NRL Player Movements and Rumours 2015

[Alec]

Apparently the Tigers CEO or whoever is offering Farah a lifetime deal. I gotta admit, it's kinda entertaining watching the Tigers and Titans trainwrecks.

 

[Unbreakable]

Anyone who thinks McCullough is on par with Friend has passed into the realm of delusion I'm afraid, Friend is much, much better overall.

 

[Foordy]

Apparently the Tigers CEO or whoever is offering Farah a lifetime deal. I gotta admit, it's kinda entertaining watching the Tigers and Titans trainwrecks.

Only because farah is demanding a full payout with his release

 

[broncos4life]

Anyone who thinks McCullough is on par with Friend has passed into the realm of delusion I'm afraid, Friend is much, much better overall.

In your opinion. I could say the exact reverse thing back to you, but it would achieve nothing.

 

[Unbreakable]

Man this forum goes crazy in the off-season, one thread is about how McGuire is bog average and worse than most props in the NRL and another is calling McCullough one of the best hookers in the game, in the same league as Smith.

You guys are bonkers

 

[Super Freak]

Who said McGuire is bog average?

Can you post a link to the post?

 

[broncos4life]

Man this forum goes crazy in the off-season, one thread is about how McGuire is bog average and worse than most props in the NRL and another is calling McCullough one of the best hookers in the game, in the same league as Smith.

You guys are bonkers

Who ever said the Macca was the same league as Smith? Why do you exaggerate everything? It's impossible to have a discussion when everything is exaggerated.

 

[Unbreakable]

Who ever said the Macca was the same league as Smith? Why do you exaggerate everything? It's impossible to have a discussion when everything is exaggerated.

Friend is the 3rd best hooker in Australia, potentially even 2nd best depending on how much Farah regresses this year, so by saying McCullough is equal if not better than Friend, you're saying he's in the same class as Smith, how is that exaggerated?

 

[broncos4life]

Friend is the 3rd best hooker in Australia, potentially even 2nd best depending on how much Farah regresses this year, so by saying McCullough is equal if not better than Friend, you're saying he's in the same class as Smith, how is that exaggerated?

Look I'm with this ridiculousness so this is the last I will say.

There are tiers of players. Smith is on his own level with Farah on his day. Friend is the next tier down which is where McCullough is do. There are varied levels within that tier and at times last year Macca was higher at times friend was higher. To suggest there is that wider gap is as ludicrous as to suggest either are on the same level as smith (which no-one did).

 

[Kimlo]

Look I'm with this ridiculousness so this is the last I will say.

There are tiers of players. Smith is on his own level with Farah on his day. Friend is the next tier down which is where McCullough is do. There are varied levels within that tier and at times last year Macca was higher at times friend was higher. To suggest there is that wider gap is as ludicrous as to suggest either are on the same level as smith (which no-one did).

I agree with everything you've said here except Macca being better, at all. Obviously we're now arguing something that's subjective so no one is "right" so to speak, but to me, Friend is definitely a level above McCullough.

I've never said Macca is shit, he isn't, he's just middle of the pack, kind of like Reed, he's not a world beater but he's also not shit. I'd call him a reliable, solid first grader. Friend is a real threat out of dummy half, and a genuinely "good" player. That's the difference for me.

 

[Socnorb]

This has probably already been said, but, surely Farrah must have a contact value assigned to him regardless of what the roosters actually pay for him. For 1 club to seemingly pick all the minimum wage bargains makes a joke of the cap.

 

[Battler]

In regards to the Friend hype, I think he has excellent service, but that's about it. He has a decent kicking game, but he often takes dumb/the wrong options (refer to when he randomly grubbered it dead on the second tackle in the semi). Macca has an elite defensive and long kicking game, but is average when it comes to service; the broncos also don't tunnel ball like the rorters and Dogs, so that may contort our perceptions a bit. I think Niko is one to watch out for based off his form for NZ.

EDIT: Friend is also very good at running from dummy half as well. They are different players with different strengths.

 

[Sproj]

I too like the upward projection of KNik and I think Macca needs to look over his shoulder if he wants to stave off that challenge in the next two to three years. KNik has a lot of Isaac Luke about him, definitely not the same but there are also clear similarities.

 

[Unbreakable]

Macca has an elite long kicking game

Now I've heard everything lol, his kicking game isn't remotely good, if it was good he'd kick the ball more than once a game. Having a 50% strike-rate on decent kicks to awful kicks ratio when you only take 1-2 a game is not what you'd consider elite my friend.

 

[Kimlo]

Now I've heard everything lol, his kicking game isn't remotely good, if it was good he'd kick the ball more than once a game. Having a 50% strike-rate on decent kicks to awful kicks ratio when you only take 1-2 a game is not what you'd consider elite my friend.

Yeah this. I can't accept Macca as having a good kicking game. He kicks once or twice a game, and will sometimes not even kick during a game. Smith has an elite long kicking game, Farah has an elite short kicking game, Macca's kicking game is average. If he had a great boot on him, I'm sure we'd see him take on much more kicking duties, especially since Hunt is pretty much our only long distance kicker.

 

[Cult]

Imagine how good Macca would be if teams were penalised for their markers standing side by side or even offside against us.

 

[Nashy]

We made the grand final, right? With Macca there?

 

[Unbreakable]

We made the grand final, right? With Macca there?

Exactly, imagine how easy we would've made the final if we had Friend instead!