Speaker 1: Guys, let's get going. What's your hot take? Read man,
Speaker 1: what do you got off the top? Turn?
Speaker 2: But good with an item today and Sport Confidential Dave
Speaker 2: about Paramatta and more change going on to Para Paramatter's
Speaker 2: a lot going on there this year under Jason Rolls.
Speaker 2: And then they've now given Ryan Madison permission to go
Speaker 2: out in the market and find a new club. He's
Speaker 2: got one year left on his deal. He's played think
Speaker 2: he's played one game first grade this year. He's languished
Speaker 2: in reserve grade all year and the club has now
Speaker 2: given him permission to go out and look around. So
Speaker 2: more change at the Ears.
Speaker 1: Well, it's been on the cards to be fair, hasn't
Speaker 1: it really? And we've seen a lot of those more
Speaker 1: experienced than our el players at the Eels under the
Speaker 1: Jason Ryle's way just now being put to the side.
Speaker 1: Almost Bryce cart Rides.
Speaker 2: Another example, Sawn Lane's now taking a break from the game. Obviously,
Speaker 2: Shawn's got his own issues to deal with. Shawn's now
Speaker 2: taking a break from the game, and the club's talking
Speaker 2: to him about I guess ending ending, finishing up, finishing up.
Speaker 2: So there's a lot of change going on there.
Speaker 1: Yep, what are you thinking, Tys, I've got for my
Speaker 1: hot take.
Speaker 3: I think pendis come back on the weekend was a
Speaker 3: one week thing.
Speaker 2: One week thing. Yeah, wow, this is big. It's just
Speaker 2: coming and dropping grenades.
Speaker 3: Look, I was there at the game, and I think
Speaker 3: at the start, you know, I thought they were playing
Speaker 3: horribly at the start, and the only reason why the
Speaker 3: score blew out to how big it did and the
Speaker 3: reason why they ended up fighting Form was because of
Speaker 3: how poor the Broncos were.
Speaker 2: There, pretty insipid. You and I, we were both there,
Speaker 2: had a big magic.
Speaker 1: He was on tour judgments. I'm surprised you can even
Speaker 1: remember the game.
Speaker 3: Making judgments on my hot take after after the week, okay,
Speaker 3: after the week.
Speaker 2: The Bronx did struggle early in that game. I had
Speaker 2: a lot of football and they just couldn't do anything
Speaker 2: with it. I never really threatened Penne.
Speaker 1: Your tip and the Cowboys to beat Penrith this week.
Speaker 3: I'm indecided on that. But I just think, no, no, no,
Speaker 3: I don't think. I don't think no. I don't think
Speaker 3: that everyone thinks that the Penates are back now. I
Speaker 3: think whether they win this week or not, they're not back.
Speaker 3: I think their performances still are still pretty poor.
Speaker 2: So you put a line through Penrothy. Now that's a
Speaker 2: hot take. What you got, Dave?
Speaker 1: Oh look, I'm just excited about the w A w
Speaker 1: A w W W A double Bear. Then the w
Speaker 1: A Bears still still don't have a name, but it
Speaker 1: is official. They're in the comp and I've got to
Speaker 1: say I've had my mates asking general general questions about
Speaker 1: how happy they are that the Bears are back, and
Speaker 1: I think it's a great move for the game. The
Speaker 1: next big step will be the talent pool and the
Speaker 1: impact on the game, and there'll be a stack of
Speaker 1: debate on whether the game can carry another team and
Speaker 1: not including P and G just at this point in time,
Speaker 1: but whether we have the talent to cover w A.
Speaker 2: You know, I worry for I know they're talking about
Speaker 2: going to rugby Union in South Africa and Argentina. I worry.
Speaker 2: I worry for Super League because you can get a
Speaker 2: direct flight from Perth to England. So if you're an
Speaker 2: English player that and you get homesick, you worried about
Speaker 2: coming to Stralia. Stralia because of homesickness, that direct flight
Speaker 2: makes it more attractive on reckon. So I think we've
Speaker 2: got to be really careful with Super League because it's
Speaker 2: struggling now and w A has the potential to completely eviscerate.
