Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Jun 26, 2019 7:47 am  

mattsrhinos1978 wrote:

Very good, was a big signing when Canberra signed him from Gold Coast, best part, he's an organizer with a good kicking game

Ooh, sounds like Matty Smith.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Jun 26, 2019 8:00 am  

With Kal almost gone, had there been any announcement or rumour about captaincy for the rest of the year? Assuming the Ferres abberation/abhorrence won't be repeated are there many/any sensible options outside of Merrin?

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Jun 26, 2019 8:54 am  

Seen some kicking highlights of Sezer on Twitter. He looks ideal for us.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Jun 26, 2019 9:14 am  

HRS Rhino wrote:

With Kal almost gone, had there been any announcement or rumour about captaincy for the rest of the year? Assuming the Ferres abberation/abhorrence won't be repeated are there many/any sensible options outside of Merrin?

Merrin shouldn’t get it unless he’s really delivering in the role model thing. We have a batch of youngsters coming through who need to see best habits.
Ward could be a choice again but can’t seem to stay fit.
Dunno if there is anyone else outside those two currently at the club.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Jun 26, 2019 9:18 am  

It's a one horse race.Merrin.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Jun 26, 2019 9:19 am  

Bang wrote:

Seen some kicking highlights of Sezer on Twitter. He looks ideal for us.

As Tui shows though, we really need to see the lowlights reel before getting excited!
Agree though with Sezer, on paper could be ideal for us while we’re developing some more half backs in-house.
Interestingly he looks to be left handed too - could be nice to work the right hand side with a more natural flow.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Jun 26, 2019 9:25 am  

Lanzarote Rhino wrote:

It's a one horse race.Merrin.

I would think he will get the captaincy, but there are some caveats: his conditioning could be better (although he produces the goods on the field), he’s not on for 80 mins, he goes off at referees too much, he might be a bit too much of a joker and I still think there’s a chance he’ll head back to Aus before his contract with us is done.
On the other hand he is an ex Aus international, he wears his heart on his sleeve and is extremely team-focused. He is also consistent.
End of the day it will depend on the dynamics behind the scenes.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Jun 26, 2019 9:38 am  

Sezer wouldn't be as dominant as Hastings but organising and kicking is his strength. He'd probably go well with virtually anyone else.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Jun 26, 2019 9:42 am  

He would certainly be better than our current halves!

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour Thread V2 : Wed Jun 26, 2019 9:45 am  

BrisbaneRhino wrote:

Sezer wouldn't be as dominant as Hastings but organising and kicking is his strength. He'd probably go well with virtually anyone else.

In truth we haven’t had a half with a real field kicking game since Tony Kemp IMO. The ability to apply consistent pressure at the end of sets is so important.
From what a read, Sezer seems decent in D as well which is also critical for us (from the Canberra fans forum).