Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Hbom]

If we sign Bateman, Leinu and Tedesco, retain Hastings are we a happy lot?

 

[earl]

If we sign Bateman, Leinu and Tedesco, retain Hastings are we a happy lot?

Yes but we won't get Tedesco and Bateman to me is a dud signing. Leinu on fair dollars is a good signing. He won't be a savior though. He might not even make Penrith's best team.

I'd like to see us go all in on Sualli. He could be a game changer signing for us.

 

[Nadz4483]

If we sign Bateman, Leinu and Tedesco, retain Hastings are we a happy lot?

Bateman possible if we are willing to spend the cash, Leinu again possible, Tedesco no chance, Hastings possible if he sees the club is moving forward

 

[Kelce68]

Yes but we won't get Tedesco and Bateman to me is a dud signing. Leinu on fair dollars is a good signing. He won't be a savior though. He might not even make Penrith's best team.

I'd like to see us go all in on Sualli. He could be a game changer signing for us.

Suaalii will never be the type of committed player we want here. He doesn't even have that situation at the Roosters, with his annual ability to renegotiate with them. He's also going to be a bit of a mercenary type in my opinion and follow the dollars and the rings, ala, SBW.

I'd love a superstar as much as the next bloke, but a committed superstar.

 

[Hbom]

Bateman possible if we are willing to spend the cash, Leinu again possible, Tedesco no chance, Hastings possible if he sees the club is moving forward

But the question is, would that recruitment outcome satisfy us as supporters?

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

If we sign Bateman, Leinu and Tedesco, retain Hastings are we a happy lot?

I would be happy if we sign, in the order of priority:
1) J W-H/Hass/Jr Paolo
2) Saifita/Fisher-Harris/Fanua-Blake
3) Murray/Yeo/Martin/Nathan Brown
4) Manu/S Crichton
5) Tedesco/Walsh/Ponga/Papenhuyzen/T Trbojevic

 

[batboy]

Yes but we won't get Tedesco and Bateman to me is a dud signing. Leinu on fair dollars is a good signing. He won't be a savior though. He might not even make Penrith's best team.

I'd like to see us go all in on Sualli. He could be a game changer signing for us.

Can’t go all in on a mercenary man…
We’d have to lose half a side to sign him and then he’d have a get out every year….

Nice enough idea, reality is - it just can’t work

 

[Tiger-ferret]

But the question is, would that recruitment outcome satisfy us as supporters?

Depends if they start winning or not

 

[Halbrowne61]

I think Munster was just being polite to Benji, and maybe they do have some sort of friendship.
The fact that Munster keeps mentioning his partner being a Queenslander etc is just giving him an out for anyone but a QLD based side.
I would be amazed if he came to us.
I’m sure Benjis role behind the scenes has been to contact a lot of players but until we hear of pen on paper it’s all speculation.
And WTF thrives on that !

 

[earl]

Depends if they start winning or not

It doesn't really matter unless you win.

 

[weststigerman]

Tedesco played us mate , he knew he was going and strung us along , we also lost Paps that year

Funny how Melbourne didn't complain they were "played" when JAC and Brandon Smith left. They replaced JAC adequately and no doubt they already have someone lined up to replace Smith's role.

We lost both Tedesco and Paps and replaced them with Lolohea. That's on our management.

 

[twentyforty]

But listening to Munster speak this morning .. clearly saying his family are all back in Brisbane and they are his priority right now .. meaning .. im going to Brisbane and joining the Redcliffe Dolphins .. there are already 3 or 4 other Melbourne Storm players signed by the Dolphins so makes sense to join them.

Yes, I would be surprised if he doesn’t land at Dolphins.
When Bennett was asked where he would start recruiting it was no secret he would start with the QLD Origin team.

 

[Nadz4483]

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But the question is, would that recruitment outcome satisfy us as supporters?

can’t speak for everyone else but I would be pleasantly surprised if we could something like that off…

 

[WT2K]

Sounds like Bateman is cooked, going off of what those who watch ESL say.

 

[TheDaBoss]

Sounds like Bateman is cooked, going off of what those who watch ESL say.

Perfect
Sign him up

 

[weststigerman]

Sounds like Benji is texting everyone. Time will tell if the "spray and pray" approach works. There is a fairly good chance it will backfire.

 

[jadtiger]

Sounds like Bateman is cooked, going off of what those who watch ESL say.

His form is well short of what he was doing at Canberra,considering he would want big money i would classify him as very poor value

 

[batboy]

Funny how Melbourne didn't complain they were "played" when JAC and Brandon Smith left. They replaced JAC adequately and no doubt they already have someone lined up to replace Smith's role.

We lost both Tedesco and Paps and replaced them with Lolohea. That's on our management.

Hardly relatable.....
Storm haven't replaced JAC at all... Let alone "Adequately"

JAC asked for a release from the Storm more than a year before he left....
Teddy had a contract offer for almost the same amount of time, Before signing elsewhere.....
He used our contract as leverage keeping us on Ice for the best part of a season before letting us know that he wasn't signing.

Tedesco was never staying - And in fact did play us....

 

[Long Term Fan]

Sounds like Benji ringing around, texting around to players is akin to U2 putting their album
"Songs of Innocence" free on itunes and we all know what happened. Lots of pissed off itunes subscribers. Might have been different if album was as good as Actung Baby or Joshua Tree.

Good luck Benji as WT needs to experienced hard nose metre eating props and speedy backs.

 

[momo_amp_medo]

The love of mediocrity is now a myth. It's a love of total failure now.

You are entitled to your opinion.
Just can’t figure out why people like you need to continually push it on this forum.
We heard you the first time mate.