Speaker 2: So that's my concern. But I love that they're in.
Speaker 2: I love that they're back. I mean ty Swiss saw
Speaker 2: Bears jerseys up and at the weekend.
Speaker 3: Everywhere it's more Bears jerseys than Dragons.
Speaker 2: Can start, But how you playing? What's your form like
Speaker 2: at the moment.
Speaker 3: I'd say my form's pretty good, But I don't think
Speaker 3: I have to start with the Bears.
Speaker 1: Just really quickly, I reckon the NRL. It's time. We
Speaker 1: have heard so much talk about this over the years,
Speaker 1: about pilfering rugby union, and it's time now to try
Speaker 1: and find a way to give club sealarycap exemptions and
Speaker 1: dispensation to go and pill for rugby union, go and
Speaker 1: get Wallabies players now for the Perth franchise, and that knowing,
Speaker 1: knowing that rugby union had a foothold in the WA
Speaker 1: with a Perth team, it's perfect timing to take a stand.
Speaker 1: We saw it that there was some talk that Mark
Speaker 1: Nawanakato easy would the Roosters would get some dispensation that
Speaker 1: didn't come through. But it's time now to start eating
Speaker 1: into rugby union.
Speaker 2: We've got only the column, Dave. When Tommy Wright, who
Speaker 2: plays for the Wallabies and the NRL are looking at
Speaker 2: some NRAL clubs looking at him. At the moment, my
Speaker 2: only concern is you've got to protect the integrity of
Speaker 2: the salary cap. So Perth go and sign five rugby
Speaker 2: union players. It needs to be to get a fifty
Speaker 2: percent discount. I think Brandy call for fifty percent discounts
Speaker 2: this morning. Rugby players, What does that do to your
Speaker 2: salary cap If one club's getting five exemptions, I think
Speaker 2: it it createspet to create an uneven.
Speaker 1: You can cap it, read you'll have to cap it. Yeah,
Speaker 1: let's keep an eye on it. Fellow's big breaking story
Speaker 1: yesterday from Michael Carrianis and yourself read men in relation
Speaker 1: to this contract saga that his de's Hasler revelation that
Speaker 1: there's now clauses in the contract Titans can get out
Speaker 1: should he not make the eighth this year. It's a
Speaker 1: big story because we're now analyzing every single weekend's result
Speaker 1: as we get closer to the finals to determine whether
Speaker 1: the des is going to be at the club next.
Speaker 2: This big because we're talking about Dez Hasler. This guy's
Speaker 2: coach five I think it's five hundred and ninety games
Speaker 2: in the Premiership, won a couple of comps, and his
Speaker 2: last two clubs he sued after leaving them. So I
Speaker 2: think it's really smart by the Titans to put some
Speaker 2: protection mechanisms in the deal with Dez because when they
Speaker 2: gave him the job, clubs weren't exactly beating a path
Speaker 2: to Deser's door. The Titans had the whip hand and
Speaker 2: they've used it smartly. So you know, you're right, Dave.
Speaker 2: We're going to be wanted to bring them every week
Speaker 2: now for the rest of the season until it mathematically
Speaker 2: out of contingent for the eight, which as you could
Speaker 2: be soon why they're going, So we'll be keeping an.
Speaker 1: Eye what's going on at the Titans.
Speaker 3: Look, it's the same problem every year with that club.
Speaker 3: You can't blame des Hazler because you look at every
Speaker 3: single coach that's there and they've all done the same thing.
Speaker 3: It's hard to get up and play footy at the Titans.
Speaker 3: I've I've known people that have gone there and played
Speaker 3: and they've told me that it's more a party town there.
