Napa Consolidated Discussion Thread

[c-b-b]

This has always given me the shits about our fans. We all talk about the club bending over but the last couple of years our fans have payed for the privilege to belittle themselves and our club by cheering ex dogs players just because they feel the player was hard done by in some way by the club or the ex player in question was a fan favorite of theirs. If they run out against our team wearing the oppositions jersey they are the enemy and should be jeered and booed not pandered too.

Couldn't agree more. All Ennis had to do was walk over and clap his hands toward the fans and they were cheering for an opposition player. Leaves me shaking my head.

 

[Bob dog]

Not really. Tolman needs to offer more or he can piss off, the workload needs to be spread and you can't just rely on a few individuals.

Reliable in defense but tired in attack, its good for him to have a pass in his game.

 

[Mackdoggies]

Napa doesn't fit anything. The blokes reckless and pulls off some spectacular hits because of it, that's it. You talk about mobile forwards yet Napa clearly isn't one. Average ball carrier, no footwork, no offload, no tackle breaking ability, etc.

I genuinely couldn't care less that he's a so called big hitter or his aggressive, that's hardly a high priority in my eyes given our current situation. Defence is also attitude, technique and fitness these days and a lot of that is coached and developed within the culture at the club.

SJ has just come out and said he is leaving the Warriors, this bloke should be our priority target. If us pissing away money on a prop that we hardly needed prevents us from putting forward a strong offer for him then the club is just taking the fucking piss.

And how do we do that with both Foran and Lewis still on the books for 2020?

 

[AlzzBulldog]

Why do people keep replying to trolls on here, stop feeding people like nabsolutely fabulous biggest fuckwit troll on here loll

 

[Howard Moon]

Napa doesn't fit anything. The blokes reckless and pulls off some spectacular hits because of it, that's it. You talk about mobile forwards yet Napa clearly isn't one. Average ball carrier, no footwork, no offload, no tackle breaking ability, etc.

I genuinely couldn't care less that he's a so called big hitter or his aggressive, that's hardly a high priority in my eyes given our current situation. Defence is also attitude, technique and fitness these days and a lot of that is coached and developed within the culture at the club.

SJ has just come out and said he is leaving the Warriors, this bloke should be our priority target. If us pissing away money on a prop that we hardly needed prevents us from putting forward a strong offer for him then the club is just taking the fucking piss.

Should have made a play for Lino imo Knights got a good one there

 

[Horse]

Marley's a blow ass he just likes getting under people's skins, but his rugby league knowledge is quite sound. But no one likes a know it all

Marley's a stunningly shrewd poster, as a matter of fact he has never once been wrong about anything ever (Source: Marley).

 

[CrittaMagic69]

And how do we do that with both Foran and Lewis still on the books for 2020?

Who gives a shit about Foran, SJ over Napa puts us in a strong position.

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Should have made a play for Lino imo Knights got a good one there

Yes for sure, he fits the mould of the type of player we need and would've been worth the risk. Instead we got Cogger...

 

[Rockford]

Was most of that done before the shoulder charge rule came in? He'd be out for about 10 years based on that highlight reel

Tell me this guy doesn’t have more mongrel/heart than Klemmer!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1725492407729926

 

[Howard Moon]

If you can't appreciate that shit, you aren't a true RL fan. One of the best hitters in the game

 

[Mackdoggies]

Was most of that done before the shoulder charge rule came in? He'd be out for about 10 years based on that highlight reel

A lot of it was yes, but you can still here the whistle blow after most of the hits. Don’t forget roosters play like the storm, happy to give penalties away to slow the opposition momentum at crucial times.

 

[Novocastrian]

We should try and pick up kotoni staggs at the broncs while all that coaching shit is going on. Bloke would be a good centre

 

[Mackdoggies]

Who gives a shit about Foran, SJ over Napa puts us in a strong position.

Umm the Salary cap that foran has a 1 million dollar contract in? SJ will be wanting close to the same. You gonna have a team with two million dollar halves that are both unwanted by every other club?

 

[albatross]

He's gonna miss 5 games from suspension and another 1 or 2 from origin. for fuck sake[/QUOTE
Hope he does play SOO. It will mean he's playing good for us cause the toads have plenty of good fowards.

Just hope Pay can teach him to play with controlled aggression. Got dropped to the Roosters bench last year and now he's our leading our middle forwards - big step up! Should mean Jacko moves to lock now. We need him in tight, and we've got better edge runners anyway.

 

[Howard Moon]

We should try and pick up kotoni staggs at the broncs while all that coaching shit is going on. Bloke would be a good centre

oath.. future Blue for sure... very impressive in limited FG appearances

 

[Dognacious]

For me its a like for like swap, and Napa would be fractionally cheaper than Klemmer. Its not a big loss or improvement. Im ok that we got a good forward to replace one. I think we are ok for next year, and fk all else is around to sign now anyway. The biggest ? in the side is not who we can get in, it is Foran. If he goes great, we will. If he doesnt, we will have some decent coin for a new half for 2020 when we pay him out off the cap and release him.

 

[Alan79]

I'll have to rethink my hatred of Napa now. I disliked him after an article he spoke in early after his debut saying he enjoyed hurting opposition players. But his signature will definitely add some aggression to our pack. It's been a while since our forwards put fear into our opponents, so if Napa brings his aggression to inspire some toughness to our pack I'll ultimately be able to appreciate that if not his early statement about wanting to hurt opponents.

 

[Headmix]

Napa doesn't fit anything. The blokes reckless and pulls off some spectacular hits because of it, that's it. You talk about mobile forwards yet Napa clearly isn't one. Average ball carrier, no footwork, no offload, no tackle breaking ability, etc.

I genuinely couldn't care less that he's a so called big hitter or his aggressive, that's hardly a high priority in my eyes given our current situation. Defence is also attitude, technique and fitness these days and a lot of that is coached and developed within the culture at the club.

SJ has just come out and said he is leaving the Warriors, this bloke should be our priority target. If us pissing away money on a prop that we hardly needed prevents us from putting forward a strong offer for him then the club is just taking the fucking piss.

Ok you obviously feel passionate about this which i respect. But firstly,let me say that we had to buy another front rower to fill the Klemmer hole, that's just basic mathematics. And secondly I believe Napa will mature under Pay's guidance.
I'm not sure how old you are or if you ever remember watching Dean Pay play,but if you did you may have a better understanding of what he's trying to do. Last year was a tough debut year for him as he had a team of misfits left over from HAsler..He said straight away he s going to bring back the "old school mentality,dogs of war attitude and he will, but he was never going to be able to do that with a team he had never put together himself...So he's rebuilding a team with an attitude similar to he's aggressive style..he'll sit down with guys like Napa and explain exactly what he wants.
Go on youtube and watch the higlights of the 1995 GF against Manly look at how aggressive that team was then..watch Pay run the ball up...
And lastly, SJ would be a waste of money imo? We have Lewis whos is a rising star,Cogger with big wraps...And Foran will be there mentor as he wont last a full year.

 

[TwinTurbo]

Who gives a shit about Foran, SJ over Napa puts us in a strong position.

The Warriors don’t think he’s worth it, too inconsistent and unreliable even for them.
Whereas Meninga and Walters think Napa is worth picking for SOO.
In comparison we have your opinion, for some strange reason I value their opinions more than yours.

Go Dogs

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Umm the Salary cap that foran has a 1 million dollar contract in? SJ will be wanting close to the same. You gonna have a team with two million dollar halves that are both unwanted by every other club?

SJ unwanted by every club? Lol k.