Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[stryker 69]

His whole schtick is braindead cringe. That imbecile laugh especially.
"Cheers brah, yes brah, nah brah, trot brah" Can't believe people get off on this crap.

Yeah it’s pathetic and to top it off, he is proving to be a shocking purchase for the Dogs

 

[stryker 69]

I don't know with Papa, Api and Stefano coming. If we could grab Nikora and maybe Uele/Pele all of a sudden our forward pack looks interesting.

Our backs are still…there

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Our backs are still…there

Can't fix everything at once.
Right now next year most of our forwards are off contract but a chunk of the backs are still here.
Not many quality backs will join a team with a terrible forward pack unless you fork out a heap to lure them. My view is if we get the forward pack right next 2yrs, get the backs right 2-3yrs and we compete year 3. Pipedream but we need a plan to at least get behind.

 

[stryker 69]

Can't fix everything at once.
Right now next year most of our forwards are off contract but a chunk of the backs are still here.
Not many quality backs will join a team with a terrible forward pack unless you fork out a heap to lure them. My view is if we get the forward pack right next 2yrs, get the backs right 2-3yrs and we compete year 3. Pipedream but we need a plan to at least get behind.

Yeah you are right…I just couldn’t give a shit at the moment to be honest.

 

[Needaname]

Thoughts on offering Payne Hass his Million Dollar a year contract?
Would you do it?
You could only imagine seeing him paired with Stefano in the NSW team but what if it was actually our front row as well?

 

[jadtiger]

Thoughts on offering Payne Hass his Million Dollar a year contract?
Would you do it?
You could only imagine seeing him paired with Stefano in the NSW team but what if it was actually our front row as well?

One million for a prop is massive overs imo and i don't care if he is the best in the world,that is what you pay a top 6 or7.Even the best 1 or 9 should be on no more than 900k.

 

[TieDye]

It’s definitely an in thing on this forum.

Wot bah?

 

[Leichardt61]

One million for a prop is massive overs imo and i don't care if he is the best in the world,that is what you pay a top 6 or7.Even the best 1 or 9 should be on no more than 900k.

I don't know, if we could trade in our limited edition 1mil brooks for Payne Haas I wouldn't be complaining.

 

[Spartan117]

One million for a prop is massive overs imo and i don't care if he is the best in the world,that is what you pay a top 6 or7.Even the best 1 or 9 should be on no more than 900k.

Thats 100% correct.

 

[Telltails]

Very few players worth 1mill and more often than not create a drain on the cap without delivering. Hence why the successful clubs won't ever pay 1mill of their cap on one player and demonstrates again why the salary cap does not make for an even competition.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Spending 1 million on a front rower would be irresponsible even if it is for the best prop in the games. We got 99 problems but a prop ain’t one.

 

[Needaname]

Appreciate the responses re Hass. For me if he wasn’t such an arrogant bloke off the field I reckon the combination with Stefano could set us up for a decade. Both props have different skill sets but could benefit hugely from each other’s output.
I disagree that Prop isn’t an area we need to focus on. We need a couple of guys that can just keep getting us up the field into the opposition half.
In saying that, a lot of talk that he will end up at the Roosters. I know they won’t have SST next year but would they pay 1 mil or even close to for Hass?

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Appreciate the responses re Hass. For me if he wasn’t such an arrogant bloke off the field I reckon the combination with Stefano could set us up for a decade. Both props have different skill sets but could benefit hugely from each other’s output.
I disagree that Prop isn’t an area we need to focus on. We need a couple of guys that can just keep getting us up the field into the opposition half.
In saying that, a lot of talk that he will end up at the Roosters. I know they won’t have SST next year but would they pay 1 mil or even close to for Hass?

Why would his arrogance off the field affect his on field combination with Stefano?

 

[weststigerman]

One million for a prop is massive overs imo and i don't care if he is the best in the world,that is what you pay a top 6 or7.Even the best 1 or 9 should be on no more than 900k.

I agree on your view on props, but I would happily pay a mil for a fullback like Turbo or Tedesco.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I agree on your view on props, but I would happily pay a mil for a fullback like Turbo or Tedesco.

I don’t think Teddy is worth that much these days. I think he’s dropped to number 3 in the pecking order behind Turbo and Pap.

 

[Chicken_Faced_Killa]

I don’t think Teddy is worth that much these days. I think he’s dropped to number 3 in the pecking order behind Turbo and Pap.

He’d still add so much to this side. For a million would be fair

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

One million for a prop is massive overs imo and i don't care if he is the best in the world,that is what you pay a top 6 or7.Even the best 1 or 9 should be on no more than 900k.

Agree. 1 Mil for a 5yr tenure you pay for an elite game changer who wins matches.
Haas is one of the best props in the game and will be for years but he doesn't change games.
Would I love him at our club and do we need someone like him? absolutely but not for 1mil over 5yrs

 

[tiger_scott]

Another thing to consider is that paying Haas his 1M, or even close to it, may leave Stef feeling a bit undervalued. We can't pay them both that, obviously. Stef may leave, leaving us back (almost) where we started.

Anyway, he'll end up at the Roosters, replacing JWH, for well under the 1M he is seeking, 'cos Uncle Nick cares enough to call......

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Another thing to consider is that paying Haas his 1M, or even close to it, may leave Stef feeling a bit undervalued. We can't pay them both that, obviously. Stef may leave, leaving us back (almost) where we started.

Thankfully we’ll never know.

 

[Fade.To.Black]

Very few players worth 1mill and more often than not create a drain on the cap without delivering. Hence why the successful clubs won't ever pay 1mill of their cap on one player and demonstrates again why the salary cap does not make for an even competition.

Quite a few clubs pay blokes $1m off their cap I think- Cleary, Turbo, DCE, Tedesco, Hunt etc.
But agree 100% that the salary cap, and the loopholes in it, is the biggest farce in the game. Rich get richer and the rest get to fight for scraps every year with no chance whatsoever of seriously contending for the premiership.