Re: IN 2024 | Matt Frawley - Expires: 2025 : Thu Sep 07, 2023 6:09 am  

Manheim wrote:

He is a current Canberra raiders s/o who are in the playoffs so he isn’t rubbish ,just not very exciting.

Exactly - I think he's been signed for a specific reason, if he can be calm controlled and lead the team around without being flashy he could be a decent signing, the stick he has been getting is way OTT

Re: IN 2024 | Matt Frawley - Expires: 2025 : Thu Sep 07, 2023 6:19 am  

He's obviously not terrible. To play anywhere near the NRL, you have to be a good player. He's just not exciting at all, and the other question is why sign him when there's been other halves that seem better on the market - Tyrone May and Mitchell Pierce being good examples.

The other side is how can HKR have spine players of Parcell, Litten, Abdull, Lewis, May, Milnes, Hiku and the lad from Cas for next year, but we look so light contrastingly. Not all those are world beaters, but it's great depth in those positions to have. Hiku has been in great form for the Cowboys for the last 2 years too.

Re: IN 2024 | Matt Frawley - Expires: 2025 : Thu Sep 07, 2023 6:30 am  

Yep, hopefully he can be a calming, controlling influence that we thought Sezer would be.
And he's currently playing in a decent NRL side - he can't be that terrible.
Let's give the kid a chance guys.

Re: IN 2024 | Matt Frawley - Expires: 2025 : Thu Sep 07, 2023 6:45 am  

While not wowed by the signing of Frawley let's give the guy a chance. He seems to want to come and at 28 has relatively low miles on the clock so potentially less likely to pick up injuries. If he's replacing Sezer who on paper is the better player but has only fleetingly performed it is probably on less money and he has something to prove and all the reports describe him as a team player.
The key is what happens now and if Frawley is part of a wider jigsaw with bigger names still to arrive and full cap plus marquee spots used. If that's the case then he could be a useful signing however if its him and Myler with a couple more uninspired signings still to come in and the cap wasted with no obvious marquees filled then all criticism will be fully justified. We need a couple of x factor players to take us to the next level.

Re: IN 2024 | Matt Frawley - Expires: 2025 : Thu Sep 07, 2023 6:51 am  

exiledrhino wrote:

He's obviously not terrible. To play anywhere near the NRL, you have to be a good player. He's just not exciting at all, and the other question is why sign him when there's been other halves that seem better on the market - Tyrone May and Mitchell Pierce being good examples.

The other side is how can HKR have spine players of Parcell, Litten, Abdull, Lewis, May, Milnes, Hiku and the lad from Cas for next year, but we look so light contrastingly. Not all those are world beaters, but it's great depth in those positions to have. Hiku has been in great form for the Cowboys for the last 2 years too.

Mitchel piearce will be 35 next year and wants to go home.

Id have taken May but he’s not the same type of player as Frawley.

Re: IN 2024 | Matt Frawley - Expires: 2025 : Thu Sep 07, 2023 6:56 am  

Loiner at large wrote:

While not wowed by the signing of Frawley let's give the guy a chance. He seems to want to come and at 28 has relatively low miles on the clock so potentially less likely to pick up injuries. If he's replacing Sezer who on paper is the better player but has only fleetingly performed it is probably on less money and he has something to prove and all the reports describe him as a team player.
The key is what happens now and if Frawley is part of a wider jigsaw with bigger names still to arrive and full cap plus marquee spots used. If that's the case then he could be a useful signing however if its him and Myler with a couple more uninspired signings still to come in and the cap wasted with no obvious marquees filled then all criticism will be fully justified. We need a couple of x factor players to take us to the next level.

Spot on

Re: IN 2024 | Matt Frawley - Expires: 2025 : Thu Sep 07, 2023 10:15 am  

Frawley is a half back in a side that has made the play offs in the NRL despite having a maverick coach in Stewart. One thing is certain he will be an improvement on Sezer who has been a terrible signing. He needs time to show what he can do but in order to do that he needs a pack of forwards to deliver him a platform. The likes of Oldeski and Bentley need to up their game significantly and Cameron Smith needs to stay out the plays.

Hopefully more signings to come - hopefully the likes of Myler and Donaldson are fringe players not weekly starters.

Re: IN 2024 | Matt Frawley - Expires: 2025 : Thu Sep 07, 2023 10:24 am  

Let’s give the lad a chance. It’s up to the coaching staff (hopefully) to improve any player.

Re: IN 2024 | Matt Frawley - Expires: 2025 : Thu Sep 07, 2023 10:28 am  

Zoo Zoo Boom wrote:

Frawley is a half back in a side that has made the play offs in the NRL despite having a maverick coach in Stewart. One thing is certain he will be an improvement on Sezer who has been a terrible signing. He needs time to show what he can do but in order to do that he needs a pack of forwards to deliver him a platform. The likes of Oldeski and Bentley need to up their game significantly and Cameron Smith needs to stay out the plays.

Hopefully more signings to come - hopefully the likes of Myler and Donaldson are fringe players not weekly starters.

Agree, I think Donaldson gives everything so I respect him for that. Personally I would move Myler on.

Re: IN 2024 | Matt Frawley - Expires: 2025 : Thu Sep 07, 2023 10:50 am  

Donaldson already is a fringe player, he barely played when we had a fully fit squad.

Myler can still do a job at fullback but with Miller incoming, I imagine he will be a fringe player also.