Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 04, 2023 1:26 pm  

Might simply be that just as we're pretty much all aware that four or five quality players are needed then so are our potential targets. If you were a decent standard player, would you want the task of dragging such a mediocre group to some semblance of success single handedly? If we'd got one or two in early who knows? It might have made all the difference. Right now it's not looking great

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 04, 2023 1:27 pm  

Sir Gregory ParsloeP wrote:

You are spot on with the basis of the questions you raise.

I can’t recall anything like it. Our hooker and last captain asks to leave early in the year and is not replaced. A developing young forward signs for Wigan as soon as the window opens which seem to take Rohan by surprise. Our stand off leaves for Cas, what the real story is who knows. Now our left centre goes walkabout with 4 games to go, who is supposedly a Smith favourite who we signed Ona 4 year deal and accommodated by exiting Sutcliffe early and letting Zak go.

There is something very wrong, whether it’s GH, Smith or both.

Add whatever is going on with Tetevano and it’s a shambles.

Imagine saints letting Roby leave, Lees signs for Wigan, Lomax decides he wants to finish the season with Salford and Percival goes to Benidorm for the last 4 games. Plus Walmsley has a medical issue and does not play.

The red vee mob would storm the boardroom and burn McManus, , Rush and Wellens on stakes by the Cunningham statue..

Instead Lussick leaves and is replace immediately by Mbye.

It’s time for fundamental Change

Red vee lot wanted to do that after losing a few games this year

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 04, 2023 1:28 pm  

As much as I like hyping myself up from some of sharkies stuff. Not sure I believe any of it. If smith and hetherington are talking behind closed doors, how is any of this info coming about regarding contracts offered and players not wanting to come. Also players wouldn't generally be told about recruitment as they have no right to know and would probs leak any signings.
But then we are still signing players of Miller's capability. Everyone is moaning about frawley but I'm a saddo and have watched a good amount of NSW cup and he has been good. Don't judge him being in an out of form canberra side.
I'm still not convinced Smith is the man, but he is clearly cleaning out the dead wood at the club. Other than Walters, I don't think there is 1 player who has left or leaving who I am not happy about leaving. If the culture isn't right, you have to get rid of the players that don't make it work. Look at what the poor bulldogs are doing in the NRL.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 04, 2023 1:36 pm  

I would say that maybe some players aren’t happy but there is a core group of players certainly playing for the ub as results and performances like Saturday show, usually if it’s an unhappy camp that manifests into the team not showing up and getting hammered

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 04, 2023 1:48 pm  

Once were Loiners wrote:

He played a bit at hooker on the weekend, and was as anonymous there as at halfback. By the way, does anyone at all remember him at Huddersfield? I remember him being rubbish for the Dogs, and now Raiders, but have zero memory of him at Hudds. The only possible value of signing him would be as cover, or if the plan was to use next season to get Sinfield up to scratch. Utter waste of a quota spot. I'd really not bother, and just look to the Championship (or someone like Milnes), and put a quota spot elsewhere.

If he does sign its indicative of a club that has no idea at all. We've had a whole year knowing at least one of our halfbacks was going, and quite likely two. We've seen for multiple years that you cannot perform as a team with rubbish halfbacks. With cap and quota space available, next season was our chance to take a leap from lower half of SL to challenging for the top. Signing someone like Frawley really would make me feel that the club has no desire to get back there.

I watched the Raiders v Sharks game back in full. At the risk of being shot for treason, I thought he went OK. Canberra were clearly playing to a very set game plan with the scrum half (I forget his name) doing the majority of the kicking. Frawley's main role looked to be to drop Wighton off on the inside ball and support breaks through the middle, both of which he did. Beyond that his passing was decent, he did take on the line a couple of times on the back of quick play the balls, he didn't drop a ball, concede a penalty or miss a tackle. He even had a pop at a drop goal on the stroke of half time (which hit the post) which puts in a minority of one in terms of game management in the Rhinos 2023 set up. I'm not saying he's a great player, or the answer to our problems but I do think some of the stick he's copping on here is a bit over the top. For a half back who allegedly doesn't run with the ball he's scored quite a few in (10 in 52) the NRL. For context Jackson Hastings has managed 4 in 85 NRL games. Our chances off success next season are going to be dependent on a number of signings, not one. If Frawley is the steady away six to a more dynamic seven I won't complain. If he's Myler's half back partner I will. I'm not going to moan too much until we have the complete picture.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 04, 2023 1:57 pm  

I’ve not watched much NRL so can’t really comment on Frawley too much, he did kick a 2 point Drop Goal though didn’t he, so at least that’s something more than current halves can do

Just one point though if there are tonnes of better halves than Frawley in the lower leagues in Aus, why is he starting for Canberra?

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 04, 2023 2:05 pm  

christopher wrote:

I would say that maybe some players aren’t happy but there is a core group of players certainly playing for the ub as results and performances like Saturday show, usually if it’s an unhappy camp that manifests into the team not showing up and getting hammered

One was so unhappy he would rather be in Cas and said he didn’t like Cas , we are heading into Groucho Marx and W C Fields territory here.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 04, 2023 2:06 pm  

christopher wrote:

There’s really no need for the childish name calling tad.

This forum is full of people criticising the club, Smith and Hetherington, so where you get the idea you ‘can’t’ criticise them I don’t know.

There's about three ongoing threads with the sole purpose of bashing GH, Smith and the club
and a new one started after every loss.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 04, 2023 2:08 pm  

ArthurClues wrote:

I watched the Raiders v Sharks game back in full. At the risk of being shot for treason, I thought he went OK. Canberra were clearly playing to a very set game plan with the scrum half (I forget his name) doing the majority of the kicking. Frawley's main role looked to be to drop Wighton off on the inside ball and support breaks through the middle, both of which he did. Beyond that his passing was decent, he did take on the line a couple of times on the back of quick play the balls, he didn't drop a ball, concede a penalty or miss a tackle. He even had a pop at a drop goal on the stroke of half time (which hit the post) which puts in a minority of one in terms of game management in the Rhinos 2023 set up. I'm not saying he's a great player, or the answer to our problems but I do think some of the stick he's copping on here is a bit over the top. For a half back who allegedly doesn't run with the ball he's scored quite a few in (10 in 52) the NRL. For context Jackson Hastings has managed 4 in 85 NRL games. Our chances off success next season are going to be dependent on a number of signings, not one. If Frawley is the steady away six to a more dynamic seven I won't complain. If he's Myler's half back partner I will. I'm not going to moan too much until we have the complete picture.

Bloody hell mate, you cant come on here with sensible, reasonable comments like that. Have a word with yourself.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Mon Sep 04, 2023 2:11 pm  

Whino and Arthur , has Frawley got any kicking game?

He backed up on the weekend which is always useful and obvious for a stand off.
Watching Leeds is bringing me out in hives, god knows what watching NSW would do to me.