Official: Knights sign Mitchell Pearce on a 4 year deal

It looks like hes going to Manly. But Him going to Manly would still be him playing 5/8 not half back. I dont dee his reaoning behind it.
 
I'm obviously naïve, but I would think Newcastle would be the best option for him.

Nah the Roosters is the best option for him but he’s obviously too dumb to go with that. We maybe the next best option though


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The bloke is a joke. An arrogant no account piece of sh*t who’ll let the big clubs do whatever they want whilst kicking the crap out of the smaller clubs at every turn. Would not care if he got hit by a bus.

Pearce or Cronk?

Cronk said he wants to help RL and young halves... signs with the richest Sydney club...

Pearce is making the right decision... in saying that i dont want pearce here and its obvious Pearce does not want to play for the wooden spooners.
 
Pearce or Cronk?

Cronk said he wants to help RL and young halves... signs with the richest Sydney club...

Pearce is making the right decision... in saying that i dont want pearce here and its obvious Pearce does not want to play for the wooden spooners.
Neither. I was talking about Todd Greenberg.
 
Pearce or Cronk?

Cronk said he wants to help RL and young halves... signs with the richest Sydney club...

Pearce is making the right decision... in saying that i dont want pearce here and its obvious Pearce does not want to play for the wooden spooners.

It's a win win for Cronk. Massive deal in s strong team living with his Mrs.

I'd dare say if he couldn't get s massive deal he'd be working on TV next year.
 
It looks like hes going to Manly. But Him going to Manly would still be him playing 5/8 not half back. I dont dee his reaoning behind it.

Cronk is obviously going to be Roosters 7 and I heard nothing about Keary being moved from 6. All the talk was about Pearce making way and having to adjust his game.

At Manly, they want him and there’s now a vacant halves spot. In today’s game, playing 6 or 7 is a blurred line with most clubs incorporating left and right field halves. Essentially, there’s two 7’s on the field. What’s the definition of a halfback? First receiver. What’s the definition of a five-eighth? Second receiver. Obviously there’s more to it than that, but that’s the simplest of terms. Painting a picture with a broad brush here; most clubs have two first receivers on each side of the ruck with the sweeping fullback acting as the second receiver (ie. five-eighth). To add to that, most clubs have whatever half is on that side of the field feed the scrum, which often sees 6’s feeding the scrum. That’s not uncommon at all. The game has changed, just like how hookers routinely pack in at lock during the scrum to give service from there. There’s literally only a handful of clubs that allow their halves (or at least one) to roam the field and play both sides.

As for Pearce having to wear 6 for Manly, Green wore 6 last season and I can assure you he was more “halfback” than DCE was. He was the main organiser and first receiver more often than not. Majority of DCE’s try assists and line break assists came when he was playing second receiver outside Green. For the most part, Green would organise the team and the go forward while DCE would be off ball reading the defence and calling the shots when there was an opportunity present. Again, that was often two passes off the ruck, not him playing first reveiver / halfback / traditional 7.

People get too caught up in who wears 6 and 7 nowadays. It’s all about play style and team structure. I have little doubt Pearce and DCE could coexist and form a strong halves pairing. They’re two different halves who actually compliment each other well, irregardless of jersey numbers.
 
So do we believe Gorman's 'coincidence' call or is a Manly deal done? If I was in Team Pearce, I could see a fair bit of merit in getting out of Sydney. We'd have the money to outbid the others you would think.

Now would be the time for Wests to sure the benefit and pull out a couple of big 3rd parties for Pearce, $750k under the cap and an extra $500k in 3rd parties.

That being said.......... Green's been released by Manly so hopefully we don't waste resources on a dead end.
 
Heard on radio pearce and his old man were spotted at the twin servos on the m1 yesturday. Read into that what you like;)
 
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