M.B.88
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- Oct 23, 2013
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It'll be fine. The guy is going no where
NEWS Milestone man Macca eyes life at Red Hill
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Wolfie
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- Jan 14, 2015
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I wouldnt be so sure about that.
I bleed Maroon
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I was listening to Seibold talk to Dobbin on Triple M about McC, and from what he was saying I wouldn't be too confident about him being flicked. Seibs seems to like him. I shook my head while driving.
- Mar 7, 2008
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I'm absolutely certain WB stated that Granville most certainly would not have been allowed to pass through and WB would indeed have kept Granville. I too was disappointed he left and thought he was electric and a quality player.
- Mar 7, 2008
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Err, he spoke about Granville years ago, long before Souths were a thing! Agenda much?
Jason Simmons
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Except he went to Manly from us...
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If Griffin wanted him, he would have been in top 25 at the Broncs at that time, would he not?
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Jason Simmons
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We did. Jake Granville, Matt Parcell, Travis Waddell, Jake Turpin and now Segeyaro.
As far back as I care to look, we’ve always had a back up hooker...
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Given Seibolds prefference for two Dummy Halves in a Game, we should be in good standing to sign Turpin but I have no idea how much cap we are at, and if We do sign Turpin I think the length of the deal if we do sign him will give us an idea of where we are at, surely he will be given every chance to be the long Term 9 with at worst a bench hooker role to start with going by the deal.
This Will be a massive failure if we let this one go though, any money says Roosters or the like would be the ones to get him if he did leave, I very much see him as the next Qld number 9 long term.
This Will be a massive failure if we let this one go though, any money says Roosters or the like would be the ones to get him if he did leave, I very much see him as the next Qld number 9 long term.
Firstly, good achievement by Andrew on reaching 250 games. Good for him.
Now to the fellow forum members, I reckon we don’t have to worry about Andrew taking up 1 year option in his favor for next year because it’s the Dogs we’re playing this week & they’ve Napa in the team. For some reason, he likes Andrew so very much that he gives his best to Andrew every time he plays. Let’s hope the trend continues and Andrew medically retires from the game ( not that I want something bad must happen to Andrew). Problem solved!!!
Now to the fellow forum members, I reckon we don’t have to worry about Andrew taking up 1 year option in his favor for next year because it’s the Dogs we’re playing this week & they’ve Napa in the team. For some reason, he likes Andrew so very much that he gives his best to Andrew every time he plays. Let’s hope the trend continues and Andrew medically retires from the game ( not that I want something bad must happen to Andrew). Problem solved!!!
- Mar 7, 2008
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Napa seems to have been better behaved lately. I know a lot don't watch other teams but the Dogs haven't been as bad, generally speaking as quite a few think. They will be tough as hell to overcome but I think there's a belief building in this team.
_wwong
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- May 27, 2013
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How often do you see an injured player sitting in the coaches box every single week they are injured? Macca must do a lot of sucking up and is probably an expert at PR the way everyone seems to love him.
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I believe he commented on Granville while he was still here.
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@1910 may tell you what he told us back in the day about him.
He might be really vague too. Hope he tells you though.
Finbar
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I don't think you would have to say that at all. How's a coach meant to manage a team if he has no control over contract length?
- Mar 7, 2008
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What has the contract length got to do with it? After all, a coaches job is to instruct, to guide with a view to firstly be competitive and secondly to win the comp he's in. A contract is in the overwhelming majority of cases at least a year long or if during the season, it will be to the season's conclusion. Sure a coach might want to make a plan for three or four years but every single coach knows he could be out on his arse after one season or less.
Why would his imput be required as to the length of a contract? It wouldn't be, it's the boards appointee or representative whose job it is to organize the contract and the board's responsibility to sign off on any decision.
A coach can say, I want player X but it's bullshit to think he has the real say on the price paid or the contracts length.
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not at all ... no coach plans for them not being around anymore. They plan for future seasons with them being in charge of the team ... especially Wayne Bennett, who before last year, would never even contemplate the slightest possibility that he would leave the club on anything other than his own terms.
the coach may not make the final decisions on contract value, but they would have a big input on what they believe the player is worth. how important said player is to the coaches plans would also be given serious consideration when negotiating a contract. obviously the club's management have to work all that into the clubs salary cap position.
but the point is, a coach, especially someone like Wayne Bennett, would have a massive say on contract length (in particular) and price.
