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Been practicing in the off season lolWow....he has improved!
Use to be row 8.
Been practicing in the off season lolWow....he has improved!
Use to be row 8.
11amTomorrow................... lol lol
It doesn't matter what Burton wants or doesn't want he is under contract!Why? Sometimes you need to force your way out of it’s in your best interests. Being nice about it makes no sense as he essentially loses a year of his career when he’s NRL ready.
Penrith are being hypocrites here as they have both signed and released players under contract when it suits them. Burton being willing to sit out would force their hand. He’s only useful to them if he’s willing to play backup
Or maybe he's been practising at hooker and he's more in the middle of the field and therefore it only gets to row 3....could be a decoy?Been practicing in the off season lol
Then why did we release so many players under contract? The reality is there are many examples of unhappy players requesting releases and having them granted so spare me that nonsenseIt doesn't matter what Burton wants or doesn't want he is under contract!
Personally, id prefer to sign burton without that moral deficiency! I fucking hate players who call this shit and bail on their club. Admittedly the Burton case is a little different since he will be wearing our colours next year regardless, but id rather this play out by having Penrif come to their senses and just do the right thing, not by Burton having a hissy fit about it.Burton is not doing enough to help his own cause... unfortunately, one has to make it super clear even if he doesn’t really mean it... enter Aloai, he’s publicly stated he will never wear the Tigers jersey again, that will pretty much do it.
It could also play out completely different. Imagine cleary sustains a season ending injury, and then Burton plays halfback for the majority of the season.Why? Sometimes you need to force your way out of it’s in your best interests. Being nice about it makes no sense as he essentially loses a year of his career when he’s NRL ready.
Penrith are being hypocrites here as they have both signed and released players under contract when it suits them. Burton being willing to sit out would force their hand. He’s only useful to them if he’s willing to play backup
I get what you're saying but demanding a release when you're still playing FG every week is very different from demanding a release when you'll likely be playing reserves all year and played less than five first grade games last year..Personally, id prefer to sign burton without that moral deficiency! I fucking hate players who call this shit and bail on their club. Admittedly the Burton case is a little different since he will be wearing our colours next year regardless, but id rather this play out by having Penrif come to their senses and just do the right thing, not by Burton having a hissy fit about it.
If your forwards dont lay a platform, your halves have no room to move. Like it or not, we need Napa this year. We also need him to fire, as unlikely as that may seem.We had a chance to swap him for Napa and didn’t . . . WTF ?? We want Napa out, we wanted Burton in for 2021, we had that opportunity and didn’t think that was a good option. it’s inexplicable
Correct, he’s a cleanskin which is a good thing but if he or the club are wanting this to happen in 2021, someone has to be an a$$holeI dont think Burton is that type of player which i am happy for.
He could also end up playing the majority of the year in fg.I get what you're saying but demanding a release when you're still playing FG every week is very different from demanding a release when you'll likely be playing reserves all year and played less than five first grade games last year..
Regardless, I think it's admirable that Burton hasn't requested a release as it speaks to his character and bodes well for us in the future. But we all wish it could somehow get worked out for this season. If it doesn't, he'll be well worth the wait.. I just hope he gets through the season unscathed.
If he dominates Reserves like I think he will, the media will be hyping him up even more as he's way too good to be playing Reserves.
Only if Cleary or Luai get injured. Or he gets a release.He could also end up playing the majority of the year in fg.
Storm would likely keep him and run withWhispers that Vunivalu might be going back to the storm... We might be able to pinch JAC for this season if things work out
Burton has asked for a release via his manager. It was in the news 2 weeks agoI get what you're saying but demanding a release when you're still playing FG every week is very different from demanding a release when you'll likely be playing reserves all year and played less than five first grade games last year..
Regardless, I think it's admirable that Burton hasn't requested a release as it speaks to his character and bodes well for us in the future. But we all wish it could somehow get worked out for this season. If it doesn't, he'll be well worth the wait.. I just hope he gets through the season unscathed.
If he dominates Reserves like I think he will, the media will be hyping him up even more as he's way too good to be playing Reserves.
I know we are light in terms of traditional props, but with the game speeding up,I think we would be better served with more mobile faster players rather than Napa. He offers little in the way of go forward, he is slow and not particularly skilful. What Burton could offer the team would far exceed any of Napa’s meagre offerings.If your forwards dont lay a platform, your halves have no room to move. Like it or not, we need Napa this year. We also need him to fire, as unlikely as that may seem.
Big question is do they have the cap space to contract VunivaluStorm would likely keep him and run with
1. Papi
2. Vunivalu
3. Smith
4. Olam
5. Addo-Carr
But would be great if it worked out
Baz's mind games!Or maybe he's been practising at hooker and he's more in the middle of the field and therefore it only gets to row 3....could be a decoy?
Such nonsense!Then why did we release so many players under contract? The reality is there are many examples of unhappy players requesting releases and having them granted so spare me that nonsense
Still possible.Only if Cleary or Luai get injured. Or he gets a release.