New year,New thread

Fill ya boots

In relation to comments about Phelps taking up a quota spot, I can think of quite a few players I would get rid of before him right now.

Do you walk around with a stick and poke wasps nests....

I'm looking forward to seeing what being coached by Maguire and guided by Rads will add to Phelps play at FB. He was one of our most impressive players last year IMO and should go pretty well with being the first choice FB this season.

there is no doubt phelps is hardworking and of decent quality but the argument with him is that he takes up at quota spot, and these player need to be of the highest quality. what quota players would you get rid of instead to justify him taking up one of these spots ??

Right now he justifies a spot more than Roberts and Riddell, I'm not saying that because I'm moaning about overseas players, on last season he was better than them both. Bailey is another one, if quota spot players must be of the highest quality, no offence, but he certainly isn't, I like the guy and what he does for the team but he is hardly a top player.

I'm not getting this whole ‘our imports are going to have to be of the highest quality soon to justify their places. It’s BS of the highest order.

Even when the quota comes down to its minimum of three overseas players I doubt any team will have three top class overseas players in their squad. No team currently in SL has what I’d call three world class foreign players in their squad. Some like Leeds have Buderus and arguably Webb but then I’d hardly call the likes of Ali Lauititi or Eastwood as being in the same class as Buderus? How often is it that we’ve had three top foreign players in our squad at the same time?

So why is it going to be any different now? All of a sudden are these top class players going to be coming over on cheaper wages or something?



Piggy,
Roberts
Bailey

All this talk of Phelps being in jeopardy is crazy. We want to get rid of the most improved player in SL last season as well as him being arguably the inform FB for the 2nd half of the season? Some people say he’s overrated but imo it’s the complete other way around.

If Phelps plays like he did last season then he’s well on course for being our FB for the next 6-8 seasons easy.

I completely agree.

Phelps really needs to work on holding the ball when he takes it in, he holds it in one arm and lifts the elbow up making it very easy to knock the ball out.

The new coaches do have a job to do with Phelps to help him improve.
Their main priority should be to liven up and improve our props. They need to make an impact and last season Feka was the only one doing that. A powerful and aggressive front row will do wonders for the teams results.

Big ali and Eastwood are top class, Leeds have got it spot on. But I do agree that we can't have so many top class stars from aus and NZ. Best way to do it is to build a team and then fill your gaps with top class players, most teams try to fill with top class players and fail and let young players fill the gaps.

Big rumours on Mike's forum that Gareth Hock has been handed a 5 year deal!

Incredible if true.