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Coxy
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It wouldn't let me post an empty quote :P
It wouldn't let me post an empty quote :P
Bucking Beads
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LOL yeah it is as simple as signing Shaun Johnson. Sounds like he wants to go and Rugby 7's anyway. I think an email saying get rid of Wallace would be more appropriate.
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Coxy
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Sounds like he's just keen to have a chance to play for NZ in the Olympics Rugby 7s in 2016...and there's talk they'll pick from both union and league, since it's neither really.
Kimlo
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If that's even his actual email, lol.
I'll be delighted with any reply haha, just want Gee to see.
noisetheory
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yeah i wonder guys like gee would even be using @broncos.com.au
if you didnt get a bounce back, its a good start! lol
if you didnt get a bounce back, its a good start! lol
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Coxy
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yeah they all use broncos.com.au email as I recall from my time working with them.
Alec
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I'd suggest Hodkinson too. He's far from great, but he's got improvement in him and is definitely better than anyone we have now. He might be on the outer at the Dogs too.
Big Pete
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Hodkinson is honestly Wallace 2.0
Even down to his ability to kick pressure field goals.
Even down to his ability to kick pressure field goals.
Ari Gold
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The last player anyone should be chasing is a player that Des Hasler has let go twice.
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Bam
Son Edo
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It's a shame. I would've loved to see the wolfman in a Bronco jersey.
Alec
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I don't really think Hasler cares about halves though. He's using Kris Keating, and his style seems to be having Kasiano and Graham being the chief playmakers.
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Yeah.....not so sure about test half but I'm sure he has potential. That's why it's so absolutely criminal that Peter Wallace is being allowed to stand in his way. Hunts potential growth is being stunted by an aging player who's been on the down hill slide ever since he busted his nut in '08. We've all realised the number of quality halves out there coming through isn't great. I'm sure other clubs will come knocking on Hunt's door.
Will Ben Hunt be yet another case of the one that got away.......simply because Griffin & Co are too blind to see?
Re: Shaun Johnson (who by the way I nominated probably about a month ago as someone to chase and was roundly laughed at) .....I think he's been pretty hard done by this year with some of the comments against him. Last year the kid virtually was thrown into the back half of the NRL season straight out of touch football ....he had a lot to learn in a very short space of time. This year I was pleased to see that he'd bulked up a little and I actually thought that his defence had improved dramatically. Must admit I don't watch every Warriors game but obviously he is bearing the brunt of playing behind the pea hearted attitude of his forward pack who are only "hard men" (as I've heard them so often called) when the opposition lays down and allows them to be the cheap shot stand over merchants that they seem to pride themselves on being.
That said and because of the potential that I think Ben Hunt has......I don't think chasing a halfback is the way to go now. I'd like to see us go after a genuine 5/8
IF
.......Corey Norman proves that he simply isn't up to it and continues to show no improvement even with having a creative half inside him like Hunt, instead of a nuffy like Peter Wallace.
I'd be happy enough to try at least the first half of 2013 with a Hunt/Norman combo and see how it goes and if it's a failure, starting looking at the likes of
Keiron Foran........Gareth Widdop ......Curtis Sironen......Pita Godinet?..... for 2014 and beyond.
No body has mentioned Jamie Soward (probably for good reason...but) he's out of sorts with St Merge at the moment. Rumours are that he isn't too happy. Bennett seemed to be able to bring out the best in him. Griffin seems to have the same demeanour as WB. I don't like Soward as a Dragons player, but he does have a good kicking game (goal kicking too) and when he runs the ball he can be dangerous.
Would he and Hunt be a good fit for the Broncs halves...?
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Alec
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Soward barely has more creativity than Wallace. Other than his kicking game, he doesn't offer much. And he seems to be on the decline too.
Kimlo
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no bounce back.
Although it could be a.gee or andrewg or agee or any number of combinations so who knows.
Kimlo
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Soward doing that shitty goal kicking thing in a Broncos jersey would be very hard to watch. Please no.
noisetheory
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the least he could do is take as long as wallace does to have a kick so you could safely go take a shit knowing you wont miss any of the game.
Ari Gold
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With the way we are playing atm, it should be ahgeez
