Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[earl]

The talk of Franklin Pele is new to anyone at the club, his management last informed the club he had better offers elsewhere.

Great update Pom.

I found this one funny. No offense to anyone but I take everything as a rumour until there is an official announcement from the club.

 

[Yossarian]

I'd do the same
Very disappointing for the pathways dropped the ball

Dropping the ball probably is unfair. They're doing their best from all reports but you can't just match every insane offer that comes in.

 

[jrtiger]

150k a year is huge money to a 17 year old kid. It's a balls out move from the Dolphins. Running over the top of 16/17 year olds doesn't necessarily mean it will happen in the NRL otherwise we'd be fondly recalling the Matt Groat NRL domination. For a playmaker maybe you roll the dice but wow it's a bold move to spend that on a Harold Matthews prop.

played every minute of the grand final and clearly has an excellent attitude. obviously gifted with his size at that age but he looks to be a good'un. I think he'd be silly not to take the offer at Redcliffe. you really don't know what's around the corner.

 

[Fainu Brothers]

Thanks Pom! Hope we get the Crichton deal done. As we know on here is never a done deal until it’s announced. I think Dykes will be a great addition too

 

[weststigerman]

Reminds me of Payne Haas in the junior grades

Payne Haas is a once a generation player and first picked in every junior team.

Miller while he has huge potential, started from the bench in City v Country under 18s.

 

[earl]

No loss. Bit part player.

I'd love to have gotten him but it's not like it's a huge loss or anything. He is a project player.

 

[tony soprano]

Dropping the ball probably is unfair. They're doing their best from all reports but you can't just match every insane offer that comes in.

Keeping the right player is what it's all about imo.

 

[Madge]

Called it 😉

@Lee's fedora did too. Was being punched down for it.

 

[TheDaBoss]

No thanks. This place is better without the likes of power hungry mods like Willow

I didnt think willow was a bad mod...yes he was strict but i did enjoy his posts....

 

[TheDaBoss]

Throw brown paper bags at burton

Centre

 

[Kelce68]

Dropping the ball probably is unfair. They're doing their best from all reports but you can't just match every insane offer that comes in.

Exactly.

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

Miller news ridiculous, where is the loyalty

$150K contract coming out of HMs, as THE_POM said, is "too good to be true". Hard to be critical of a kid who is getting that sort of money thrown at him.

 

[tony soprano]

The club will officially offer Angus Crichton a 3 year contract this week worth close to $2.2million over the span of the contract, sticking point will be the issue of who will be coach as we are main attraction to him to be back under Madge.

Also Doueihi is being put through his paces today & has an appointment this afternoon with a specialist to be cleared to play this Friday.

Luke Brooks early indication is grade 1 hamstring 2-4 weeks.

The talk of Franklin Pele is new to anyone at the club, his management last informed the club he had better offers elsewhere.

Club also trying to fast track a move for Kade Dykes this week, they want him at the club before the bye round. 2023 terms agreed upon.

Does that mean

The club will officially offer Angus Crichton a 3 year contract this week worth close to $2.2million over the span of the contract, sticking point will be the issue of who will be coach as we are main attraction to him to be back under Madge.

Also Doueihi is being put through his paces today & has an appointment this afternoon with a specialist to be cleared to play this Friday.

Luke Brooks early indication is grade 1 hamstring 2-4 weeks.

The talk of Franklin Pele is new to anyone at the club, his management last informed the club he had better offers elsewhere.

Club also trying to fast track a move for Kade Dykes this week, they want him at the club before the bye round. 2023 terms agreed upon.

Does that mean dykes done for 2023?

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

If we sign Angus Crichton I will lose it.

 

[Needaname]

Keeping the right player is what it's all about imo.

Galvin is the one you bank on.
Tough as teak and has the witts and skill to play in the halves.
If there is one trait that our first grade side has lacked, it’s football smarts.
Having a 6ft plus backrower with that level of game awareness is what we need.

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

Does that mean


Does that mean dykes done for 2023?

would be good, it looks our recruitment department is very busy, a very positive change to the last period! Is it just Sheens or some other forces, working quietly in the background?

 

[jrtiger]

Galvin is the one you bank on.
Tough as teak and has the witts and skill to play in the halves.
If there is one trait that our first grade side has lacked, it’s football smarts.
Having a 6ft plus backrower with that level of game awareness is what we need.

out of all the players we have, Galvin and Kautoga are the two best back row prospects at the club. lock them both up now.

 

[Bones]

What have you heard?

Just rumours on twitter Facebook as well as here. I definitely don’t have any inside info but hopefully where there is smoke there will one day be a fire.

I’ve said before all the club can do is keep speaking to good players till we land one.
It’s like the old nightclub method of approaching a number of girls till one eventually says yes 😆

 

[Nelson]

150k a year is huge money to a 17 year old kid. It's a balls out move from the Dolphins. Running over the top of 16/17 year olds doesn't necessarily mean it will happen in the NRL otherwise we'd be fondly recalling the Matt Groat NRL domination. For a playmaker maybe you roll the dice but wow it's a bold move to spend that on a Harold Matthews prop.

It's not a bad strategy if you're the Dolphins. They haven't been able to land marquees so they have plenty of cap space available and might as well use it to target the up and comers.

 

[tony soprano]

Galvin is the one you bank on.
Tough as teak and has the witts and skill to play in the halves.
If there is one trait that our first grade side has lacked, it’s football smarts.
Having a 6ft plus backrower with that level of game awareness is what we need.

Yeah, position still not clear, suprised he was also in the halves.