Rumour Addin Fonua-Blake

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Out of curiosity, the story is that AFB wants back to Sydney because of an ill family member?

If this is the case, why isn't he leaving NZ immediately to be with them more? How does he know what there situation is going to be like in a year's time?
IMO, it's primarily a leverage play from the Warriors - they will let him go for 24 if they can get something back.
 

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IMO, it's primarily a leverage play from the Warriors - they will let him go for 24 if they can get something back.
Most probably!

Somehow they got Capewell to replace the loss of Curran

Don't see many props out there to replace AFB
 

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Both great players but if i had 1 choice be haas everyday imo
Split match between them but haas younger and more upside
There is no such deal with kukau so people can stop that rumour BS
Curren was signed to play 13 and will start there barring injuries
Shut ya mouth you racist pig
 

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This isn’t oil category as I don’t know the source but I’m hearing a contract has been lodged with the wests tigers to the nrl.
 

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Yeah but has dogs put in a offer yet or we missed out on him
 

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What do you reckon?
Gus said ‘nah next’
@Nasheed Gould was the original one to speak to AFB long before the story broke about the release. Gould has form in this area of tempting players to break contracts. He wasn't successful with Hunt. Tried every trick with Tino and Hass failed on them two. He will be successful with AFB.
 

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Some facts perhaps;
AFB is already on $1m at the Warriors on a contract signed 3 years ago when the Cap was $9.1m which is equivalent to $1.25m in next year's Cap.
Team of the Week AFB 22 vs Haas 19
Post-contact metres AFB 1,515 vs Hass 1,453
All run metres AFB 4,073 vs Hass 3,750
Tackles made AFB 645 vs HAAS 566
Penalties conceded 5 each

As for the only 1 season bullshit, AFB's numbers for the last 4 season have been improving each year.

We are fortunate that you are not doing our recruiting. They pail into insignificance when compered to the numbers AFB puts up.


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Always good to support an opinion with a few stats where possible. Not a major difference, really. AFB 5-10% better in most. Yeh, however raw stats don’t always tell the full story. Ie. was it based on same no’ games, minutes on field, when came on and off during the game, who was playing on field, with or against him at the time etc.
 

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Always good to support an opinion with a few stats where possible. Not a major difference, really. AFB 5-10% better in most. Yeh, however raw stats don’t always tell the full story. Ie. was it based on same no’ games, minutes on field, when came on and off during the game, who was playing on field, with or against him at the time etc.
That’s a fair point. I think sometimes stats against top 8 teams is a better indicator. If a team gets a soft draw or plays teams whilst they are weakened it can inflate stats. Some Souths players stats would have gone through the roof against us on the Good Friday game but they didn’t even make the top 8 for example.
 
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Some facts perhaps;
AFB is already on $1m at the Warriors on a contract signed 3 years ago when the Cap was $9.1m which is equivalent to $1.25m in next year's Cap.
Team of the Week AFB 22 vs Haas 19
Post-contact metres AFB 1,515 vs Hass 1,453
All run metres AFB 4,073 vs Hass 3,750
Tackles made AFB 645 vs HAAS 566
Penalties conceded 5 each

As for the only 1 season bullshit, AFB's numbers for the last 4 season have been improving each year.

We are fortunate that you are not doing our recruiting. They pail into insignificance when compered to the numbers AFB puts up.


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Haas played 3 less games though
 

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He’s developed into a pretty good player. No guarantee he’ll be good for us but I’ll never forget he was convicted of kicking his girlfriend so won’t be upset if we don’t get him
 
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