moustache twirler

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I’m not completely sold on the recruitment/retention policy of the sharks here. Especially when you take into consideration the rumours that they are courting Pearce. Their recruitment policy is seemingly directionless. It seems as if they are just looking at the players are that becoming available on the market (Moylan, Pearce) and saying “yeah he seems like a good pickup, lets go for him”, as opposed to there being a well laid out plan to go for certain players to fill gaps in their roster.

This is evidenced by their big money deals with Holmes, Dugan, and Moylan. You have Holmes, who possess world class talent, but will only stay on your roster if he gets to play fullback, so you need to pay him fullback money. You also have Dugan, who is also an elite fullback, but because you already have Holmes, you have to play him in the centres. But because Dugan is a proven rep level fullback (as dictated by the market), he needs to be paid accordingly. Its a similar story with Moylan. A proven rep level fullback who is unproven at 5/8th. You have to play him at 5/8th because that’s (supposedly) a condition of him coming to your club. In the end, you are paying for a rep level fullback in return for an unproven 5/8th.

In hindsight (such a lovely thing), it would have been better to retain Bird and forego Dugan. In Holmes and Moylan, you have two high calibre fullback options. If Holmes fails, Moylan can take over. Bird can then be shifted into 5/8th. Remember, the guy won rookie of the year in that position.

Holmes, Dugan, and Moylan. Plenty of talent there. Just not sure if it was the wisest use of resources. If we were talking about a rep team its doable. But in an NRL team, where optimal resource allocation is key… I’m not so sure.

Valentine Holmes ready to fight for Cronulla fullback spot

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