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There is like a~2yr period for young players who are on the periphery of first grade (LKT and LPT 2 such examples)... but really their ideal place is to be spending 90% of their time in reserve grade, getting better, doing preseasons and making sure they are up for it when they are called...

True ultimately the board can enforce their will.. but I have far more confidence that Watsford will put a pretty compelling case together for some other options.. something quite different to what Webb would have done as more of a pencil pushing kind of a CEO. But ultimately Craig Youngs mates...

I watched all the games he dropped back.. was doing the exact same things he did in first grade.. but iirc he grubbered 6x in one cup game.. essentially he was just going for the highlight reel moments.. I hate having him in reserve grade tbh, but better than firsts.. not sure how much...

tbf I dont think Peters knocked back Newcastle.. I think he was making the point that hes not going to come and 'interview'.. if an NRL club wants him, come make an offer. And im also trying to be optimistic that Watsford wouldnt just hand the reigns to Young (other then temporarily).. that he...

2 penalties in possession for being what a little bit firey? FFS.. gotta be something serious for a ref to be giving penalties like that.. Again though, plenty of chance to win the game, not sure what it is about our fieldgoal setup but we dont do it well.. we know Atkinson can shoot them.. im...

Fullback: Trai Fuller does have some Ben Barba vibes.. probably more interesting than Drinkwater, Tracey or Kennedy I believe the big name options r now all locked up now, Koula, Purdue etc (unless there is someone they have in mind who wants a release). I do see TPH as a young Trai Fuller...

Savala even on a 12mth loan would have been great for us.. even if frees kyle up to be the #14 backup.. disappointed Savala essentially opted for reserve grade... esp if DCE goes and extends.. that said hes a big body maybe he plays 13 longterm.. Also disappointed we didnt land the fullback we...

I expected yesterday to be more polarising than it was (i.e. rly positive win or rly negative flogging).... in the end we did really more than enough to win, Flanno got them up in a high pressure match.. and despite all the ref stuff (multiple penalties with the ball ffs, thats stuff never gets...

Seems a stretch (player swap) but certainly open to it lol.. even better if it was tomorrow instead of 2027.

Alarm bells went off for me when they switched him to the right.. been left all his life, thats muscle memory thats pretty hard to undo.. different if there was some god ctr that needed the spot on the left.. but Suli about the same either side. If he has another soft tissue injury now already...

Im rly liking Mason Phillips, I cant talk to him off the field.. but on the field rly nice sized frame for a young hooker, seems smart and fast, talkative and physically big enough to do his tackles.. he stands out to me more than any hooker in recent years thats been in our system (with the...

errr... I hadn't even noticed Roosters CC (Central Coast) had been added to the HM & SG Ball comps.. not sure if that club gets unlimited budget also, or if it will just be local kids.... but I was just looking ahead to the Steelers SG draw, Roosters CC are very beatable as are the Magpies.. its...

ohhhh thats where I knew him.. got hooked in Round 1.. he cant be selected next week imo, or if he is, he cant be doing any of the 5th tackle stuff... Even if Couchman and Chapman are out.. honestly be better off playing with 12 and like a hooker or someone @7, genuinely everything he touched...

Steelers SG: Tough start with the eels prop (aus schoolboy Jackson Koina) who I assumed was an outside back... cut us to pieces, then their 5/8 does the same on our tryline.. this is while we are still fresh.. 0-6 But they drop the dropout and we struggle a bit to take advantage.. but a smart...

Steelers HM: Ok so thankfully captain Api Amone is a late inclusion (missed 2 games thru a high tackle in round 1), but we lose Chapman one of our best couple of players for his HIA last week, kids miss 2 weeks minimum sadly. Positive is it gives Coelho a chance as starting 9. Also halfback...