Same guy who said several rounds ago that Clifford would be here by now? I’d take Toohey’s word for it.
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Rear Admiral Butthead
John Morris
Agreed..just need someone to chase them now. Our kick chase has been ordinary I think.
cowboyman
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Same guy that said he would switch mid season before any journo brought it up as a possibility including Toohey. He has also stated why it hasn’t happened yet.
So Clifford signed for Newcastle over the offseason, and an anonymous Cowboys forum member brings up that there’s a possibility that he might swap teams mid-season? The same thing that regularly happens every year with multiple players and multiple teams? Geez, incredible insight
FWIW, I hope Rudi is right. That said, there’s every chance he’s doing a Mole and just seeing what sticks.krustykraz
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
There's a bit of talk of a Clifford Mann swap before the deadline.
cowboyman
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
So Clifford signed for Newcastle over the offseason, and an anonymous Cowboys forum member brings up that there’s a possibility that he might swap teams mid-season? The same thing that regularly happens every year with multiple players and multiple teams? Geez, incredible insight
He knows someone inside the club and has proven so for many years by posting who is coming and leaving the club before any journo picks up on it. But whatever floats your boat.
Cheers for the inside mail @cowboyman 
Clifford for Mann would absolutely float my boat
Seriously though, once Clifford comes here, Mann will have a better player in front of him in every position he generally plays, so he should only get a run in case of injury. We’d be paying him too much to have that sort of role, so I think this type of swap would be good. He’d be a decent centre for the Cowboys if that’s where he goes.
HarVeeGee13
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Hearing rumours of a David Klemmer - Jason Taumalolo player swap. Works for both parties - Cowboys get a little bit of cap space, Knights get the greatest forward in the history of the sport. Personally very on board with this.
krustykraz
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Lolo hasn't had the same impact this year as previous years. The new rules my have effected him also.
Nearly 200 metres against us last night, even with 10 minutes in the bin. He’s doing fine.
Frank McWilliams
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Any chance of that would virtually have disappeared after Mann’s performance, hardly a glowing recommendation
cowboyman
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Averaging nearly 200m a game in his last 3 games after coming back from 2 broken hands. He is doing fine.
Joel
Touche...
Ask Rudi when she's due. Need this baby to pop out ASAP
HarVeeGee13
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Worst thing you can say about Lolo is that the new rules are making lock forward a bit more of a distinct position again than it has been for a while, rather than just a position you put a third prop or a tacklebot back rower in. If the Cowboys had a lock in the Radley or Murray mold and moved Lolo to prop he’d be one of the best props in the comp, still one of the best forwards going round even after all these years of redlining. He’s still a big bastard who’s uncommonly fast and nimble for his size, and he’s still insanely consistent with his effort and work rate and I don’t think these things have gone out of fashion just yet. Yeah I’d say he’s doing fine too.
krustykraz
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
He's doing fine as you have all said. But he's not having the same impact as previous years imo. He use to get a number of games over the 300m mark.
He is averaging 153m this year.
Pretty sure he has averaged over 200m in the past.
He is averaging 153m this year.
Pretty sure he has averaged over 200m in the past.
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On those stats, sure. But 150+ metres for a forward is massive, plus however many tackles he’s making in the middle. Cowboys perhaps aren’t relying as much on him as they have in the past and pushing the other forwards to contribute.