Met the great man at his Gerringong Pub today for the first time. What a gentleman! Thanks for all the great memories over the years Mick.
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"You raise a very good point Coryn , I'm a fan of Ryles and he is the only hope Parramatta has but he has shown that he is not a draw card nor does he have the ability sell his vision to players .
Regardless if you were a fan or not of Blaze Talagi…"
Regardless if you were a fan or not of Blaze Talagi…"
"But why do you click on the non footy topics ? "
"100% correct , Tank. They've left as they've become bored. I still talk with quite a few old posters who livened the place up who have now left and they just got bored and fed up for various reasons. These guys had stuck around during far worse…"
"Optics.
Id say the club had won a battle me now let's go win the war."
Id say the club had won a battle me now let's go win the war."
"The reason being is because you could go through any club in the nrl and find players like your mentioning and that and coaching get you so far.
Parras issue is they lost Lomax Brown Talagi Sanders are going to lose Pezet and Russell and don't have…"
Parras issue is they lost Lomax Brown Talagi Sanders are going to lose Pezet and Russell and don't have…"
"Has anyone considered that Kolomatangi may have just preferred Shane Flanagan as a coach over Jason Ryles is that even on the radar.Maybe just maybe the vision Flanagan sold to Kolomatangi was better than what Ryles sold at Parra.
I don't think it…"
I don't think it…"
"That's 100% correct ps. If you're not prepared to sign a 33 year old prop to a million dollar contract, then its the coach's selfishness in putting himself before the club's long term interests offering a 29yo a 5 year deal. That's how club's…"
"Adam I totally agree with your post. I have absolute faith in Ryles and am in love for the future for Parra. I just don't get the perennial gloom of most people on this site. Paying $1 million for a 35 year old prop does not make sense and the…"
"Don't look now, but you are making a pretty good argument for us not signing KK on $1 million plus per season. "
"Extra year would have been the sticking point. He will be turning 29 at the start of the 27 season. A 4 year contract would bring him to 33 at the end of the contract. He'd be unlikely to get another contract worth a million at 33. "
"A stretch Michael on face value, I agree. But after some careful thought we spend a salary cap of around $11million, that salary cap must be spent.
We are not spending it on missed talent so we must be spending it on certain lesser players. To whom…"
We are not spending it on missed talent so we must be spending it on certain lesser players. To whom…"
"💯 that's whats missing off the park the ability to close targets like this.They swing hard firstly at Galvin and now at Kolomatangi and struck out both times.You can't be considered a series threat if you don't have the ability to close these deals.…"
"Your onto something there Joey. We must all keep our head so to speak and wade through it, just like considering one persons opinion.
We shouldn't have to believe that AI is correct, just as you say it collates ideas already out there , a useful…"
We shouldn't have to believe that AI is correct, just as you say it collates ideas already out there , a useful…"
"Was he any better value than Isaiah Papali'i at 175-200 K ?
Parra over the years have found plenty of value in there back rowers Shaun Lane Maranta Nuikore Manu Ma'u Beau Scott all would have started on less than what Willams is on outside of maybe…"
Parra over the years have found plenty of value in there back rowers Shaun Lane Maranta Nuikore Manu Ma'u Beau Scott all would have started on less than what Willams is on outside of maybe…"
"Some truths, some bullshit. Especially the one where we try and sign an elite talent, miss out and sign a lessor player on elite money, who would they be? On field success is our best chance of landing elite players."
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Mick and Peter Mortimer sat directly behind me at the 09 grand final, absolutely top shelf bloke, they were both very pleasant and quite happy to chat.
This man "THE CROW" is my all time fav EEL. When I played rep league as a youngster I tried to mould my gam and goal kicking around him
Very classy player and man 👏🏻👏🏻👊😎
Theres the carlo kiss of death right there.
Mick, please be safe in the next few days/weeks.
😆😆😆 far out lol
Bit overrated though, wouldnt want him kicking a goal to save your life.
Wouldnt want him coaching to save your life either
For his day he was a great kicker, toe bashing leather balls off sand isn't easy.
As a centre he was defensively flawless and was impossible to put on the ground when carrying the ball.
i was just throwing out a few crumbs HKF, looking for a nibble
Nice one Garry, good to see you got out ok, rumoured to be a few bodies buried under the Gerringong.
Your opionion mate. To be honest It was mentioned by the rep coach back in 84 when I played school rep footy that I played a bit similar to the crow. My all time fav and always will be
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