The pre-season thread - 2022

[HarVeeGee13]

I don't know why you're so bothered, I was just pointing out you'd missed Māori in the first place? In I thought a tongue in cheek way, but I guess not.

You said your thing, I answered, as far as I was concerned that was it. I am happy to move on whenever you like, but you keep prodding at me with nitpicks and semantics. I’m not sure you can do that and then ask why I’m so bothered about it, I think you probably have to pick one.

 

[Billy]

That looks like Kobe Rugless between Tuala and Jones. I've been thinking all week that that guy looks like a hooker but couldn't work out who he is.

 

[Billy]

The Rugless brothers a few years ago with their sporting mentors - Adam Goodes and Andrew Johns.

 

[Billy]

20 year old Kobe Rugless played 1 game for North Sydney in NSW cup. Played hooker off the bench for 25 minutes - 9 tackles 0 missed - 1 line break and 1 try with 10 metres run - so sounds like he scored from a dummy half dash.

 

[jamesgould]

You said your thing, I answered, as far as I was concerned that was it. I am happy to move on whenever you like, but you keep prodding at me with nitpicks and semantics. I’m not sure you can do that and then ask why I’m so bothered about it, I think you probably have to pick one.

Lol yourself says hi

 

[HarVeeGee13]

I know you are, what am I

 

[JOJO82]

Two things, who is this Rugless guy and when are we going to sign a bloody half lol

 

[Billy]

Two things, who is this Rugless guy

His story sounds a lot like Bradman Best's.
His father was a lower grade player for Souths and Roosters and played firstgrade for London Broncos. Bradman's father was lower grades for Manly and firstgrade for London Broncos.
Rugless has been training for sports from a young age and was national boxing champion in 2 age groups. Bradman trained from a young age and got beach sprint titles as a kid.

Rugless looks like a chunky hooker who should be pretty tough if he has been boxing for years - but he's still young enough for Flegg and has only played 25 minutes of reserve grade. He'll have to have a massive impact in the trials to get a run in firstgrade over Randall or Mann.

 

[Kickitoverhere]

Can’t imagine he overtakes Randall in 5 months or that other guy from the warriors

 

[Billy]

Can’t imagine he overtakes Randall in 5 months or that other guy from the warriors

I haven't seen the kid from the Warriors training with firstgrade yet - but all the photos are only showing a few players - so maybe he is.

 

[Frank McWilliams]

No matter what it doesn’t solve our immediate problem or lack of solution to weakness in 6, 7, 9

 

[Lefty]

No matter what it doesn’t solve our immediate problem or lack of solution to weakness in 6, 7, 9

We are NOT weak at 6.

 

[Frank McWilliams]

We are NOT weak at 6.

We are a injury away from catastrophe even if Clifford stars at 6 or 7 who plays 6 or 7 and 9 if we have an injury even a small 3-4 weeks thing and what if Clifford is the one injured. We are ok with 6 Clifford, 7 Clune/Crossland, 9 Randall but then what if injury happens to any of those four.. They are already rated the worst in comp all being fit.

 

[Kickitoverhere]

If we can stick a 6’8” bloke on each wing, our halves only need to practice corner kicks and our red zone attack will be better than it was last year

 

[Billy]

Milford linked with shock lifeline despite NRL refusal

The NRL refused to register Milford's contract with the Rabbitohs.

www.zerotackle.com

Another article linking us to Milford, but it only cites the telecrap as a source.

 

[JOJO82]

We are a injury away from catastrophe even if Clifford stars at 6 or 7 who plays 6 or 7 and 9 if we have an injury even a small 3-4 weeks thing and what if Clifford is the one injured. We are ok with 6 Clifford, 7 Clune/Crossland, 9 Randall but then what if injury happens to any of those four.. They are already rated the worst in comp all being fit.

With the knights track record, you can bet your house that injuries will occur to this players.

 

[Billy]

Knights enforcer Mitch Barnett on a high after birth of his son

"It was tough saying goodbye, because that's the first goodbye I've had to say to him."

www.newcastleherald.com.au

Article on Mitch Barnett.
Says he has avoided covid, but has had a disrupted month or so because of picking up a groin strain in december and missing most of the first week of the current camp because of the birth of his new son.
says he needs to get some solid work in and hopes to force his way into the first round side.

 

[krustykraz]

Knights enforcer Mitch Barnett on a high after birth of his son

"It was tough saying goodbye, because that's the first goodbye I've had to say to him."

www.newcastleherald.com.au

Article on Mitch Barnett.
Says he has avoided covid, but has had a disrupted month or so because of picking up a groin strain in december and missing most of the first week of the current camp because of the birth of his new son.
says he needs to get some solid work in and hopes to force his way into the first round side.

I still think he is our best option at lock.
I don't like him on an edge.

 

[mozza]

He’s our best forward. Offers so much on both sides of the ball. He’d be playing Origin if he had an more exotic surname.

 

[Joshhh]

He’s our best forward. Offers so much on both sides of the ball. He’d be playing Origin if he had an more exotic surname.

I would be more inclined to think so if he was playing in Sydney rather than his name. We're notoriously out of the spotlight being a regional team. In order for our players to get noticed we need to be going really well.