Which Player(s) Should We Chase for 2011?

[rahnos]

The pathers will really suit that big cat!

 

[Ramzyv1]

to the "anti" porter comments i think you guys are wrong in bagging him personally i liked watching porter play seriously i think and alot of sharkie fans think he played better footy than barrett for the rest of the year. if you think porter is an injury worry look at barrett..i must admit barrett soldiered on from the big hits than he used to in st.chokers but like seriously porter is a player we can not lose.

Agreed, at the very least his kicking game was better than Barrett's and the rest will come along. It is hard to judge him from the little we saw as after our brief winning streak the team collapsed and everyone played badly so it is hard to judge him. But considering there was at least one win (or was it two?) with him being the only genuine half in the side and Williams at Five-eighth there are promising signs. Whatever anyone thinks of him he certainly deserves the first crack in 2010.

 

[Deleted member 3365]

Agreed, at the very least his kicking game was better than Barrett's and the rest will come along. It is hard to judge him from the little we saw as after our brief winning streak the team collapsed and everyone played badly so it is hard to judge him. But considering there was at least one win (or was it two?) with him being the only genuine half in the side and Williams at Five-eighth there are promising signs. Whatever anyone thinks of him he certainly deserves the first crack in 2010.

haha oh i remember watching williams and wright in 5/8 :| oh well wasnt their usual spot on the team. but yeah dont give up on porter i remember watching him play in the NSW cup this year (before he got the call up for first grade) against newtown and i enjoyed his style of play. still got high hopes for porter

 

[greg_bird]

Get your facts straight mate, you don't know what you're talking about!!!

Jordan Atkins is a winger and has been at the fringe in the Titans for the last two seasons. Had a blinder in his first game and scored 4 tries including the infamous 'air jordan' try.

You probably mean Jordan Rankin? If so he was still in year 11 when he first played, and I believe the Titans gave him 2009 off to do some religious mission in Africa because he's a Mormon or something like that.

So you reckon a 16 year old still in school is crap because he didn't keep a first grade spot over Scott Prince???

If this guy was available we should chase him hard.

i ment rankin.... to many ****in jordans in that team, point is he's done **** all since

 

[ABshark]

I think everyone meant Jordan Rapana, not Rankin- Rapana's the one off missionary-izing.


I was thinking this morning... I've been against us making a play for Thurston for a while just cos I've thought he'd basically rip our cap apart and make it impossible to keep other players we wanted and that fact that apparently he's a bit of a tool off-field.

Then again, he's the best player in the comp, and I reckon our squad for next year is about $800 000 under the cap. And he'd solve all our point scoring issues with guys like Fergo, Collis and Wright outside him.

I think we need to lock up Williams, Mannah (conditional on fitness) and Flano (conditional on realising some of his potential) as early as we can, and try and encourage Baz to stay another year. Thurston and Barrett halves pairing = best in the NRL.

Could sign the bloke for three years and while Kelly and Townsend mature.

The other bloke I'm particularly keen for us to pick up would be Ben Matulino from the Warriors. He's only 21 next year, 6"4' or so and 106kgs, and in the same mould as Toops was when Ricky got him at the roosters- plenty of potential but doesn't hit the line hard enough. And is a huge hitter in defence, something that's a little overrated perhaps but that we don't really have. He'd be great off the bench I reckon.

Two signings and some good resignings and you'd have something like this:


1) N. Gardner
2) B. Ferguson
3) D. Collis
4) M. Wright
5) N. Stapleton
6) T. Barrett (c)
7) J. Thurston
8) K. Snowden
9) S. Flanagan
10) L. Douglas
11) R. Williams
12) A. Tupou
13) P. Gallen

14) P. Aiton
15) S. Vave/ J. Mannah
16) A. Cuthbertson
17) B. Matulino

Top quality lineup that, I reckon. Thoughts?

 

[Capital_Shark]

Looks alright to me, AB.

Everyone is sh!t scared of Thurston coming and doing nothing, but the bloke is ultra-competitive and ego-driven, not the sort of person who'd be happy to do nothing for money if meant playing sh!t footy. He also loves playing for Queensland and Australia and bludgers don't get those jerseys.

I like your idea of keeping Baz around another season and I think thats a bit of a clincher. Whoever gets JT's signature for 2011 and beyond needs to learn from the Cowboy's mistakes and not pairing him with a competent halves partner is one of their biggest.

