News Bulldogs Dilemma: Which NSW gun to target?

[Novdoggie]

Addo-Carr is not a fullback. FACT.

Agree 100% JAC is not a FB.
So we should put the money towards getting Crichton who want's to play his specialist position at centre.

 

[DogsOfWar1704]

Have yous seen Jac play Fb? Why are yous so quick to write him off before hes even played there? Could end up being a gun.

 

[Jackson_1994]

I was listening to SEN Joel and fletch yesterday and fletch said he spoke to a bulldogs player and told him that JAC has all but signed with us

 

[Jai81]

getting both would give me a major Chubby!
Realistically I'd be happy with either and a decent hooker TBH

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Have yous seen Jac play Fb? Why are yous so quick to write him off before hes even played there? Could end up being a gun.

What makes you think be would be any good? Storm have been through multiple fullbacks since Slater retired and not once did Bellamy give JAC a run. He's an out and out pace whore, the best, but still a pace whore.

 

[DogsOfWar1704]

What makes you think be would be any good? Storm have been through multiple fullbacks since Slater retired and not once did Bellamy give JAC a run. He's an out and out pace whore, the best, but still a pace whore.

He has the attributes to make a good Fb. No one will know exactly until he gets a crack there. Hes played there before in juniors, seen him play during the Knock out aswell.

 

[Spoonman84]

Have yous seen Jac play Fb? Why are yous so quick to write him off before hes even played there? Could end up being a gun.

Its a roll of the dice if he is successful at fullback but the issue is he wants to be paid like he has already proven himself there.

If he is a gun at fullback then happy days but if he's not you have a huge chunk of cap spent on a winger.

There has been a few exceptions but most wingers that try to play fullback make better wingers.

 

[COVENS]

For me the question is:

1. Averillo
6. Burton
7. Flanagan
9. McIness

Or

1. JAC
6. Burton
7. Flanagan
9. JMK/Katoa

It's a no brainer for me

 

[Spoonman84]

For me the question is:

1. Averillo
6. Burton
7. Flanagan
9. McIness

Or

1. JAC
6. Burton
7. Flanagan
9. JMK/Katoa

It's a no brainer for me

I'd take a hooker over JAC or Crichton for sure.

 

[flamebouyant]

Why can’t we have both ?

Can you say that in Spanish like a taco commercial please?

 

[Bulldogsteve]

Its a roll of the dice if he is successful at fullback but the issue is he wants to be paid like he has already proven himself there.

If he is a gun at fullback then happy days but if he's not you have a huge chunk of cap spent on a winger.

There has been a few exceptions but most wingers that try to play fullback make better wingers.

you are correct there, but he is the worlds best winger if he fails at fullback. Worth the risk

 

[flamebouyant]

TBH I'd be happy with either one but I'd play them at FB - especially for the $700K it would take to sign them. Chricton could do it easy while JAC said he played FB in his junior days so it's possible.

That leaves averilo without a position. We need to keep him at all costs.

 

[Bulldogsteve]

That leaves averilo without a position. We need to keep him at all costs.

averillo can cover any position in the backline, he is only young, needs to gain experience.

 

[dinga]

What makes you think be would be any good? Storm have been through multiple fullbacks since Slater retired and not once did Bellamy give JAC a run. He's an out and out pace whore, the best, but still a pace whore.

This is a fair point. Someone suggested in an earlier post about JAC being fullback and Averillo on the the wing. Given that the top fullbacks are playing like an extra half as well these days, who would be more suited to that role, Josh (if he signs) or Jake? Personally, I think Jake.

 

[Spoonman84]

you are correct there, but he is the worlds best winger if he fails at fullback. Worth the risk

The worst case scenario is we are stuck with the best winger which isn't the worst thing in the world.

I see buying the worlds best winger as something that puts you over the top when you already have the rest of the squad in place.

A hooker, strike second rower and centre are positions we need to strengthen over wing IMO. If we can do that and still have money in the cap for JAC then great but I'd hate to miss out or lose someone because we are paying him huge money.

 

[Kelpie03]

JAC is not a fullback. End of story
Avo should be our long term no.1, give him time there and he’ll own that position.
Our future for the next 5-10 years in the spine should be 7.Flanagan 6.Burton and 1.Averillo...we just need to land a great hooker.

It's going to be hard to sign a good no 9, an average one wont win us a comp. What I would like to see is Topane developed as at 9, if half the reports about him are true, including the fact that he tough but not all that big, I'd bet he would make a great No.9.

 

[CrittaMagic69]

He has the attributes to make a good Fb. No one will know exactly until he gets a crack there. Hes played there before in juniors, seen him play during the Knock out aswell.

So he played fullback against a bunch of nobodies? Lol.

What attributes? His pace, elusiveness and finishing?...yh that's great, but just that alone is more suited on the wing. If it was that simply then Brett Morris would've made a career @ fullback long ago.

 

[Spoonman84]

It's going to be hard to sign a good no 9, an average one wont win us a comp. What I would like to see is Topane developed as at 9, if half the reports about him are true, including the fact that he tough but not all that big, I'd bet he would make a great No.9.

It's very difficult and almost impossible to manufacture a dummy half these days just look at JMK. Topine isn't big but he's not that small he is around the same size as Cameron Murray.

 

[Bulldogsteve]

It's very difficult and almost impossible to manufacture a dummy half these days just look at JMK. Topine isn't big but he's not that small he is around the same size as Cameron Murray.

a halfback can easily make the transition to hooker as long they can handle the extra defence.

 

[Noeasyday]

The style of fullback we need should complement the other players in the spine.
JAC might work at fullback if we have a running hooker like Koroisau / Cook, but if we had a more defensively oriented hooker like McInness then you'd need a creative type fullback.
One spine signing should dictate the other, if we sign JAC on fullback money it's a huge risk and we'd then also need to go and buy a creative hooker which won't come cheap.