Re: IN 2024 | Matt Frawley - Expires: 2025 : Thu Sep 07, 2023 11:05 am  

I think Myler would probably be glad to be more of a fringe player, he's no spring chicken (in RL player terms) and it could maybe prolong his career a year or two if he isn't playing every week

Re: IN 2024 | Matt Frawley - Expires: 2025 : Thu Sep 07, 2023 11:09 am  

Myler is a good player to have on the books. Great attitude, does whatever is asked of him, rarely if ever out with niggly injuries and can cover a number of positions.

Re: IN 2024 | Matt Frawley - Expires: 2025 : Thu Sep 07, 2023 11:46 am  

Myler as a utility back up is fine

Re: IN 2024 | Matt Frawley - Expires: 2025 : Thu Sep 07, 2023 12:06 pm  

Emagdnim13 wrote:

Myler as a utility back up is fine

Think he'd make a great bench option. If we don't get a hooker I'd let O'Connor and Johnson fight it out, but only play one of them as neither brings any real difference from the bench. Myler, on the other hand, provides cover for all the spine positions.

Re: IN 2024 | Matt Frawley - Expires: 2025 : Thu Sep 07, 2023 12:10 pm  

I'm hoping next year O'Connor does the first 20 and CJ the second.
Jarrods work rate is excellent abd with a full preseason and work on distrfrom PtB he will get better.

CJ just needs game time to see where he's going skill wise.

Re: IN 2024 | Matt Frawley - Expires: 2025 : Thu Sep 07, 2023 12:14 pm  

Emagdnim13 wrote:

I'm hoping next year O'Connor does the first 20 and CJ the second.
Jarrods work rate is excellent abd with a full preseason and work on distrfrom PtB he will get better.

CJ just needs game time to see where he's going skill wise.

At the end of next year I think they'll be shopping for a hooker. By all accounts they were in for Levi this year, so it's clearly in their thoughts and rightly so in my opinion.

Re: IN 2024 | Matt Frawley - Expires: 2025 : Thu Sep 07, 2023 12:28 pm  

Emagdnim13 wrote:

Myler as a utility back up is fine

Fine if you want mid table mediocrity. Time to move him on, Austin would have been let go at this season’s end, I see no difference between the two players. They both have had decent careers at the top level, no doubt they can possibly squeeze one or two more seasons in elsewhere. If we want to build a top four team it won’t be around slow and aging players.

Re: IN 2024 | Matt Frawley - Expires: 2025 : Thu Sep 07, 2023 12:35 pm  

Iirc myler is still on contract for next year. Austin wasn't.

So letting Myler see out his last year as a back up isn't the end of the world.
We already have to find a 7 ,prop and centre.

Re: IN 2024 | Matt Frawley - Expires: 2025 : Thu Sep 07, 2023 1:19 pm  

Emagdnim13 wrote:

Iirc myler is still on contract for next year. Austin wasn't.

So letting Myler see out his last year as a back up isn't the end of the world.
We already have to find a 7 ,prop and centre.

I realise Myler has one year left on his contract, might be able to do a deal with someone to offload him. When it come to money there is always a solution. Just imagine Myler coming on midway through the second half in a tight playoff game against a fast and aggressive three quarter line. I think not.

Re: IN 2024 | Matt Frawley - Expires: 2025 : Thu Sep 07, 2023 1:32 pm  

We will need a few more quality signings if we are going to be making the playoffs next season I reckon