And our defence is shit!!I understand nobody is too excited by this but keep in mind we probably haven’t seen his best yet. Des plays a completely different style to what Baz will play next year and going forward.
Who are the other two manly players Baz wants ?This yarn ruffled some feathers at Canterbury... and would you believe it, one of the three Manly players Barrett is keen on just inked a deal with the Bulldogs ♀ via @MCarayannis https://t.co/GNpoojx7Ju
Can someone open the link or post it up
Agree this a squad signing but I don't know much about him. Does he play in the middle or on the edge?Waddell is young (23), consistent, good defender. TBaz obviously sees something in him. It is hardly an earth shaking signing, but I'm willing to wait and see what happens with this one. This isn't a big contract signing, its a squad signing, with a bit of hope that the players best performances are in front of him.
If you consider though the likelihood of say Britt and C. Smith not being retained beyond 2021 it makes a bit more sense? It’s just Baz starting to reshape his roster and there will be more to come.My real concern is the length of this contract, three seasons is craziness in the current climate considering we are looking to rebuild. Signing players like this long term when we already have plodders like Britt and Stimson is baffling.
I'm pretty sure Waddell was an edge 2nd rower coming through but plays in the middle off the bench in the NRL..Agree this a squad signing but I don't know much about him. Does he play in the middle or on the edge?
Will be interesting to see Barrett's preferred backrow next year. RFM surely has one spot, but Jackson can't play on the edge anymore. He gives us nothing out there, continuously running into dead ends and with no decent offload. He can however stiffen our middle defence, so maybe Barrett will swap Elliott back to an edge? Unless we sign a decent prop, Thompson and RT are probably part of the front row rotation next year, although I'd like to see both given a crack on the edge.
Definitely need to scrub the Des stank out of him..I'm pretty sure Waddell was an edge 2nd rower coming through but plays in the middle off the bench in the NRL..
I thought he was a good prospect when he started playing FG. But Des has turned him into a robot like most other players. Hopefully Barrett can get Waddell to show more in attack as he can offload and has skills.
Agree with your assessment. This guy is 24 year old and his footy is ahead of him.I really don't think he's as bad as some make out.. he's no superstar granted, but show me the superstars that are off contract this year... Price is the all important factor in this deal.. waddel actually has some decent attributes.. if he can find some consistency, he could be a good buy.. hopefully our new strength and conditioning staff can turn all our players around, because many came to our team with promise and most have regressed..