[Confirmed] Ben Barba signs with Cronulla

Re: [RUMOUR] Ben Barba to Cronulla

oh i know that. theres never been any real confirmation we want to let him go other than the "rumours" that we are shopping him around. but plenty of rumours are bs

i guess we'll wait and see.
 
Re: [RUMOUR] Ben Barba to Cronulla

mitch222 said:
Serious? Did you watch Hodges play this year? He still has plenty to offer our side and justifies his price tag unlike some bludgers in the team.
Click to expand...
Yeah,I saw him. He set up 5/6 tries and cost us 9/10 tries....he was the worst defender and shut down so many plays with stupid dummy half scoots, he is vulnerable to injury and becomes more likely to spend time on the sidelines with each passing year. I acknowledge his contributions but would be happy to see someone else fund a retirement. Be glad to see him help out the Titans.
 
Re: [RUMOUR] Ben Barba to Cronulla

I love how everyone knows who the money will be going to. I found it quite amazing that everyone predicted we would sign Gavet too :P
 
Re: [RUMOUR] Ben Barba to Cronulla

Huge said:
Yeah,I saw him. He set up 5/6 tries and cost us 9/10 tries....he was the worst defender and shut down so many plays with stupid dummy half scoots, he is vulnerable to injury and becomes more likely to spend time on the sidelines with each passing year. I acknowledge his contributions but would be happy to see someone else fund a retirement. Be glad to see him help out the Titans.
Click to expand...

Simple solution would be just to not have him defend at fullback.
 
Re: [RUMOUR] Ben Barba to Cronulla

Hodges not defending at fullback is all well and good but his kick returns are where he is most dangerous Imo.
 
Re: [RUMOUR] Ben Barba to Cronulla

Spot on splinter....... no word from Wayne, Barba or even sam thiaday. "Wayne Bennett is once again "stamping his authority" by allowing prize signing Ben Barba to return to Sydney, according to Brisbane stalwart Sam Thaiday" No where in that article does it say that thaiday was told by WB that he doesn't want barba. Ill believe it when i see it!
 
Re: [RUMOUR] Ben Barba to Cronulla

hate it when thaiday gives his thoughts on other players form and how their form weren't up to scratch. thaidays form hasn't been crash hot either, so he should worry about himself first. although he must be pretty comfortable with his position in the team
 
Re: [RUMOUR] Ben Barba to Cronulla

austin71 said:
I agree. I still think Milford is the man but I'm not Wayne Bennett 
Click to expand...


Milford is the man for mine. We have essentially a number of good FB options whereas Milf is potentially another Lockyer, and we want to settle for 2nd best? What a joke.
 
Re: [RUMOUR] Ben Barba to Cronulla

rnabokov said:
Milford is the man for mine. We have essentially a number of good FB options whereas Milf is potentially another Lockyer, and we want to settle for 2nd best? What a joke.
Click to expand...

We need a five eight too you realise
 
Re: [RUMOUR] Ben Barba to Cronulla

rnabokov said:
Milford is the man for mine. We have essentially a number of good FB options whereas Milf is potentially another Lockyer, and we want to settle for 2nd best? What a joke.
Click to expand...

If he is another Lockyer than he can play at five-eight, can't he?
 
Re: [RUMOUR] Ben Barba to Cronulla

1. Barba + 6. Milford > 1. Boyd + 6. Milford

Barba has a huge upside, is an exciting player to watch, and has a massive "multiplier effect" when the team is playing well. Crowds want to see Barba play. Kids want to be Barba. He's laughing when the clubs going well, he plays on confidence.

Nobody wants to watch Boyd play.

The semi when Hodges was going off, Barba was right there.

You can't have the talent inside of you to be as devastating as Barba was in 2012 and not be able to replicate it. It wasn't a fluke. A full off-season under his belt, lose some weight, get his pace back, a proper 5/8, some fucking confidence instilled in him by the coach and Barba can be huge.

Jarryd Hayne had only glimpses of brilliance between 2009 and 2014. 5 years between god-like seasons. We turf Barba after 2.

I fucking don't want Boyd back at the club. He's a nothing. A depressed, troubled, arrogant nothing. A Gerrard Beale, Josh Hoffman, Joel Moon, Stuart Kelly, Broncos nothing.

See you in 2020 when the damage of Bennett's return has abated and we've finally recovered to some semblence of a title force. That is, if the Brisbane Bombers aren't the flavour of the month.
 
Re: [RUMOUR] Ben Barba to Cronulla

subsbligh said:
1. Barba + 6. Milford > 1. Boyd + 6. Milford

Barba has a huge upside, is an exciting player to watch, and has a massive "multiplier effect" when the team is playing well. Crowds want to see Barba play. Kids want to be Barba. He's laughing when the clubs going well, he plays on confidence.

Nobody wants to watch Boyd play.

The semi when Hodges was going off, Barba was right there.

You can't have the talent inside of you to be as devastating as Barba was in 2012 and not be able to replicate it. It wasn't a fluke. A full off-season under his belt, lose some weight, get his pace back, a proper 5/8, some fucking confidence instilled in him by the coach and Barba can be huge.

Jarryd Hayne had only glimpses of brilliance between 2009 and 2014. 5 years between god-like seasons. We turf Barba after 2.

I fucking don't want Boyd back at the club. He's a nothing. A depressed, troubled, arrogant nothing. A Gerrard Beale, Josh Hoffman, Joel Moon, Stuart Kelly, Broncos nothing.

See you in 2020 when the damage of Bennett's return has abated and we've finally recovered to some semblence of a title force. That is, if the Brisbane Bombers aren't the flavour of the month.
Click to expand...

2020? **** that I hope to never see you on here again. You don't like Boyd as a player? That's fine, say you don't want him here coz he's a shit player. But you leave his personal issues out of it, how dare you carry on about his depression etc. just because you prefer barba and believe that this amazing talent that has only been sighted for one season will just reappear.

EDIT: Inappropriate content.
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Re: [RUMOUR] Ben Barba to Cronulla

broncos4life said:
We need a five eight too you realise
Click to expand...


Barba should be 5/8 until and or unless he shows he is not the 5/8 we need. He was just starting to show his skills after a handful of games there and what he showed me looked promising.

Under Bennett, as other have posted, I reckon we will see the best of him which for mine is bloody great.

So you're arguing for a 2nd string FB? (and Boyd, Hoffman, Hodges eg. compared to Milford ARE 2nd string).

Come on ... who have we got that compares to Milford at the back?

As for DD's comment about Lockyer playing 5/8 ... ah ... pray tell, where did he start his career with the Broncos (as the best FB in the world?) He went to 5/8 after how many brilliant years at the back?

I honestly can't believe that after all the shit we went through to secure Barba, and the fact we have nothing but ok FB's except for Milf, we contemplate NOT playing who is potentially the next Lockyer at the back which is where he should be in THIS team.
 
Last edited:
New Posts

Unread

Watch

YouTube
0 0 1,003
1:20:38
NRL Preliminary Final, 1998 - Brisbane Broncos vs Sydney City Roosters
View full media list »

Active Now

Total: 153 (members: 8, guests: 145)
Robots: 467
Top
  AdBlock Message
Please consider adding BHQ to your Adblock Whitelist. We do our best to make sure it doesn't affect your experience on the website, and the funds help us pay server and software costs.