2019 Recruitment and Retention Thread

[Heart]

No competent person would sign someone before that game surely.

 

[Revivous]

No competent person would sign someone before that game surely.

Apparently we were waiting to see how he pulled up - no injury the announcement was going to be after the game/next morning.

We must be holding off now. Based on that game I'm glad we went cold on AJ.

 

[Heart]

Apparently we were waiting to see how he pulled up - no injury the announcement was going to be after the game/next morning.

We must be holding off now. Based on that game I'm glad we went cold on AJ.

Glad to hear that.

 

[edbeek]

I thought we had 28 top30 + 6 Dev players (Anderson, Russell, BaylissBrow, Cotter, Gilbert, Wiltshire) signed now.
In the team photo last week, there are 35 players in team jerseys. Who is the ring-in? Maybe beside Corey Jensen in the middle row? (I didn't get a clear screenshot)
https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2019/02/17/cowboys-2019-photo-day/

 

[Minto]

The guys next to Corey Jensen are Nene and Clifford. The extra player is probably Peter Hola. U20s player who has done the whole pre-season with the NRL squad.

 

[Beaves NQ]

I thought we had 28 top30 + 6 Dev players (Anderson, Russell, BaylissBrow, Cotter, Gilbert, Wiltshire) signed now.
In the team photo last week, there are 35 players in team jerseys. Who is the ring-in? Maybe beside Corey Jensen in the middle row? (I didn't get a clear screenshot)
https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2019/02/17/cowboys-2019-photo-day/

i’ll say it again, worst jersey in the comp.

sigh.

 

[Prince Ernst of Hanover]

Granville was wearing '7'.

The mystery has been solved. Granville and Clifford are in the halves. Morgan goes to fullback.

 

[BDR]

It's just smoke and mirrors ahead of Jakey's long-awaited debut on the wing

 

[Prince Ernst of Hanover]

Lock it in Eddy. Not sure if its his debut though.

 

[Cowboy Pete]

Sigh !

 

[Spiral]

It's just smoke and mirrors ahead of Jakey's long-awaited debut on the wing

He’ll form a lethal combination at the back with the returning James Tamou in the #1

 

[Beaves NQ]

He’ll form a lethal combination at the back with the returning James Tamou in the #1

With Ash Graham playing in the front row.......

 

[Cowboy Pete]

With Ash Graham playing in the front row.......

Do not disrespect the " Great Man "

 

[Dream]

Kahu signing is official - https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2019/02/18/kahu-signs-with-cowboys/

 

[Prince Ernst of Hanover]

I had a look at some 2016 highlights on youtube.

He was nearly always finishing short-range tries. I would like to see footage of him stretching out on a long range break or try. Also most of the footage was of him on the wing with a bit at centre. Hard to know how good he is a fullback. There are lots more attacking opportunities at fullback.

 

[BDR]

I had a look at some 2016 highlights on youtube.

He was nearly always finishing short-range tries. I would like to see footage of him stretching out on a long range break or try. Also most of the footage was of him on the wing with a bit at centre. Hard to know how good he is a fullback. There are lots more attacking opportunities at fullback.

He has played bugger all fullback although that is supposedly his natural position. He's not a bad player but I hope he plays more centre than FB this year, he has a solid body of work at centre over his career.

 

[Prince Ernst of Hanover]

He has played bugger all fullback although that is supposedly his natural position. He's not a bad player but I hope he plays more centre than FB this year, he has a solid body of work at centre over his career.

So who do you think should play fullback?

 

[Revivous]

So who do you think should play fullback?

Probs Hampton at this stage.

 

[BDR]

So who do you think should play fullback?

I would like to get a look at all of Kahu, Martin and Hampton over the two trial games. At the moment I would lean Martin

 

[Prince Ernst of Hanover]

Out of the three mentioned, Hampton is the one with the most spark and energy about him.

What about this Murray Taulagi? I watched some highlights on him. He seems to have a lot more than a running wingers game. Passing. Kicking. Hitting a gap. I trust we won't make the same mistake as we did with you know who. Need to give these young guys a go.

Even Wiltshire sounds handy. Wing, centre. Why not fullback. No-one even talked about Morgan at fullback before he actually played there.

EDIT: Nene MacDonald lists Matty Bowen and Greg Inglis as his favourite players. If this is the case, he might have his eyes on the fullback spot. Wouldn't blame him.