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  blueNgold May 18, 2010 at 6:39pm

  James Graham reminds me a lot of Ben Hannant, who I believe is the best all round prop forward in the game atm. Him coming to the NRL, let alone the Eels, wouldn't be very probable though. The only true reason English blokes come to the NRL is to test themselves at the top level, which is why I have such a great respect to those who do.
  
  However there is so much pressure on these blokes that come over, sure some of them make a good fist of it, but if they struggle than it would be pretty hard to cope with, especially being out of your comfort zone.
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  Beau May 18, 2010 at 6:48pm

  isnt poore caylos replacement? lol i though thats why we splashed 350k at him to get him.
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    big black guy > Beau May 18, 2010 at 6:57pm

    uumm, next year we are gonna have a bench spot remaining.
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  YDIDISAYIDO May 18, 2010 at 7:31pm

  I would be loooking for a hooker. Randal perhaps?
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    Bourbon Man > YDIDISAYIDO May 19, 2010 at 10:05am

    Randall is rubbish! Honestly, the shit some people give Matt Keating is astounding! I reckon the most skillful, talented hooker in the comp is Robbie Farrah, followed closely by Cam Smith, fucking daylight third and Ennis fourth. The rest of them are basically on par.
    
    Chad Randall was SOOOOO good that Manly pissed him off despite the fact that he is the son of a former Manly great and (at the time) board member in Terry Randall.
    
    Speaks volumes...
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  Dan May 19, 2010 at 9:21am

  Forget about Shacks?
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  Tinkerbell May 19, 2010 at 10:18am

  Just on Matt 'Damon' Keating, I thought he played very well on Monday.
  
  Solid defence and good service from dummy half.
  
  He seems to be adjusting to sharing the hooking role with Robbo, who also did well on Monday night. :-) The speed he showed for his try was UNBELIEVABLE!!
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    YDIDISAYIDO > Tinkerbell May 19, 2010 at 10:49am

    Wanting a better hooker is not a reflection on MK. Its a reflection on our 6,7 and 9 and 14.
    
    Morts KK, MK and Robo don't have enough points in them.
    
    KK and Morts rightfully need to to develop.... but we simply must invest $$ in the 9 position to make up what we lack in the halves.
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  YDIDISAYIDO May 19, 2010 at 10:52am

  You could be right on Randal... I don't know what he's playing like in the UK... but he had talent no doubt... Maybe he's a shit off the field.
  
  Naturally we are all entitled to our opinions, but I think your analsysi of the hooking positions is way off.
  
  Lets take Friend for example... or Payne.... who are way down the pecking order in the NRL.... both are much much much better players than MK IMO. I don't think the rest of the field are equals.
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    Bourbon Man > YDIDISAYIDO May 19, 2010 at 1:34pm

    Actually I'll retract my above remark. Aaron Payne is a high quality 9 and would happily fit into the above company. Some folk might think I blindly defend MK but I'll tell you now that I'd trade him in a heartbeat for Aaron Payne.
    
    Nathan Friend is a tackler just like MK, the difference between MK and Friend is that Friend doesn't attempt to take on the line - he just distributes. Guess that's fine when you've got a bloke like Prince at 7. The problem we've got is that we have a solid, traditional hooker in the mould of a Steve Walters or Royce Simmons when in fact the modern game calls for another playmaker at 9 like Farrah, Cam Smith, Ennis, Payne and Isaac Luke. It's particularly the case when your 6 and 7 aren't dominant. This is an area of weakness in our game but it can be countered, for instance, with the brilliant playmaking abilities of our fullback - a luxury very few teams can boast!