: Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:47 am  

Morrison has missed 24 of the last 40 games. If it was any one else with that injury record we'd be flabbergasted about the possibility of them being offered a new deal.

: Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:53 am  

Just read the piece on the Bulls site.

"Sammy Burgess" !!!!

Sounds like AP has some competition eying up young "Sammy"

[Bullseye]

: Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:14 pm  

redeverready wrote:

Morrison has missed 24 of the last 40 games. If it was any one else with that injury record we'd be flabbergasted about the possibility of them being offered a new deal.

I suppose, but they don't seem to be chronic knee probs or things of that ilk.

: Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:21 pm  

redeverready wrote:

Morrison has missed 24 of the last 40 games. If it was any one else with that injury record we'd be flabbergasted about the possibility of them being offered a new deal.

What is our win/lose record with him/without him?
That could be a better standard for measuring him against.

: Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:42 pm  

id give morrison a 1 yr deal only if he could prove his fitness as there is no doubt of the talent he posseses but also his desire to win things.

lynch has to be top priority though. he has developed into one of the best props in sl and i would love to see lynch, hall and burgess starting in the bulls pack next year.

as for newton id let him go. for the salary i presume he is on, i dont think he offers enough, id prefer to see someone like hendo who would give us some real zip i just think newton is too pedestrian.

: Wed Jun 03, 2009 2:29 pm  

bulls113 wrote:

as for newton id let him go. for the salary i presume he is on, i dont think he offers enough, id prefer to see someone like hendo who would give us some real zip i just think newton is too pedestrian.

Newton has never quite lived up to my expectations and certainly offers little "zip" from dummy half these days. However, he has by far the best rugby brain in the playing squad, and unless we can add a lot of creativity at half-back (doubtful!), I'm not sure we could afford to lose that.

If we could improve the half-back situation, I might agree with you - on your proviso that we get "someone like Hendo". "Like" would have to include "as good as". In a sense, Godwin is "like" Hendo - but he's not as good as. However, who is - who would be available?

[Bullseye]

: Wed Jun 03, 2009 3:15 pm  

MDF wrote:

If we could improve the half-back situation, I might agree with you - on your proviso that we get "someone like Hendo". "Like" would have to include "as good as". In a sense, Godwin is "like" Hendo - but he's not as good as. However, who is - who would be available?

Agreed, Godwin is the "Hendo-alike" in the squad at the moment, a running dummy half. He may not be as good as Hendo but that's the spot in the squad he has.

As for Newton, I wouldn't replace him unless the replacement is as good as him or better and there don't seem to be many decent candidates out there. We also have other areas of the team in more dire need of attention such as the backline.

: Wed Jun 03, 2009 3:39 pm  

Bullpower wrote:

Just read the piece on the Bulls site.

"Sammy Burgess" !!!!

Sounds like AP has some competition eying up young "Sammy"

Good to see the word is spreading (if not legs)

: Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:41 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

I suppose, but they don't seem to be chronic knee probs or things of that ilk.

No they seem to be all different problems which turn out to be very lengthy absences which IMO is a much worse scenario. If they were one or two week knocks fair enough but they always seem to be six weeks or over injuries.

: Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:35 am  

Bullpower wrote:

Just read the piece on the Bulls site.

"Sammy Burgess" !!!!

Sounds like AP has some competition eying up young "Sammy"

Instead of the usual short straw identitik press releases from the players this give me an idea for Sammy's next T& A interview

Yo yo yo yo
My name is Sammy B and I'm here to say
Don't diss the coach and it will be OK
Macca has style it is no lie
Get it sorted Stevo put us back on Sky