Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Lee's fedora said:
You mean like how Pearce was still at the top of his game and got booted to Newcastle
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Definitely Roosters will drop you the minute they can get someone 1% better. You'll still be looked after, but they have no qualms dating a girl slightly hotter than the wife.

Like you say - Pearce dispensable once Cronk became available, Keary is being manoeuvred out. Anasta, Jayden Nikorima, Hastings Mk I, Latrell, Michael Jennings, Daniel Mortimer etc. They retired Cordner and Friend once they got slightly too old / concussed. FPN / O'Meley, Willie Mason moved on in the space of a few years.
 
jirskyr said:
Definitely Roosters will drop you the minute they can get someone 1% better. You'll still be looked after, but they have no qualms dating a girl slightly hotter than the wife.

Like you say - Pearce dispensable once Cronk became available, Keary is being manoeuvred out. Anasta, Jayden Nikorima, Hastings Mk I, Latrell, Michael Jennings, Daniel Mortimer etc. They retired Cordner and Friend once they got slightly too old / concussed. FPN / O'Meley, Willie Mason moved on in the space of a few years.
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The most impressive thing is how quick they make those calls

Good thing ...something we should learn from
 
watersider said:
Teddy would not leave roosters for tigers, I just can't see it. He's also the best fullback at the roosters and their captain and probably still the best player in the game. Roosters don't treat their players like that. Players like teddy don't leave the roosters.
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The Flight deck don't treat their players like that.
Anasta, Pearce, etc.

Teddy is NOTHING to that club. He has said it himself he would have to transition to 5/8.
The one thing about the Roosters, they treat their players like that AND WORSE. I am baffled the loyalty Jake Friend and Mitch Aubusson give that club. We treat players well, Roosters are disposable chooks.

Tedesco I suspect will move to the Centers or 5/8 or forced out if the Unders offer is too low. Sualii in his yearly negotiation will ask to play fullback.
 
Besides being great mates with Klemmer do you think Woods might be a replacement for Twal?

Twal spent a lot of time sidelined with concussion in 2022.

Is there are reports he is able to take the field in 2023.

Is Twal only a head knock away from retirement? I hope not as I like him as a player. Great defender but lacks some ball skills.

2023 Prop rotation Klemmer, Pole, Utoikamanu, Ofahengaue and Woods/Twal. (There has been some mention on this forum Pole to be considered as a back rower and Blore might be considered as a prop/lock).

Interesting times ahead.
 
Woods is no Twal at this stage of his career. And Woods will not block a spot. If players are better they'll play ahead of him but the idea that some 20 y.o. is gonna do better in the forwards than a grown man like Woods is just silly. He's likely to be the 17th man for a few games and injured for the rest.
 
rihannafan1 said:
Woods is no Twal at this stage of his career. And Woods will not block a spot. If players are better they'll play ahead of him but the idea that some 20 y.o. is gonna do better in the forwards than a grown man like Woods is just silly. He's likely to be the 17th man for a few games and injured for the rest.
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Why do people want twal gone he was tigers best defensive forward last year
 
Be realistic, next year we should be better, but nowhere near top 8 . For that to happen you need at least 8 top players and no sub standard players. WE can't achieve that overnight . In 2024 we will be far better, the juniors will have showed their potential , or lack of . as well as our regular players, and if not performing , shown the door. With luck we should have signed another 3 or 4 quality players, and had some of our juniors quality 1st graders. During this period many of the current stars will have been superseeded by others, as happens every year. This is just a guess, but this is what i think our long term goal is. 2025.
 
stevo133 said:
Why do people want twal gone he was tigers best defensive forward last year
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It's about his health. He missed big chunk of the 22 season due to head knocks which is serious for his long term health. I think he will start the year but another significant head knock and he will be on the sidelines for a while. On our depth chart we are a prop short in our squad numbers.
 
Magpies1969 said:
I don't think Forum Members want Twal gone they are concerned about his health and constant head knocks and concussion that might prematurely end his NRL career. Head knocks are a serious thing. Agree he is WT best defender which they missed when he was sidelined
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Once you get concussed as easy as he has been I haven't seen anyone come back from it.
 
tony soprano said:
Once you get concussed as easy as he has been I haven't seen anyone come back from it.
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I don't recall how Twal was concussed earlier in the season, but his last one wouldn't have knocked anyone out. It was a deliberate dog act by Burton and because he was/is one of the golden child nothing was said. Falling from 2 metres above ground with a 100kg athletes hand controlling your head and slamming it into the ground with that 100kg frame not allowing the head to bounce up off the ground was disgusting. Burton knew exactly what he was doing, then saw Twal lifeless on the ground, looked at him and jogged on.
 
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