Our forward pack is heads and shoulders above the flops at Nth. QLD, and our backs are potentially a lot better too. Give JT a solid pack, good service from dummy half (Aaron Payne is very underrated in that side) and someone fast and skilful to dive over the line and you've got a quality top 6 side.

 

[deano the p]

Without Porter we get the spoon in 09. I can't believe how unfair and ungrateful you guys are being to Porter. He saved our arses and he deserves a shot.

Thats not half obvious, you take a half back out of a side of course they r going 2 go worse and we were only 1 spot off wooden spoon so der we would have come last

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1 top signing
jennings or thurston

if we miss both then mateo and an extra solid signing

2 solid signings
josh dugan (major priority if off contract) if not luke burt
jarrod croker, michael gordon, kevin locke or tim moltzen

 

[hitman124]

I think everyone meant Jordan Rapana, not Rankin- Rapana's the one off missionary-izing.


I was thinking this morning... I've been against us making a play for Thurston for a while just cos I've thought he'd basically rip our cap apart and make it impossible to keep other players we wanted and that fact that apparently he's a bit of a tool off-field.

Then again, he's the best player in the comp, and I reckon our squad for next year is about $800 000 under the cap. And he'd solve all our point scoring issues with guys like Fergo, Collis and Wright outside him.

I think we need to lock up Williams, Mannah (conditional on fitness) and Flano (conditional on realising some of his potential) as early as we can, and try and encourage Baz to stay another year. Thurston and Barrett halves pairing = best in the NRL.

Could sign the bloke for three years and while Kelly and Townsend mature.

The other bloke I'm particularly keen for us to pick up would be Ben Matulino from the Warriors. He's only 21 next year, 6"4' or so and 106kgs, and in the same mould as Toops was when Ricky got him at the roosters- plenty of potential but doesn't hit the line hard enough. And is a huge hitter in defence, something that's a little overrated perhaps but that we don't really have. He'd be great off the bench I reckon.

Two signings and some good resignings and you'd have something like this:


1) N. Gardner
2) B. Ferguson
3) D. Collis
4) M. Wright
5) N. Stapleton
6) T. Barrett (c)
7) J. Thurston
8) K. Snowden
9) S. Flanagan
10) L. Douglas
11) R. Williams
12) A. Tupou
13) P. Gallen

14) P. Aiton
15) S. Vave/ J. Mannah
16) A. Cuthbertson
17) B. Matulino

Top quality lineup that, I reckon. Thoughts?

can bukuya play lock in 2011 mate?

 

[peachey]

yes bukuya is a lock

jennings re-signed for a few more years so he is unavailable

 

[kiwishark]

Let Gallen go, if indeed he wants to and have a good look at Thurston and Gaz

 

[ABshark]

I hope Millo's preseason is shaping up well, looks like he might be taking over a big, bustling, enforcing edge role from some bloke who used to play for us back in the day.

Just a couple of experienced locks off contract next season- Feleti Mateo, Luke O'Donnell, Alan Tongue.

 

[Blix]

I hope Millo's preseason is shaping up well, looks like he might be taking over a big, bustling, enforcing edge role from some bloke who used to play for us back in the day.

Just a couple of experienced locks off contract next season- Feleti Mateo, Luke O'Donnell, Alan Tongue.

There is no way that Cronulla would let Gal go, (as they have stated in the media release)

Lets just hope that this is swept under the carpet soon enough (and Cronulla management take note that the players deserve a bit of support!)

 

[DeathMoth]

if the CEO isn't wearing knee pads tonight for an extended session sucking gals wang then i dunno whats going on with the world

 

[deano the p]

Michael Monaghan...

the idea of him returning to the NRL excites me yet alone if it was with us

he was awesome at hooker 4 manly but he is an even better half

and an exciting back some1 along the lines of lawerence, inu, merritt, tonga, or a morris brother

 

[hitman124]

please take merrit and the morris brothers off that list mate.

 

[greg_bird]

if the CEO isn't wearing knee pads tonight for an extended session sucking gals wang then i dunno whats going on with the world

hahahahahaa true to that

hopefuls gaz thurstson jennings

more realistic eddie pettybourne , matt king

 

[stormshark]

Greg Inglis- simple equation, we pay whatever....and we win a premiership!!!!

 

[hitman124]

not so sure about that one mate, when hes great he is fantastic, when he is sorrounded by superstars he unstoppable, thats why he shines in so many rep games.

Put him in a battling side and Im not sure you will get your moneys worth.

 

[rahnos]

Jennings.. Thought he was overrated until that all star game but he carved up!

 

[Murphy]

jennings