Mediocrity personified: sounds like a perfect fitOld School Green wrote: ↑September 5, 2021, 5:13 pmYeh it feels like this.
If it happens let’s hope he goes alright and just needed out of the shambles he’s in. Jury’s out though until he shows something other than mediocrity personified
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HoraceBigCigar wrote: ↑September 5, 2021, 6:15 pmMediocrity personified: sounds like a perfect fitOld School Green wrote: ↑September 5, 2021, 5:13 pmYeh it feels like this.
If it happens let’s hope he goes alright and just needed out of the shambles he’s in. Jury’s out though until he shows something other than mediocrity personified
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100% agree.Botman wrote: ↑September 5, 2021, 3:57 pmHe'd be the guy i'd target to play the #13 role.Canberra Milk wrote: ↑September 5, 2021, 3:53 pm Watching Titans game, Tyrone peachey is no organising half, but still better than our current options and Dylan brown
Think if got him and a legit halfback, it would really improve our attack
well, I guess you could say that I'm buy curious.
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He is the kinda player you dont want the raiders facing.. id like to see him in green.julian87 wrote: ↑September 5, 2021, 8:04 pm100% agree.Botman wrote: ↑September 5, 2021, 3:57 pmHe'd be the guy i'd target to play the #13 role.Canberra Milk wrote: ↑September 5, 2021, 3:53 pm Watching Titans game, Tyrone peachey is no organising half, but still better than our current options and Dylan brown
Think if got him and a legit halfback, it would really improve our attack
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Canberra Raiders looking at making a play for Eels half Dylan Brown
The Raiders are counting down the days to November 1 and their opportunity to make a play for Dylan Brown. The concerns over Brown are twofold. He will come with a big price tag. There are also question marks over whether the has the capacity to lead a team around the park.
The Raiders have contacted people who know Brown and been told that he indeed has that ability, but hasn’t been able to show it because he plays in a side that features Mitchell Moses and Clint Gutherson. There have been whispers that Brown’s management would be keen to move him in the off-season and the Eels could release much-needed funds, helping them keep a slew of other players.
Read more: https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nr ... eee231dd58
The Raiders are counting down the days to November 1 and their opportunity to make a play for Dylan Brown. The concerns over Brown are twofold. He will come with a big price tag. There are also question marks over whether the has the capacity to lead a team around the park.
The Raiders have contacted people who know Brown and been told that he indeed has that ability, but hasn’t been able to show it because he plays in a side that features Mitchell Moses and Clint Gutherson. There have been whispers that Brown’s management would be keen to move him in the off-season and the Eels could release much-needed funds, helping them keep a slew of other players.
Read more: https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nr ... eee231dd58
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Maybe the Raiders could just watch him play without Mitchell Moses in the team?
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“Raiders have contacted people that know Brown, and been told he does indeed have that ability”
Who did they talk to? His mum??
Who did they talk to? His mum??
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We need to go into next year with something different and if this is it we could do worse.
Worse comes to worse end of next year we are in a better situation than we are on now where we have Wighton potentially moving into 13 and still on the look out for a halfback/Schneider one more year better developed.
Worse comes to worse end of next year we are in a better situation than we are on now where we have Wighton potentially moving into 13 and still on the look out for a halfback/Schneider one more year better developed.
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With the options available if we can get Brown for 2022 I’d take it.
Watching him, I think there’s something there. I think he can be a big upgrade on what we have.
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I've always liked Peachey. Could do a lot worse.Canberra Milk wrote: ↑September 5, 2021, 3:53 pm Watching Titans game, Tyrone peachey is no organising half, but still better than our current options and Dylan brown
I've also been thinking over the last few weeks that Adam Keighran might also be an option. He's a five-eighth but isn't purely a ball-runner type like Jack and I reckon he could do the job. Can also kick goals and his defence is strong.
Only signed for next season and surely won't need heaps to entice him to leave.
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This will be a terrible signing.
Sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel is just the train that's about to hit you.
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We need to make sure that we don’t let perfect become the enemy of good.
Would we improve with Brown at the 6 and Wighton at the 13 instead of a friggin prop?
I reckon the answer may well be yes to that question.
And then all of a sudden if we signed a solid 7 like Pearce I would be quietly contented over the off season knowing the club is at least trying to improve for next year, and possibly without mortgaging our medium/long term cap.
Would we improve with Brown at the 6 and Wighton at the 13 instead of a friggin prop?
I reckon the answer may well be yes to that question.
And then all of a sudden if we signed a solid 7 like Pearce I would be quietly contented over the off season knowing the club is at least trying to improve for next year, and possibly without mortgaging our medium/long term cap.
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That's not happening MickeyMickey_Raider wrote: ↑September 11, 2021, 7:13 pm We need to make sure that we don’t let perfect become the enemy of good.
Would we improve with Brown at the 6 and Wighton at the 13 instead of a friggin prop?
I reckon the answer may well be yes to that question.
