Jackson Hastings discussion

[HarVeeGee13]

I really think Gamble is quite capable of easing the load if we want to blood a young, talented #7.

 

[jamesgould]

Could Gamble play 7? I don't see much that he's missing in comparison to Hastings ...

 

[MattyM]

I gotta feel sorry for O’Sullivan. The mess he has to clean would drive anyone insane. Certain players getting lengthy contracts on big money is an issue this club has had for the last decade and probably more. It’s gonna take a couple of years to get a stable roster going again.

 

[Joshhh]

The annoying thing is we've been hearing the same every time we go through one of these cycles of the wheels falling off. Players overpaid, bad contracts, hamstrung salary cap. Someone new then supposedly comes into the organization to fix all this and clean the slate moving forward. Then a few years later it's the same story!

 

[The Artist Formerly Known as Aku'd]

The annoying thing is we've been hearing the same every time we go through one of these cycles of the wheels falling off. Players overpaid, bad contracts, hamstrung salary cap. Someone new then supposedly comes into the organization to fix all this and clean the slate moving forward. Then a few years later it's the same story!

It’s a complete circus when you look at the facts

 

[krustykraz]

How long has it since Fletcher Sharpe has played 7?
Wouldnt hurt to give him a run there in cup and see how he goes.

 

[Defence wins games]

It’s a complete circus when you look at the facts

Wasn’t it Jack Gibson who insisted that the front office had to be right before you could do any good in the NRL?

 

[slotmachine]

The annoying thing is we've been hearing the same every time we go through one of these cycles of the wheels falling off. Players overpaid, bad contracts, hamstrung salary cap. Someone new then supposedly comes into the organization to fix all this and clean the slate moving forward. Then a few years later it's the same story!

Why don't they simply buy a premiership winning calibre half! It's so obvious.

 

[The Artist Formerly Known as Aku'd]

Wasn’t it Jack Gibson who insisted that the front office had to be right before you could do any good in the NRL?

And Bill Walsh, and Sir Alex Fergurson. Any sport, any business. Culture.

 

[krustykraz]

Brayden Trindall off contract the same time as Hastings.
Playing really well.
Kicks goals.

 

[Sarge]

Brayden Trindall off contract the same time as Hastings.
Playing really well.
Kicks goals.

Wouldn't be the worst option

 

[Battler]

Pretty sure @HarVeeGee13 has been suggesting Trindall for a while.

 

[The Artist Formerly Known as Aku'd]

He’s got Jacko’s competitive spirit but a whole lot of athleticism to go with it.

 

[HarVeeGee13]

I like him as a player but I was a bit shook by his off field dramas.

 

[Les Misérables]

Why don't they simply buy a premiership winning calibre half! It's so obvious.

We've gone and spent rep money on at least one of every position in the 13, except halfback, so yes maybe that is a part of our problem. It's also true that the last time we bought a marquee half we got what we paid for.

 

[Les Misérables]

Brayden Trindall off contract the same time as Hastings.
Playing really well.
Kicks goals.

He'd be great for us

 

[waynesworld]

We've gone and spent rep money on at least one of every position except halfback, so yes maybe that is a part of our problem. It's also true that the last time we bought a marquee half we got what we paid for

Pearce walked out on us just before the 2022 Preseason. We signed Hastings, who was probably the best 7 that’s changed clubs in that time period?

 

[Brad tighe]

Brayden Trindall off contract the same time as Hastings.
Playing really well.
Kicks goals.

Love him as a player but he won’t take us to a premiership

 

[Les Misérables]

Pearce walked out on us just before the 2022 Preseason. We signed Hastings, who was probably the best 7 that’s changed clubs in that time period?

Pearce had lost his legs before he decided to leave the club. He was too old unfortunately. But the season he joined us he took us from equal favourites for the spoon to beating Manly by golden point in the round 1 and taking down the Chooks at home. We launched us toward the position we've been I'm since, stagnant.

 

[Les Misérables]

Love him as a player but he won’t take us to a premiership

Neither will anyone else we're targeting or can buy for less than $1.3m.