Re: Rumours 2 : Tue Nov 07, 2017 8:50 am  

I don't want kopczak, he's poor and not an improvement on even George King. We need aggression in the pack IMO, some one who wants a big collision when carrying the ball and kopczak isn't that. Perhaps we have already added it with Hikus mate, we'll have to wait and see I suppose.

Re: Rumours 2 : Tue Nov 07, 2017 8:59 am  

I've watched Baptiste very carefully in the PNG games. He is definitely a hooker (dummy half player) and not a loose forward. He needs to be near the play the ball. PNG and Canberra play with two or even three players who take it turns to go to dummy half.

Re: Rumours 2 : Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:04 am  

Something Ratchford and Russell can both do at ptb

Re: Rumours 2 : Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:58 am  

Something else about Baptiste is that he does seem to walk back into position very slowly ... quite strange really ... and he did it several times. On the plus side when he goes for it with ball in hand he's a handful.

Re: Rumours 2 : Tue Nov 07, 2017 12:20 pm  

Interesting, Canberra Raiders sign another hooker (Adam Clydesdale) to compete with Josh Hodgson, leaving Baptiste competing with both if he stays at Canberra... http://www.canberratimes.com.au/rugby-l ... zgmut.html

Interesting, Canberra Raiders sign another hooker (Adam Clydesdale) to compete with Josh Hodgson, leaving Baptiste competing with both if he stays at Canberra... http://www.canberratimes.com.au/rugby-l ... zgmut.html

Re: Rumours 2 : Tue Nov 07, 2017 4:14 pm  

Confusingly, in an interview in the WG today Price says there is one squad place still available. Last week KF said there were 3 as they were looking to take the squad up to 28. Either we've signed 2 additional players but not announced them or we're going with a thinner squad than planned.

Re: Rumours 2 : Tue Nov 07, 2017 6:11 pm  

Price might of meant one quota spot

Re: Rumours 2 : Tue Nov 07, 2017 6:31 pm  

Melph wrote:

Price might of meant one quota spot

Yes, he might have. Good point.

Re: Rumours 2 : Wed Nov 08, 2017 9:01 am  

Listening to the Henderson interview he says we have space for a couple more, the three of them must speak together to be saying the same things. Henderson alluded to the fact that he couldnt mention names as if something is in the pipeline. So anything between 1 and 3 more players to come in...

Re: Rumours 2 : Wed Nov 08, 2017 10:21 am  

We've established they were talking about different things.
Price the quota and Hendo the squad depth and/or quota.