Braden Uele - 6'3" 112kg juggernaught with ball skills. He is better than Lodge. He and Junior would be an excellent starting front row combination. Auckland are trying to sign him but he wants to stay in Australia.
Scott Drinkwater - He was the storms first choice fullback this year before a pec injury in preseason. Is just as explosive as Papenhausen and about 8 kgs heavier. Last year during tbe origin period absolutely killed it. Played halfback for Aus School boys which pushed N.Cleary to 5/8. North Queensland want him bad. Hes going to be far better than Guth who we can move to the centres and can be a high effort player at that position.
Neither of these guys would break the bank. Just pay them more than what other teams are prepared to pay. Ie we pay them 10% more than their next best offer. Now we have two damaging starting props and a couple of young blokes coming through at the same position. We are set in the back row also with depth. A young promising hooker who is steadily improving. An older first grader on a latter career deal for depth may be required. Sign Dillon Brown long term and now before his price escalates. Anyone with knowledge of the game can see hes special. Play him at half and Moses at 5/8. Play Jennings and Guth in the centres with the view to replacing Jennings in 1 or two years. We are set on the wing. Play Drinkwater at the back.
This could easily be a top four side. Id also investigate if we could get Peach here as a centre to replace Jennings. But not move him around. We get him here he is a centre and plays there. Not a utility.
Come on Parra. Make this happen.
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You can sign both Uele and Lodge. After this year we won’t have many props left lol
Agree mate
our recruiting is mind boggling. Unless there is a strategy I think we are going to be resigning the duds to fill the 30 pkaves
I hope we sign all three Scott Drinkwater Braden Uele Matt Lodge
1 Drinkwater
2 Sivo
3 Gutherson
4 Jennings
5 Ferguson
6 Moses
7 Brown
8 Uele
9 Mahoney
10 Lodge
11 Lane
12 Terepo
13 Brown
14 Paulo
15 Niukore
16 Moeroa
17 Kaufusi
With scott Drinkwater contact he got MO for next year what does that mean
Can only hope
Lol
You’re on the money Nick. Uele is very handy and how good is Xerri.
Xerri is hopeless in defence and cant set up his supports. I would like to see parry get a start when he can.
Eat dogs dick nick you shit cunt.
Totally agree with ulele schooled Paulo. Had him looking all night. The way Paulo is playing I think he is not far off a stint at wenty. If he doesn't improve I would be moving him on. Williams is a good player to ex five eighth. Drinkwater has been signed by the cowboys. Would he have been a better signing than gutho? I doubt if d Brown will be he after paying overs for Paulo, gutho, and Moses.