Speaker 3: They're not they're not as focused on footy. And you
Speaker 3: see you see some of the pictures on their Instagram
Speaker 3: of their training and you see the water in the background,
Speaker 3: you see the bright sunlight. I'm telling you for a player,
Speaker 3: it's hard to get up and does it's not It's
Speaker 3: not the Gold Coast. It's not the Gold Coast, and
Speaker 3: that that is the problem there. I promise you that
Speaker 3: you look at the talent that team has right now.
Speaker 3: You look at the talent that they've had in the past.
Speaker 3: Every player that's gone there has not succeeded the way
Speaker 3: they did before or pushed on the way everyone was expected.
Speaker 1: Salary kept completely I've said it consistently. Their salary keps
Speaker 1: completely out of whack. The way they have invested so
Speaker 1: much money in their forward pack is I find it extraordinary.
Speaker 1: And they're in this situation of having a rotation of
Speaker 1: halves and relying on the champion Kieran Forum getting back
Speaker 1: on the field at full back again. It's like a
Speaker 1: it's a carousel of fullbacks.
Speaker 2: They'll been unlucky there today. Though. Can he town be
Speaker 2: in their fullback all year, but he's done his neck.
Speaker 2: I don't look, I don't buy this idea that players
Speaker 2: don't handle can't handle the sun and the and the
Speaker 2: the glue strip because you look at Blake like Tina
Speaker 2: for we never impacts him. He's Britain every week. That's personal.
Speaker 2: It's a game. But that's personal responsibility and accountability. That's
Speaker 2: not on the club. That's on the players. For me,
Speaker 2: So you know, I think I think it's a weak excuse. No,
Speaker 2: I'm not having a go you here, Tyson, sure, but
Speaker 2: I think it's a weak excuse to say players can't
Speaker 2: play there it's too distracting. Well that's well, that's the
Speaker 2: getting the wrong player. But that's okay.
Speaker 1: But that's the reason they bought and that's the reason
Speaker 1: they brought in a.
Speaker 2: I worry it does, is Dave Iry worry whether the
Speaker 2: aim has passed him by those he.
Speaker 1: Pulls a press the game passed him by.
Speaker 2: I mean so boring.
Speaker 1: Now, deaths come on, man, I agree with that.
Speaker 2: You know what I mean? They the coach is going
Speaker 2: to promote them. The coach is going to end his
Speaker 2: own press conferences after three minutes. It's insane.
Speaker 1: Just quickly the Chicks a lot of movement now going on.
Speaker 1: They've tapped Dom Young, was surprised, and Brandon Smith is
Speaker 1: on his way to the Rabbits.
Speaker 2: Yeah, and I think.
Speaker 1: I expect this to be finalized over the weekend.
Speaker 2: Yeah, and I'm not surprised. I mean, Dom Young's really
Speaker 2: struggled on the wing defensively, and I'm told he hasn't
Speaker 2: really settled in in the Eastern suburbs. And Brandon, look,
Speaker 2: the minute he signed for Souse, he was always going
Speaker 2: to be gone before the years because those clubs hate
Speaker 2: each other and they've obviously had their feel of Brandon.
Speaker 2: So I'm not surprised. They just need to negotiate the
Speaker 2: deals and I'm sure you as you said, David, it
Speaker 2: can be done over the weekend. Great sign. I think
Speaker 2: brand is a great signing for Souse. They're battling. I
Speaker 2: know he's out for a war.
Speaker 1: How can he be such a poor signing for the
Speaker 1: Roosters and such a great signing for Sale.
Speaker 2: I don't know you said it some people sometimes I
Speaker 2: think it's a football I think he fits what's South
Speaker 2: Snead Well, I don't.
Speaker 3: I don't know about that, but some people just don't
Speaker 3: fit into systems right, and I think that's the thing
Speaker 3: with Brandon Smith. I think it's probably also the thing
Speaker 3: with Dominic Young. Dominic Young at the Knights was the finisher.
Speaker 3: He was that guy.
Speaker 1: You see.
