Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

gregjm87 said:
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.
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I take that back, Eli would be a decent pick up for the right price.
 
gregjm87 said:
im not saying Edwards isnt a clear upgrade because he obviously is. But, IMO he is not one of the top fullbacks and don't really see him improving our team. He offers so little creativity. His 200+m games at Penrith could not be repeated here as we let the opposition march down the field and as such we don't force the long clearing kicks that would allow him to rack up kick return metres.
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I think you are right, there is definitely a multiplier effect when good players play together. The Panthers fullback is just a solid player who does exactly what Penrith need, no need to overplay his hand. If he came here we’d need him to be like Teddy was here, mr do it all.
 
tigre said:
According to James Hooper... The storm enquired about Doueihi.

The Storm have even got as creative as checking if New Zealand Warriors fullback Reece Walsh or Wests Tigers five-eighth Adam Doueihi might be interested in a late-season cameo at the Purple Reign.

While there’s no way either the Warriors or the Wests Tigers would be willing to release those star players you’ve got to admire Melbourne for the club’s lateral thinking given the position they find themselves in.
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Yeah but if we did that we’d be mocked for being unrealistic.
 
BAGNF05 said:
I think you are right, there is definitely a multiplier effect when good players play together. The Panthers fullback is just a solid player who does exactly what Penrith need, no need to overplay his hand. If he came here we’d need him to be like Teddy was here, mr do it all.
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yeah. What he provides is exactly what the Panthers need and they have others to cover what he lacks. We unfortunately do not have the class in the halves to cover what he lacks nor the pack to take advantage of his assets.
A good player, just not a good fit. Though i would of liked someone with his support play when we still had Luciano in the side.
 
hsvjones said:
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
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With better players in the team they will succeed. Completely agree.

But couldn’t you say that about Brooks too?
 
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Leck said:
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.
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How exactly would you prefer a rumour is explained to you?
 
Demps said:
Excuses are for the weak...

Brooks and his friends have had em for years.
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Seen plenty of them rolled out for Simpkin’s, Laurie, Doueihi and Hastings this year already….

Funny they’re the same excuses - maybe that’s the problem… the same reason the new kids get are the same excuses the old blokes had
 
batboy said:
Excuses only work for the popular kids man…
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It worries me that we seem to have identified Mitch Moses as some kind of saviour. If he’s playing behind the current forward pack he’s batting at 20% wins too.
 
Leck said:
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.
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No need to get angry over a rumour mate.
 
BAGNF05 said:
It worries me that we seem to have identified Mitch Moses as some kind of saviour. If he’s playing behind the current forward pack he’s batting at 20% wins too.
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Or kicking to the corners when we’re behind with 4 minutes left like he was before he left….
 
BAGNF05 said:
It worries me that we seem to have identified Mitch Moses as some kind of saviour. If he’s playing behind the current forward pack he’s batting at 20% wins too.
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Fair to say Moses plays the balls off the 3 blokes discussed here at stupid lengths every week though - and has done for many years
 
Leck said:
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.
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pure BS
 
88 said:
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.
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Agree wholeheartedly.....it’s just that the talent won’t come to WT.
 
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