Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Earl said:
Totally agree. Our depth is poor in the forwards though. It's really poor.
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Our only rep forward (In the whole squad) Is Joffa at Tonga and Twal for Lebanon... Isn't it?
That is Poor.
Look at a mid table team like Manly - Taupau, Olakauatu, Jurbo, Aloiai, Schuster....

We don't need to recruit an Origin pack - But we need to do much better than we are.
 
Thanks for update POM .
If BK is caretaker coach this year I really hope he keeps giving the young blokes a crack at top grade. Especially in the back row. Just give em a crack off the bench to see what we have
 
THE_POM said:
Quick Update:

Coaching:
Club had a zoom meeting with Kristian Woolf a couple days ago to purely gage his interest in being our coach, wasn't a lengthy meeting but all round positive response from both sides. John Morris has also been directly spoken on 2 occasions.
The club has had to applications put to the club via the Walker Brothers Management & Dean Pay's Management, neither of these are looking to be explored.
In relation to Shane Flanagan he's not entirely out of the equation but his aggressive background media push has made the club extremely cautious not to mention his previous indiscretions.
A left field name that has been discussed is Jason Ryles, but doubt he'll leave the Roosters.

Recruitment:

Charlies Staines - all the noise about him is purely from his management & we are just being used to get his name out there to see if any other takers will come into the fold.

Kade Dykes - As you can imagine everything went sideways with this, he hasn't committed to the Sharks at this stage, management waiting to see where we land with a coach.

Jordan Miller - We seem to have done enough to keep this young man with us for the future. 3 Year deal will development next year & top 30 in 2024

Brandon Tumeth - Well into discussions to keep him around, almost certain to be in top 30 in 2023.

Hastings & Doueihi - Sheens has been in constant contact with these 2 & made it very clear to the both of them that they are future leaders of this club, had lengthy 1 on 1 with them & cleared the air over recent events.

In relation to filling remaining spots for this years roster by August 1, we only need to fill 2 out of the 3 available, as Luciano was released in June under NRL rules we aren't required to fill his spot & don't have to allocate his money for the 2022 season, this can be rolled over into next years salary cap.
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Angus still in the picture?
 
THE_POM said:
Have not heard anything on Royce Hunt.
Nathan Brown would only be considered if the new coach wanted them.
Tim Sheens will NOT be getting more hands on with coaching & continue to do what he is currently.

I believe it's down to Woolf or Morris, personally I think Morris will get the job, biggest issue is the talk of him struggling to attract talent when he was at the Sharks, but some believe that was just a media tag line.

Club wants a new coach sooner rather than later. I'm expecting an announcement within a fortnight.
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Thanks Pom
 
THE_POM said:
Quick Update:

Coaching:
Club had a zoom meeting with Kristian Woolf a couple days ago to purely gage his interest in being our coach, wasn't a lengthy meeting but all round positive response from both sides. John Morris has also been directly spoken on 2 occasions.
The club has had to applications put to the club via the Walker Brothers Management & Dean Pay's Management, neither of these are looking to be explored.
In relation to Shane Flanagan he's not entirely out of the equation but his aggressive background media push has made the club extremely cautious not to mention his previous indiscretions.
A left field name that has been discussed is Jason Ryles, but doubt he'll leave the Roosters.

Recruitment:

Charlies Staines - all the noise about him is purely from his management & we are just being used to get his name out there to see if any other takers will come into the fold.

Kade Dykes - As you can imagine everything went sideways with this, he hasn't committed to the Sharks at this stage, management waiting to see where we land with a coach.

Jordan Miller - We seem to have done enough to keep this young man with us for the future. 3 Year deal will development next year & top 30 in 2024

Brandon Tumeth - Well into discussions to keep him around, almost certain to be in top 30 in 2023.

Hastings & Doueihi - Sheens has been in constant contact with these 2 & made it very clear to the both of them that they are future leaders of this club, had lengthy 1 on 1 with them & cleared the air over recent events.

In relation to filling remaining spots for this years roster by August 1, we only need to fill 2 out of the 3 available, as Luciano was released in June under NRL rules we aren't required to fill his spot & don't have to allocate his money for the 2022 season, this can be rolled over into next years salary cap.
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If true, locking up Miller and Tumeth will be excellent decisions! Hard to go on about being a Pathways Club if you lose a NSW Under 19 representative in Tumeth and a very highly rated prop like Miller. Let's hope they are both signed officially asap!
 