Speaker 3: He's had some troubles doing the hard yards out of
Speaker 3: out of red zone and trying to get that ball
Speaker 3: back into back into attacking shape, because it almost looks
Speaker 3: like he freezes up as soon as the defenses is
Speaker 3: within two or three steps from him. And I think
Speaker 3: that's where he struggled, and that's hindered his ability to
Speaker 3: be that awesome finisher that we all got to know
Speaker 3: and love from the Knights.
Speaker 1: Dom Young, it seems a fighter completely your heads back
Speaker 1: to the Knights again, another another recruitment the Rooster's made
Speaker 1: that I don't it'll go down as a loss, A flop,
Speaker 1: a flop, A little bit worried about the Knights, like
Speaker 1: they seemed to be replenishing areas that they I don't
Speaker 1: think they need. Which is in the pack the packs
Speaker 1: they're concerned for me?
Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, but I think they're in the mark. I
Speaker 2: think they're out there in the marketplace. I assume they are.
Speaker 2: I don't know how much money look to be fair.
Speaker 1: When a player of dom young is knocking on your
Speaker 1: door to come back, you're probably taking it.
Speaker 2: How good he was up there, he was outstanding in Newcastle.
Speaker 3: The money they're getting him for as well is insane.
Speaker 3: You're getting an international player for just over two hundred
Speaker 3: thousand dollars.
Speaker 2: Yeah, that's too good to resist, Tys.
Speaker 1: How's your Viking clap?
Speaker 3: So you will never see me do a Viking clap?
Speaker 1: Well, you could on Saturday.
Speaker 2: Cost himself the chance learning a contract with the Raider.
Speaker 1: I think if every you're going to buy into the
Speaker 1: Viking clap, it's sold out Goo Stadium. This is a sellout.
Speaker 1: It's official three o'clock Saturday afternoon camera versus the Dogs
Speaker 1: one v two. It's like the glory days again of
Speaker 1: the nineties, all over again. Who wins and why? Tys?
Speaker 1: I think the Raiders.
Speaker 3: The Raiders have it, and I've tipped against the Raiders
Speaker 3: the last couple of weeks. I'm saying to Learne, but
Speaker 3: they've just got this grit and never say die attitude,
Speaker 3: which you keep saying it's going to go, it's going
Speaker 3: to go, it's going to go. But I can't see
Speaker 3: it going I really like. We had an article this
Speaker 3: morning about Ricky coming out and telling his players, you know,
Speaker 3: at the end of that game, don't don't let the
Speaker 3: hype get to you, and don't listen to your best
Speaker 3: mates and how good you're going. I think that that's
Speaker 3: perfect for them because last year they started pretty strong,
Speaker 3: not as strong as this year, but they fell off
Speaker 3: towards the end of the year. I think Ricky has learned.
Speaker 3: Ricky's been there for a while, he knows this pack,
Speaker 3: He's developed this side. I really think we're in for
Speaker 3: a special Raiders side, probably better than the mom we
Speaker 3: got in twenty nineteen.
Speaker 1: I think the Dogs are hurting a little bit now
Speaker 1: with Tilly Chrepreneur out, Josh Current out, and now obviously
Speaker 1: Jacob pressed in the suspension he being out. I think
Speaker 1: that hurts them. It's a huge test for them. They
Speaker 1: were good against the Titans, but I was just worried
Speaker 1: about the Titans offering too much. I don't know if
Speaker 1: they did. I'm learning towards the Green Machine here.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm with you. I think they're just flying at
Speaker 2: the moment, the Raiders, and you're right, they've got some
Speaker 2: some big names out at the moment of the dogs.
Speaker 2: I was at that you do is you hearing on?
Speaker 1: Wow?
Speaker 2: Very interesting?
Speaker 1: What happens there? Do you get free pizza and stuff
Speaker 1: like that?
Speaker 2: I had so they used to have a coffee machine.
Speaker 2: It's not there anymore. Very disappointing, and I've run out
Speaker 2: of money. I think they had some sandwiches for memory,
Speaker 2: spring rolls. Bread had spring rolls.
Speaker 1: Last time you go through these little periods of going
Speaker 1: off bread?
