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if Parra had a bag of money and we had a choice of keeping Jack Williams or Jessie Colquhoun would would you prefer ?

See ya Jack​

I like Jack but I'd much rather us have a crack at Jesse, he's not only a little younger, he is much more versatile in our forward pack aswell. Hopefully this may give us a bit of space, money to keep Trindall, Atko & Nikora/Mulitalo now aswell.
 

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So, if Parra had a bag of money and we had a choice of keeping Jack Williams or Jessie Colquhoun would would you prefer ?

See ya Jack​

Depends on the price.

I think Colquhuon can be a little bit overhyped in here, when compared to Williams.

He kept his place in the team at the end of 2023 with good performances, but wasn't a gamebreaker. He was strong for Newtown in his 6 games this year, and his one NRL game this year he looked good before the ACL, but got to remember that is was just 7 minutes against the Wests Tigers.

This is not to bag him at all, I just don't like seeing players raised to pedestals, and then brought down.

Williams is a hardened NRL forward, JC is just starting out.
 
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Depends on the price.

I think Colquhuon can be a little bit overhyped in here, when compared to Williams.

He kept his place in the team at the end of 2023 with good performances, but wasn't a gamebreaker. He was strong for Newtown in his 6 games this year, and his one NRL game this year he looked good before the ACL, but got to remember that is was just 7 minutes against the Wests Tigers.

This is not to bag him at all, I just don't like seeing players raised to pedestals, and then brought down.

Williams is a hardened NRL forward, JC is just starting out.
JC needs to get some footy under his belt I agree , but he’s got a huge ceiling.
 
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I think we are going to miss this blokes grunt - well timed hits, penetrating runs in behind the ruck, quick play the balls due to his strength in not allowing tacklers to turtle him etc.

Brailey will need a replacement bench player to compliment AFB’s go forward.

Thank you Mr Williams - it s been a pleasure.
 
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I think we are going to miss this blokes grunt - well timed hits, penetrating runs in behind the ruck, quick play the balls due to his strength in not allowing tacklers to turtle him etc.

Brailey will need a replacement bench player to compliment AFB’s go forward.

Thank you Mr Williams - it s been a pleasure.
Agreed. I think this will be Rudolf/Talakai's role now. We'll miss Jack, but we're easily at a net positive with AFB incoming.
 

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I think we are going to miss this blokes grunt - well timed hits, penetrating runs in behind the ruck, quick play the balls due to his strength in not allowing tacklers to turtle him etc.

Brailey will need a replacement bench player to compliment AFB’s go forward.

Thank you Mr Williams - it s been a pleasure.
Yeah, quick ptbs is what we need, and Jack was good at that. Sifa is good at finding his front, I'm confident he can keep that working for us
 

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Best of luck to him at Parra. Hopefully they paid him overs to leave.

Parra just re-signed Hopgood so looks like Ryles wants to go with a small pack.
 

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Best of luck to him at Parra. Hopefully they paid him overs to leave.

Parra just re-signed Hopgood so looks like Ryles wants to go with a small pack.
You can give some size up with Paulo around.
Sub Greig for him you’ve got a huge unit on at all times
 

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I reckon we got outbid on this one. I can’t see Fitz being happy to lose him. JC is not at Jacks level yet, and won’t be for some time IMO.
 

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I reckon we got outbid on this one. I can’t see Fitz being happy to lose him. JC is not at Jacks level yet, and won’t be for some time IMO.

Yeah I agree with this. Just didn’t have the cash in the end, I have no doubt we made the best offer we could within the cap. Parra just had significantly more.

I agree about Colqhoun. I’ve been very impressed, but he needs to sort out his injuries first, thats two seasons now interrupted by serious injuries. Its a shame because when he does play, he shows that with a bit more seasoning, he will belong in first grade.
 

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Depends on the price.

I think Colquhuon can be a little bit overhyped in here, when compared to Williams.

He kept his place in the team at the end of 2023 with good performances, but wasn't a gamebreaker. He was strong for Newtown in his 6 games this year, and his one NRL game this year he looked good before the ACL, but got to remember that is was just 7 minutes against the Wests Tigers.

This is not to bag him at all, I just don't like seeing players raised to pedestals, and then brought down.

Williams is a hardened NRL forward, JC is just starting out.
Fair comments.

JC certainly has a lot to prove, but I know Fitz rates him very highly. Jack leaving certainly gives JC a pathway into the side, provided he can stay fit. But we should ease our expectations on him early days
 
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