NRL NRL 2025 General Recruitment Thread

[Noitall]

On his display in the weekend you wouldn’t want him as the kicking coach

Manly assistant coach apparently I just saw

 

[kos]

On his display in the weekend you wouldn’t want him as the kicking coach

lol I thought his last kick for D Brown to score and win the game was wonderful

 

[Bay39er]

lol I thought his last kick for D Brown to score and win the game was wonderful

One good one out of how many?

Let’s be kind and call it a fluke.

 

[Inruin]

You wouldn't have the same territorial dominance with Drinky at the back. That's the trade off.

And while he'd undoubtedly make the attack a bit better, he'd also make the defence worse. Another trade off.

And it's not as easy as saying well we've got good forwards make them run more. The whole game plan of the Panthers/Webby model is big back 5 yardage and the FB often taking the 5th tackle carry so the middles can front load their energy into the kick chase in transition, then fast line speed and energy to dominate the ruck on the first 3 tackles to ensure our FB takes the ball in good field position.

Pair Drinky with the other new toy AKP and you'd require a pretty big shift in game model.

Same was said about having Taine at fullback yet we still dominated the stats. CNK gets a lot of yardage but he also takes a lot of hit ups.

 

[kos]

One good one out of how many?

Let’s be kind and call it a fluke.

Harsh
Thought he played well
Any bagging should be on Cnk s brain fart costing us six points

 

[Teets]

Same was said about having Taine at fullback yet we still dominated the stats. CNK gets a lot of yardage but he also takes a lot of hit ups.

Taine fits the profile of Webby ball much closer than Drinky imo.

In games they've played at FB (70 min+) Taine averages 175 metres to Drinkys 147. That's much less of a drop off from CNKs 195.

On a per game basis TT misses less tackles, credited with more try saves, makes a lot less errors, lags behind in try involvements and line break involvments which we'd all suspect.

If we go CNK + DWZ to Drinky + AKP, you've lost nearly a players worth of yardage. Which doesn't even factor in that more of their meterage is from line breaks, which means while the attack will look better, the trade off will likely have compounding consequences against teams that can happily get into the grind for long periods.

Edit: To clarify my position, i'm not adverse to a shift in our style of play, the games proven time and again there's more than one way to skin a cat. Just not sure if Webby will change just yet.

 

[Inruin]

Taine fits the profile of Webby ball much closer than Drinky imo.

In games they've played at FB (70 min+) Taine averages 175 metres to Drinkys 147. That's much less of a drop off from CNKs 195.

On a per game basis TT misses less tackles, credited with more try saves, makes a lot less errors, lags behind in try involvements and line break involvments which we'd all suspect.

If we go CNK + DWZ to Drinky + AKP, you've lost nearly a players worth of yardage. Which doesn't even factor in that more of their meterage is from line breaks, which means while the attack will look better, the trade off will likely have compounding consequences against teams that can happily get into the grind for long periods.

Assuming AKP is there. There are a number of variables to consider but from a direct swap of Drinkwater for CNK in this years team I think we win more games and more convincingly.

I like CNK and his willingness to take multiple hit ups but it's covering for his weaknesses and I'd prefer an attacking fullback that does less one out hit ups and instead creates more opportunities.

Its always the same type of argument for replacing someone when you have players who are stand outs in a particular stat.

CNK who is going to make his meters
The Beast who is going to start our sets off and make his meters
Michael Luck who is going to make his tackles
Nathan Friend who is going to make his tackles

 

[Worried2Death]

Assuming AKP is there. There are a number of variables to consider but from a direct swap of Drinkwater for CNK in this years team I think we win more games and more convincingly.

I like CNK and his willingness to take multiple hit ups but it's covering for his weaknesses and I'd prefer an attacking fullback that does less one out hit ups and instead creates more opportunities.

Its always the same type of argument for replacing someone when you have players who are stand outs in a particular stat.

CNK who is going to make his meters
The Beast who is going to start our sets off and make his meters
Michael Luck who is going to make his tackles
Nathan Friend who is going to make his tackles

Drinky won't put his body on the line like CNK, but I don’t know how much more of a battering Charnze can take and how sustainable his style of play is, so I'm 50/50.

I wonder if Peter Thiel knows about the Anticharnze?

 

[Warriors55]

1 Drinkwater
6 Metcalf
7 TMM
9 Healey

We would certainly be scoring points with an attacking spine like that on the back of our pack and possession. Multiple attacking threats

We will likely have to start the season
CNK
CHT
Boyd
Egan

That is kinda depressing seeing that season starting spine

 

[Wahs_Ultras]

Looks like Tino is wanting to leave the titans as he announced today that he will be testing the open market.

 

[Noitall]

Looks like Tino is wanting to leave the titans as he announced today that he will be testing the open market.

Sounds like Lachlan Ilias has signed at titans for 2 years

 

[Inruin]

Sounds like Lachlan Ilias has signed at titans for 2 years

Frees up a halves spot in the Dragons roster.....

 

[Noitall]

Surely storm are eyeing up Tino? Bears would be a big payday, but he’s already on good money? Not convinced on Mal as a coach

 

[Noitall]

https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/13748886265?profile=original

What a surprise, bulldogs in the mix

 

[Wrighty]

Looks like Tino is wanting to leave the titans as he announced today that he will be testing the open market.

Oh boy forget Drinkwater. Tino is who I would chase.

 

[Noitall]

Oh boy forget Drinkwater. Tino is who I would chase.

He’s asking a big salary, think $1.5 million per season? Pretty sure I saw dragons have offered him more than they’ve ever offered a player at $1.3 million? Obviously a more successful club would be offering less with more chance of success

 

[Tookey 2.0]

Oh boy forget Drinkwater. Tino is who I would chase.

Would love to hear some thoughts from the people who are saying 1 million is too much for Metcalf, when 1.5 mil is being floated for Tino

Love the big fella but that's a crazy amount. Not sure we can tie up that much in the forwards given the amount we already have

 

[kos]

Would love to hear some thoughts from the people who are saying 1 million is too much for Metcalf, when 1.5 mil is being floated for Tino

Love the big fella but that's a crazy amount. Not sure we can tie up that much in the forwards given the amount we already have

My memory isn’t that good but Tino has been out injured for a high per cent age of games - a bit like Metcalf

 

[John Nick]

Would love to hear some thoughts from the people who are saying 1 million is too much for Metcalf, when 1.5 mil is being floated for Tino

Yeah especially when you consider expansion 1 million is going to be the norm for any half decent 6 or 7

 

[Inruin]

My memory isn’t that good but Tino has been out injured for a high per cent age of games - a bit like Metcalf

He missed most of the season in 2024 but other than that he seems to have got through around 20 games per season - some of those missed may have been due to origin selection as well