Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Kaito]

I can see it now… Keary medically retired and Manu straight into the 6.

One more headknock and Keary
Will be advised to do the right
thing like Boydo & Jake Friend

 

[Leck]

agreed, id be very pleased if the club landed Katoa

Katoa is a great finisher but woeful defender, we have enough of those.

 

[hsvjones]

Cronk and Munster (2 best halves of the last decade) are allowed to Struggle behind our forward pack - But Brooks isn't?
Seems a fair statement.

I wonder how many people in the NRL would see
Hastings and Doueihi as your preferred halves pairing for a top grade side.

No club in the NRL would give there halfback 9 years with no playoffs and want to keep him. It's time for Brooks to go IMO and it will be better for both parties.

With regards to Hastings and AD I would have no problem if they were are halves moving forward. Both great players and with better players in the team they will succeed..

But thats my thoughts and not everyone would agree and that's ok

 

[Demps]

Is this for real or just chatter here? I do the old read a few skip a few in this thread?

It was reported by Hooper
So it's probably garbage

 

[supercoach]

Sadly we have zero chances of getting Manu or any other player that would be in hot demand. Players in their prime in top teams do not sign with wooden spooners.

It’s going to be a slow build up for us, with our pathways system being the key

 

[Leck]

Moses and Doueihi on the park at the same time....
😂😂😂

Be Normy and Moses all over - Spend all game spitting at each other.

Can someone pls explain this Mitch Moses rumour?

He will never come back to our club, and why would we want him to. We’d be better off giving Tedesco a twilight pay check so that he can upgrade his teeth to 2.1.

I get that WT’s is ‘marshalling’ all the old troops back but this is starting to get silly.

 

[Westsboi2019]

Katoa is a great finisher but woeful defender, we have enough of those.

Plus, if you squint a little, he could pass as a hobbit.

 

[Demps]

Can someone pls explain this Mitch Moses rumour?

He will never come back to our club, and why would we want him to. We’d be better off giving Tedesco a twilight pay check so that he can upgrade his teeth to 2.1.

I get that WT’s is ‘marshalling’ all the old troops back but this is starting to get silly.

On 360 they mentioned Benji wanted him.

That's all it is, I'd say.

 

[Leck]

On 360 they mentioned Benji wanted him.

That's all it is, I'd say.

I don’t watch 360, but it’s disappointing that Benji isn’t thinking outside the box.

We need to build our pack first and then throw money at quality spine talent. Herbie Farnworth is a genuine star in the making and off contract in ‘23. I see him playing 1 or 7 in the future

 

[tony soprano]

On 360 they mentioned Benji wanted him.

That's all it is, I'd say.

I don't believe it.

 

[weststigerman]

Between now and pre season is key for signings. If we could somehow jag 2 of the quality of ipap and api our first 17 will look a lot better than the start of this year.

The 2 above plus Pole, a fit Stefano and Blore, Naden, plus Douehi with a pre season. If the 2 jagged quality signings were in key weak areas (fullback, strike centre, prop or second row) it would add a bit of excitement.

Two signings of the quality of a Tapine, Edwards, Manu or Farnworth added to all the above would shift us up the ladder. Also players like Matamua coming through provides hope as well that we can keep gaining depth from our youngsters.

Surely releasing so many players this year will allow us to front load people and free up more cash to “jag” some serious talent. If Brooks isn’t in the long term plans surely you could front load him this year so the freight we’d have to pay next year would be on 2022 books. That would provide basically $900K to $1M you could throw at a superstar.

If no talent of that level available for start of 2023 then go hard Nov 1 for 2024 onwards. I’d still be happy with that and then quality attracts more quality.

Cows and Bronks have shown you can turn around fortunes reasonably quickly.

2024 is the only option. Any new 2023 signings will be players unwanted at their current club.

 

[Demps]

I don't believe it.

Believe half of what you see and even less of what you hear

Isn't that what they say ?

 

[jirskyr]

Edwards a Hodgo clone?

He's younger and less injury prone.

My mate @Sausagesorcerer said he sees him at the shops all the time and the guy never smiles.

Serious business.

Dylan Edwards is what Tintin would look like if he took up weights.

 

[BAGNF05]

Yeah I find it strange that he hit 1st grade with the Rams (scoring 2 on debut) and hasn't been seen since. Tempest still playing.

Is he doing the hard yards? I don’t know the inner workings but at that age , it starts to be less about talent and more about ethos.

 

[BAGNF05]

2024 is the only option. Any new 2023 signings will be players unwanted at their current club.

We need to be sniffing around over achieving clubs who will have players who will be expecting big upgrades. In a salary cap environment the Burtons and Hynes’s should pop up. They’re the kills we need.

 

[gregjm87]

Katoa is a great finisher but woeful defender, we have enough of those.

Finisher? Was talking about Eli not Sione. Though Eli also not the best defender, nor is he all that bad. With his talent though he could be anything, just taking him time to find his feet in first grade in a poor team.

 

[BAGNF05]

Turbo has him covered these days.

Does he play?

 

[finnzo]

Dylan Edwards is what Tintin would look like if he took up weights.

Hahahaha that’s the best description I’ve ever heard of him hahaha

 

[DJG]

Wonder if Eli Katoa from the Warriors is an achievable signing. I believe he was signed long term and played well last year, but isn’t getting many games this year.

He looks like a cat, I’d stay away from him.

 

[BZN]

Sims?

Tooo late to get Eric Simms as he retired a few years ago unfortunately.
But he would still be better than most of our blokes now.