Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

So Brooks is useless, terrible, waste of space blah blah blah…but he‘s good enough to trade for Burton 🤔
I’d trade him for anyone who’ll take him. He has had ample opportunity with us for many, many years and has proved it doesn’t work, with us. Not interested in giving him another 2 years to not work out again. That’s madness! 🤦🏻‍♂️
May fit well into another team, just didn’t work with us. Need to move on after 9 years I’d say.
 
Still no news out of the Sharks about Pele, Dykes or Nikora re-signing. Does anyone have an update? Unfortunately Jess Colquhoun re-signed with the Sharks. He is an Illawarra junior and is in their top squad next year. I think he will be the next big hit at the Sharks, an 80 min prop.

If anyone wants to be inspired by his perseverance read the article.

 
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I’d trade him for anyone who’ll take him. He has had ample opportunity with us for many, many years and has proved it doesn’t work, with us. Not interested in giving him another 2 years to not work out again. That’s madness! 🤦🏻‍♂️
May fit well into another team, just didn’t work with us. Need to move on after 9 years I’d say.
Yeah, but in this instance, you are suggesting we trade him for Burton. After trashing him. You aren’t a very good salesman.
 
Thanks mate, I have had a lot to sort through, even making sure my dad is alright after finding mum a care facility, centrelink, bank accounts, super funds, doctors, physios, becoming power of attorney for both mum and dad the list was endless, hopefully now I can get some clear air
Hang in there mate, look after yourself & I hope things get better.
 
Another one bites the dust.
Club still entertaining looking at Siro for a couple years, nothing else happening on the recruitment front. Ciraldo probably ends up getting Burton, Doueihi will play 13. Getting his body right for a Sheenius style pack.

Pele still weighing up our offer (Cronulla), and would IMO be the perfect project player to contrast Twal/Seyfarth.

We desperately need some impact 2nd rowers, hoping that Blore will turn out to be that for the club
 
Still no news out of the Sharks about Pele, Dykes or Nikora re-signing. Does anyone have an update? Unfortunately Jess Colquhoun re-signed with the Sharks. He is an Illawarra junior and is in their top squad next year. I think he will be the next big hit at the Sharks, an 80 min prop.

If anyone wants to be inspired by his perseverance read the article.

This is where we need to get to Paws. Where these young up and comers are just happy to hang around at their junior club waiting for an opportunity.
That’s real depth of squad and we haven’t had that I’d say ever. Not even whilst Sheens was here.
Even so, we’d have these young guys on the peripheral leave to join stronger squads where they had to start further down the pack.
 
Club still entertaining looking at Siro for a couple years, nothing else happening on the recruitment front. Ciraldo probably ends up getting Burton, Doueihi will play 13. Getting his body right for a Sheenius style pack.

Pele still weighing up our offer (Cronulla), and would IMO be the perfect project player to contrast Twal/Seyfarth.

We desperately need some impact 2nd rowers, hoping that Blore will turn out to be that for the club
Not sure Blore is your impact mould of player, more your consistent worker 80min prop 100 plus meters and minimal missed tackles.
 
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Not sure Blore is your impact mould of player, more your consistent worker 80min prop 100 plus meters and minimal missed tackles.
Which we have about 2 too many of. I’d like to see him develop some ‘wow’ factor and transition in attack. He has looked good when given opportunities even in a short time here, needs match fitness.
 
If we could possibly get Burton you'd reassess both Doueihi and Brooks. Burton to me looks better than both of them and I think you'd play him at 6.

7. Hastings
6. Burton
I'm happy to let the new coach determine who to keep etc. But here is my dream backline and not sure if it is achievable -

7. Hastings
6. Brooks
5. Bula/Scolari/Peni/Toa
4. Burton
3. Kepaoa
2. Nofoaluma
1. Laurie


14. Doueihi - ease him back onto the park.
 
Which we have about 2 too many of. I’d like to see him develop some ‘wow’ factor and transition in attack. He has looked good when given opportunities even in a short time here, needs match fitness.
I don’t think we have many of them as backrowers. Prehaps Seyfarth but he is more suited to the middle. Supposedly he (Blore) was a very good hole runner back in his Penrith days, so it would be interesting to see how he fits in to the team next year. Bench first coming on into the backrow, at this stage replacing Seyfarth mid game.
 
I don’t think we have many of them as backrowers. Prehaps Seyfarth but he is more suited to the middle. Supposedly he (Blore) was a very good hole runner back in his Penrith days, so it would be interesting to see how he fits in to the team next year. Bench first coming on into the backrow, at this stage replacing Seyfarth mid game.
If Tamou was replaced with Tapine or Thompson and we added say, Angus Crichton as a starter, then that’s the right mixture.

ATM Twal, Farts, Tamou and Stefano are all too similar
 
Still no news out of the Sharks about Pele, Dykes or Nikora re-signing. Does anyone have an update? Unfortunately Jess Colquhoun re-signed with the Sharks. He is an Illawarra junior and is in their top squad next year. I think he will be the next big hit at the Sharks, an 80 min prop.

If anyone wants to be inspired by his perseverance read the article.

They’ll likely have their futures all sorted before we sign our coach.
 
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I'm happy to let the new coach determine who to keep etc. But here is my dream backline and not sure if it is achievable -

7. Hastings
6. Brooks
5. Bula/Scolari/Peni/Toa
4. Burton
3. Kepaoa
2. Nofoaluma
1. Laurie


14. Doueihi - ease him back onto the park.
A better option, IMHO is:

7. Hastings
6. Brooks
5. Scolari/Bula/Peni
4. Naden
3. To'a
2. Kepaoa
1. Laurie

I am happy to consider Burton/Staines if/when they sign.
 
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