General Warriors looking to add experience to roster...

[Hitman82]

https://www.radiosport.co.nz/news/spleg/1354501326-warriors-looking-to-add-experience-for-2013

An admission from the Warriors that they may have taken the club development too far.​

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Languishing in 13th place on the NRL ladder and all but out of finals contention, the Warriors are doing plenty of soul-searching as they look back on the season.​

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CEO Wayne Scurrah admits they lacked experience with a number of senior players out injured.​

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"That's one of the learnings from the year is looking back and saying well, we bought seven players, three from the junior ranks, and we already had a reasonably young squad. Was that a big step?"​

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Scurrah says they are looking at their options to add experience ahead of the 2013 season.​

So who is available?

Apparently we are targeting "young first graders".

 

[Hitman82]

As others have suggested, Joel Monaghan would be perfect for us. He's 30, has played for Australia and origin, is a centre/wing utility back, has a sweet ranga head... and is currently off contract...

 

[Danpatmac]

Hallelujah.

A statement from the Warriors that shows self-reflective awareness and logic.

Pity the decent players are mostly all signed up by now.

 

[Sir Bluey]

'young experienced players' ...and who are they?

 

[Ranger]

The likes of Maurice Blair, Anthony Quinn, Bryson Goodwin are still off-contract. Soward on the outer?
https://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/rugby-league/players/off-contract-2012/by-position-2012/

Anyone from Super League an option?
https://www.zerotackle.com/super-league/rugby-league/player-movements/

 

[Danpatmac]

The likes of Maurice Blair, Anthony Quinn, Bryson Goodwin are still off-contract. Soward on the outer?
https://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/rugby-league/players/off-contract-2012/by-position-2012/

Anyone from Super League an option?
https://www.zerotackle.com/super-league/rugby-league/player-movements/

Lots of that site needs updating

 

[jsmooove]

The likes of Maurice Blair, Anthony Quinn, Bryson Goodwin are still off-contract. Soward on the outer?
https://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/rugby-league/players/off-contract-2012/by-position-2012/

Anyone from Super League an option?
https://www.zerotackle.com/super-league/rugby-league/player-movements/

i'd say someone like goodwin would be a decent pick up. thought he was playing well til he got injured this year. then again how much of his form was down to hasler????

he could also kick goals for us.

 

[Dangerous]

I'm glad they've come out & addmitted this. Its just one area of many that need to be addressed. The Jrs that are marked for first grade should be made to play Vulcans for a year or two. Wayne B a master at knowing when a player is or isn't ready. We just don't seem to have that balance at the mo.

 

[drydenio]

i saw joel reddy is playing NSW cup, always thought he'd be a good fit on the wing, gotta be better than tupou and provides cover for centre if we could get him on the cheap

 

[Hitman82]

Centre, Winger, Prop, Fullback, Hardass 2nd Rower with an offload, are all areas which would be useful. If we could combine these traits into say 3 players, that'd be ideal in my opinion.

 

[smc]

I see Denan Kemp on that list, I thought he went to union.

 

[Mr Frank White]

Funny thing is, these are institutional failings that have been building for a few years and hardly Blueys fault. Tate & Price were the last top notch imports we got.. Well Friend as well but you know what I mean.

 

[Jah]

about bloody time

 

[rugged]

Funny thing is, these are institutional failings that have been building for a few years and hardly Blueys fault. Tate & Price were the last top notch imports we got.. Well Friend as well but you know what I mean.

Mateo and Maloney?

I don't think this is instiutional failings that have been building year upon year. It is more that we only got Friend this year despite losing several experienced players and so far only have two sigings for next year with a lot more experience heading out the door again. One good outside back and one good 2nd rower and this problem would be sorted,.

 

[warriors4eva]

https://www.radiosport.co.nz/news/spleg/1354501326-warriors-looking-to-add-experience-for-2013


No Shit Scurrah !

Top of the class for finally getting with the program and seeing what most of us have been saying !

 

[Konrad Hurell]

Guys on that list the look interesting in order of preference:

Crocker
Jono Wright
David Stagg
Nathan Stapleton
Mose Masoe.
Dominique Peyroux

But I think that list is pretty out of date and most, if not all of these players would have been resigned by now

 

[nevergiveup]

a cheap centre or wing who i think would be great for depth maybe Daniela from penrith idont why cleary dont play him ove Brad(chikenlegs)Tigh

 

[ajofbrisbane]

Throw $1mill a season at Bellamy for a 5 year deal....he will toughen the current crop up and attract the top 10% of players to the club through his association at club & NSW level...then we can build a marquee club....not 1 single player is going to fix the problem that we have...

 

[nevergiveup]

imagine ellamy coming here, i dont think mateo will demand bigger coin then... imo what hes on now is enough maybe be more consistent then think about demanding

 

[Viking]

a cheap centre or wing who i think would be great for depth maybe Daniela from penrith idont why cleary dont play him ove Brad(chikenlegs)Tigh

Didn't he put 3 tries on us playing for the Tigers a year or two ago? Suprised he hasn't cemented a starting spot somewhere by now.