the up side to rix is he put his body on the line and give chase and at least create a contest which all equates to nothing... he gave a chase = lagged behind his opponent, gets to the contest but may as well not have... puts his body on the line, what does that even mean, some of u guys are so cau...

Washedup wrote: That is enough in itself to say NO to both options

if it equates to more members and better training facilities i don't see that we have an option

I am with you I stuggle for a reason to go there. To far away from where most of the players live. No where near we we play our home games. Yes you are right no reason at all to go there. No need for sarcasm In terms of travel; for players on upwards of 60-70k i think they can suck it up In terms o...

Hmmm don't want any controversy so i'll pick GT... every1 likes GT right?

i struggle to think of a reason not to go there...

best facilities
best for membership

seems like a winner

See this 100% effort thing is one of the biggest used car salesman lines ever you know who else gave 100% effort... Mark McGough, Trent Knobel, Justin Plapp, Matthew Clarke etc etc see my point? I'm not a particularly big Brooks fan but surely he's a better bet than Rix... Got nothing against Rix pe...

we needed the top ups but our stuff up is that we haven't attempted to blood any young ruckman in this time... hence its just been one top up after another

I'm all for clearing out deadwood... BUT: - Surely Brooks has more upside than Rix? - Why would you move on McQualter, yet keep Clinton Jones? - Given we've lost Gehrig, and Kosi - depsite a good recent injury record - could be suspect to injury, why would we get rid of Watts? You'd have to think t...

FWIW

I've always regarded 66 as a forumite in the know... I have an idea of what his connections are and they have for the most part proven to be on the money

nothing against u other forumites either

i'd rather Blake in the ruxk than Rix... I just don't see what u get from playing Michael... a poor man's Trent Knobel

I'd rather Cyril... seems like the kind of player we need... some genuine blistering pace

I don't know how good he is at his job but given his passion I hope KS stays on in a lesser capacity if need be... seems like there'd be a good role for him somewhere as for these questions... I have questions: 1. Why did it take so long to sign Goose and Bakes 2. When we signed Bakes why did he get...

Brooks has had at least had 1 good game

He wasn't that bad = Rix's best game

would rather Brooks... he's at least had 1 good game

He wasn't that bad = Rix's best game

would rather hang onto Brooks than Rix

LTN16 wrote:
I agree with MSG that if Dempster does come to the club that Matt Ferguson would have to go.

word is he's been offered 1 more year... as a forward perhaps

cam wood for example would be the perfect player to be coming up through the ranks if we had drafted him ahead of mini... he'd be competing with Brooks and Rix for a spot and would be under the tuteluge of Doc and possibly King the stop gap ruckman such as Knobel, Rix, Capuano etc are only effective...

what MSG's post really confirms is that over the last 5-6 years we've stopped trying to draft and develop young ruckman (other than Brooks). We need to draft at least young ruck this year

saintDal wrote:Robert Harvey to the Dockers

Blasphemous

mad saint guy wrote:Cook, Monkhurst, Elliot, Sierakowski, Capuano, Knobel, Oliver, Brooks, Stone, Ackland, Rix, Clarke and Gardiner

hmmm for us... clearly Sierakowski was the best of that lot, quite liked David and was sad to see him go... nick named him lionheart

n1ck wrote:I think what GT actually said, was that if it hadnt been for the rain forecast, he would have played him.

don't let facts distort ppl's B#!&H fest

I've had a read of the trade thread which at this point has shifted more towards players delisting...

what's news from today anyone

King is another bandaid solution... if we get him, we still need an up and comer Ideal Ruck stocks 2 ruckman in the starting 22... Primary Ruck: #1 tap ruck who is excellent around the ground Secondary Ruck: KPP that pinch hits in the ruck (Maybe u have a few other pinch hitters too e.g. Blake, Magu...

i think it was helped along by the fact that he played a blinder against us too

SaintBot wrote:

skeptic wrote:how about Brent Prismal?

Pettifer was linked to us some time ago

offer Brooks for the pair