Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Oct 06, 2016 1:40 pm  

Tricky Dicky wrote:

why do we need to sign another 9? Issues with micky mac ?

If the injury to Micky mac is now fine then llet him go, then go for Hardaker you have tommy and Powell for 9.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Oct 06, 2016 6:34 pm  

I wish people would forget Tommy played hooker fir a spell. He is a half an out and out half who can fill in at hooker.

Powell has done a good job under tough circumstances however he does not offer than injection of pace a bench hooker should in my opinion bring.

I rate Dwyer highly it would be harsh on Powell but there is no room for sentiment in sport.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Oct 06, 2016 7:00 pm  

Has it been confirmed we've released Waterworth?

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Oct 06, 2016 8:57 pm  

I've been at Meetings where Tommy has said he considers himself first a 9.
He said it was when Anderson was coach at the NZW that he was switch from 9 to 7.





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Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Oct 06, 2016 9:22 pm  

If we are to believe all of the doomsday rumours knocking around then Sam, Joel, Lockers, Clubb and Mcilorum will all be retiring at the end of the season.

All nonsense Im sure although it may be time for Lockers to go.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Oct 06, 2016 9:25 pm  

Mcilourm starting hooker with Powell of the bench Leuluai and Shorrocks fighting it out for scrum half, what's hard to understand about that

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Oct 06, 2016 9:30 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

If we are to believe all of the doomsday rumours knocking around then Sam, Joel, Lockers, Clubb and Mcilorum will all be retiring at the end of the season.

All nonsense Im sure although it may be time for Lockers to go.

Lockers and Clubb wouldn't surprise me tbh. The other 3 would be a shocker though. Imagine 5 players retiring all at once and 4 of them under 30! I detect the essence of sh*te of the bovine kind.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Oct 06, 2016 10:39 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

If we are to believe all of the doomsday rumours knocking around then Sam, Joel, Lockers, Clubb and Mcilorum will all be retiring at the end of the season.

All nonsense Im sure although it may be time for Lockers to go.

I've heard that SOL, JT and Clubby will be retiring. Hopefully not true but SOL wouldn't be a great surprise. JT and Clubby are both young guys and it would be very sad if either of these guys had to retire at such a young age.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Oct 06, 2016 11:28 pm  

Father Ted wrote:

I've been at Meetings where Tommy has said he considers himself first a 9.
He said it was when Anderson was coach at the NZW that he was switch from 9 to 7.





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Yet he has played nearly all his career as a half and played arguably his best rugby as a half especially this season.

He can do a job at 9 without doubt. He is however in my opinion and most of his coaches opinion a half who can play at 9. Remember NZ were really scraping round for a 9 for a while, Lance Hohia even playing there.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Fri Oct 07, 2016 6:51 am  

jonh wrote:

Yet he has played nearly all his career as a half and played arguably his best rugby as a half especially this season.

He can do a job at 9 without doubt. He is however in my opinion and most of his coaches opinion a half who can play at 9. Remember NZ were really scraping round for a 9 for a while, Lance Hohia even playing there.

I remember the opposite. NZ had Nathan Fein, a hooker who they moved to #7 and TL, a #7 who they moved to #9.