Walker upgraded, Green to be extended beyond 2018

[BOZO]

DCE is an out an out 7, he wont ever move from that position at Manly. As for Hastings, he just doesnt have that ability to hit the next level, while he is a good goal kicker his other attributes arent that attractive as a half.

IMO and from what I have seen I have been very impressed with this Cust NYC half. He is a great play maker . He has vision and skill . He slayed the dragons last week . When the chips were down he never lost drive and composure and led us to victory . Very tough player as well. I think he has more potential than Hastings but time will tell .
See how he goes this weekend . I hope he is a consistent performer as this is what makes NRL quality players .

 

[BOZO]

Perfect for tom wright to take over from green in 2019/2020

Trent has told Tom that centre is his future position .

 

[simon64]

Keeping it simple....

I'm happy with Green at 6. Moylan is better but not for 1.2 million.
I'm really hoping the Thompson signing comes off. He would fit in perfectly.
I don't see any props on the market that I'd throw decent money at.

We have great talent coming through. We need to nurture it and retain it.

If you run through the 2011 team that won the competition, nearly every player was found and developed not a big name signing from another club.

 

[Sheikheagle]

Trent has told Tom that centre is his future position .

Really? makes sense given he is such a big fella

 

[Spartan Eagle]

I'll settle for Green in 2018 for "consistency". But beyond that we will be settling for stagnation.

 

[Holmsey]

NL seaeagle cut sh*t talking mate! You keep telling us Green is a bad 6, but he isnt and the quicker you work that out the less delusional you will sound.

 

[HoldenV8]

Our premiership halves pairings
Half/five eighth
Ward/I Martin
Mayes/I Martin
Stephens/Thompson
S Martin/Thompson
Hasler/Lyons
Toovey/Lyons
Orford/Lyon
DCE/Foran

1996 was interesting. For most of the season yes, we played with Cliffy and Tooves as the halves. But heading towards and into the finals, Fulton was actually playing Cliffy from the bench, Owen Cunningham at either prop or lock and Nik Kosef was starting a lot of games (including the GF) at 5/8.

Of course, this was when they had unlimited interchange and Bozo used it like the NFL. When we needed attack he brought Cliffy on to weave his magic. But by that stage of his career Cliffy's defence wasn't all that flash and when we were defending quite often Bozo got him straight out of there and replaced him with someone like Cement, Spud or Tierney.

IMO, other than having great teams like we did, the unlimited interchange was a big factor in why we were so dominant in the mid-90's. Bozo used it better than every other coach. He worked out where he could use it to its full advantage with the players he had and exploited it to the max.

 

[Deleted member 26876]

I'd much rather wait for that young sharks player we stole to replace greeny in the long run. I believe Tom Wright will only be able to cut it as a centre/winger in his early career. We may just have to buy a replacement in the future although probably don't need to think about it just yet

 

[Tragic Eagle]

From what I’ve seen of Tom Wright I believe he is a centre and not a 5/8 he looks best running the footy. Green is 32 and IMO is a short term solution for one more year. He has done what was expected of him but we need to develop or find a young quality ball player who becomes a long term partner to DCE.

 

[HoldenV8]

Being in Adelaide and too cheap to get Foxtel, I have not actually seen Tom Wright play other than Youtube highlights which don't even tell half the story. They are just that, highlights.

But, from what I have read about him and the bits I have seen, I think he does have a lot of talent. However it appears that he needs more consistency in his game. He dominated the semi-final two weeks ago yet was hardly sighted in last weeks prelim and that seems to be a theme of his game. He'll be great one week, hardly sighted for the next 2 or 3.

Like I say with most U/20 graduates, it also remains to be seen how he performs against players and teams who can defend because lets face it, the 20s is not exactly known as a defensive breeding ground.

 

[HappilyManly]

Being in Adelaide and too cheap to get Foxtel, I have not actually seen Tom Wright play other than Youtube highlights which don't even tell half the story. They are just that, highlights.

But, from what I have read about him and the bits I have seen, I think he does have a lot of talent. However it appears that he needs more consistency in his game. He dominated the semi-final two weeks ago yet was hardly sighted in last weeks prelim and that seems to be a theme of his game. He'll be great one week, hardly sighted for the next 2 or 3.

Like I say with most U/20 graduates, it also remains to be seen how he performs against players and teams who can defend because lets face it, the 20s is not exactly known as a defensive breeding ground.

What's good about these U20s is that they seem to grow up up and bulk up each year.
Tom was a scrawny kid last year and now he has added to bulk to make more impact.

Hope you get the 9 GEM broadcast or can watch the game on 9now website

Go Manly

 

[mickqld]

From the article:
Also complicating the pursuit of Moylan is the fact he has a $250,000-a-year registered third-party deal in place that is unlikely to be transferred to another club.

This is how TPAs are a rort, if a TPA purports to tie a player to a certain club then it should be recognised for what it is - as part of his contract - and included in the salary cap.

You'd think the third party would happy to be associated with a premiership team rather than a westie turncoat nowhere outfit.

 

[The Who]

You'd think the third party would happy to be associated with a premiership team rather than a westie turncoat nowhere outfit.

Not if the sponsor manufactured Ugh Boots.

 

[Top End Eagle]

IMO and from what I have seen I have been very impressed with this Cust NYC half. He is a great play maker . He has vision and skill . He slayed the dragons last week . When the chips were down he never lost drive and composure and led us to victory . Very tough player as well. I think he has more potential than Hastings but time will tell .
See how he goes this weekend . I hope he is a consistent performer as this is what makes NRL quality players .

Yeah he is still only very young and I really like the look of him. The problem with the NYC is that we see all these players at under twenty that would previously only have been sen by people at the game and the coaching staff around them. As a result someone has a televised live blinder and all of a sudden there are four future firstgrade halves only a year away from a breakout season. Time will sort the wheat from the chaff. But having players like metcalf cust Wright Hastings Cullen etc will work in the clubs favour. Nicho hynes. Remember him?

 

[BOZO]

Yeah he is still only very young and I really like the look of him. The problem with the NYC is that we see all these players at under twenty that would previously only have been sen by people at the game and the coaching staff around them. As a result someone has a televised live blinder and all of a sudden there are four future firstgrade halves only a year away from a breakout season. Time will sort the wheat from the chaff. But having players like metcalf cust Wright Hastings Cullen etc will work in the clubs favour. Nicho hynes. Remember him?

Good point Top End Eagle. Nicho Hynes is languishing in the QLD cup playing for the Mackay Cutters .
The NRL is a very competitive beast

 

[Darren]

Good old Nicho Hynes!! I think Nicho used to post on here lol

 

[EagleFlys]

Glad Princess Moylan is staying at the Pennys. Never wanted him here.
Green did fine this year, and apart from some defensive lapses, was great.

Appreciate there is limited upside in him, but our problems are not 6 and 7.

 

[NLSeaEagle]

NL seaeagle cut sh*t talking mate! .

I'm just trying to fit in!!!

 

[BOZO]

I'm just trying to fit in!!!

Keep talking sht feathered friend .....
As long as it is good sht though

 

[Holmsey]

I'm just trying to fit in!!!

Oh wrong Forum mate, you must be looking for the kennel.