Is Lachlan Maranta Really That Bad?

[Cult]

Nightingale is off contract end of year and apparently unhappy if you believe the rumours. Definitely one of the most underrated wingers in the game and one of the best finishers to boot. Maybe wayne can use the player recruiting magic to get him here?

Not trying to argue or stir you up, but how many tries does Nightingale score from outside 20m?

 

[Morkel]

Nightingale is off contract end of year and apparently unhappy if you believe the rumours. Definitely one of the most underrated wingers in the game and one of the best finishers to boot. Maybe wayne can use the player recruiting magic to get him here?

Under-rated by fans, but I'd bet coaches would know his value. I'd have him here in a heartbeat.

 

[Wolfie]

Not a big fan of Maranta but he is doing OK this season.

 

[abashii]

(Talking about Jason Nightingale on the previous page...)
Under-rated by fans, but I'd bet coaches would know his value. I'd have him here in a heartbeat.

Problem is, who do we drop to make way for him? Oates, Kahu, Copley, Reed, Maranta, potentially Dane Gagai might be making a return, plus anyone coming up through the lower grades like Andersen, all fighting it out for one centre and two wing spots. I think Florence is a good winger and great finisher but prefer Oates, Copley and Kahu in the 2, 3 and 5. Have to fit Gagai in somewhere if he shows up too.

 

[Ari Gold]

Nightingale is off contract end of year and apparently unhappy if you believe the rumours. Definitely one of the most underrated wingers in the game and one of the best finishers to boot. Maybe wayne can use the player recruiting magic to get him here?

I seem to remember Boyd setting up a fair few tries for Nightingale. Plus Nightingale was excellent outside of Gaz, so he'd definitely finish off the moves by Hodges/Gagai very well.

That said, if we are signing Gagai, there's no room for Nightingale as well. Unless we lose Kahu, which I don't want to see.

If there's one saving grace about Maranta it is that he doesn't take up much cap space. Though I'm sure the same is probably true of Marika Koroibete, who was a Tigers reject that Bellamy gambled on. He'd have looked so good in a Broncos jersey!

 

[Unbreakable]

Don't think we need to sign a winger at that age, despite him still being a great finisher.

I'd rather us use the money that he'd demand on 2 young up and coming wingers, whether they're star NYC wingers or just some fringe first graders behind too much talent.

 

[Brozilla]

TBH I don't think we have a wing issue, once Boyd is fit and firing Kahu will take either Oates or Marantas place. We have a Prop issue and I would rather we spent some money on a big body.

 

[FaithinHook]

He's been given a challenge and thus far is meeting it head on. I love an underdog and like Maranta, he's tough, he's proven and he's a team player. Deserves his spot until someone ,who can be all Maranta is and then exceed that, comes along.

Huge ,firstly, ive not read any of your postings before, but, i would like to read more. I beleive you have hit the nail on the head with your thoughts and i particular enjoy how you justify your opinions.

Now, as to Lachie, his taken an awful lot of critisicm on here from some subscribers and i would just hope he does not come on here too often to read as hes self confdence would take a real battering surely. To me, Lachie epitomizes the real life underdog scenario {as Huge quite succinctly points out in hes above paragraph}. His been beaten down so much but he simply refuses to lie down and quit, when so many other players have before him {cough cough Vidot cough cough}. I love all our team, but i root for Lachie more than the others and wish him over the tryline whenever his in try scoring range . Not only for the 4 points on offer, but also so a few of the "knows it alls" here on BHQ can get a bit more egg in their scraggly hipster beards when there proven wrong.

 

[Huge]

Huge ,firstly, ive not read any of your postings before, but, i would like to read more. I beleive you have hit the nail on the head with your thoughts and i particular enjoy how you justify your opinions.

Now, as to Lachie, his taken an awful lot of critisicm on here from some subscribers and i would just hope he does not come on here too often to read as hes self confdence would take a real battering surely. To me, Lachie epitomizes the real life underdog scenario {as Huge quite succinctly points out in hes above paragraph}. His been beaten down so much but he simply refuses to lie down and quit, when so many other players have before him {cough cough Vidot cough cough}. I love all our team, but i root for Lachie more than the others and wish him over the tryline whenever his in try scoring range . Not only for the 4 points on offer, but also so a few of the "knows it alls" here on BHQ can get a bit more egg in their scraggly hipster beards when there proven wrong.

