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  jake arnold March 5, 2010 at 8:14pm

  And this is why we cant keep the players we want. Mortimer, Keating, Mateo. Look at storm how they have kept the magority of there team over the the last 5 years.n They do not spend 200k on each winger than also have a 250k winger (inu) playing ithere reserve grade.
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  Johno March 5, 2010 at 8:21pm

  Yes. In my opinion we have the two best wingers in the game. I wouldn't trade them for anybody else, maybe Grothe SNR in his day but.
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  Michael Ericson March 5, 2010 at 10:09pm

  Huge huge huge Grothe fan.
  
  I mean yeah the guy shits you sometimes with his brain explosions, but for entertainment value - I don't think there is a better winger.
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  1Eyed Eel March 6, 2010 at 1:48am

  I've seen Jono play plenty of wing for both Wenty and Eels lower grades, he's a very natural winger. I've actually been more surprised he's been as good as he has in the centres.
  
  Etu only had one bad game last year and had two pretty fair games before that. As our fifth drop, I reckon we're doing pretty good :-)
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  jamesy March 6, 2010 at 2:35am

  If inu doesn't make the starting side I think its only a matter of time before Grothe is dropped and replaced by Inu. I think this season more than any other with the evenness of the teams, Defence will be more important than ever. If Grothe leaks points he will not hold his spot.
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  YDIDISAYIDO March 6, 2010 at 4:37pm

  Reddy will most likely start in the centres... but if Inu makes the team, I see value in playing Reddy on the wing. Inglis/Foloa are the best leapers in the game but I think Reddy was the equal of any other 2 years ago.
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  will swain March 7, 2010 at 10:41pm

  I think they are both awesome wingers but i think too much money is spent on the wings, the max money needs to be in the quality positions as winning teams have shown this in the past. i mean a young bloke earning lower money could be better i mean he is eager to get a spot in the nrl and play his best footy to get another contract and keep his spot, i mean you look at the time players come in and they are known for a good 1st yr like inu and hayne and not so much hayne but maybe inu has backed off cause hes got the contract same with folau he had good yrs with storm now signed the big money and hasnt gone too well. i mean look at bryson goodwin for the bulldogs he has had a good few seasons fighting for a spot ( el masri on one wing), what about the broncos bring through kemp, boyd, yow ying etc knowing that they had competition in hunt,hodges, now folau etc.
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  Drinky Drinky Yeah Boi March 8, 2010 at 10:16am

  If memory serves, I thought Burty's kicking was woeful at times during the season, particularly during the end of our losing streak and early in the year as well. He's a good finisher I would've thought but there were more consistent surely.