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| People are missing a vital point here. You can't simply just get rid of a contracted player. You'd have to pay them off which counts on the salary cap.
The power is with the player if you want to get rid of them, unless they want to leave, which means that you pretty much have to pay the rest of their contract. How do you then replace them if you have already used up their salary by paying them off? It just doesn't work.
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20333_1393344959.gif Current thoughts - Mago out or get running up them plantations, get fit or get rid.
Maybe a back up halfback, someone with a bit of experience on a short term deal.
Big tall strong running second rower, like a McMeekin or Sironen type back rower.:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_20333.gif |
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| Quote: Bigredwarrior "Brad Dwyer isn’t a bad hooker but he’s not a cracker either. He seems to offer a bit more when he comes on from the bench that when he plays a full game (admittedly I don’t watch him every week).
I don’t see him as our answer at 9 and would prefer to let Shorrocks have an extended run of games. He’s added plenty when he’s come on in the last 2 matches and I’d say even when Powell is first again, I’d leave Shorrocks in the 17 ahead of him.'"
We would be going back down the route of playing a player out of position at 9. Powell wasn’t good enough to play 7 but managed to fill in for McIllorun at 9 when he was injured, he’s done well filling in but he’s not a hooker. Hookers are horrible nasty little grubs with good rugby brains, usually overweight and frustrated scrum halves with chips on their shoulders and that’s what’s we need, Powell is too nice and too honest to play there IMO.
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| Quote: post "We would be going back down the route of playing a player out of position at 9. Powell wasn’t good enough to play 7 but managed to fill in for McIllorun at 9 when he was injured, he’s done well filling in but he’s not a hooker. Hookers are horrible nasty little grubs with good rugby brains, usually overweight and frustrated scrum halves with chips on their shoulders and that’s what’s we need, Powell is too nice and too honest to play there IMO.'"
The game has moved on from that kind of hooker IMO. Roby, Hodgson, Clarke, Smith etc don't fit that mould. I think with the reduction in interchanges we'll see hookers be good athletes who can play 80 and make a shedload of tackles and distribute the ball quickly and accurately. They will need to be fitter than the Cunningham and Lowes of old, even if that means playing a more simplified role. I'm not saying Powell is our man, but the position has evolved from what you describe IMO.
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20333_1393344959.gif Current thoughts - Mago out or get running up them plantations, get fit or get rid.
Maybe a back up halfback, someone with a bit of experience on a short term deal.
Big tall strong running second rower, like a McMeekin or Sironen type back rower.:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_20333.gif |
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| Quote: Grimmy "The game has moved on from that kind of hooker IMO. Roby, Hodgson, Clarke, Smith etc don't fit that mould. I think with the reduction in interchanges we'll see hookers be good athletes who can play 80 and make a shedload of tackles and distribute the ball quickly and accurately. They will need to be fitter than the Cunningham and Lowes of old, even if that means playing a more simplified role. I'm not saying Powell is our man, but the position has evolved from what you describe IMO.'"
What I did was describe a nasty streak or a bit of mongrel, something all RL players need at every level at every age in every position especially in that position they need to be ruthless. The primary skill a hooker should have is he ability to pass accurately and speedily from the floor and Powell cannot do that, even when he isn’t jumping from 9 he still takes an age to make a basic pass quickly which slows our attack down from the start.
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| Quote: NickyKiss "
If I was targeting a hooker from another superleague team I like Kruise Leeming. He’s got a bit of everything to his game for me and plenty of improvement in him.'"
Agreed. Always liked him since he first came into SL. Smart young player.
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20333_1393344959.gif Current thoughts - Mago out or get running up them plantations, get fit or get rid.
Maybe a back up halfback, someone with a bit of experience on a short term deal.
Big tall strong running second rower, like a McMeekin or Sironen type back rower.:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_20333.gif |
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| Last season I saw young Jayden Brailey play hooker for Cronulla and I watched him play the other day and I think he would be a good signing. He’s a young lad so won’t be on mega bucks, but he’s an out and out hooker who works harder than a Japanese POW (But a happy one) and has all the attributes to make a very good player. Not blowing my own trumpet but I’m usually good at spotting talent, I reckon this lad will make a very good player.
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