Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[hsvjones]

There’s not as much as you think. Hastings will have to be increased likely this year as he is free to negotiate November 1. He’s reportedly on $350k which will chew up at least another 300k. Part of the reason we are no chance of keeping Madden as depth.

Does the question need to be asked then...
We don't have anywhere near the quality of players the top clubs have yet we don't have much money to burn and have a younger roster on lower wages.. We have offloaded the overpaid players from the past so we must be overpaying internal players but not prepared to pay overs for external players.. Blows my mind

 

[Telltails]

A miracle that we got the 2 good players we did.

 

[Wearealaughingstock]

This was the original post regarding Nofo.

I still believe it

 

[Sabre]

We need another one. Currently, there is not one player at the club who has his name pencilled in as a starting back rower in 2023. Think about that. Don’t say Blore. The good thing is the club at least recognises this and is actively looking for someone to partner Pap. We’ll hit on somebody as long as we keep looking.

The disappointing thing is that Papali'i and Garner would have been a great starting backrower and at a fairly low cost too.

 

[weststigerman]

We need another one. Currently, there is not one player at the club who has his name pencilled in as a starting back rower in 2023. Think about that. Don’t say Blore. The good thing is the club at least recognises this and is actively looking for someone to partner Pap. We’ll hit on somebody as long as we keep looking.

Blore.

I don’t disagree we need another one but if he was fit he starts this year ahead of Garner and Tuilagi. He’s had 2 big injuries since joining us, he just needs a bit of luck. We need depth, don’t need another 700k back rower.

 

[Demps]

I still believe it

You were the one that spun the same tale 😂

It's been debunked.

 

[Camel2281]

Back 3 next year at the moment will be:

Papa
Joffa
Rua

Don’t stress.

Joffa is not a second rower. He doesn't have the lateral for it in defence. He's a middle and a good one. Don't mess with it

 

[Hbom]

There’s not as much as you think. Hastings will have to be increased likely this year as he is free to negotiate November 1. He’s reportedly on $350k which will chew up at least another 300k. Part of the reason we are no chance of keeping Madden as depth.

Mbye money.

 

[batboy]

Blore.

I don’t disagree we need another one but if he was fit he starts this year ahead of Garner and Tuilagi. He’s had 2 big injuries since joining us, he just needs a bit of luck. We need depth, don’t need another 700k back rower.

Blore has done absolutely nothing on field to suggest he's a shadow of the player he's intended to be here...
"Killing it pre-season" counts for 2/5ths of SFA unfortunately...

 

[Camel2281]

Does the question need to be asked then...
We don't have anywhere near the quality of players the top clubs have yet we don't have much money to burn and have a younger roster on lower wages.. We have offloaded the overpaid players from the past so we must be overpaying internal players but not prepared to pay overs for external players.. Blows my mind

We all know where 11% of next years cap is going though. Bloke who used to try and play halfback. That's why there's not that much left over

 

[Westsboi2019]

Missing out on Crichton, Aiken etc.. only to sign Payne Haas would be total Sheenius. 😉

 

[batboy]

Mbye money.

Did your iphone calculate that for you?

We have another High End Hooker on the books next year...
Where's that money coming from?
There's players getting upgrades next year - Laurie being one of them....

I don't get this theory that if you stop paying someone at some point that there's automatically 'x' amount of dollars to spend elsewhere...
The cap is fluid - Very few contracted players are on the same amount of money every year for the length of the contract....
And here's the tip - The amount very rarely goes down.

 

[weststigerman]

Blore has done absolutely nothing on field to suggest he's a shadow of the player he's intended to be here...
"Killing it pre-season" counts for 2/5ths of SFA unfortunately...

You are ill informed. Tuilagi was playing reserve grade when Blore was fit.

 

[batboy]

You are ill informed. Tuilagi was playing reserve grade when Blore was fit.

Out of what you've said here - Nothing makes me ill informed...
If you wish to argue the point, Maybe point out something (Apart from his Couple hits on Brown)
that he's done to convince everyone he's an 80 minute quality back rower..
- I'll wait....

Furthermore, There's no evidence he wouldn't have lost his spot to Kelma at some point - Even then, Kelma has certainly dropped off.

 

[Kaito]

https://www.facebook.com/foxnrl/photos/a.501499076567855/5673050989412612

If he could pack a scrum at loose Or Tight head prop he would be a weapon. Next to angus bell or Taniela tupou... Far out no way but 😆

 

[Odessa]

Missing out on Crichton, Aiken etc.. only to sign Payne Haas would be total Sheenius. 😉

Bring out the Sheenius in all of us


We should pick a Leichhardt over game and get a dark Orange/Gold T Shirt made and in Black bold writing

....It's just bloody Sheenius ....


And on the back his Face

 

[batboy]

Missing out on Crichton, Aiken etc.. only to sign Payne Haas would be total Sheenius. 😉

Missing 2 back rowers and signing a prop would be sheenius - And not really helpful to the problem atm.

 

[king_sirro]

Out of what you've said here - Nothing makes me ill informed...
If you wish to argue the point, Maybe point out something (Apart from his Couple hits on Brown)
that he's done to convince everyone he's an 80 minute quality back rower..
- I'll wait....

Furthermore, There's no evidence he wouldn't have lost his spot to Kelma at some point - Even then, Kelma has certainly dropped off.

I'll give it a go.

Firstly Blore was ahead of Tuilagi last year and all pre season leading up to his injury. And rightly so. Kelma is a terrible backrower.

Last year after hardly any football, Blore was punching out 80 minutes on the edge comfortably. His defence was better then any backrower we have had for years. His attack was a little off running lines, but that was improving.

If you can't see how our left side was locked down when Blore was there you weren't watching closely enough. Or maybe you just notice big hits and big runs, I'm not sure.

Paps and Blore backrow is exciting if Shawn can get a decent run at it.

 

[Tiger-ferret]

Out of what you've said here - Nothing makes me ill informed...
If you wish to argue the point, Maybe point out something (Apart from his Couple hits on Brown)
that he's done to convince everyone he's an 80 minute quality back rower..
- I'll wait....

Furthermore, There's no evidence he wouldn't have lost his spot to Kelma at some point - Even then, Kelma has certainly dropped off.

Blore missed 4 tackles in 13 games last year.

 

[batboy]

Blore missed 4 tackles in 13 games last year.

To miss them, You've got to be in the vicinity.
Also coming off the bench a lot last year...