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[Fizurg]

A massive Souths fan i chat with a bit (Wrighty can probably guess who) believes he's likely to start at hooker then come off the bench for a second stint in the middle. At $300k he's worth a punt with that role. However we have all said the same about him so many times.

 

[Wrighty]

A massive Souths fan i chat with a bit (Wrighty can probably guess who) believes he's likely to start at hooker then come off the bench for a second stint in the middle. At $300k he's worth a punt with that role. However we have all said the same about him so many times.

Yes I think I know who. I have signed up already for the group and saw his comment saying that !!! So far as i know Smith has at least 30% ownership and i am one of the few anti podding him. I could easily live to regret it and I agree that at $300K you can't lose much money and if he fails you just trade him out so there is nothing to lost really. And now that i have said all that I wish I had him as my back up hooker in stead of Tallyn Da Silva who will get even less minutes but I have spent all my money now and am not really touching my team much now until TLT when I will give it a major shake up.
I agree with your points he is a good purchase but only because his cost is $300K any more that that and he would not be.

 

[Wrighty]

Some advice please who is better as my first choice hooker:
a) Randall at $487K - chance to start on the edge. Averages 43.7 when starting at second row
b) Mahoney at $488K - can go over 50 points on a good day but may have Soni Luke taking minutes away from him.

 

[jonesy101]

Some advice please who is better as my first choice hooker:
a) Randall at $487K - chance to start on the edge. Averages 43.7 when starting at second row
b) Mahoney at $488K - can go over 50 points on a good day but may have Soni Luke taking minutes away from him.

Not that it means much until round 1, but I haven't typically seen Soni Luke in the predicted 17s. I don't think Mahoney who is a proven 80 minute hooker will be mucked around like he was with the oddball Bulldogs rotations last season and should get plenty of minutes as a marquee signing.

 

[Wrighty]

Not that it means much until round 1, but I haven't typically seen Soni Luke in the predicted 17s. I don't think Mahoney who is a proven 80 minute hooker will be mucked around like he was with the oddball Bulldogs rotations last season and should get plenty of minutes as a marquee signing.

Thanks very much Jonesy !!!

 

[Makasene]

Some advice please who is better as my first choice hooker:
a) Randall at $487K - chance to start on the edge. Averages 43.7 when starting at second row
b) Mahoney at $488K - can go over 50 points on a good day but may have Soni Luke taking minutes away from him.

I've concluded that Mahoney might be 'must-have'

In a 7-season career he averages 48.7 as a starting hooker.

That makes him 12 points underpriced to start this year.

He's 10 points underpriced on his final 12 games last year.

I expect he will be an 80 minute hooker as well. Luke is depth I reckon.