2017/2018 Knights Player signing speculation

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v Illawarra 27 tackles 0 missed
v panthers 35 tackles 0 missed
v Mounties 44 tackles 1 missed
v Canterbury 31 tackles 1 missed

Was waiting for the reserve grade stats to go up, and since they don't seem to want to post them today, I went back and looked at the last 4 games from Tom Starling in reserve grade - 137 tackles made - 2 missed. He plays reasonably short minutes, so that is a lot of tackles per minute played, and he defends right in the middle and the big guys all have a shot at him. The funniest thing is that he gives away a lot of penalties for working over big props in tackles.
Every time he goes up a grade it's a worry if he can hold his own, but he has shown enough in the seniors to think he'll be absolutely fine in firstgrade next year.
 
His size worries me for week after week but no doubting his effort and ability, was looking at our options for back up hooker recently and didn't see any one in current squad with Randell leaving.
 
Frank McWilliams said:
His size worries me for week after week but no doubting his effort and ability, was looking at our options for back up hooker recently and didn't see any one in current squad with Randell leaving.
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We have Levi, Buhrer and Starling signed for hooker next year - and Luke Yates has been training there apparently. Pearsall has a go in reserve grade sometimes, but he's not good.
 
Billy said:
We have Levi, Buhrer and Starling signed for hooker next year - and Luke Yates has been training there apparently. Pearsall has a go in reserve grade sometimes, but he's not good.
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My worry is that Levi gets injured early in season, been known to happen to knights players, who would fill in long term, don't think Buhrer or Starling are answer despite both being very good players. If Kotyjsyn is unable we will need to sign someone.
 
Frank McWilliams said:
My worry is that Levi gets injured early in season, been known to happen to knights players, who would fill in long term, don't think Buhrer or Starling are answer despite both being very good players. If Kotyjsyn is unable we will need to sign someone.
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I'm sure Mitch Rein would entertain a move from playing reserve grade at the Panthers. Very solid player.
 
Billy said:
v Illawarra 27 tackles 0 missed
v panthers 35 tackles 0 missed
v Mounties 44 tackles 1 missed
v Canterbury 31 tackles 1 missed

Was waiting for the reserve grade stats to go up, and since they don't seem to want to post them today, I went back and looked at the last 4 games from Tom Starling in reserve grade - 137 tackles made - 2 missed. He plays reasonably short minutes, so that is a lot of tackles per minute played, and he defends right in the middle and the big guys all have a shot at him. The funniest thing is that he gives away a lot of penalties for working over big props in tackles.
Every time he goes up a grade it's a worry if he can hold his own, but he has shown enough in the seniors to think he'll be absolutely fine in firstgrade next year.
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Stats are in for this week.
28 tackles - 1 missed - which takes him to 165 tackles, 3 missed in his last 5 games - so he misses 1 tackle for every 55 he makes.
He also had a try, a try assist, a line break and 2 tackle breaks this week.
 
We have another 15 or so to sign to fill out the roster.
Possible signings include Pete Mataútia, Elliot, Fitzgibbon, Yates, Pearsall, Phythian, Pauli from our current squad - Amey, Robson, Braidie Smith, Tom Hughes from our part time squad.
Pasami Saulo, Sam McIntyre, Heath Gibbs, Matt Cooper, Jack Johns, Brodie Jones, Zac Hosking from the juniors.

Add Moloney and Graham as our marquee signings.

All done - everyone can go home now.
 
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