Speaker 2: Yeah, bread and carbs?
Speaker 1: How long was that last?
Speaker 2: It was three days in planning, Dave.
Speaker 1: You know we're going to Andrew Webster's fiftieth on Saturday.
Speaker 2: I might eat some bread there.
Speaker 1: Four days wonderful?
Speaker 2: Can I say we're going to brush over that hearing?
Speaker 2: But it was really interesting afterwards because the lawyer for
Speaker 2: Jacob Preston come out and said, I'm not having to
Speaker 2: go with tinot for but we're really need to stop
Speaker 2: diving in the game.
Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, yeah, it was a good drive by, wasn't it.
Speaker 2: I agree with him. Diving, Yeah, I hope you don't
Speaker 2: take a dive. Do you never take a door down
Speaker 2: hold in your neck?
Speaker 1: No?
Speaker 3: Because if you if you do that these days, you
Speaker 3: get taken off the field. Yes, it's silly. Yeah, it's
Speaker 3: not in the spirit of the game.
Speaker 1: A fella's origin is around the corner. Just two weekends
Speaker 1: of matches, So this weekend's matches and next week's weekends matches.
Speaker 1: That's it, Laurie Daily, Billy Slater. They picked their teams.
Speaker 1: Now let's have a real quick crack at it. For me,
Speaker 1: I'm a Mitch Moses Nathan Cleary combination. I think Jerome Leway,
Speaker 1: while decent, isn't isn't ripping the door down at the
Speaker 1: West Tigers. I think there's been a couple of games
Speaker 1: where he's gone a bit quiet. I'm going to use
Speaker 1: the Golden Point Sharks match as an example. I don't
Speaker 1: think he really stood up in those moments. How do
Speaker 1: you see it? Title, I'll start with you. Who's in
Speaker 1: the half for the Blues.
Speaker 3: I think it will be Nathan Cleary and Mitchell Moses. However,
Speaker 3: that's not how I would pick. I would go Jerome
Speaker 3: Loway and Nathan Cleary or Jerome Mitchell Moses. I think.
Speaker 1: That's it. Hey, justifying, Let me justify. I said I
Speaker 1: would go either of those.
Speaker 3: You can't have too dominant playmakers both trying to be
Speaker 3: in the same team. It does not work.
Speaker 2: It does not work.
Speaker 3: You need one of You need someone like Nathan or
Speaker 3: like Mitchell Moses to the majority of the kicking control
Speaker 3: that team. You need someone like Jerome Lai who's going
Speaker 3: to play that good second fiddle who can do the
Speaker 3: stuff on the other side of field. You see how
Speaker 3: it's affected Penrith without having Jerome there this year. Jerome
Speaker 3: did so much last year in Origin and he compliments
Speaker 3: Nathan perfectly.
Speaker 1: I'm just sure to think on your point, didn't cronk
Speaker 1: him first? And there's a couple of good plays, pretty dominant.
Speaker 2: Not go no doubt for me, it's Cleary Moses. It's
Speaker 2: a lay down Massia lockerty and it's done.
Speaker 1: That's what Because you love the kicking game.
Speaker 2: Well, I just think Mitch is a better player than Jerome. Yeah,
Speaker 2: just was pick to Drame, who's a really good footballer.
Speaker 2: But I'm sure Mitchell subverb is up the right word
Speaker 2: his ego to allow Nathan to run the team and
Speaker 2: Mitchell just trying on his house. He's got a great
Speaker 2: running game Mitch as well, So I think it can work.
Speaker 1: Fullbacks boys Dylan Edwards or Tedesco.
Speaker 2: Again, done and dusted. Edwards will be the fullback. I
Speaker 2: know Tedy's playing out of his skin, but I mean
Speaker 2: Dylan Edwards was there last year they won the series.
Speaker 2: You've got to show loyalty, yeah, Dylan Edwards.
