Re: latest rumor on twitter. : Fri May 23, 2014 6:00 am  

roopy wrote:

Walsh and Jarrod Mullen played juniors together from age 6 and played right through the Newcastle Wests system till age 15 when they joined the Knights system and played together till they both made firstgrade. Along with Scotty Dureau they also spent years getting private lessons from Andrew Johns.
Walsh and Mullen would fit like a glove.
Luke is also close to his younger brother, Tyrone, who played under 18s for the Knights this year and is currently training with the under 20s. Up till this year Luke spent a lot of time coaching Tyrone.

They're a rugby league playing family aren't they?

Re: latest rumor on twitter. : Fri May 23, 2014 10:42 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

They're a rugby league playing family aren't they?

Three halfbacks that I know of.
They could probably go for a career change and become jockeys.

Re: latest rumor on twitter. : Fri May 23, 2014 11:01 am  

Newcastle don't need halfbacks, I don't see Walsh wanting to play second fiddle to Roberts and Mullen.

Anyway, Dobson rumour has already moved on to Salford (according Neil Barker) ...

Re: latest rumor on twitter. : Fri May 23, 2014 11:46 am  

Magic Superbeetle wrote:

Newcastle don't need halfbacks, I don't see Walsh wanting to play second fiddle to Roberts and Mullen.

Anyway, Dobson rumour has already moved on to Salford (according Neil Barker) ...

It's now clear that Dobson candy play NRL and is a super league standerd player. That's the 3rd time he's failed in NRL and moving in to his 4th super league club.

I think he's a very steady player, not in the same class of Walsh but I think he's more consistent than Walsh. I hope we don't sign him but it wouldn't bother me to much.

Dobson has a real nasty winning mentality, he gets very frustrated when losing in anything and is very very competitive which is something we are lacking.

Glad he's off to Salford and not us but he will do a good job if goes to Salford as they are lacking a consistent organising half back.

Re: latest rumor on twitter. : Fri May 23, 2014 12:03 pm  

Another half for Salford.

They are going to be chocker full

Re: latest rumor on twitter. : Fri May 23, 2014 12:05 pm  

roopy wrote:

Three halfbacks that I know of.
They could probably go for a career change and become jockeys.

I know they are four brothers and three play RL for NRL sides (in various age groups). I didn't know three of them played in the halves though.

Re: latest rumor on twitter. : Fri May 23, 2014 12:07 pm  

St pete wrote:

It's now clear that Dobson candy play NRL and is a super league standerd player. That's the 3rd time he's failed in NRL and moving in to his 4th super league club.

I think he's a very steady player, not in the same class of Walsh but I think he's more consistent than Walsh. I hope we don't sign him but it wouldn't bother me to much.

Dobson has a real nasty winning mentality, he gets very frustrated when losing in anything and is very very competitive which is something we are lacking.

Glad he's off to Salford and not us but he will do a good job if goes to Salford as they are lacking a consistent organising half back.

We have enough dummy spitters and people who hide when things aren't going our way

Dobson will stablise Salford into a 7-8th position team, without blowing the doors down ... Pretty much the total opposite their ... Esteemed chairman is going for ...

Re: latest rumor on twitter. : Fri May 23, 2014 12:10 pm  

St pete wrote:

I think he's a very steady player, not in the same class of Walsh but I think he's more consistent than Walsh. I hope we don't sign him but it wouldn't bother me to much.

You think Walsh is inconsistent? How so?

Re: latest rumor on twitter. : Fri May 23, 2014 2:30 pm  

Total myth that Dobson is consistent. I noticed a trend with HKR that if the team were going well Dobbo would make breaks, kick beautifully etc. but if they were struggling in a game he could completely hide. Walsh has still been producing in beaten sides, eg. his 40-20 against Leeds in Challenge Cup when we were losing.

Re: latest rumor on twitter. : Fri May 23, 2014 3:06 pm  

JonB95 wrote:

Total myth that Dobson is consistent. I noticed a trend with HKR that if the team were going well Dobbo would make breaks, kick beautifully etc. but if they were struggling in a game he could completely hide. Walsh has still been producing in beaten sides, eg. his 40-20 against Leeds in Challenge Cup when we were losing.

That was my impression too. There's only so much a halfback can do when the pack is being dominated (or when his team mates are throwing away the ball) but from what I've seen of Walsh in our big games, given that we've lost all but one so far, he's risen to the occasion rather than been inconsistent.