Re: Wakefield - Contracted Players : Wed Sep 25, 2019 12:56 pm  

League Express reported that Tangata had signed for next season if so that's one overseas spot taken.

Re: Wakefield - Contracted Players : Wed Sep 25, 2019 2:07 pm  

Eastern Wildcat wrote:

I agree there PT, regarding Brough.

Maybe, like they did with Liam Finn in 2018, he starts the season, but to have someone ready to replace him, and gradually move on. Whether thats a British half back or overseas, who knows.

I was looking on the NRL off contract players yesterday, and most of them that came up didn't have a lot of match day experience

Careful what we wish for as hudds are trying to offload frawley, now that would be a step backwards

Re: Wakefield - Contracted Players : Wed Sep 25, 2019 2:47 pm  

Kettykat wrote:

Careful what we wish for as hudds are trying to offload frawley, now that would be a step backwards

Not sure I buy that, sure he's looked poor at Hudds but who hasn't, doesn't necessarily mean he'd be bad for us. He's no world-beater and I doubt we can afford him but that doesn't make him a bad player, he'd do a job.

Where I do agree with you is that at the age Fawley is now Brough was a vastly better player, thats where Hudds lost out, they didn't replace Brough with an equal, which pleases me I must say.

Re: Wakefield - Contracted Players : Wed Sep 25, 2019 4:37 pm  

Fishermanscap wrote:

Not sure I buy that, sure he's looked poor at Hudds but who hasn't, doesn't necessarily mean he'd be bad for us. He's no world-beater and I doubt we can afford him but that doesn't make him a bad player, he'd do a job.

Where I do agree with you is that at the age Fawley is now Brough was a vastly better player, thats where Hudds lost out, they didn't replace Brough with an equal, which pleases me I must say.

We could afford him if Hudds were to pay 40% of his salary

Re: Wakefield - Contracted Players : Wed Sep 25, 2019 4:40 pm  

Have not rated Frawley this season although he has shown glimpses of what he can do. That said as FMC says does not necessarily mean he would be poor for us, in fact we usually seem to do quite well with players not deemed good enough.

Not forgetting it is his first season over here and has been playing in a side that has been swapped and changed a lot. Frawley has also played a lot of hooker so could provide us with some versatility there, not heard anything on this but if there is an option there who knows.

Re: Wakefield - Contracted Players : Wed Sep 25, 2019 5:58 pm  

poplar cats alive wrote:

League Express reported that Tangata had signed for next season if so that's one overseas spot taken.

Personally hope not. Filled in okay but don't really think he has enough go forward for a prop. Although, a pre-season with a super league club may do him good. How old is he?

[PopTart]

Re: Wakefield - Contracted Players : Wed Sep 25, 2019 6:07 pm  

homme vaste wrote:

Kopczak definitely, I think he has a good few years left in him and was our most consistent player this season.

BJB, I am not sure - Although he still has pace, he has lost a yard or 2 and I would expect the same to happen again in the next year, he also seemed to lack that confidence to back himself last season which he has shown throughout his career. Still a good player but going into 2021 will be knocking on the door of 33 and I would be very surprised if we did not have better options for the wing by then.

I think BJB hit a top speed in the top 10 players this year.
His main issue is that we battered him having to take the ball up from deep like a prop. Didn't get many good passes really.
Ironically Horo was the best centre for him as he just moved the ball on quickly.

Re: Wakefield - Contracted Players : Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:23 pm  

PopTart wrote:

I think BJB hit a top speed in the top 10 players this year.
His main issue is that we battered him having to take the ball up from deep like a prop. Didn't get many good passes really.
Ironically Horo was the best centre for him as he just moved the ball on quickly.

This is a really good point
We do have a bit of a throw n hope policy with our wingers at time

One thing I’d really really like to see is Brough Tanginoa, Reece and BJB really practice some plays together that come off on the field

There is so much talent and potential there

If Tanginoa and Reece work on there combinations together I see no reason why they couldn’t be our next Solomona and Domic combo

I appreciate they are not quite the same type of players but the basic big man draw and offload to a speedster basics are there

Re: Wakefield - Contracted Players : Thu Sep 26, 2019 8:10 am  

Adam_Harrison9 wrote:

Personally hope not. Filled in okay but don't really think he has enough go forward for a prop. Although, a pre-season with a super league club may do him good. How old is he?

It’s all about opinion but your certainly not watching the same player as me.

He’s 28 if I remember rightly, what is interesting is that as far as I can tell he’s never played NRL which is a concern but the JDdidnt either so who knows.

On the plus side he’s way better than Hirst and a crocked England on the minus he’s overseas. That said if he isn’t NRL trained does he count, I don’t know I’m just asking.

Re: Wakefield - Contracted Players : Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:14 am  

Fishermanscap wrote:

It’s all about opinion but your certainly not watching the same player as me.

He’s 28 if I remember rightly, what is interesting is that as far as I can tell he’s never played NRL which is a concern but the JDdidnt either so who knows.

On the plus side he’s way better than Hirst and a crocked England on the minus he’s overseas. That said if he isn’t NRL trained does he count, I don’t know I’m just asking.

I think opinions on Tangata would be completely opposite if he'd of joined St Helens or (back then) Salford but I think he's played extremely well, especially considering he joined a side with the worst form the in the league.

I think a proper pre-season with hopefully a fully fit squad will do him well, I don't see him being our best forward but despite playing alongside Big Dave and Tanginoa I don't think he'll look out of place!