Sione Mata'utia re-signs with the Knights

Think hooker will revert to Buhrer starting, Levi of the bench for the rest of 2018 with Watson covering if further injuries as Lamb can cover Watson. Don't know what reserve hooker Randall? is like, has good stats normally but might be a bit of an ask
 
Frank McWilliams said:
Think hooker will revert to Buhrer starting, Levi of the bench for the rest of 2018 with Watson covering if further injuries as Lamb can cover Watson. Don't know what reserve hooker Randall? is like, has good stats normally but might be a bit of an ask
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Randall isn't even on contract for reserves. He's a Lakes United player we use to fill out the side.
 
Has filled in lots of times, is he a likely player for res hooker next season, age and ability wise, know we have Starling in the wing
 
slotmachine said:
I don't necessarily think Levi will start, I reckon Buhrer will get the nod against the Eels.
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Probably right. It's a bit of luck for Buhrer now that he can finally have a role in the team. He's a similar player to Griffin so can slot straight in, probably ensures he has a future here too now, not that I thought we
wouldn't re-sign him.

Not a bad idea from @Ethan either, wouldn't hurt to give Sione a bit of hooker training in the off-season so he can really take over that Buhrer role on the bench & play anywhere needed.
 
Matty23 said:
For next season yes, not now. And Sione will absolutely be nowhere near the hooker role next season. He’ll be used as a bench utility for second-row/backs.
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You can only carry one utility so why not get him training for hooker as well as the other spots especially if we don't resign Buhrer and it will then depend on Danny being an 80 min player which he isn't yet .
 
Ethan said:
You can only carry one utility so why not get him training for hooker as well as the other spots especially if we don't resign Buhrer and it will then depend on Danny being an 80 min player which he isn't yet .
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I just couldn’t see that happening. Might be a good idea in theory, however I’m fairly certain that Brown mentioned earlier in the year that he’d like to re-sign Buhrer and that Buhrer wanted to stay. Whether or not that happens I’m not sure, but it sure would make a headache for Brown to choose from Sione/Buhrer/Levi for that bench spot.
 
Matty23 said:
I just couldn’t see that happening. Might be a good idea in theory, however I’m fairly certain that Brown mentioned earlier in the year that he’d like to re-sign Buhrer and that Buhrer wanted to stay. Whether or not that happens I’m not sure, but it sure would make a headache for Brown to choose from Sione/Buhrer/Levi for that bench spot.
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I guess if Griffin is gone for 12 months then Levi will be our main hooker I would like to see him become an 80 minute player so we can carry Sione and 3 big bodies on the bench and get rid of Buhrer let sione do his role ..
 
Ethan said:
I guess if Griffin is gone for 12 months then Levi will be our main hooker I would like to see him become an 80 minute player so we can carry Sione and 3 big bodies on the bench and get rid of Buhrer let sione do his role ..
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So it sounds like you expect Sione to almost play a role similar to Peachey or Aubusson?

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He can play of the bench if not starting as a cover for centre or 2nd row along with a Buhrer type and two front rowers, like to see him settle into a familiar position for a while.
 
Frank McWilliams said:
He can play of the bench if not starting as a cover for centre or 2nd row along with a Buhrer type and two front rowers, like to see him settle into a familiar position for a while.
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If he is going to be on the bench why not let him train to cover all positions then we could have 3 big bodies on the bench instead of carrying another Buhrer that makes more sense to me than having Sione and a Buhrer I would much rather 3 big bodies on the bench...A bench of Sione , Barnett and 2 Props Because Sione can cover Hooker , 2nd row , Lock , Centre , wing , F/B in a pinch ...
 
Ethan said:
If he is going to be on the bench why not let him train to cover all positions then we could have 3 big bodies on the bench instead of carrying another Buhrer that makes more sense to me than having Sione and a Buhrer I would much rather 3 big bodies on the bench...A bench of Sione , Barnett and 2 Props Because Sione can cover Hooker , 2nd row , Lock , Centre , wing , F/B in a pinch ...
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I think with the concussion rules, you need to have a bloke that can play anywhere in the forward pack as well as the centers
and another player that can cover in the halves and backs. Purely because you've got higher likelihood of losing two players for the game instead of one...

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I still wanna see Watson swap to dummy half like at the start of the year, not sure how Sione would fit in there.
 
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