Re: Shopping List 2023 : Sat Oct 15, 2022 8:12 am  

Wonder if it will be Connor out, Longstaff and Clifford in?

Connor is a prodigious talent, but get the feeling he never really fulfilled his true potential here. Maybe down to the coaching, maybe the player himself, or maybe a bit of both?

I’m happy the attacking threat will be spread around the team now though.

It was either down to Connor to conjure up a play, or Satae to get himself over the line.

This thread will be on fire next year, given the amount of players we have OOC.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Sat Oct 15, 2022 11:04 am  

Irregular Hoops wrote:

Wonder if it will be Connor out, Longstaff and Clifford in?

Connor is a prodigious talent, but get the feeling he never really fulfilled his true potential here. Maybe down to the coaching, maybe the player himself, or maybe a bit of both?

I’m happy the attacking threat will be spread around the team now though.

It was either down to Connor to conjure up a play, or Satae to get himself over the line.

This thread will be on fire next year, given the amount of players we have OOC.

No one performs like a player looking for another pay day. Puts us in a strong position moving forward I think. Just got to hope we don’t get lulled in by players who suddenly start playing well and then half booty it when they get their new contract.

For the first time in a long while we have a young exciting spine who will all improve. Hopefully we can bring in a decent back rower, Longstaff and English but I imagine that would need someone like shaul to move on.

From there I’d be quite confident we have pretty decent depth and not too many players around our 19 man squad who have hit their peak.

From now on the priority has to be value for money. We need to worry about how in the last year of their contract their stock has risen so they need a payrise rather than they were a good player when we signed them 3 years ago.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Sat Oct 15, 2022 12:04 pm  

Hullrealist wrote:

No one performs like a player looking for another pay day. Puts us in a strong position moving forward I think. Just got to hope we don’t get lulled in by players who suddenly start playing well and then half booty it when they get their new contract.

I refer to it as “Craig Murdock syndrome”. Looked amazing on loan until we signed him permanently

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Sat Oct 15, 2022 2:49 pm  

https://twitter.com/NBWT__/status/15812 ... FonOw&s=19 Brooks to Newcastle Clifford to us

https://twitter.com/NBWT__/status/15812 ... FonOw&s=19 Brooks to Newcastle Clifford to us

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Sat Oct 15, 2022 7:48 pm  

Wakeham looks a bag of poop, when we announcing him

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Sun Oct 16, 2022 9:19 am  

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... 65e499e8bb Looks like we're part of a HB merry-go-round.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... 65e499e8bb Looks like we're part of a HB merry-go-round.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Sun Oct 16, 2022 11:52 am  

mwindass wrote:

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-transfer-whispers-jayden-sullivan-release-request-st-george-illawarra-dragons-player-movement-contracts/news-story/d7b88d2d906649e08d807165e499e8bb

Looks like we're part of a HB merry-go-round.

Here we go again

I'm hoping that we haven't released Connor without having someone already signed up.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Sun Oct 16, 2022 11:59 am  

Marcus's Bicycle wrote:

Here we go again

I'm hoping that we haven't released Connor without having someone already signed up.

You have to question what use was he though if he is out for half a season and doesnt want to be here.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Sun Oct 16, 2022 12:56 pm  

To be fair from the club statement on Connor we've signed someone just waiting to announce it.

The HDM think it's Clifford, which sounds right when you take into account Brooks looks like he's moving to Newcastle.

Just hope we announce it soon.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Sun Oct 16, 2022 1:45 pm  

Releasing Connor would have been dependent on us sourcing a replacement. The club alluded to us having someone signed up in the Connor statement.

Certainly looks like we’ll have a young pacey spine next. Polar opposite of last year.