NRL Player Movements and Rumours 2015

[Unbreakable]

Cook has signed with Souths, way better than McInnes from what I've seen of him.

 

[Broncoman]

I'm assuming you're talking about Damien Cook?

Yeah that bloke is a gun, he really impressed me from what I saw of him at the end of the season.

 

[Alec]

Wonder what it means for McInness? To be honest though, I think he would have been kinda a shitty hooker.

 

[Unbreakable]

Jack Bird re-signing with Sharks long term, and also being moved to Fullback permanently, I like the move a lot actually, he's a great runner of the ball.

1. Bird
6. Maloney
7. Townsend
9. Ennis

Probably one of the better spines in the NRL if they all gel.

 

[Rabbir]

Cook has signed with Souths, way better than McInnes from what I've seen of him.

I'm assuming you're talking about Damien Cook?

Yeah that bloke is a gun, he really impressed me from what I saw of him at the end of the season.

From what I've read on various forums, Dogs fans would actually prefer Cook over Lichaa.

 

[Morkel]

Jack Bird re-signing with Sharks long term, and also being moved to Fullback permanently, I like the move a lot actually, he's a great runner of the ball.

1. Bird
6. Maloney
7. Townsend
9. Ennis

Probably one of the better spines in the NRL if they all gel.

Wow, I thought Holmes would be their long term fullback. That's interesting.

 

[Big Pete]

Hurrell's laziness is legendary. He can't be rewarded with NRL starting spots or he'll never have the incentive to improve. The fact that he keeps getting dropped is a blight on Hurrell, not the coach, in my opinion.

If he's talented enough and better than all your other options by a fair margin, then yes he can be. Hurrell wouldn't be the first centre who is lazy off the field or has defensive problems. The difference is finding a compromise to get the most out of them. That's what worked for Renouf and for Hodges.

If McFadden was doing a fair job across the park and this was the one area where he had it wrong, I'd be more accepting of the move. However, there's a lot of things he's been doing his second year that have bugged me, leading me to believe he's nothing more than a stop gap coach.

 

[broncos4life]

Jack Bird re-signing with Sharks long term, and also being moved to Fullback permanently, I like the move a lot actually, he's a great runner of the ball.

1. Bird
6. Maloney
7. Townsend
9. Ennis

Probably one of the better spines in the NRL if they all gel.

The Boonedock Saints approve of this move.

 

[Morkel]

If he's talented enough and better than all your other options by a fair margin, then yes he can be. Hurrell wouldn't be the first centre who is lazy off the field or has defensive problems. The difference is finding a compromise to get the most out of them. That's what worked for Renouf and for Hodges.

If McFadden was doing a fair job across the park and this was the one area where he had it wrong, I'd be more accepting of the move. However, there's a lot of things he's been doing his second year that have bugged me, leading me to believe he's nothing more than a stop gap coach.

If he were a stop-gap coach, I'd expect he'd be playing Hurrell regardless, because it's only immediate results that would matter. Dropping him for disciplinary reasons in essence gives him an ultimatum - pick up your game or no jersey for you - which to me is looking long term. Sacrificing having the "best" players on the park now in order to have a player who is more professional and disciplined in the future. However I'll concede that I haven't paid much attention to Mr McFad overall, so you're in a better position to judge.

 

[Alec]

Jack Bird re-signing with Sharks long term, and also being moved to Fullback permanently, I like the move a lot actually, he's a great runner of the ball.

1. Bird
6. Maloney
7. Townsend
9. Ennis

Probably one of the better spines in the NRL if they all gel.

Personally not a huge fan of that spine. Maloney and Townsend are waaaaay too similar. Bird is unproven at fullback. Ennis is shit in big games.

It's probably a step up from numpties like Gordon and Robson, but do they have as much "fluke" in them as they have this year?

 

[Unbreakable]

Personally not a huge fan of that spine. Maloney and Townsend are waaaaay too similar. Bird is unproven at fullback. Ennis is shit in big games.

It's probably a step up from numpties like Gordon and Robson, but do they have as much "fluke" in them as they have this year?

I'm actually quite a big fan of Maloney, I think he'll step up big time next season.

 

[Unbreakable]

Sene-Lefao --> Sharks

 

[ivanhungryjak]

Rothfield and the Mole are both reporting Marty Taupau to Manly.

 

[Foordy]

Rothfield and the Mole are both reporting Marty Taupau to Manly.

 

[Unbreakable]

How can Manly even afford all these players?

Losses - Foran, Lui, Blair, Horo, Sao. Sene-Lefao
Gains - Taupau, Brown, Myles, Lussick, Parcell, Koroisau, Moltzen
Re-Signed - Cherry-Evans ($1.5m+), Stewart, Matai, T.Trbojevic, J.Trbojevic

I'm sure that doesn't add up

 

[Unbreakable]

If they can find someone who isn't awful to partner Cherry-Evans they'd have to be premiership favourites going into next season, their squad is stupidly stacked.

1. Stewart
2. Hiku
3. Lyon (c)
4. Matai
5. Taufua
6. T.Trbojevic
7. Cherry-Evans
8. Myles
9. Parcell
10. J.Trbojevic
11. Brown
12. Symonds
13. Taupau

14. Koroisau
15. Buhrer
16. Mateo
17. Lussick

:/

 

[Rally Towel]

If they can find someone who isn't awful to partner Cherry-Evans they'd have to be premiership favourites going into next season, their squad is stupidly stacked.

1. Stewart
2. Hiku
3. Lyon (c)
4. Matai
5. Taufua
6. T.Trbojevic
7. Cherry-Evans
8. Myles
9. Parcell
10. J.Trbojevic
11. Brown
12. Symonds
13. Taupau

14. Koroisau
15. Buhrer
16. Mateo
17. Lussick

:/

I just don't see Trbojevic at 6. Class player at his age, but he's at FB or the wing if you ask me.

Koroisau at 6, or Lyon perhaps (with Hiku moving in to the centres and Tom on the wing).

Whatever. We'll still bury them. I'm not convinced Barrett is going to be able to turn them around.

 

[Unbreakable]

I just don't see Trbojevic at 6. Class player at his age, but he's at FB or the wing if you ask me.

Koroisau at 6, or Lyon perhaps (with Hiku moving in to the centres and Tom on the wing).

Whatever. We'll still bury them. I'm not convinced Barrett is going to be able to turn them around.

I feel like 2014 Milford and 2015 Trbojevic are similar in ways, both great runners of the ball with silky skills, I could see him being a sick Five-Eighth personally.