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  ElDoughan August 3, 2009 at 8:15pm

  i hope we can resign kingston he has bin great for us. also robson deserves to be retained. he isnt as skillful as the other halfbacks in the game tho you cant fault his effort. and also screw lowrie he has only started to play good now that his contract is up renew both smith and Joe G
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  timbodavo August 3, 2009 at 8:30pm

  I gotta say im a fan of robson. Not alot special in attack but does his job and excellent defender alot of solid 1 on 1 effective tackles
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    Johno > timbodavo August 3, 2009 at 9:22pm

    Not only that, but he has directed the team around the park and now our forward pack has become dominant. I'm very reserved whether KK can do that!
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      Rod Farva > Johno August 3, 2009 at 9:49pm

      Short memory you got there. K.Keating was one of Parramatta's best before he was injured.
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        1Eyed Eel > Rod Farva August 3, 2009 at 10:28pm

        I have to agree Rod. I keep coming back to this perception that our half back does any organisation. Robson played 80 minutes on the weekend for 40 carries. Mortimer only played 50 minutes for 41 carries. Mortimer made 5 runs, Robson none. Almost all of Parramatta's organisation takes place at dummy half and then almost all of our attacking decisions is made by Mortimer and Hayne. Robson is simply a link in the chain to get the ball out wide and provide another kicking option.
        
        I don't want to be seen as knocking down Robson. When your half plays a limited role like he is now, all you can expect him to do is defend and kick well enough when needed and he does that but anyone that thinks Keating won't be able to step straight into that attack has a very short memory.
        
        Here's some stats for you. Robson at half back (post Keating's injury): 11 games. 2 try assists 2 line breaks
        Keating at half back (2.5 games. 2 try assists, 3 line breaks)
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  blueNgold August 3, 2009 at 9:26pm

  I'm glad Robson will hopefully be retained, he has done a valiant job this season filling in at 7, and tbh he hasn't done any worse than what Finch was doing.
  
  But where are we getting the money for Lowrie? I must admit it annoys me a little that a player like lowrie who has offered very litte over 2 and a half season, starts playing OK the last 6 weeks (along with the team generally playing better mind you) and now we want to keep them..
  
  Don't get me wrong, i won't mind at all keeping Lowrie as a back up backrower but he honestly isnt worth more than 70-80k and i'd much rather use that on trying to retain Joe G, who i believe can still be in our top 17 next season.
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  blueNgold August 3, 2009 at 9:33pm

  That's a real shame about Kinga aswell Miatch, maybe the club took it the wrong way when he sent it back.
  
  I know that DA is well aware of the impact Kingston is making, and hopefully we can squeeze him in somewhere, however reality is that with Anthony Mitchell already signed that Kinga might be surplus to requirements, some club will get themselves a bargain with him however, just like we did this season.
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  Djl August 3, 2009 at 10:02pm

  re sign robson for sure as for lowrie so buddy but id rather keep kevin kingston
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    1Eyed Eel > Djl August 4, 2009 at 12:12pm

    That was last year before the tax changes. Its generally no longer a money think for your key players to go the UK. I think you'll find a lot more your fringe first graders going over there and picking up the same salaries as established first graders. Can't imagine Fuifui enjoying the cold over there, and I reckon he'll end up re-signing with us beyond next year.
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  Camo73 August 4, 2009 at 2:03pm

  The best news of all is hearing how so many current players want to be a part of the Eel's future. It has been a long time since so many players have publicly come out and said that they want to stay in the blue and gold. We have some very exciting times ahead.
  
  I love reading about our team and having them in the press for positive reasons. Very different to not so long ago when DF was CEO.