No idea, all reports indicate he's only leaving for a better crack at firstgrade. Nothing has been mentioned about $$$ other than us needing to make room for him on the roster.Any idea if we are getting Cogger on the cheap? We should be trying to offload Frawley to Manly really if he isn't going to see FG
If Lichaa plays like Lichaa pre-Des, and Mbye at fullback turns into a revelation, do you reckon we need a 5/8 that's on par with Foran (at his best)? Not comparing this year to 2012 and by no means am I predicting Mbye to play like Barba, but who knows. We did it that year with Keating and Reynolds in the halves lol could argue Keating was the better of the 2 - I think it would just be good to have a 5/8 with a good short kicking game and that can defend.Frawley, shit. Cleeland, out and out 5/8 that has never cracked it. Brown, average.
I guess Pay wants a well rounded half to play alongside Foran so they can share a lot of the duties. He also looks to have a decent kicking game from memory, though i only remember seeing him play 1 game lol. He was also rated higher than Lamb when they were the 20's halves pairing.
Either way i think the more options we have in the halves the better we off we will be, hopefully one of them come good and if not we just chase a gun the next time ones available.
Ideally i think we need a half with a well rounded kicking game and running game with some decent pace and footwork to partner Foran.If Lichaa plays like Lichaa pre-Des, and Mbye at fullback turns into a revelation, do you reckon we need a 5/8 that's on par with Foran (at his best)? Not comparing this year to 2012 and by no means am I predicting Mbye to play like Barba, but who knows. We did it that year with Keating and Reynolds in the halves lol could argue Keating was the better of the 2 - I think it would just be good to have a 5/8 with a good short kicking game and that can defend.
Heaps of pressure on Foran to deliver though, not sure if that's a good thing.
Yeah agreed. He needs to play the role in barking orders to the forwards/backs - we been lacking that BADLY.Ideally i think we need a half with a well rounded kicking game and running game with some decent pace and footwork to partner Foran.
Foran needs to be the halfback for us though, he's the one with the vision and experience, whoever partners him is going to be far less experienced as a NRL playmaker.
Cleeland/Brown also in the running to partner ForanSo likely backs line up:
Mbye
Morris
Morris
Hoopa
Montoya
Foran
???Cogger/Frawley
Yes that's the thing though isn't it. Pay has seen him up close and personal and I suspect he likes a lot of what Brenko does but he really is a dumb footy player and his decision making is very poor. Bottom line is you can't put brains in statues and that is why Pay was happy for him to go.Lee was a freak in attack woeful in d. I’m mixed here. Like really really good attack and fucking disgraceful below reserve grade d. I agree that jmoz and hoppa where ahead based on reality though would of liked to see Lee on the books for 12 more
Months, though also prepared to say dean pay knows best with him from his time at raiders and hopefully sees something in Cogger that is there and delivers a partner for Foran to lead us.
that may be true, however we need Jackson at lock, and Martin and Mariner / Elliot arent as safe defensively as most backrowers... so sadly we cant afford to carry any shit defenders out wide. The modern game will punish you for it.Im obviously one of the minority here, but im kinda pissed we let him go. Sure his defensive reads are bad, but he was also often defending outside of frawley who was bloody aweful too.
In any case, he is an attacking weapon we havnt seen in our colours for a while, and we are now pretty light for centre stocks. And if we do sign this cogger guy we are pretty heavy on halves options. Not a bad thing, but where are they all meant to play?
I thought keighran or lewis were our future. Obviously not.
Jack Cogger played for Berala Bears and also played for the bulldogs in Harold Mats , He is a Dogs Junior..... His Uncle Jamie Cogger was my Junior coach at Berala Bears. I'm Looking forward to seeing him back at the club againApparently The Coggers are a local family... Jacks from Greenacre?