Lauren said:
They remind me alot of the embarrassing uncle...well mine anyway. The one who’s stuck living in the 80s (attire and all) and still blares music from that era on his car stereo. Who often cracks onto chicks half his age, tells dirty jokes to anyone they encounter and hogs the limelight at all parties/events. So I wasn’t really dismissing how inept they look - or that the team’s function is also aligned with the club’s strategic goals - but rather pointing out that their job roles and responsibilities are distinct from footy operations.
They may very well play some part with the frameworks, for team development, but have no direct influence on their performance. If they do appear totally clueless it's because they are and are inexperienced in evaluating, formulating and implementing strategies to execute the club's plans of building a competitive roster and successful team.

It's why I'm a fan of Sheens' appointment. He doesn't exactly skirt around issues and is highly accredited but also understands the turbulent nature of the game, that you need to account for/remedy variables that hinder team progress (including unexpected events in injuries or such). Most importantly he's bold and fearless enough to face the unknown and make tough decisions - which is essential for the club to grow and adapt IMO.

The latest news about our potential coaches is a bit exciting and should keep us busy for a while.
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I agree, Pasco is not responsible first hand for on field performance that's the coach's job, the front office is doing well atm so his doing his job. The board though need some football intelligence in it, because they do get involved in the on field aspect of the team through their funding and recruitment of staff and players, although The CEO is also involved his involvement is only on a recommendation basis, whereas the board are supposed to be the checks and balances of the club in that when the CEO and board sat down the board should have known Jason Taylor was the complete opposite of what we needed, so should have overruled the CEOs recommendation, which they didn't.
 
THE_POM said:
Quick Update:

Coaching:
Club had a zoom meeting with Kristian Woolf a couple days ago to purely gage his interest in being our coach, wasn't a lengthy meeting but all round positive response from both sides. John Morris has also been directly spoken on 2 occasions.
The club has had to applications put to the club via the Walker Brothers Management & Dean Pay's Management, neither of these are looking to be explored.
In relation to Shane Flanagan he's not entirely out of the equation but his aggressive background media push has made the club extremely cautious not to mention his previous indiscretions.
A left field name that has been discussed is Jason Ryles, but doubt he'll leave the Roosters.

Recruitment:

Charlies Staines - all the noise about him is purely from his management & we are just being used to get his name out there to see if any other takers will come into the fold.

Kade Dykes - As you can imagine everything went sideways with this, he hasn't committed to the Sharks at this stage, management waiting to see where we land with a coach.

Jordan Miller - We seem to have done enough to keep this young man with us for the future. 3 Year deal will development next year & top 30 in 2024

Brandon Tumeth - Well into discussions to keep him around, almost certain to be in top 30 in 2023.

Hastings & Doueihi - Sheens has been in constant contact with these 2 & made it very clear to the both of them that they are future leaders of this club, had lengthy 1 on 1 with them & cleared the air over recent events.

In relation to filling remaining spots for this years roster by August 1, we only need to fill 2 out of the 3 available, as Luciano was released in June under NRL rules we aren't required to fill his spot & don't have to allocate his money for the 2022 season, this can be rolled over into next years salary cap.
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Glad they have picked up the not so subtle backgrounding from Flannos foxsports mates and are moving cautiously. Letting Buzz pick our coach for us would not end well.
 
Earl said:
Do you have any proof to back up this assertion ? I just watched Winning Time about the Lakers winning a championship. They had a rookie owner who had never played the game at all. They had an assistant coach who was a Shakespeare teacher. They won the whole thing.

They also had Kareem and Magic Johnson.

I don't think ex-players do any better than random people who make it in those roles.
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My proof of that assertion is in our current predicament which was caused by 2 things, firstly the hiring of Jason Taylor and secondly by being played like a fiddle by the so called big 4 manager Isaac Moses, who due to his greed and our clubs inability to understand the situation they were in. We lost all our generation next except for Brooks. All because of the lack of understanding of league. They are great business people that's all they are though, then to fix the problem rushed out and splashed the cash on players with no output, I blame Cleary for that though, but the board should have been wiser in its dealing to start our with by not hiring Jason Taylor from the get go, anyone with 2 brain cells knew he was the wrong coach at the wrong time for us, according to Potter when I spoke to him about it, he said Taylor just spoke well and sold them snake oil. There were other issues at the time that the board were totally clueless about.
Not that having a board with no knowledge cant work as you have stated it can, definatly. But it won't for us.
 
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