Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon Sep 02, 2024 12:59 pm  

Hasbag wrote:

Andy Last

Happy with him coming back, very highly rated as an assistant cisch, thought it might happen as I think his son has signed for Hull.

But he is an attacking coach we need?

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon Sep 02, 2024 1:01 pm  

Marcus's Bicycle wrote:

Rapana is just the type of character we need. The Canberra fans without exception love him. He is described as a legend the heart and soul of the club and they are desperately disappointed he's leaving. He will bring many qualities but the fact is he's not a centre. He has only played there a handful of times during his career and not since 2021. He's a winger but can play fullback as he has done this season.

Walker starting at fullback and a specialist centre would surely have been the better option. The fact that Dan didn't include him in the starting 17 for next season suggests he's leaving.

Then there's the Cust playing hooker puzzle.

Lol I never said he was a centre, perhaps it’s the way it was worded, I’ve slightly amended it.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon Sep 02, 2024 1:06 pm  

Apparently there is a rule that you can’t have two overseas coaches at one club, John wanted to bring his own assistant.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon Sep 02, 2024 1:07 pm  

What a strange rule that is!

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon Sep 02, 2024 1:08 pm  

not sure on last. We desperately need some fresh attacking ideas so bringing back the guy who has been involved for decades when we were pretty awful in attack doesn't fill me with confidence. Pretty much every team in the league other than catalans look like they have some structure in attack

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon Sep 02, 2024 1:09 pm  

Blackandwhitebigdog wrote:

Up the mighty Ashcroft.

Litten gone for season so won't happen. Be silly playing Moy in the halves, would get targeted in D like Charles has.

Walker has ticked boxes to play. Should start at 1 for me against Leeds.

Nowt silly about it regarding defence, he’s quite a capable defender.

Perhaps not the skill set, which is why these three games are ideal to look at this, pretty similar to the experiment of looking at Walker at six, until he was injured again.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon Sep 02, 2024 1:11 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

not sure on last. We desperately need some fresh attacking ideas so bringing back the guy who has been involved for decades when we were pretty awful in attack doesn't fill me with confidence. Pretty much every team in the league other than catalans look like they have some structure in attack

Have to agree, would have been far from my choice.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon Sep 02, 2024 1:12 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

not sure on last. We desperately need some fresh attacking ideas so bringing back the guy who has been involved for decades when we were pretty awful in attack doesn't fill me with confidence. Pretty much every team in the league other than catalans look like they have some structure in attack

I'd have preferred Ryan Sheridan..

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon Sep 02, 2024 1:16 pm  

weaver93 wrote:

I'd have preferred Ryan Sheridan..

It just smacks of an easy/cheap option.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon Sep 02, 2024 1:20 pm  

Jobs for the boys. Also giving houghton some role.

Our attack is woeful. Last clearly never had the capability to improve it and I doubt cartwright is an attacking coach. You only had to look at how cas set up in our 20 on saturday to see the difference. They looked organised, everyone knew what they were doing. The complete opposite to us