(Archived) THE RUMOUR MILL - Player Movement

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I don’t think it’s Dales age it’s more so Wade as a leader hasn’t been the best for us, he is also very laid back - as a captain you should be setting the standard at training etc it’s not a good look when 3 new players come into your club and they outperform and out train your leaders

we need to move on completely from the last 3-4 years… Wade as a captain will not help that.

We need big changes to take it to that next level and I hope that Wade no longer being captain is one of them

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Agreed mate, I wasn't advocating Wade as captain, I'd much rather have Dale. I was just saying at 31, it won't be long until he is looking over his shoulder at the next captain, which is probably Nicho.
 

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I love the idea of McInnes going at 9 for the first 20 then Brailey going the last 60.

I’m suprised we didn’t see McInnes at 9 at all this year, Brailey over 80 can get tired
Yeah I personally wanted this from the start of the year as well.

I like the idea of starting with a very strong pack and then brailey running more with tired forwards.

I would probably start with next year.

8. Hunt
9. McInness
10. Toby
11. Nikora
12. Wilton
13. Finucane

14. Brailey
15. BHU
16. Williams
17. Kafusi

If Iro is ready to play center at the start of the year then Talaki pushes to 2nd row or bench.
 

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Ding Dong the witch is dead, Manly will now get more clean air going forward. Perhaps now 3/4 more local jnrs wont be signed by Souffs and others pa
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If Wade is re-signed, he is definitely going to be in the starting 13 especially if he is still captain, and he will continue to be first choice on that left edge. Wish we let him go or retire, but yeah square peg gotta fit somewhere, rather use him as a mid fwd off the bench and free up that left edge for Wilton or Talakai
The reality is we are trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. Graham just doesn't actually fit into the needs of the team any more.

If Mcinnes played hooker when Brailz is fit it would be for 20 minutes max and then he would play most the game as a middle forward as a ball playing lock.

McInnes and Finucane are our ball playing locks not graham and graham is not better than either of them at that role.
 

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Agreed mate, I wasn't advocating Wade as captain, I'd much rather have Dale. I was just saying at 31, it won't be long until he is looking over his shoulder at the next captain, which is probably Nicho.
With Dale's injury concerns, might as well just name Nicho, he'll be doing it anyway!
 

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The McInnes starting and Brailey coming off the bench plays out in my mind similar to the Panthers starting with Kenny.

I hadn't thought of it but I like it. McInnes doesn't even need to come off when Brailey goes on. He can shift to the middle forward and Dale can go to front row with a prop having their breather.

Who has Fitz' number?
 

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Agreed mate, I wasn't advocating Wade as captain, I'd much rather have Dale. I was just saying at 31, it won't be long until he is looking over his shoulder at the next captain, which is probably Nicho.
Based on this forum, there are plenty of future captains to choose from.
 

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Makes sense to simply not re sign him. Give him an off field role with the club for the next 10 years.
He adds zero to our team no matter where he is on the field. I'd go as far as to say everyone else in our roster, juniors included are better than him.

Sorry if that sounds harsh, but ffs, it's always been a Cronulla special to hang on to our dinosaurs...
 
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