I’ve heard a rumour that Metcalf has signed for next year and beyond, $900k & apparently the Warriors have clauses in the contract too .
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Fish was out supporting the cup boys too
And again, much appreciated for the updates every week to you and all those giving them across all the grades. Your all legends
3rd Striker, apologies forgot you, Canadian Warriors many more. Love watching the future. Let’s get to Comm Bank next weekend so we have something to cheer on GF day and cos these mofo’s deserve it 
Yeah has gone under the radar somewhat but that sort of service definitely deserves recognition .
The impression u got from his charges (and maybe it was just the hair) was that he was going to put more of a dent into the opposition line than he ever actually did........and although u want forwards to develop a step or late footwork, ive got a soft spot for lunatics who just run it straight......and whatever the impact he never shirked.
i actually thought his best feature was the wrestle. Through periods where we were struggling to control the speed of oppositions PTBs, thought he couldve come in handy at times.
I could see him prospering in the UK tbh and becoming a fan favourite.
Plus "Bunty"....best name in the business.......thanks for the service fella.
And the ref, Video refs doing not a damn thing about it. That shit was weak sauce..
He scored 13 tries. 5 were when he was on the left (2 from kicks), 7 on the right (3 from kicks) and I think it's fair to attribute his Knights match winner as down the middle of the field.
As a starter, 9 games on the left (7W-2L) for 4 tries (excludes the Knights one as he had switched sides at that point) & 5 starts on the right (2W-3L) for 2 tries (includes 1 at Centre).
In his 8 bench games he was used predominantly on the right edge to spell Niukore but also came on & spent 75 minutes at right Centre in Round 27.
Overall, 3 ball running tries on the left vs 4 on the right.
No Try Assist stats were given to him this season but he was responsible for creating the opportunity for CHT to score against the Dragons. This occured on the left.
He can freakishly catch bombs on either side, run a hard line too but when you stick him on the right edge the ball carrying arm is exposed to the inside defender (Kodi Nikorima of all players exploited this) and if he gets on the outside of this defender his instinct is usually to cut back in rather than utilize the space created.
In our first game vs the Broncos he scored a try that won't be replayed over & over but it was so simple & effective. He got dropped under, then got to the outside of Riki and palmed him off to score. In our second match against the Tigers he used that same right hand fend to beat 2 defenders with about 1.5m of space to work in.
He can score regardless of where he lines up but his fend is a weapon that is largely redundant on the right edge
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Just a fan....more like super fan.
He was great to deal with too. He did ask why I was after that info & I told him that I was just a fan who wanted clarity to discuss it on this forum
We have two elite starting props in Barnett and JFH and a very promising prop in Vaimauga. Nothing in the Storms history suggest they would be subsidizing him. You’d be looking at 800k for an interchange prop playing 30 minutes a game in career worst form. Its a very hard pass from me.
People seem worried about yardage but we average the most tackles in the opposition 20 in the comp but are the 6th worst in tries. We can afford to lose some yardage if we get more strike in attack.
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Word from a source in the Titans is that AKP has signed. One of those ones that has just fallen into our lap for his preference to live here. Should hear about it soon. As I've said before, like for like with Harper moving on.
Pompey this season has been the most threatening outside back we have.
People refuse to acknowlege his Try's, he reverse passes, his offloads, his stepping.
He has had a break out year and performed better than anything the other options have period.
He starts in my team.
He was almost scoring a Try a game coming into the finals. Pretty much everything you want from a center when you add all that on top of his defence.
Agreed! I never quite got the Harper backlash. A 50+ FG player in NZ on a one year contract to help mentor backline players in our fairly young reserve grade side (which dominated) seems a good choice. Realistically, he was, what like 6-7th on our centre depth chart - if he just showed good habits and attitude for the young boys, I’d take that as a W.
Guess this is becoming more and more likley
Stats wise, CHT had the 3rd best season from a half in Warriors colours in like the last 15 years or so.
Unless he's injured, he'll be starting next year there and rightly so.
Like every player, he has his limitations. But if he's able to offer solid defence, a reasonable kicking game and ends up with 20+ tries/try assists a year, every coach is going to keep a player who can provide that.
Unless he's injured, he'll be starting next year there and rightly so.
Like every player, he has his limitations. But if he's able to offer solid defence, a reasonable kicking game and ends up with 20+ tries/try assists a year, every coach is going to keep a player who can provide that.
Especially weird considering he was playing as well, or better, than one could expect from him - while we had such a large number of outside backs out injured.
I agree with it, but it is sad to see Bunty leave the club, it’s a shame he never went up a level - his earlier seasons were probably even better than his last.
Kosi I hoped would have had a bit more of a redemption arc, but I hope he finds a home under Wayne’s arm.
Tom Ale is a strange one, very interested to hear why he was overlooked for first grade entirely this year. But don’t really disagree too much letting him go, if any I would have kept him.
MGT looks class in NSW Cup, but underwhelmed me a little in first grade. Hope he kicks on though.
Just catching up on the rumors here and the people opposed to signing nas and akp raise some fair points.
If we were looking to add some X factor though (which we obviously are) signing the biggest and fastest players in the comp would be a fair start.
If we were looking to add some X factor though (which we obviously are) signing the biggest and fastest players in the comp would be a fair start.
Bunty has a ton of supporters on here
Thanks Bunty for your performance and professional effort
And very best on the next step in life