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Capital_Shark said:
Dominated every grade until FG. Then it became harder & he didn't want much to do with hard work. Coulda been anything. Imagine if he was smart & committed like Billy Slater. Taylor & Milford probably 2 biggest wastes of talent last 20yrs.
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Agree. Schuster a current example. Same thing, dominated the lower grades which has made him lazy, expects everything to happen for him.
 
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Gards said:
Is he the next Tony Williams?

Did a fair bit of work in terms of runs and tackles (apparently not his norm as he prefers to be the Latrell of second rowers) which seems to have blunted his impact plus some bad passes/errors

I'm sure the Titans don't pay him the big bucks just to be solid or a worker, better value players out there for that. Would think they are after that bustling game changing impact he made his name on. But who knows if he isn't David Fifita maybe that big frame of his doesn't rack up those metres or make all those tackles and draw in those defenders when he gets the ball.

Tino is out meaning more work and responsibility for others and who knows what Des has told him he wants from him

Still not great value or consistency from him, wouldn't swap him for our Jacky Williams



Paging Doctor Bort to Surgery, Doctor Bort to Surgery please
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Waste of money, shouldve been looking for a top halfback not paying millions for a second rower. Send Fifi to Dragons, get ben hunt. Dont re-sign Foran, and sign billy walters. 7.Hunt 6.Walters 1.Brimson
 
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Sharkfox said:
Waste of money, shouldve been looking for a top halfback not paying millions for a second rower. Send Fifi to Dragons, get ben hunt. Dont re-sign Foran, and sign billy walters. 7.Hunt 6.Walters 1.Brimson
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Yea watching the game yesterday the Titans actually have some potential with the likes of Brimson, Campbell, Kelly, Fermour, Joliffe, Klese Haas & Pahulu but their No.7 Boyd was a hand brake - serviceable with ball in hand but his kicking game was woeful and just didn't challenge the Cows who got let off the hook time and time again with easy catches and kick returns.

Can't build pressure like that and in the attacking zone his kicks were nothing special either.

Their hooker is meh and I don't think Foran has brought to the club what they were hoping, he's looking too slow and busted now. Having leadership and maturity is great and all but you still need effective halves and 9 to unlock the rest of the team.

As the for the Cows, they are racking up big scores and their attack is looking fast and slick big in part thanks to Drinkwater. But Chad seems to be playing well and doing his part and Robson is a good hooker. If their backline and spine stays fit they could do some damage this year.
 
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Capital_Shark said:
Why would Billy go there?
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Don't think they'd need him regardless, trying to swap Fifita for Hunt is a decent idea, him and Campbell would make a good halves pairing I think.

Jayden needs to put on some size and get better at defending in the line though. He's still young so I'm not putting it past him just yet.

Hunt's kicking game is probably strong enough for you to pair him with Brimmo as well.
 
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Titans need a clean out. There’s too many average players there who are passengers.
 
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Gards said:
Yea watching the game yesterday the Titans actually have some potential with the likes of Brimson, Campbell, Kelly, Fermour, Joliffe, Klese Haas & Pahulu but their No.7 Boyd was a hand brake - serviceable with ball in hand but his kicking game was woeful and just didn't challenge the Cows who got let off the hook time and time again with easy catches and kick returns.

Can't build pressure like that and in the attacking zone his kicks were nothing special either.

Their hooker is meh and I don't think Foran has brought to the club what they were hoping, he's looking too slow and busted now. Having leadership and maturity is great and all but you still need effective halves and 9 to unlock the rest of the team.

As the for the Cows, they are racking up big scores and their attack is looking fast and slick big in part thanks to Drinkwater. But Chad seems to be playing well and doing his part and Robson is a good hooker. If their backline and spine stays fit they could do some damage this year.
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Agree
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Why would Billy go there?
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If they offered him the 6 jersey, full time first choice 5-8. Might appeal to him, if he doesnt want to be stuck at dummy half, bronx also have Smoothy and Mozer. Thats if they got Hunt first though
 
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Sharkfox said:
If they offered him the 6 jersey, full time first choice 5-8. Might appeal to him, if he doesnt want to be stuck at dummy half, bronx also have Smoothy and Mozer. Thats if they got Hunt first though
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Billy is a better #9 than #6 IMO & his dad agrees. He doesn't look like a bloke whose "stuck" at DH, he's doing a great job.

He's playing at the club his dad won 6 titles with so he's likely been around the club his whole life. They're the biggest club, his dad is coach, they were 17mins of Cleary brilliance off winning a comp. To get him to go to a soulless, small-time, unsuccessful & a mile off finals let alone challenging for a comp club he has no links to and ditching his dad would cost more than he's worth.

Hunt is 35 next March. How longs he got? Not long enough to turn the Titans around but I'd say that if he was 29.

There's no quick fix for that mob.
 
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Not a bad line up if healthy. They need a good half back, Hunt should be main target, still going strong, give him 2 yrs. Would still make an offer for Walters if you could get Hunt. Otherwise get Gamble or Galvin (if he wants out of Tigers), pair with Hunt. Or turn Campbell into a 5-8.

Shouldve kept Fogarty to begin with

1 Brimson
2 Khan-Pereira
3 Kelly
4 Sami
5 J.Fifita
6 Walters💰
7 Hunt💰
8 Jolliffe
9 Verills
10 Fa'asumaleaui
11 Haas
12 Fermor
13 Clarke
14 Randall
15 Palasia
16 Fotuiaka
17 Pahulu
 
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