Thanks I think ha ha ...I've read dozens of your posts right from when you burst onto the scene. Don't take this the wrong way but you sure are one strange lady ! Strange doesn't always equate with bad...just some odd posts that just left me shaking my head ! I have to ask though, why have you not read any of my earlier posts ? As for admitting to being wrong.....it will be a cold day in hell for 99% of BHQs posters before they admit they have erred or simply having been incorrect.

 

[Mr Fourex]

Not trying to argue or stir you up, but how many tries does Nightingale score from outside 20m?

Yes ...he has to regularly score not just tries, but tries with a degree of difficulty of 8.5 or greater.

Otherwise....pffft, Jason Smightingale. :rolleyes:

 

[M.B.88]

Maranta is my cousin. i do enjoy it when he gets over the line and trust me .. No one marks him harder on his own performance than him. Each time you guys bring up a thing he does wrong, he's aware. And he goes to training looking to improve those specific things week to week. He still has a long way to go, but one thing he does show is character. Always has. And that's why he is ahead of dan. dan has had some off field things too that have effected him late in the preseason, but he needs to be professional and step up. He knows that. so I'm looking forward to tonight. He loves playing for us. Certainly more than hoffo did. We can at least concede we are better off with that scenario

 

[K-Style]

Maranta needs to stop reading the forums.

He Gets Tries With A Little Help From His Friends - Broncos

108m this week. A one on one trysaver and couple of line breaks/ tackle breaks and the Milf try assist. Dropped an uncontested higball though. I cannot say I was sure he would stop that try but he did (At least until the next play when there were no centres or wingers home).

 

[Ari Gold]

As one of Maranta's harshest critics I thought he made a much more significant contribution today. The dropped bomb wasn't great but the tackle on Zillman was impressive and his offload to Milford was one of his best attacking efforts. I know he's scored tries, but most of the time I feel like he's done something that basically anyone else in his position would have. Tonight, that was different -- he made things happen that others wouldn't have, which is a big step forward IMO.

Also, I thought he actually tried to beat his man each time he ran the ball tonight. I wish he'd do that from the wing as well!

 

[Sproj]

I've said all along that he has the skill, just not the confidence. Hopefully last night has changed that now.

 

[gordjw]

Last night was a great game for Maranta. Really happy for him.

Hopefully he gets some confidence out of it and goes on with it.

 

[Rabbir]

The thing I have with Maranta is that when he plays a good solid NRL standard winger's game he gets talked up as having a "great game". Whereas someone like Jason Nightingale or Josh Mansour does the same thign every week.

 

[abashii]

Maranta is my cousin. i do enjoy it when he gets over the line and trust me .. No one marks him harder on his own performance than him. Each time you guys bring up a thing he does wrong, he's aware. And he goes to training looking to improve those specific things week to week. He still has a long way to go, but one thing he does show is character. Always has. And that's why he is ahead of dan. dan has had some off field things too that have effected him late in the preseason, but he needs to be professional and step up. He knows that. so I'm looking forward to tonight. He loves playing for us. Certainly more than hoffo did. We can at least concede we are better off with that scenario

Next time you see him give him a massive high five from me. Regardless of debates about his skills or speed or whatever I think everyone agrees the guy works his arse off every day of the week and I really respect him for it. Maybe throw in a fist bump too if you gen z guys are still doing that.

 

[Porthoz]

Next time you see him give him a massive high five from me. Regardless of debates about his skills or speed or whatever I think everyone agrees the guy works his arse off every day of the week and I really respect him for it. Maybe throw in a fist bump too if you gen z guys are still doing that.

Absolutely, and he had a good game last night from fullback, where he has always been better than on the wing. Too bad about the dropped ball, but at least we know we have a reliable back-up to Kahu and Boyd when necessary.