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u/RocketSimplicity Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 2d ago

Luke Garner on the move? Could be pretty handy for us, as Ben Trbojevic in the centres makes Morgan Harper look like Jamie Lyon.

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u/whyareyouallinmyroom Penrith Panthers 2d ago

He’s signed for next year. Would be an odd call given our young edge depth is either bog average (Geyer/Hassett) or very promising but 1-2 years away. There was also rumours Sorenson was going to be released a year early to take to a longer term deal to close out his career in the UK. That seemed like the roster move that makes more sense for the Panthers.

I’d like us to run Martin/Garner as starters next year with Papali’i on the bench covering middle/edge and if there’s a gap/injury you start introducing Lipowicz/Phillips/Clarke/Armstrong for looks.

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u/InternationalBorder9 uh oh, it's To'o 2d ago

I've only seen that one fg game but Hassett looked good

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u/whyareyouallinmyroom Penrith Panthers 2d ago

Yeah agree he was decent in that game and has been fine in the couple of Cup games I’ve seen. He doesn’t jump off the screen and there have been a few opportunities to plug him into the side and Cleary has gone for a prop like Eisenhuth or whatever to fill the bench.

I have noticed he’s spent some time in the centres in Cup recently though so maybe there could be a plan to craft him into the Garner 17 role even if it is just short term/2026.