2026 Recruitment And Retention

knights80 said:
If we are lookin at Hookers, I know the roosters would find a way to keep him but he has dropped in their pecking order
Tyler Moriaty would be someone who could chase
Has all the hype coming up but hasn’t been able to break into their side and now he would be 3-4tg choice next year for them if stayed so the starting spot here could be enticing
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If we were thinking of Moriarty, why would we not consider Jacob Davis who’s barely getting time in our cup side since the arrival of Arthur? He’s been performing anytime he gets on but they are clearly trying to get Arthur game time. If they were playing hookers for form I’d select Davis over Arthur I’ve loved watching him since he arrived back here last year. I think someone mentioned he didn’t even get a preseason training up with NRL this year? He be a cheap sign on I’m sure.
 
I know that Arthur is only signed here for this year at the moment.

Does anyone think that maybe Brown wants him here next year? Just a bit of a conspiracy theory I thought of.
 
We'd be swapping our 1st/2nd choice hooker for the Raiders' 3rd choice hooker. IDK who POS is looking at, but I'd imagine Cory Paix would have more upside.
 
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mozza said:
abit disappointing over all. He looked really promising in the trials. He hasn’t been terrible but hasn’t stood out either. He’s a running threat though which I’d love to see in our FG hooker for once.
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Agree-I think he’s a good under 19s NSW hooker playing against other under 19s but he’s performed the same way he did for Eels last year after his dad left. Lacklustre, gets caught out with his size and leaves the forwards working harder due to his defence. Yeah gets through the tackles but watch what they class as his tackles. Yes a running threat but also exposed when he runs and shut down quick. He’s not an 80 min hooker which is ok but they seem to want to put him there. A few weeks back they actually used him and Davis perfectly and gave him a spell when needed and Davis straightened up the pack and had them on their toes. Why he’s fallen out of favour is beyond me from what I see that he brings. Has he got a deal elsewhere perhaps?
Not sure if the signing of Matt was based purely on form or a nod and a wink to have his dad come in some coaching capacity as well as ties to the AOB family. They seemed to shaft Riley jones from hooker quick smart when Arthur was packing his bags to move. But that’s our 9 future moving forward but one things for certain our establishment haven’t been able to progress the kid just yet.
 
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Poor old Davis has ended up on the wing as much as at hooker the last 6 weeks or so, covering for injuries in the backs instead of doing his minutes at hooker.
 
How guys get coached at Newcastle frustrates the **** out of me. Using guys wrong or not enough for them to go elsewhere and kill it. Disappointed Riley Jones is moving on after being moved all over the place. Plus you’ve got guys like Shibasaki getting an origin call up after struggling to get a consistent run with us.

We seem to do this all the time. Didn’t Greg Inglis fail to get a crack in the lower grades for us once? 🤣
 
MBQLD said:
How guys get coached at Newcastle frustrates the **** out of me. Using guys wrong or not enough for them to go elsewhere and kill it. Disappointed Riley Jones is moving on after being moved all over the place. Plus you’ve got guys like Shibasaki getting an origin call up after struggling to get a consistent run with us.

We seem to do this all the time. Didn’t Greg Inglis fail to get a crack in the lower grades for us once? 🤣
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Shibaski was given endless opportunities but had hands for feet. Fans were calling for his head long before he was finally moved on.

He then went on to have an uninspired Japanese union stint, then failed to crack first grade for more than a couple of games at Souths and Cowboys.

He's just a late bloomer, took a long long time to pull it together. As a NSW fan, I hope it crumbles next Wednesday.
 
Vagabond89 said:
Shibaski was given endless opportunities but had hands for feet. Fans were calling for his head long before he was finally moved on.

He then went on to have an uninspired Japanese union stint, then failed to crack first grade for more than a couple of games at Souths and Cowboys.

He's just a late bloomer, took a long long time to pull it together. As a NSW fan, I hope it crumbles next Wednesday.
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This is very true some people have short memories, Shiba had more than enough chance for us, but let’s face it when he was here he failed to show any talent in the nrl time and time again.

I’m glad he has kicked on but this is not even close to being the Knights fault, this happens literally all the time in sport
 
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