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  • We dodged a bullet with this one but it's another player that has knocked us back but I don't blame him.

    What rep player would want to join a club like Parra as we have a shit roster, a shit coach and a very shit front office.

    The club needs a big ass broom swept through it.

    A new board, new management, new coach and a new roster.

    Unfortunately, all of that happening is very unrealistic.

    • I agree with some of your stuff BEM, don't accept you have the answers with "with new" everything.

      What I am watching for is some cohesion in our playing structure.....I fully support Ryles, I like what he is doing .......just the same I am watching the Pezet move closely with Ryles.....he had to know this kids ability better than us all and at this point he shows us he is nothing very special. I thought he could tackle,was an average kicker, always thought he was restricted as a runner. My feeling is he has never had to defend at 5/8 at this level.....the Storm seemed to realise that last week.

      The Kelly move from what I saw last week is a disaster, not blaiming anyone on that, it was a punt and looks a failure.

      I do believe our forwards can stand up to Brisbane but it worries me that they could lose the middle trying to compensate for our weak backline.....why would Ryles not have moved Simmonsson into the centres and bring Samrani into wing? Simmo is defensively a liability on a wing but defends ok in the centres....Samrani is likely to get lost in there.

      Its like we are starting all over again!

      • He can still move Samrani onto the wing and Simonsson plays Centre. Just cause he is named there doesn't mean he plays it.

        How many times did Moretti get named to start on an edge then in game Williams is on the edge and Moretti is in the middle?

        Though on Kelly, wouldn't be surprised if he only plays a handful of games and is gone in 2027. Samrani maybe starting full-time? Have to see.

        • Thanks LB I didn't realise they could swap positions.....I thought they had to stay in their designated square's marked on the field.....what are those squares used for if you dont stand in them?

  • Also although I prefer not to pay crazy overs for players,  Mark o'neill couldn't sign a player if the player knocked on his door with a pen

    • This in a nutshell. That's precisely the point.

    • "Would you like 5% off your shop with Woolies in this cost of living crisis?"

      Agent: "That's a nice offer"

  • This is why we are paying shitloads for reserve graders and journeymen.

    We must spend 97% of the cap and we only have 3 top level players.

  • Can't get a root in a broth these RNR monkeys

  • I'm going to move into "broken record" mode for just a few minutes - indulge me.

    Our R&R has underperformed since well before our football side was underperforming with BA. Then came the time for something to be done and BA was the sacrificial lamb. All the surrounding coaching staff went along with him.

    And yet our GM of Football was spared. 

    Since then we have publicly bungled multiple R&R issues and we see teams with their spines currently having our ex-juniours as first pick whilst we incubate the Broncos future Number 7 in our Number 6 jersey for a single season.

    The standard you walk by is the standard you accept.

    We are currently accepting failure. BA was successful for a short period of time in spite of R&R, not because of it. I am not sure whether Ryles will have the same ability. If we don't arm Ryles with a successful R&R strategist and executor then we are failing him, the team, and the fans.

    If not now...then when. The best time to make this change was several years ago, the second best time is today.

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