broncos4life
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Waddell is shit but he is better than Keating
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Waddell is shit but he is better than Keating
That's a lot of speculation- How do you count someone as a good/improved/valuable signing in October- coaching or playing?
He came off the bench against the Eels.
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Show me one post that states Kearney should remain on our staff.
Besides I said NEARLY everyone. Not even every single person (although I could have said that and I doubt you would be able to find a post on here to prove me wrong)
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:witchhunt::witchhunt: ARRRGH Kearny
As BP has said ,Does anyone actually know what his role and resposibilites are, He is obviously held in high regard by those that matter. I know that BHQ was looking for a patsy when things weren't going well defensively, but was the Kearny hate actually based on anything factual?
As BP has said ,Does anyone actually know what his role and resposibilites are, He is obviously held in high regard by those that matter. I know that BHQ was looking for a patsy when things weren't going well defensively, but was the Kearny hate actually based on anything factual?
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So far on paper Bennet has made some seemingly exciting decisions and a few decisions that deserve indifference at worst.
Waddell being signed will at best be a dependable cover for Macca and worst do nothing. It won't effect our season it salary cap in any meaningful negative way.
(Now watch as Macca gets injured the week leading into the GF and Waddell single handed losing us the game haha)
Waddell being signed will at best be a dependable cover for Macca and worst do nothing. It won't effect our season it salary cap in any meaningful negative way.
(Now watch as Macca gets injured the week leading into the GF and Waddell single handed losing us the game haha)
No, it isn't.
Fact is that it is very hard or near impossible to attribute a percentage of contribution to success or failure unless you're in a football club.
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I think we are judging WB's choice to sign Waddell too harshly. He is average however he has decent experience plus he would be cheap, he had no where else to go and he wanted to come home to QLD. in my opinion no harm done we have a back up he gets some job security for another year, win win plus we have the hooker from the jets as well
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Not but neither has Waddell technically
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A little fact that you're forgetting is that Reed began his NRL career as a center and barring the odd game at wing or on the bench has largely stayed there regardless of form or what's best for the team. Darren Smith was a revelation at center and a try scoring machine. Carroll had a bit of size and speed and wasn't afraid to use it. The 2014 version of Stagg is very different to what he was like circa 2006. I agree he was not an attacking center but we had a lot more strike power in the side then.
I agree with a lot of this. Am loving Big Pete's idea that he'll be selected to help Milford out defensively.
Really Foordy? Really? You're going to play that card. How many wins are we talking here? A handful? Hardly what I'd call superior. I think the point you're trying to make (correct me if I'm wrong) is that we needed a change of coach but Bennett may not be the answer - that's the way I interpreted that last bit. That's fair enough but a comparison of their winning records to prop up one side is a bit like the Barba/Boyd debate and relying on their 2014 form - they were both ordinary and both sides of the debate need to admit that.
I do agree that too many (weak) excuses get tossed around for Bennett's tenure at the Knights and the fact is both teams should have done better the last three years. Surely as the incoming coach Bennett deserves the benefit of the doubt.
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He runs the water
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And does a damn good job might I add.
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Looked a lot faster than usual towards the end of the season. It scares me still when he backs himself one-on-one vs the fullback. He hasn't been caught yet, and it shows he has confidence in his ability, but it's an unnecessary worry imo when he has support players. I'm not a Reed hater, and he does a solid, if not good, job, but we really need some young quick versions of Hodgo or an Oates there to truly threaten other teams and the title. Reed just doesn't have that extra level to go.
Of course any ineffectiveness of any players might be fixed with a tweaked game plan, an actual ball-playing half to go with Hunt and that good ol' Bennett self-belief he instills in his players
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Have seen a photo of Sam wearing a broncos jersey.
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