And then all of a sudden if we signed a solid 7 like Pearce I would be quietly contented over the off season knowing the club is at least trying to improve for next year, and possibly without mortgaging our medium/long term cap.
It'll be 6. Wighton 7. Brown
That's not letting perfect become the enemy of good. It's just not good.
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According to The Canberra Times:
The Raiders have considered offering unwanted Titans half Ash Taylor a one-year deal, which would tide them over until Brown became available.
Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14239
The Raiders have considered offering unwanted Titans half Ash Taylor a one-year deal, which would tide them over until Brown became available.
Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14239
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Now that's dire.greeneyed wrote: ↑September 11, 2021, 7:31 pm According to The Canberra Times:
The Raiders have considered offering unwanted Titans half Ash Taylor a one-year deal, which would tide them over until Brown became available.
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Right you are on that.Botman wrote: ↑September 11, 2021, 7:24 pmThat's not happening MickeyMickey_Raider wrote: ↑September 11, 2021, 7:13 pm We need to make sure that we don’t let perfect become the enemy of good.
Would we improve with Brown at the 6 and Wighton at the 13 instead of a friggin prop?
I reckon the answer may well be yes to that question.
And then all of a sudden if we signed a solid 7 like Pearce I would be quietly contented over the off season knowing the club is at least trying to improve for next year, and possibly without mortgaging our medium/long term cap.
It'll be 6. Wighton 7. Brown
That's not letting perfect become the enemy of good. It's just not good.
It’s like an inferior version of Wighton and Williams which only got us into that 4-5th slot.
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It sounds to me like this is going to happen. Someone said that Parra are after Ash Taylor, which doesn't bode well. Oh well, I'll lube up because this is going to hurt
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Parra would be well aware that Brown hasn't kicked on, and will be thrilled they found a buyer for their dud. It's hard to see it not happening
I'll get behind him and hope he does well but if you play a bad hand and get lucky on the flop, it was still a bad decision
I'll get behind him and hope he does well but if you play a bad hand and get lucky on the flop, it was still a bad decision
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100% agree CM
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It sounds like the only criteria we are signing this guy on is that he’s “young”. Heres a novel thought, how about we try and find someone who is “good” instead?
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Our only hope is that he seems to be a bit of a player and party boy, likes the beach too based on his instagram. The Canberra disadvantage, you've stuffed us up many times, you owe us one back...
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One thing we forget is that Sticky has brought in two halfbacks to the club during his time here. Aiden Sezer and George Williams. Neither of them are 7s who have the skillset to control a team, rather they have that off the cuff ability, mainly backed up by a decent running game.
Maybe this is just what Stuart likes in a 7, hence why we would be more likely to buy a Brown or Harris-Tavita?
Maybe this is just what Stuart likes in a 7, hence why we would be more likely to buy a Brown or Harris-Tavita?
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Honestly, if we offer Brown a big money contract, then we are just Wests Tigers South at this point.
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That analogy is both funny and disturbing. Weighted towards the latter.
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I’m pretty sure he’s on a pretty big deal at Parra currently.
I recall the Warriors were after him after his debut and the Eels had to offer him a lot to keep him.
Whether or not he’s worth it is another matter.
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True, which just shows again what a slow learner he is, or single-minded/stubbornRaider47 wrote: ↑September 12, 2021, 8:18 am One thing we forget is that Sticky has brought in two halfbacks to the club during his time here. Aiden Sezer and George Williams. Neither of them are 7s who have the skillset to control a team, rather they have that off the cuff ability, mainly backed up by a decent running game.
Maybe this is just what Stuart likes in a 7, hence why we would be more likely to buy a Brown or Harris-Tavita?
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“Hello Dylan Browns agent, is he any good?”
“Yes!”
“Here, take all of our moneys!”
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Watching this Eels vs Knights final, Dylan Brown is a bit of a passenger out there. perhaps I'm missing something, but I'm not sure what he could possibly add to our team. He's certainly no halfback.
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He's very much the 3rd fiddle behind Moses and Gutho. There might be a decent player in him- what he does isn't bad- but he doesn't show any initiative to get himself in the game. Better player than Williams/Frawley but you'd be hiring him hoping he can do something he hasn't yet shown he can do...
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You certainly wouldn't be wanting to throw wads of cash at him. He may go all right, but doesn't do much to highlight that.
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The biggest red flag is he’s shown zero discernible improvement since coming into the league with big wraps. If this is a Rick ego-thing where he thinks he can be the guy who can unlock greater performances from Brown… we are in for a world of pain
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Passenger is a fair callSeiffert82 wrote: ↑September 12, 2021, 5:10 pm Watching this Eels vs Knights final, Dylan Brown is a bit of a passenger out there. perhaps I'm missing something, but I'm not sure what he could possibly add to our team. He's certainly no halfback.
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Pearce was pretty ordinary too, that game was a good show case of why we really cant be giving any of these players rumoured more than 1-2 years. The most established options we've been linked to just put on show why they're available for a club like ours.
They're not very good
They're not very good