This weeks Game Vs the Cowboys

[Johnny.]

My fair weather friends, right up to the first loss.

They'll always let you down.

[chook 56]

I shudder to think what this place will be like if we lose

[Andrew Walker]

I shudder to think what this place will be like if we lose

Cmon we have been here long enough to know what that is like However seeing some have had to wait so long for this to happen I am sure the reaction to our next loss whenever that may be will be extra special

[chook 56]

Cmon we have been here long enough to know what that is like However seeing some have had to wait so long for this to happen I am sure the reaction to our next loss whenever that may be will be extra special

That's what I fear.

MELTDOWN CENTRAL

[Bansai Pipeline]

We should smash them Thurston is playing with a busted shnoz and two black eyes....they have already put the bait out there on us becareful Rooster boys....where's JWH when you need him...lol

Yeah I reckon we'll fire up too.

Don't know whether the new front row will have the juice to keep it up for 80 though.

[Guest]

Are you saying that the short turnaround is somehow linked to bad recruitment?

We're in better shape than a lot of clubs when it comes to depth. At least we have first graders to come in and replace Moa and JWH, unlike say, the Tigers. And did you notice how the Dogs went without Kasiano and Graham?

Some people aren't happy unless they're having a moan.

quite clearly you never read my post properly , have you seen our reserve grade team play in the last two weeks , theres a reason lama hasnt played yet , did you watch him play in samoa vs tonga ? , or for the jets i have its not a moan its the reality of having all your eggs in 1 basket , and 1st grade qualitiy from the other 8 players named in our 25 salary cap to slot in when injuries and suspension take place , im saying we will lose momentum in the most important place a game takes place , thats in the forwards the middle , thats where the games won , and thats where we are thin in our playing stocks

[Guest]

SBW
MJ
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You call that bad recruiting??
Ever heard of a salary cap ?

its below 1st grade and depth of our reserves im talking about 13

[Kingsgrove-Loiner]

quite clearly you never read my post properly , have you seen our reserve grade team play in the last two weeks , theres a reason lama hasnt played yet , did you watch him play in samoa vs tonga ? , or for the jets i have its not a moan its the reality of having all your eggs in 1 basket , and 1st grade qualitiy from the other 8 players named in our 25 salary cap to slot in when injuries and suspension take place , im saying we will lose momentum in the most important place a game takes place , thats in the forwards the middle , thats where the games won , and thats where we are thin in our playing stocks

So are you saying we should have signed some more forwards instead of Jennings and Maloney?

They're called injuries and suspensions. Every club gets them. And due to the salary cap, pretty much every club struggles when they DO get them.

And yeah, I do watch Newtown. If you watched Kane Evans play against the Cutters 2 Saturdays back, you'll have noticed he went pretty well....

For what it's worth, I once saw JT play at Henson for the Bulldogs and he was terrible.....so playing reserve grade isn't always a great indicator of ability. Tasi has done well previously in first grade, and I'd back him to go OK again.

[Guest]

So are you saying we should have signed some more forwards instead of Jennings and Maloney?

They're called injuries and suspensions. Every club gets them. And due to the salary cap, pretty much every club struggles when they DO get them.

And yeah, I do watch Newtown. If you watched Kane Evans play against the Cutters 2 Saturdays back, you'll have noticed he went pretty well....

For what it's worth, I once saw JT play at Henson for the Bulldogs and he was terrible.....so playing reserve grade isn't always a great indicator of ability. Tasi has done well previously in first grade, and I'd back him to go OK again.

thats the beauty of a forum isnt it everyone has an opinion , lets hope he gets another crack this week and shines , your right kane did play well in that game lets hope they can take the next step up

[Jacks Fur Coat]

quite clearly you never read my post properly , have you seen our reserve grade team play in the last two weeks , theres a reason lama hasnt played yet , did you watch him play in samoa vs tonga ? , or for the jets i have its not a moan its the reality of having all your eggs in 1 basket , and 1st grade qualitiy from the other 8 players named in our 25 salary cap to slot in when injuries and suspension take place , im saying we will lose momentum in the most important place a game takes place , thats in the forwards the middle , thats where the games won , and thats where we are thin in our playing stocks

So are you saying we should have signed some more forwards instead of Jennings and Maloney?

They're called injuries and suspensions. Every club gets them. And due to the salary cap, pretty much every club struggles when they DO get them.

And yeah, I do watch Newtown. If you watched Kane Evans play against the Cutters 2 Saturdays back, you'll have noticed he went pretty well....

For what it's worth, I once saw JT play at Henson for the Bulldogs and he was terrible.....so playing reserve grade isn't always a great indicator of ability. Tasi has done well previously in first grade, and I'd back him to go OK again.

You make a good point about placing too much emphasis on "form" in the lower grades...it can be hard to look good.

Good players step up in firsts..its about getting an opportunity.

[stephenj]

even jt will be a bit gunshie after breaking his nose against souffs! a perfect time for sbw to hit him very hard?
might even quieten him down a bit for the night?

[Guest]

Did someone really just claim the club has had bad recruitment!

Holy crap some people.

The thread starter has already proven himself to be an idiot, again and again and still, yet again.

[theGman]

I shudder to think what this place will be like if we lose

Bring back fred68

[elo]

Photo from the airport, Napa on the plane.

[Waylander]

You are actually complaining about lack of depth in our FORWARDS?? Two words:

CLUE. LESS.

My god, what you say if we had an injury in our backline?