We all know the roster is aging and lack of young talent coming through is a problem. Adding in the unbalanced salary cap sees us in the current situation we're in.
Question is - given the age and injury toll, does anyone see any players being let go/medically retired in the near future?
Given Gutho's ongoing knee issues, I wouldn't be too shocked if something like this was announced. But much like what the Rorters are doing, it potentially frees up cap space to chance new players - although that doesn't fix the issues of players actually wanting to play for Parra.
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I think Lomax to FB, Gutho to Centre with Talagi to Wing could be a strong side of the field. Gutho helps with defence while Blaize learns how to read the attacking line from him.
Bring in Moretti and Greig more and start cycling them through.
I don't feel Lane's heart is in it anymore, but that could still be nerves from 2023
Talagi is definitely not a winger. Blaize is in cup till her is ready to be a centre or fullback.
The problem with bringing Greig types and this is the negative of a player like him is he's much the same of what we have now.He's laterally compromised in the middle and hasn't got the motor to play the big minutes if you have too.
When or if theres a new coach hired his first job is to see how he wants to play and reevaluate the roster.
How Greig has been in our systems for 4 seasons is beyond belief and another black mark on ba. Anyone can see that he's very compromised in the agility department and has zero stanima.
# Brad out asap
Not if we want to play the way we are in that respect he's no different to Kaufusi.
Coryn, I saw Gus on one of his podcasts talking about Jack Hetherington from when he was at the bulldogs. He was on an alcohol ban but got into a dust up with a few blokes at a pub one weekend. Cleaned them all up. Gus was saying that Hetherington could easily be a professional boxer. His aerobic capacity and endurance, reaction times and strength are off the charts. Gus was saying that they were considering playing him on the wing!!! I do remember in one dogs game Hetherington was almost at the top speed on that telstra tracker and I thought to myself that can't be right for a bench prop.
He's obviously a few screws loose but with the right mentor do you think he would be a good acquisition?
That's the type of lateral thinking I like Adam. Corey Oakes was a backrower before he played on the wing.
If he has lateral movement as well he could possibly play in the centres as well, centres these days are like backrowers (actually they have been for years) and some would argue centre is now a defensive position. Kotoni-Stags could play back row at a pinch and he still might one day. In the interim he is the type of centre I like, personalties aside,
What type of winger is alamadine?
Thanks ea
He looks and runs like Simmo. Decent pace. Very good tackle breaking ability. If you watch his highlights, he gets line breaks in simple yardage carry's simply by busting through the middle.
Our roster isn't as run down as people are making out, they are in their comfort zone with BA as coach.
I new head coach will rejuvenate most of these players.
Lane is the biggest issue for me, anyone that has been following this site would know I have been one of lane's biggest supporters and have constantly told people he wasn't going as bad as people were making out in the past but now I believe he is done as an edge forward, he either transitions to the middle or he gets moved on.
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