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Re: Brad Dwyer : Mon May 15, 2023 6:44 pm  

Are we forgetting how he actually plays?

Re: Brad Dwyer : Mon May 15, 2023 7:45 pm  

Here’s my pennies worth….on Clark, Sorry thread.

I’d love to see DC here next season as much as anyone.
He was head and shoulders the solidifying of the middle unit v KR when he came on. Clark was hugely better than Walker, who also had a fair game.

Clark is 31 next season, and has two good seasons in him before he gathers speed down the cliff.

I often say ‘better to loose a player a season too early than a season too late’….However in this scenario, Wire bosses obviously got his extension contract period wrong, going a season to short.
Consequently, as his contract is now almost up, as a thank you and blessing to DC, it’s better too lose him 2 seasons too early, than offer him a matching 3 year deal as Saints have been rumoured to have done, and find we’ve had him on contract a season too long.

Re: Brad Dwyer : Mon May 15, 2023 8:12 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

Here’s my pennies worth….on Clark, Sorry thread.

I’d love to see DC here next season as much as anyone.
He was head and shoulders the solidifying of the middle unit v KR when he came on. Clark was hugely better than Walker, who also had a fair game.

Clark is 31 next season, and has two good seasons in him before he gathers speed down the cliff.

I often say ‘better to loose a player a season too early than a season too late’….However in this scenario, Wire bosses obviously got his extension contract period wrong, going a season to short.
Consequently, as his contract is now almost up, as a thank you and blessing to DC, it’s better too lose him 2 seasons too early, than offer him a matching 3 year deal as Saints have been rumoured to have done, and find we’ve had him on contract a season too long.

Well i quite agree. I still think Clark is the best hooker we have. I'm a little surprised that the majority of folk on here are reasonably happy to see him move on and are pleased that Walker will be full time replacement. I like Walker, but for me he isn't the best hooker at the club as many are saying lately. I think we're pinning our hopes on Walker too much tbh. I still think Clark has another 1-2 seasons left in him and works well rotating with Walker.

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Re: Brad Dwyer : Tue May 16, 2023 9:55 am  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

Are we forgetting how he actually plays?

you know whats damning about this comment? it got liked by a 'Bing Bot'

that tells you something about AI, and it's frightening

Re: Brad Dwyer : Tue May 16, 2023 10:10 am  

wirecation wrote:

Well i quite agree. I still think Clark is the best hooker we have. I'm a little surprised that the majority of folk on here are reasonably happy to see him move on and are pleased that Walker will be full time replacement. I like Walker, but for me he isn't the best hooker at the club as many are saying lately. I think we're pinning our hopes on Walker too much tbh. I still think Clark has another 1-2 seasons left in him and works well rotating with Walker.

Problem with that,if rumours are to be believed, is Clark wanted 3 years. To be fair for most of his time we have flogged him to death.
Question for Saints is who is going to come on to relieve him? At present looks like Lussick and they don’t seem to rate him (the coaches I mean).

Re: Brad Dwyer : Tue May 16, 2023 11:05 am  

Not too fussed if Dwyer is to leave us after this season. In his first game he was excellent, but then in the Leeds away game they really targeted him in defence and he was pretty poor. When you watch his game closely he goes the wrong way a lot of the time, his passing can be wayward, he scoots when he shouldn't and generally messes things up

Re: Brad Dwyer : Tue May 16, 2023 11:41 am  

It's fair to say that on a straight Dwyer--for-Clark basis I'm not that enthused about this.

I can see the argument for freeing up some cap space though; I'll need to see a few quality centres and second rowers signed up before I express my delight.

Re: Brad Dwyer : Tue May 16, 2023 12:52 pm  

Irregs#16 wrote:

Not too fussed if Dwyer is to leave us after this season. In his first game he was excellent, but then in the Leeds away game they really targeted him in defence and he was pretty poor. When you watch his game closely he goes the wrong way a lot of the time, his passing can be wayward, he scoots when he shouldn't and generally messes things up

He's crap. We have a good young hooker in the reserves Aiden Doolan he should be given a chance.

Re: Brad Dwyer : Tue May 16, 2023 1:50 pm  

I was quite excited when signed Dywer, I know he has his faults, but was really looking forward to him injecting some pace off the bench, but for every good run (every other game) he gives out a few poor passes and makes the wrong choices. Targeting I defence too. He will be behind a much better pack, but even when we our forwards have dominated he still have done enough to justify his faults. Not sure he will be cheap either. Can't fault his effort though.

Re: Brad Dwyer : Tue May 16, 2023 2:52 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

I was quite excited when signed Dywer, I know he has his faults, but was really looking forward to him injecting some pace off the bench, but for every good run (every other game) he gives out a few poor passes and makes the wrong choices. Targeting I defence too. He will be behind a much better pack, but even when we our forwards have dominated he still have done enough to justify his faults. Not sure he will be cheap either. Can't fault his effort though.

All good points but slightly undermined by the fact that TS reportedly wanted to keep him.