Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

crazycat said:
Sure, I would like Penrith's forward pack or the Souths Burgess family to visit us.

Ain't happening, totally get your point.
Forwards LOVE playing with other forwards. The sharks got Gallen and Gallen pulled in people like Luke Lewis . Once they added Chris Heighington and others they were a real force to be reckoned with.... Forwards want to play with good forwards, you want to play with Gallen or Jason T. No one wants to be the Josh Jackson and carry your team.

Yet we ain't going to get 6-8 Rep quality forwards, not now and not for a fair few years. 6-8 rep quality forwards don't join teams coming 16th.

Manly seem to make the finals off 2-3 Outstanding forwards and then lift 2-3 mediocre forwards to rep levels. Likewise Souths in the last two years, without the Burgess brothers seem to find 3 average players and raise them up. Easts too, pick up the cap dregs and turn them into good tacklers and tackle machines.

Our forward pack for 2022 and 2021 was actually looking strong on paper.

Okay so my bloody point. We won't be getting 6-8 rep quality forwards. Brooks will get the forward pack we have OR maybe one with 1-2 quality forwards. If Brooks can't make the team or function as a halfback with what we got, he has to go!

I hate to say it, we let the wrong player go.
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That was very long winded just to end up putting the boot in to Brooks and
Earl said:
I tell you something you have been consistently positive and I've been consistently negative. Let's hope this continues.

There is no better feeling than being wrong in this situation.
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You may want to re word that - unless you intend being continually negative.
 
bptiger 0 said:
Hold those thoughts , sheens has only got stains and KLEMMER so far , we had api and papa well before he took over. BUT I believe he has a plan , and Bateman , Moses , Williams , Nathan brown and lenui , are on his list , let’s hope it all comes together
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You do realise that Api and Papa were Sheens signing right? He was head of football ops, he would have been identifying players and negotiating with them. Madge was just a coach...
 
BAGNF05 said:
Madge signed the two biggest inclusions and he operated with no cap space. Unfair to apportion much blame on him. Chins dad and the CEO sunk us.
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Every member of last year's squad was signed or got an extension by Madge. 4 years is enough time. We were going backwards under him. The two big inclusions were both signed after Sheens started which is no coincidence. Madge wouldn't have got them over the line
 
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God I hope the Woods rumours aren't true. I have received very good feedback about Houston, the guy from Randwick Rugby. My mate rates him in a big way and said he is suited more to league. Said he is a machine, huge workrate, very tough and fast for a forward. Same guy said Reilly won't be a success, which looks to be the case.
 
Cobarcats said:
I dont know about bottom 4.
It really depends on how then gel in preseason and trials.
I like it because it's a cleanout and Bateman just might be the cream on the cake to take us deep into the finals....dare to dream Sean... dare to dream.
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There is always an optimist haha.

No finals this or next year. 2025 looking good though.

Don't see where our points will come from next year to be honest.
 
I did some thinking last night.. yes, it hurt.

I love all of the new additions into the forward pack, we look respectable at worst, and scary at best.

I actually think our performance next year really hinges on the players we have kept at the club though.

We know what we're getting with all the signings coming in - they have all shown consistently to be good players in their positions.

We need progress and development from the likes of Talau, Utoikumanu, Pole, Matamua, Blore. These guys have shown in patches - and when not injured - what they can do.

If they start delivering consistently, it will definitely free up the halves (whoever they will be) and it will result in us adding to the win column more regularly.
 
Batmans Parents said:
No excuses with a forward pack containing Api, IP, Stef, Joffa, Klemmer and Bateman.
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Camel2281 said:
Every member of last year's squad was signed or got an extension by Madge. 4 years is enough time. We were going backwards under him. The two big inclusions were both signed after Sheens started which is no coincidence. Madge wouldn't have got them over the line
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That’s why IP said he signed because of Madge who challenged him to be better 🤔
 
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