Speaker 1: I'm a huge fan of James Tedesco and it really
Speaker 1: hurts me to say this because I just love watching
Speaker 1: Teddy play. His longevity and ability to play at such
Speaker 1: a high stands is incredible. But you're right, Reedy Edwards
Speaker 1: doesn't deserve to be dropped. And I think combinations count
Speaker 1: in Origin and all those Penrith connections will will will
Speaker 1: help Dylan Edwards's case to get him into.
Speaker 3: The I thinks thinks he should be dropped. Well, I
Speaker 3: don't think Tessca should have been dropped last year. He's
Speaker 3: playing too good footy. He's playing too good footy to
Speaker 3: leave out of that side. If we want to win
Speaker 3: Set of Origin, Major, James Sisko has to be there.
Speaker 1: Boys, Jake Chabovich doesn't make my team again. It's a
Speaker 1: tough call. This is discussing. Is a typical Queensland point
Speaker 1: coming here. Tough call. I get it. Captain champion, Blake
Speaker 1: champion player, but not with the with the current forward pack.
Speaker 2: So you're going to acts the captain of the team
Speaker 2: that won the series last year. This would never happen
Speaker 2: in Queensland. Never you. Blake's just the Spenser Blake who's
Speaker 2: been loyal, drives the culture, led the team to a
Speaker 2: series with last year. You're just kicking to the curb.
Speaker 1: See sometimes I can take everything you say seriously. And
Speaker 1: then on this account it would.
Speaker 2: Not happened north of the border. More stirring to come.
Speaker 1: There's a dilemma too for your your team on the
Speaker 1: utility factor. I think did And gets the we don't
Speaker 1: jump and hunt missus out.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I wouldn't argue with that if that happened. We
Speaker 2: lost last year. We lost last year. When you lose
Speaker 2: loyalty goes.
Speaker 1: Do you remember his runaway? Try to win this series? Man,
Speaker 1: who's your champion? You've thrown him out?
Speaker 2: Didon was there last year as well? Very good footballer,
Speaker 2: in better touch than than Ben Hunt the moment of
Speaker 2: the bet. Ben's fall has been a bit inconsistent and
Speaker 2: Monster and Daily will be the halves. So I don't
Speaker 2: think it's room for Ben Hunt.
Speaker 3: Well, I don't think Tom didn't provides the same utility
Speaker 3: level that Ben Hunt does, like if you're playing him
Speaker 3: at fourteen. If you're looking at Ben Hunt Tom didden
Speaker 3: As at fourteen, you'd have to go with Ben Hunt.
Speaker 3: Where would you play Tom Diddon If you know DC
Speaker 3: and Monster are healthy the whole time, you know you.
Speaker 2: Could play Queenstinence is a tradition of using making up
Speaker 2: story out us outside backs in the middle of the
Speaker 2: field all halves. Cooper Krong played them the fields when
Speaker 2: he first played Origin, Calum pong I first played Origin
Speaker 2: in the middle of the field. They came on sorry
Speaker 2: in the middle of the field at stages during the game.
Speaker 2: Tommy didn't could do that, He's tough.
Speaker 3: Would you not rather Ben Hunt do that? He's done
Speaker 3: it before, he's been there and he's current form.
Speaker 2: No, I think Tommy didn's got Tommy didn't has his
Speaker 2: nose in front of bed but current you're.
Speaker 3: Talking on current form. But you just told me before
Speaker 3: that we can't drop Dylan Edwards Jameson.
Speaker 2: That's cald You why they because when you win, you
Speaker 2: reward loyalty. We didn't win last year, we lost, right,
Speaker 2: you won, and you're about to get rid of your captain,
Speaker 2: which is outrageous.
Speaker 1: I'll give you a tip. Stop listening to this, all right.
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Speaker 1: These are probably more statements than questions, but let's go
Speaker 1: with it. Wayne Bennett reveals how how he helped orchestrate
Speaker 1: Adam Reynolds with Broncos move What what do we What
Speaker 1: are we taking away from that? Well?
Speaker 2: I think Wayne rang Kevy and Elfie to talk about
Speaker 2: Adam Reynolds. I don't have a great problem with it,
Speaker 2: and South has made the decision to move on that.
