Griffin & Hunt

[jodragon40]

Well it is being reported that the board has rubber stamped a any cost approach to keep Hunt as a dragon until his career ends in 2025. If thats the case moving forward our halves combo will remain the same at least for 23/24 seasons in my view. My only issue is if they offer him $1m per season how are we going to afford or more importantly entice the props we need to make us competitive. Every knowledgable coach or ex player will tell you their wins are based upon the engine room making those hard metres up the middle 3rd of the park and consistently making the advantage line. I dont think the lure of being able to go ten pin bowling with the coach will be sufficient enough. Time will tell who wants to come and play under the current coach and cpt.

 

[Chris M]

Well it is being reported that the board has rubber stamped a any cost approach to keep Hunt as a dragon until his career ends in 2025. If thats the case moving forward our halves combo will remain the same at least for 23/24 seasons in my view. My only issue is if they offer him $1m per season how are we going to afford or more importantly entice the props we need to make us competitive. Every knowledgable coach or ex player will tell you their wins are based upon the engine room making those hard metres up the middle 3rd of the park and consistently making the advantage line. I dont think the lure of being able to go ten pin bowling with the coach will be sufficient enough. Time will tell who wants to come and play under the current coach and cpt.

Where has it been reported?

 

[Morgan]

Well it is being reported that the board has rubber stamped a any cost approach to keep Hunt as a dragon until his career ends in 2025. If thats the case moving forward our halves combo will remain the same at least for 23/24 seasons in my view. My only issue is if they offer him $1m per season how are we going to afford or more importantly entice the props we need to make us competitive. Every knowledgable coach or ex player will tell you their wins are based upon the engine room making those hard metres up the middle 3rd of the park and consistently making the advantage line. I dont think the lure of being able to go ten pin bowling with the coach will be sufficient enough. Time will tell who wants to come and play under the current coach and cpt.

Great negotiating tactic. 'We'll give you whatever you want for as long as you want.'

 

[jodragon40]

Where has it been reported?

DT

 

[jodragon40]

Great negotiating tactic. 'We'll give you whatever you want for as long as you want.'

2 yrs and I suggest it will be on $1m a season

 

[RedVHeartbeat]

Well it is being reported that the board has rubber stamped a any cost approach to keep Hunt as a dragon until his career ends in 2025. If thats the case moving forward our halves combo will remain the same at least for 23/24 seasons in my view. My only issue is if they offer him $1m per season how are we going to afford or more importantly entice the props we need to make us competitive. Every knowledgable coach or ex player will tell you their wins are based upon the engine room making those hard metres up the middle 3rd of the park and consistently making the advantage line. I dont think the lure of being able to go ten pin bowling with the coach will be sufficient enough. Time will tell who wants to come and play under the current coach and cpt.

Madness. If Hunt was a super star I'd say go for it but he is not.
He is not worth $1m and if they offer him this extension deal they are an incompetent board that have lost the loyalty of their fans. With Hunt here till 2015 and as Amone's partner I can not see any great improvement in our halves from the present position. Craig Young we need a clever ball player at half to allow Amone to free his feet. Otherwise he may as well play in the three quarters.

 

[Morgan]

DT

2 yrs and I suggest it will be on $1m a season

News Ltd. The same group who were saying Dragons wanted Parramatta 30 year-old reserve grader Nathan Brown.

Anyway, all I can say is that I hope they are wrong.

Not a bad signing but for significantly less than 1mil a year.

 

[Morgan]

Madness. If Hunt was a super star I'd say go for it but he is not.
He is not worth a $1m and if they offer him this deal they are an incompetent board that have lost the loyalty of their fans. With Hunt here till 2015 and as Amone's partner I can not see any great improvement from the present position. Craig Young we need a clever ball player at half to allow Amone to free his feet. Otherwise he may as well play in the three quarters.

'Great ball players' don't grow on trees but I agree in regards to the Hunt-Amone combo. Hunt would be a good signing for significantly less than 1mil a season on condition he is used in the same way QLD have used him in Origin for the last few years.

