Player movements and rumours

Discussion in 'The Cesspit: Rugby League Discussion' started by Julian, Apr 7, 2009.

  1. Hurricane JD Hurricane

    Name some of those 8
    Out of interest. Only if you want to.
     
  2. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    Warriors, Dragons, Roosters, Broncos, Storm, Cowboys, Knights, Bulldogs, Titans and Tigers
     
  3. Tartmaster AJ James

    I mean, he's not wrong
     
  4. Hurricane JD Hurricane

    I agree with the essence of his point as well. For example, why did Roosters pick Benji over Widdop?

    I can only speculate is that some clubs eg Rooster want a 12 month horizon for their signing and Widdop and his agent want an investment in his career development so he can grow with one team for several years. I imagine a half would be central to all the systems and shapes a team runs so chopping and changing each year would be non optimal.

    From a warriors point of view (one of the teams Boobiddy listed) we are commited both contractually and from a "give the dude a chance so we can see his potential" with both CHT and Kodi. We were never in the market for a starting half at this stage even if one of the calibre of Widdop or even a Cronk were available.
     
  5. Tartmaster AJ James

    I feel like Kodi has had a long time to prove that he's a NRL standard half and he just hasn't done it.
    If you could get a Widdop/Cronk you'd be crazy not to put them in the halves and move Kodi to 14
     
  6. Hurricane JD Hurricane

    We already had SJ who is in the same tier as those two players and such a half at that salary didn't fit with our salary cap mix of where we were heading from a team composition point of view.
    If Widdop really is being offered at $300K, which I find difficult to believe since Kodi cost us $650K and the going rate for a half is circa $800K, then agreed turning your nose up at widdop at the price does suggest, as boobiddy intimated suggest that something else is impacting his resume at the moment. Boobiddy's analysis mainly holds though provided the dirt cheap salary is correct.
     
  7. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    Reading facey chatter it sounds like Widdop was pretty cooked in his SL season. Might've shaped as an Orford.0 return
     
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  8. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    For 300k, it's worth the risk. Just looking as a Brisbane fan, I'll take a cooked Widdop over a fit Isucko.
     
  9. jazman84 JM Eightyfour

    I think Kodi showed enough last season that he was an NRL standard half, though I wont argue with your 2nd point.
     
  10. Hurricane JD Hurricane

    Thank you Jazman84. I wanted to reply to Tart and say Kodi progressed to NRL standard half last year as well but didn't feel qualified enough as a poster on Internet analyst to make that call with any gravitas.
    Was going to point out that he had 15 try assists in 19 games placing him 12th in the league on that stat. He also had 12 line break assists and finished 15th in the league on that stat. 12th and 15th is pretty good and although not a top echelon performance is decent.
    More importantly after screaming at my TV last year...the rugby league gods listened and he started to positionally kick. I am not sure if that is the right lexicon but he started tactically kicking for territory as before he hardly ever kicked and this allowed the defence to rush Blake Green or whoever he is halves partner was on the 6th tackle.
    He really came on last year. Thank you Jazman.
     
  11. Toolman TR Man

    Did the Roosters sign Benji?
     
  12. Benny BS Read

    Can someone please bring MF back for the autistic NRL analysis plz
     
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  13. Hurricane JD Hurricane

    Sure good recommendation
    Will leave him to make any further future rugby league analysis posts...I will take your advice and not contribute further. Thanks.
     
  14. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    You have said this easy 5 times.
     
  15. morgieb MC Burridge

    McInnes -> Cronulla.

    St George. lol
     
  16. AVA T Delonge

    Hook lol
     
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  18. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    Folau would be a great signing for Dragons and QLD.
     
  19. Magic AJ Parker

    The upside of signing a 32yr old Israel Folau surely isn't worth the PR nightmare that it would come with.
     
  20. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    It will be the same thing when Lodge was signed. People will be mad for a few weeks, then it won't be mentioned too much and he will get boos from the crowd and plenty of negative social media comments.
     

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