Speaker 2: Lachlan earlier is coming through the system Adam on the
Speaker 2: long term deal. Now, in hindsight you could argue it's
Speaker 2: hasn't been a great move for Souse, but Brisbane don't
Speaker 2: want to calm with Audham there, so you know, I
Speaker 2: don't have an issue with this. He's looking after his players,
Speaker 2: he always does. Yeah.
Speaker 3: I tend to agree. I've seen it work both ways
Speaker 3: with Wayne.
Speaker 1: You can't agree. This one comes from King Matt. Now,
Speaker 1: King Matt says I'm not having a go at dead
Speaker 1: in particular, sounds like King Matt's having a gap. But
Speaker 1: it is so But it is so pleasing to see
Speaker 1: a journal ask tough questions and face to face, not
Speaker 1: hiding behind a keyboard or podcast. Well done, Travis Maine, Yeah,
Speaker 1: well done, trav.
Speaker 2: I grilled him. He grilled him in their I think
Speaker 2: it was at the air. Yeah, good on him, Travy, Yeah, no,
Speaker 2: good questions his hitting journalist, Travis Maine ripped in the desert.
Speaker 1: This is what you can learn to us? What is
Speaker 1: what's coming? Analys Travy everything.
Speaker 2: He does genius. But DESI was a bit DESI was
Speaker 2: typical DESI wouldn't he.
Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, fellas Brad Wright's not many players thrive after
Speaker 1: leaving the Storm. Some do, but not many. He's clearly
Speaker 1: referencing Brandon Smith there.
Speaker 2: He's been a bit unlucky Bran. It's had some injuries
Speaker 2: since he's been there and some issues off the field.
Speaker 2: As I said earlier, I think he's a great signing
Speaker 2: for South.
Speaker 1: I don't think the roosters did their homework really.
Speaker 2: Okay, that's probably that might be true. That might be true.
Speaker 3: His best position wasn't starting hooker when he was at
Speaker 3: the Storm. His best position was playing the utility or
Speaker 3: playing a lock, and that's they put all their investment
Speaker 3: into having him. So I tend to agree with you that.
Speaker 1: I think that I think there is a genuine weariness
Speaker 1: across the game in buying Storm players, because you're wondering
Speaker 1: why the Storm were getting letting them go, and if
Speaker 1: they're letting them go and all the success that they've
Speaker 1: had is you question what is wrong with that player.
Speaker 1: There's been a a couple of examples that have kicked
Speaker 1: on Nico. Heines has done a pretty good job, great
Speaker 1: career after Big Tino, great example. So yeah, I hear
Speaker 1: Brad where Brad's coming from. But and to be fair,
Speaker 1: probably more don't kick on them than do last one.
Speaker 1: This one comes from Wayno imagine letting a club legend
Speaker 1: like Damien Cook Go, Cook Go, and then sign this
Speaker 1: bloke within just a few months, including he was I mean,
Speaker 1: he was good at the Storm. But the cheese has
Speaker 1: grown moldy, grown moldy over the past two seasons.
Speaker 2: It's been injured most of this all this year. In
Speaker 2: the end of last year. It's a bit harsh on
Speaker 2: the cheese. He's calling him moldy.
Speaker 1: Well, I don't think it is harsh to be fair.
Speaker 2: Wayne Bennett just have to fire him up when he
Speaker 2: gets trying to put a rocket under him when he arrives.
Speaker 1: Has he got molded?
Speaker 3: I don't think so. But he's still he's still young,
Speaker 3: and he's got like black red. He said he's been injured.
Speaker 3: I may people just like to have a sock about
Speaker 3: some things. You know, the Roosters haven't done terrific the
Speaker 3: last couple of years, and you're going to have players that,
Speaker 3: as a result, get put under scrutiny. And he's one
Speaker 3: of those players. He hasn't been it his best, but
Speaker 3: he's been far from their worst.
Speaker 2: Yeah.
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