Player James Fisher-Harris

[Worried2Death]

And listening to Stacy the other day, there were definitely ramblings behind the scenes.

Are we talking ramblings or rumblings, what did he say about them?

 

[run_it_str8_again]

Much as I believe JFH is a very good get for the Wahs in truth he is a poor man’s AFB

He need not be any kind of AFB. A key is him being exactly who he is. He has qualities Addin doesn't. He lacks abilities Addin has. Different and rightly so. I'll miss Addin but it won't be as bad as Fish is as good a replacement as we could have hoped for. And probably more than we thought. I'm sure you know all this though.

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

He need not be any kind of AFB. A key is him being exactly who he is. He has qualities Addin doesn't. He lacks abilities Addin has. Different and rightly so. I'll miss Addin but it won't be as bad as Fish is as good a replacement as we could have hoped for. And probably more than we thought. I'm sure you know all this though.

Agreed.

JFH elevates team-mates.

AFB performs at a high level, individually.

The question, I think, is which one do we need more?

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Agreed.

JFH elevates team-mates.

AFB performs at a high level, individually.

The question, I think, is which one do we need more?

Ideally both would of been nice.

 

[Warriorsfan92]

The way I’ve framed this is, AFB is a better player for the short term. Fish is a better player for the long term.

Addin has better statistics & on paper, is a better player. He’s a try scoring, high metres, high minutes alpha prop.

Fish brings better intangibles that aren’t seen in statistics. He’s been brought to improve the culture of our club, brings mana & a history of winning. He’s also a mentor to our young props coming through.

The addition of fish may not yield benefits in the first 12 months, but what he’ll do for the club over his four years will be immense.

 

[Warriorsfan92]

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[Brightman]

Ideally both would of been nice.

In Demitric Sifakula and Zyon Maiu’u we'll have both, just a few seasons for JFH to mentor them to take over..

 

[snake77]

I'm a huge fan of AFB and what he provided us. They are different players. Willie Mason pointed out when we signed JFH how AFB would use a late step at the line while JFH will try and go through you.

AFB was playing big minutes for us. JFH may have his minutes broken down differently at the Panthers but he does do a lot while he is on. He does a lot of work off the ball. He is also a different body shape and looks a lot quicker across the ground.

When the AFB departure was announced some of the names thrown around probably needed two players to replace AFB. If we are going 1 for 1 we probably landed one of the best replacements.

The analysts usually mention AFB and Haas when discussing the best front rowers in the game. If someone added JFH into the conversation they would likely talk of him in a similar way it is like he is forgotten about as the Panthers have so many playing at a high level that he doesn't stand out as much.

The Panthers fans would likely JFH the best. They have won 3 Grand Finals in a row and also lost one before that. A lot of their success was built off the platform set up by JFH.

In the past we have had different players like Campion or Price that get discussed how they teach the young guys what it means to be a professional footballer. Looking at the way the Panthers and his family talk about JFH we have got a good one for that coming to the club.

 

[FormerlyJamesW]

Ideally both would of been nice.

Could've been worse. We could have had neither...

 

[Sam Wahpira]

JFH is consistently top tier - the classic measure being his games are never lower than a 7. We need that at the Wahs! I agree with the sentiment that people say which is that he makes the whole team better. When was the last time we had a player of his calibre and his intimidation play for us?

On another but related note. He needs to be captain. He will sign another 2 year contract with us so minimum has 5 years. Make him captain, raise the mana levels, and set the standard.