Given we are 300k odd in cap arrears and allegedly can't sign a ballboy for 2019, can someone PLEASE EXPLAIN how we have managed to unveil a 29 man squad today that includes no less than NINE new signings:
5 x new players: Elgey and Elliot (complete dud reserve grade Titans) plus Waddell, Garrick and Keppie (rookie nobodies)
4 x promoted juniors: Hopoate, Kioa, Olakau'atu and Cust (talented we're sure but hardly likely to crack first grade save for injury disasters a la Tom Wright).
It doesn't take a genius to figure out than none of them are on major dollars, but surely the cost of Elgey and Elliot alone would have been far better spent on finding at least one mega giant new Fijian winger since we have the very worst wingers in the NRL. If Des thinks we can make the top 4 in 2019 with an ageing Taufua and a featherweight like Parker (lovely kid but honestly he’s no Ado Carr) then he might as well resign now.
Wingers score more tries than any other position and the best teams in the NRL have two wingers who are either:
A. lightning fast or B. massively tall or C. both (i.e. Ado-Carr/Vunivalu; Ferguson/Tupou etc).
Taufua (god love his efforts say 3-4 years ago) is neither fast, or tall, nor can he catch a ball or stay on his wing in defence. Matty Wright was none of the criteria and seems to have left anyway, which leaves, let’s see, Parker or reject Elliot ;both way too small) or let’s see, nobody.
Oh but hang on Des wants to sign Foran (who makes Watmough look fit and healthy) even though we bought Elgey plus promoted Cust plus already have Croker and Hodkinson which adds up to 5 x 5/8’s none of whom would crack first grade anywhere else!
It’s going to be a very, very long season folks.
5 x new players: Elgey and Elliot (complete dud reserve grade Titans) plus Waddell, Garrick and Keppie (rookie nobodies)
4 x promoted juniors: Hopoate, Kioa, Olakau'atu and Cust (talented we're sure but hardly likely to crack first grade save for injury disasters a la Tom Wright).
It doesn't take a genius to figure out than none of them are on major dollars, but surely the cost of Elgey and Elliot alone would have been far better spent on finding at least one mega giant new Fijian winger since we have the very worst wingers in the NRL. If Des thinks we can make the top 4 in 2019 with an ageing Taufua and a featherweight like Parker (lovely kid but honestly he’s no Ado Carr) then he might as well resign now.
Wingers score more tries than any other position and the best teams in the NRL have two wingers who are either:
A. lightning fast or B. massively tall or C. both (i.e. Ado-Carr/Vunivalu; Ferguson/Tupou etc).
Taufua (god love his efforts say 3-4 years ago) is neither fast, or tall, nor can he catch a ball or stay on his wing in defence. Matty Wright was none of the criteria and seems to have left anyway, which leaves, let’s see, Parker or reject Elliot ;both way too small) or let’s see, nobody.
Oh but hang on Des wants to sign Foran (who makes Watmough look fit and healthy) even though we bought Elgey plus promoted Cust plus already have Croker and Hodkinson which adds up to 5 x 5/8’s none of whom would crack first grade anywhere else!
It’s going to be a very, very long season folks.