I hear Austins getting dropped to reserves this week, could be on the outter with Stuart,
Id prefer Austin over Norman at Parra, at least he has a dig and brings energy and tanacity to a team of lazy bums at Parra. Not to mention i can see Austin and Moses causing havoc rather than Norman going invisible for 80% of most games
Eels interested in Pengai Jr:
Its a long shot because the Knights are set to make him an offer he cant refuse, Parra had better be cashed up, and to make matters worse, hes a Knights Junior, and he wants to be coached by Bennett. Not many draw cards for Parra at the moment especially in their current form.
B.A needs a back up plan incase we dont get Pengai Jr
I still say Boyd and Paulo
We need 2 x battering rams to compliment our smaller mobile props and our strong fast and aggressive second row. The reason Canberra struggle is because ALL of their forwards are too big. They need balance, we suffer from the opposite, we could use a couple of big boppers to compliment our smaller mobile pack
For those worried about Paulo and his off field issues in Sydney, i would look to Boyd And Austin then as a package to bring to Parra, And drop Norman, I see this as a very good upgrade on what we have at the moment. Boyd brings much needed size and power, Austin brings talent energy and tenacity, they are both Aussie boys to balance the culture, and i think that with a bit more cultural balancing, there will be an improvement in attitude and work ethic. Austin was also a Parra fan, and i believe there is a realistic chance of getting him, he takes the line on as a 5/8 should as well and you never see him standing around laughing at the end of the game with players who just flogged him by 54points
The ultimate would be if we could some how snare
Tavita Pengai Jr
Shannon Boyd
Blake Austin
Next order of business, A ballplaying hooker which we dont have and desperately need.
Just my personal opinion
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Austin is turning out for Mounties this week in the NSW Cup.
Yep, and thats my point. From what i seen, he had some really strong touches last week for the raiders.
It all boils down to coaching
Great blog and agree on everything you have stated, BA needs to be heavy handed and put players on notice himself just like sticky does. You would have to think BA realises now his next signing must be a wrecking ball.
Could Austin be a 9, or is his defence not good enough?
Raiders forum saying Austin to us. Sezer to Dogs
Does Wenty or u/20s have any big boppers ?
Cool, we’re getting Steve Austin, the Six Million Dollar Man!
wrong Steve Austin - its stone cold steve Austin - he could add some mongrel. ;-)
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