Re: Bain gone : Tue Jan 14, 2025 7:04 pm  

I was sure Bain came on against Leeds and did a few big hits in defence on Boxing Day?

Ultimately need a genuine SL standard big prop who is in the top 17 of the squad not a quota who is a fringe player

Re: Bain gone : Tue Jan 14, 2025 7:42 pm  

Bain’s a good player but not likely to be a top flight star, which is where we’re aiming these days. Other lads who joined in his cohort - Uele, Rodwell, Vagana - all have potential to be top SL players. I’m not sure Bain did.

Re: Bain gone : Tue Jan 14, 2025 8:41 pm  

Any chance that we might be in for this guy?
Only played a handful of NRL games for the Bulldogs last year and didn’t figure in the finals for them, finished the season in the NSW Cup
Braden Hamlin-Uele

Re: Bain gone : Tue Jan 14, 2025 8:52 pm  

Caleb's brother... https://titansm.com.au/project/caleb-timia-uele/

Caleb's brother... https://titansm.com.au/project/caleb-timia-uele/

Re: Bain gone : Tue Jan 14, 2025 10:32 pm  

The Avenger wrote:

Any chance that we might be in for this guy?
Only played a handful of NRL games for the Bulldogs last year and didn’t figure in the finals for them, finished the season in the NSW Cup
Braden Hamlin-Uele

He plays for Sharks not Bulldogs, always a chance I guess as he's been out of favour for the past 12-18 months but he's on a big wage and I doubt we'd be able to compete with them. Plus I'm not sure a player going out of form etc is the one for us - who knows though...

Re: Bain gone : Tue Jan 14, 2025 11:51 pm  

Trojan Horse wrote:

If you’re asking about his injury. He played Boxing Day and looked fine and mobile enough.

I completely forgot that he played Boxing Day tbh, just thrashing a few ideas in my head as to why we waited till now to part ways. Must be simple as he's been told he won't be getting regular game time and we want our quota players to be in the 17,

Re: Bain gone : Wed Jan 15, 2025 12:42 am  

This guy He's a big lad, bigger than Caleb. He's just turned 30 the other day. Without the connection to Caleb I'd say he was too good for SL and would get snapped up if offered around. This season, however, he's been impacted by injuries and he's received limited minutes in seven NRL games. He still played 12 games, 19 the season before. Just reading about him. He was one of the most damaging players in the game over the last couple of seasons, however he has struggled to reach those heights throughout 2024. Off-season knee surgery ensured he was on the backfoot from the season's outset and it's been a hard grind to catch up ever since. He also just had his first kid in November, so it might be a big ask of his wife to move here. Who knows, though? Maybe he fancies playing with their kid and seeing the land of his descendants. With us never landing the Fifita brothers, maybe the Hamlin-Uele's is our next goal. Good write up on the NRL site below about Braden- https://www.nrl.com/news/2024/07/26/puts-things-into-perspective-how-upcoming-birth-helped-hamlin-uele-through-dark-days/

This guy He's a big lad, bigger than Caleb. He's just turned 30 the other day. Without the connection to Caleb I'd say he was too good for SL and would get snapped up if offered around. This season, however, he's been impacted by injuries and he's received limited minutes in seven NRL games. He still played 12 games, 19 the season before. Just reading about him. He was one of the most damaging players in the game over the last couple of seasons, however he has struggled to reach those heights throughout 2024. Off-season knee surgery ensured he was on the backfoot from the season's outset and it's been a hard grind to catch up ever since. He also just had his first kid in November, so it might be a big ask of his wife to move here. Who knows, though? Maybe he fancies playing with their kid and seeing the land of his descendants. With us never landing the Fifita brothers, maybe the Hamlin-Uele's is our next goal. Good write up on the NRL site below about Braden- https://www.nrl.com/news/2024/07/26/puts-things-into-perspective-how-upcoming-birth-helped-hamlin-uele-through-dark-days/