely because they are coming to the Broncos.

 

[Ari Gold]

And how did that end?

About as well as Kennedy being Coached by Griffin.

Don't see him getting a chance under WB though.

 

[Danoz Direct]

93rd in the NRL (most missed), Alex Glenn, Matt Gillett and Nate Myles are notorious guys above him, with 3.1.

However stats are skewed, as they don't compare to the total amount of tackles attempted...

IMO Bennett will make sure that those guys defence is fixed, because it had to be to become a premiership force.

 

[jarro65]

Wow, they were too Bman.

I just had a look through Big League's 2012 Season Preview and a number of journos had them down as the premier. Strange, I don't remember it that way at all - I thought it was a two horse race between Melbourne & Manly with Newcastle, Brisbane, Warriors, Dragons, Bulldogs & Cowboys having a say.

I've made my stance pretty clear on this, I don't want him here. I think he's been ordinary for a very long time and was absolutely exposed outside of the Melbourne system.

I just hope he's able to put all the pieces together at the Broncos and adds some intimidation around the ruck.

8. McGuire 9. McCullough 10. Blair 11. Glenn/Gillett 12. Thaiday 13. Parker
14 Glenn/Gillett 15. Gavet 16. Garbutt 17. Oates

IF ... he can get all the pieces to fit, then he'll be a handy asset to the team.

I just hope bennett can get into his head like Bellamy did, because he's been pretty clueless since he left the Storm.

 

[Danoz Direct]

Wow, they were too Bman.

I just had a look through Big League's 2012 Season Preview and a number of journos had them down as the premier. Strange, I don't remember it that way at all - I thought it was a two horse race between Melbourne & Manly with Newcastle, Brisbane, Warriors, Dragons, Bulldogs & Cowboys having a say.

I've made my stance pretty clear on this, I don't want him here. I think he's been ordinary for a very long time and was absolutely exposed outside of the Melbourne system.

I just hope he's able to put all the pieces together at the Broncos and adds some intimidation around the ruck.

8. McGuire 9. McCullough 10. Blair 11. Glenn/Gillett 12. Thaiday 13. Parker
14 Glenn/Gillett 15. Gavet 16. Garbutt 17. Oates

Got to admit though it is still a pretty descent lineup.