 

[RedVHeartbeat]

Yes we need at least one quality prop and definitely a second rower to replace Sims, to join Lawrie, JDB, Jaiden Hunt, Sua to make those hard metres. But how the hell do we do that when we are spending cap money we dont have on the over rated Ben Hunt.

 

[RedVHeartbeat]

30 year-old reserve grader Nathan Brown.

Yeh.. of course.. Griffin raiding the rejects/has beens shop again.

 

[RedVHeartbeat]

Is Suli ready to make the transition to the engine room. We sure could use his tackle busting bulk if big George is let go.

 

[Morgan]

Yeh.. of course.. Griffin raiding the rejects/has beens shop again.

In this case, it seems he didn't. Learnt his lesson? No one can be that obstinate. News Ltd reporters tries to foist him on the Dragons but seems the club wasn't interested.

 

[RedVHeartbeat]

QLD have used him in Origin for the last few years.

Not as a half tho. At hooker.

Great ball players' don't grow on trees

I read often about the emergence of promising young play makers that are stuck behind established ones in the stronger clubs. We could go shopping for one on the cheap and offer him a development contract. Alternately we can take a closer look at our home based halves. We need Ben's leadership, plus his kicking game, but hey he can do that at hooker and give Amone, who incidently has just added a further year to his contract, a good ball playing partner.

 

[GCRV]

Is Suli ready to make the transition to the engine room. We sure could use his tackle busting bulk if big George is let go.

It's a nice idea and it may be possible but often these big backs don't have the right kind of stamina and can't gain it. Sitting out in the centres and making a few runs and a few tackles each half requires much less stamina than forwards.

Not saying it can't or shouldn't happen. Just saying it's not so simple just because he's big enough.

 

[jodragon40]

Madness. If Hunt was a super star I'd say go for it but he is not.
He is not worth $1m and if they offer him this extension deal they are an incompetent board that have lost the loyalty of their fans. With Hunt here till 2015 and as Amone's partner I can not see any great improvement in our halves from the present position. Craig Young we need a clever ball player at half to allow Amone to free his feet. Otherwise he may as well play in the three quarters.

I have been saying consistently that we will not be a competitive team until 25 based on the fact that our engine room is insufficient in allowing our playmakers the time to move and run the plays. If we spend too much on our marquee player we simply can't afford to get what we need

 

[RedVHeartbeat]

on the fact that our engine room is insufficient in allowing our playmakers the time to move and run the plays.

Ben Hunt has been with the club since 2018. Back then we had plenty of size and go forward in the engine room.. Paul Vaughan, Jack de Belin, Tyson Frizell and Tariq Sims, James Graham plus dummy half Cameron McInnes with local St George junior monster Luciano Leilua, Leeson Ah Mau and Blake Lawrie on the bench. Did Benny kill em that year and the following by utilising the extra room he had to run his wizard like plays. Dont reckon so. But his more creative partner Gareth Widdop did and continued to be our prime play maker until he left us..

 

[GCRV]

I have been saying consistently that we will not be a competitive team until 25 based on the fact that our engine room is insufficient in allowing our playmakers the time to move and run the plays. If we spend too much on our marquee player we simply can't afford to get what we need

Other clubs have no trouble with playmakers and spine players generally on huge money and still enough left over for quality forwards and outside backs.

 

[GCRV]

Ben Hunt has been with the club since 2018. Back then we had plenty of size and go forward in the engine room.. Paul Vaughan, Jack de Belin, Tyson Frizell and Tariq Sims, with local St George junior monster Luciano Leilua and Blake Lawrie on the bench. Did Benny kill em that year and the following from the extra room he had to run his wizard like plays..

Good point.

 

[jodragon40]

Good point.

I'm not saying that we should keep him, especially if he is after the big bucks still because it means that we can't get the players we need

 

[RedVHeartbeat]

Good point.

James Graham, Cameron McInnes. Missed those two in my first draft. Mac , unlike our current Mac , was outstanding from dummy half that year, second behind only Damien Cook for metres gained. Also set up nine of our tries.