2023 what recruitment/personnel changes do we need?

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Wizard said:
He’s not red lining and it does my head in.. he just chills and is happy to get paid. we used to have so many players that would red line and now we have very few

Hynes, Ronnie at times, McInnes, Toby, Fifita.. that’s it
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I remember a commentator talking about both Brailey, he said Jayden lives and breathes footy. Whereas Blayke is quite the opposite.

I feel like Nikora has picked up his game in the 2nd half of the season. He isn’t just a flashy line runner he was with SJ, he is now a pretty solid defender first, line runner 2nd.

I would Nikora to that your list also.
 
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Wizard said:
He’s not red lining and it does my head in.. he just chills and is happy to get paid. we used to have so many players that would red line and now we have very few

Hynes, Ronnie at times, McInnes, Toby, Fifita.. that’s it
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Agree he can be frustrating but does he need to red line?

Cameron Smith rarely did.

In no way am I comparing the two, just saying.
 
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HaroldBishop said:
Agree he can be frustrating but does he need to red line?

Cameron Smith rarely did.

In no way am I comparing the two, just saying.
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Exactly. Smith was Mr Calm and that should be what Brailey sticks with. Not saying there isn't areas he needs to work on. But play to his strengths.
 
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andrew's_sharks said:
This whole idea of red lining is a bit dumb. The reason Brailey doesn't look like he is red lining is because he is the fittest at the club. He won't look like he is sucking in the hard ones due to his fitness levels. There is a reason he made 60 tackles in the cowboys game. That is no small feat.

If you look at the Panthers there is not a lot of "red lining" they all are primed for their job.

Now a hard thing for young players is maintaining fitness for a full season. Brailey is doing amazing in this area and with further coaching and experience will develop even further. He will have the ability to do even more due to him appearing "calm" and having such good fitness. When people are sucking in the big ones he will eventually take control of a game and should be able to add some kicking and more running at tired forwards.
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I think you have misunderstood .

I mean trying your best and putting it all out there
 
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andrew's_sharks said:
Exactly. Smith was Mr Calm and that should be what Brailey sticks with. Not saying there isn't areas he needs to work on. But play to his strengths.
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Yes Cameron smith was always red-lining and did everything he possibly could and didn’t leave an opportunity out on the field as did Ennis
 
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CrazyMatt said:
We can speculate all we want but in reality I dont think we’re going to see much else in terms of recruitment from this club. It’ll probably just be Kaufusi and maybe a few reserve graders for depth. Just feels like the club is focusing much more on retention and promoting from within and it seems Fitz is generally happy with who he has, including the forward pack.

I’m not Chad, I don’t have the hot line to Fitz’s inbox 😂😂😂. But that’s the impression I’m getting.
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I agree. Don't see any major signings happening for next year. Wouldn't want anyone off contract really either. We'll get a better picture of Fitz' intentions when the rest of the back 5 re-sign. I still doubt there's much money available even if someone came off contract.
 
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Wizard said:
He’s not red lining and it does my head in.. he just chills and is happy to get paid. we used to have so many players that would red line and now we have very few

Hynes, Ronnie at times, McInnes, Toby, Fifita.. that’s it
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A mad flex at the opposing crowd after we score or tapping his opposite number on the head following an error would put him in the top echelon of hookers
 
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Sparkles said:
A mad flex at the opposing crowd after we score or tapping his opposite number on the head following an error would put him in the top echelon of hookers
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Try celebrations whilst behind on the scoreline also highly recommended.
 
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The school boys comp nowhere near as strong as SG Ball. The Oz titles though would be stronger.
I dont think Siteni is top 30 next year, possibly development. He signed a 4 year deal when he starred as a 15 year old.
Dont think he is progessing on the same level but he's only 18 still.
 
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I keep thinking about what players we would be targeting and coming up short, the standard around the league outside the top teams is just not there. Can't fathom how they think there are enough players for 17/18 teams
 
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Very aware of the accuracy and time you put in and very thank full for it.'Transitioning' is no guarantee though. I'll be extremely surprised if he is top 30 next year. To go from SG Ball a year young to NRL top 30 the year after is unheard of, unless you're Joseph Suali. I think you'll find he'll be jersey fleg next year, possibly not even that. The flegg fullback this year is rated. How old is he? Kennedy, Miller and Dykes will be top 30 fullbacks.
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Since 1 August deadline updates, nrl.com has him listed as top 30. They are not always correct though. FYI, when he signed that deal the announcement read:



Your best reference for signings is always post #1 here. This is not just a copy and paste job; hours and hours of research go in to keeping this thread as up-to-date as possible.
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samshark said:
Very aware of the accuracy and time you put in and very thank full for it.'Transitioning' is no guarantee though. I'll be extremely surprised if he is top 30 next year. To go from SG Ball a year young to NRL top 30 the year after is unheard of, unless you're Joseph Suali. I think you'll find he'll be jersey fleg next year, possibly not even that. The flegg fullback this year is rated. How old is he? Kennedy, Miller and Dykes will be top 30 fullbacks.

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Don’t have to play someone in NRL just because they are in top30. Could just be a benefit to secure his signature
 
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