News Luke Thompson injury

[Phalangist]

Don't like the bloke but Nathan Brown is all that is available. Would most likely come cheap and will do a job

not big enough
We need size

 

[Cappuccino]

not big enough
We need size

Theres a bloke playing for Nth Qld who might be a good get, hes outside their squad. Big massve tank looking cunt Kulikefu Finefeuiaki. Either way Gus and player managers would be scouring the NRL today.

 

[Heckler]

Wouldn't mind seeing if we can snare that red head from Canberra who played a couple of games for us on loan. What's his status??

 

[Moedogg]

Wonder if Okunbor could be used as a bench prop for short stints?

 

[DogsOfWar1704]

Fast track that NAS prototype we signed from titans

 

[Como Dog]

Hope haas wants out soon

Fonau Blake back to Sydney

Maybe tapine cracks it with Ricky lol

Big nelson says union sucks and beats the shit out of Bellamy lol.

That fotunika for titans wants out from bench role maybe ffs someone quality urgently please

If Nelson beats up Bellamy it will be murder or manslaughter charges and a starting spot in the Long Bay Stealers.

 

[speedy2460]

Little bit concerned about the training regime conducted by Ciraldo.
He flogged the team in the heat for the second trial and they played accordingly.
He has now programmed a training session for Friday. Thats the day before the game.
Is he going to flog them again?

 

[JayBee]

Wonder if Okunbor could be used as a bench prop for short stints?

Or as a trading pawn to get someone like a Nathan Brown over

 

[InGusWeTrust]

Get big Willie to put the jersey on. He could probably still perform. What a story it would be.p

 

[no1bulldog]

This guy has had a 3yr paid holiday in Australia

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Or as a trading pawn to get someone like a Nathan Brown over

We don't need to trade anyone for Brown, Parra don't want him at all.

 

[Bob dog]

Not sure you can change the top 30 this late.

 

[trent_solotar7]

 

[SPEARTAKVIDREFS]

Little bit concerned about the training regime conducted by Ciraldo.
He flogged the team in the heat for the second trial and they played accordingly.
He has now programmed a training session for Friday. Thats the day before the game.
Is he going to flog them again?

Ive read 'he flogged' them before the sharks trial. Was that Chinese whispers or truth? What was to be gained going into a game the following day in extreme conditions for footy? Mental fitness?
If all true why would he flog them again the day before round 1?
Preseason is over.
None of it make sense.

He came from a Club that has proven extremely fit, well drilled and won the last 2 GF's.
He must know a thing or 2 and have good reason for training the day before.

 

[InGusWeTrust]

Yeh the guy when fit, is a real forward talent imo. He just can’t seem to take a trick. Suspensions (for barely touching anyone), homesickness/mother seriously ill, concussions/head knocks, now broken foot or something. Huge amount of misfortune I wouldn’t wish on anyone. He looked very good for England in WC. Certainly will leave a major hole in the forwards.
I’d guess after all of the previous, he would be busting to prove himself in 2023 in NRL.
Will be interesting to see how the club handles his next contract period and how he hangs in there from a mental health viewpoint.

Exactly. His average performance in some games is only a small part of the story. He must feel like he has the worst luck. From the start, with him stuck in quarantine until this season ending injury, it’s been nothing but bad luck, and all that is a much larger factor than what he actually did on the field. He simply has never gotten a long run to build any form.

I’m not saying he bares no responsibility, but you’d be ignorant to look at the list of things that have gone against him and not realise how difficult it must’ve been to perform.

 

[Brendan7]

Little bit concerned about the training regime conducted by Ciraldo.
He flogged the team in the heat for the second trial and they played accordingly.
He has now programmed a training session for Friday. Thats the day before the game.
Is he going to flog them again?

Penrith do this, remind me how Penrith have gone the last few years. It works, you want to be at you physical best close to the game, there's science behind this. I follow NFL religiously too and that's what they do too.

 

[DinkumDog]

Wouldn't mind seeing if we can snare that red head from Canberra who played a couple of games for us on loan. What's his status??

@Horse was banned from the forum - will have to look elsewhere .

 

[InGusWeTrust]

Whatever happened to Darren Schonig or whatever his name is? That former Storm player who was with a Queensland club currently? Could he be a chance at filling in I wonder.

 

[Brendan7]

I'd be looking at the top sides. Hear me out and but someone like Liam Knight from Souths may be attainable. Has size too nice offload so he'd be a nice like for like for Thompson. Souths have so many props coming through they have 5 ahead.

 

[Alan79]

I feel bad for Thompson. Not just for the suspensions and injuries he's copped. But he's also been heavily targeted by fan criticism. I'd take Thompson 7 days a week over Napa or Tony Williams.

The effort has been there, but the crucial thing for him I think was always going to be the ball service. He's a rare forward with incredible pace. Since he's been here we haven't had a ball player that's been able to serve up a pass frequently that'd let him use that pace. This season with Mahoney I thought we'd finally get to see him use his athletic ability to advantage finally and he's now copped this foot injury.