Time we chased a bruising No. 8
Saw the fringe defence at One NZ Stadium again last weekend and honestly my blood pressure can't take another season of it. Word is there's a big-bodied No. 8 down in the south who's unhappy about game time and wouldn't mind a shift north if the money's even vaguely respectable. I won't name him because I'd like to keep some credibility, but anyone who watched the round robin can probably guess. Rumour only, mind, nothing confirmed.
Either way we need someone who actually bends the line when the centre channel's plugged, not another pretty linker who falls over at first contact. Get it sorted before the TAB markets start pricing us out of the top four 😏
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✓"A big-bodied No. 8 down south who's unhappy". That narrows it down to roughly half of Otago and Southland, mate. Name him or it never happened. I'll believe it when I see a jersey at training, not a rumour with no receipts.Sample first, conclusions after.
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Forget receipts, we NEED a battering ram back there 🔥 edge defence has been paper for weeks, imagine someone actually running OVER tacklers instead of falling at first contact 💪🙌In the stands since I was a kid.
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Could be wrong, but a dissatisfied southern No. 8 with the metres we need usually means mid-twenties at best - half those blokes are already locked into NPC deals, so I'll believe it when the union paperwork shows up 📊Do the math before you argue.
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Could be wrong, but a dissatisfied southern No. 8 with the metres we need usually means mid-twenties at best - half those blokes are already locked into NPC deals, so I'll believe it when the union paperwork shows up 📊@FrontRowFan yep, the paperwork bit made me snort because it's true every single time 🤣 Same as when I convinced my whole flat we were signing some star a few years back and printed a fake jersey. Lesson learnt, no more believing until the union actually stamps something. 🍿Came to laugh, stayed for life 🍿
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Saw that southern No. 8 get sat down at first contact twice last weekend myself, so the hype's cute 😏 GoTheDistance, put a fiver on him actually signing then, since you're so confident 🤡Here to argue, not to nod along.
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UncleAllDay gets it. First contact's where seasons die. My caveat: a battering ram who can't find the touchline at set piece is just a loosie in disguise.
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UncleAllDay gets it. First contact's where seasons die. My caveat: a battering ram who can't find the touchline at set piece is just a loosie in disguise.@GloryDays_4Life that caveat's fair, seen too many hit-up merchants stand at the back of lineouts like ornaments. But if the bloke runs hard lines and cleans out properly I'll take him over a tidy ball-player who gets bundled back every carry. Sure thing, mate, fancy footwork doesn't win you February games 😏
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I've seen this movie before, lads. Remember the summer everyone was certain we'd landed that big southern loosie? Union paperwork never showed up, and we all looked a bit silly at the season launch 😄 this rumour smells exactly the same. Back in my day you learned quick that a signing's only real when the club photograph exists. The pack is indeed leaking metres round the fringes, no argument there, but a dream No. 8 on a forum thread counts for nothing until he's running out at One NZ Stadium in the red and black. Time will tell, as the old saying goes, and I've got the grey hair to prove it. 😉Remember when the grass was greener 🌱