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"Probably not. He does well on both sides so he does have that going for him but I don't see him as a fullback. Maybe when Moses i back you could have him (Sanders) at 6 and Brown could go Fullback (theoretically) Gutho centre. But that's weakening…"
"Sivo needs to play. Our attack is more confident with him in. I would move Simonson to move to left centre. I also prefer Brown on the left and it will help Lane. It means if Sivo comes in he has 2 quicker players to cover. Brown needs to run on the…"
"Question for those who have seen a bit of Sanders in cup, do you think he can play fullback? He looked to move well last night and looks like a footballer. We miss Gutho not backing up Brown when he runs. 1. Sanders
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when Moses is back move…"
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"It's been a looooonnnggggg time" Jarryd Hayne 2014 after Origin series win, haha. Crazy how he said that exact thing all those years later.
One only needs to look at how much Souths, Canberra and Cronulla have to pay for decent players due to their inevitable lack of success to see how self-perpetuating and self-defeating that can be to a club. We were in that cycle in the early 90's where promising juniors like Michael Buettner left simply because they would have never have risen to any great heights at such a struggling club. We do have the Super League war to thank for dragging us out of that mire.
Also, I do believe the signing of Timana Tahu was a tremendous boon for the club as it seemed to focus the minds of not only Hayne but Inu and Mateo as well as they no doubt want to play alongside not only a tremendously likeable and respected footballer but a proven match winner as well!
Furthermore, this development couldn't have come at a more significant time as it appears we might spend the next few seasons without our usual abundance of promising juniors coming through the ranks!
Eels-of-the-90's like crisis averted!
In regards to our juniors, I think the difference is we have a few REAL good ones coming but we don't have this half dozen or so blokes coming through that are potential NRL material. That's not such a bad thing as it means you can more easily focus on a couple of guys.
Next year, Mitchell Johnson, the year after that Pat O'Hanlon, then Jacob Gagan. If you can get one REALLY good one every year come through, I think its going to suit our situation where hopefully we've got a lot of positions covered off for a while.
"Eels-of-the-90's like crisis averted!"
Oh boy, haha. This one really came back to bite you. 2010-2016, 2018 were worse than the 90's. Three wooden spoons.
You are delusional as always. To create a dynasty you actually have to win something. But I am glad that someone managed to close the Eels trophy cabinet yesterday morning. The resulting dust storm when it was opened was funny.
And a premiership this year will be a nice start to the dynasty, I'd say
I think it is a ver very good possibility.