Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

TigerLouis said:
I think if we sign Nathan Brown & John Bateman we can make the semis. Fowards win matches and if we get them two we will have one of the best forward packs in the competition and that will help Luke Brooks and Adam Douiehi to improve their respective games have some faith in Sheensy he knows what he is doing.
Backs
Laurie
Nofoaluma
Staines
Naden
Maumalo
Douiehi (c)
Brooks
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Brown
Papali’i
Bateman
Ofahengaue
Koroisau
Klemmer
Bench
Smith
Blore
Pole
Stefano
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Smith ???
 
king_sirro said:
I think we have to see if Bateman is still NRL quality before we make statements like that. Jury is definitely out on him. Massive gamble we are taking.
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Irrespective of form the one thing Bateman will give us is steel in the pack and a never say die attitude. He won't back down to anyone. Hopefully it rubs off on our young guns coming through.
 
You can tell the Bulldogs are seriously chasing a 7, with the forwards they’re chasing. They’ll have a huge pack, TPJ 117kg, Pele 132kg, Asofa-Solomona 115kg. just to name a few.
 
Needaname said:
I think my point has been misconstrued.
I don’t have a problem with the 2 junior teams. And hopefully going forwards they do go on to form the bulk of the combined Flegg side.
My point was over the past 5 years the majority of players in Flegg were not from our junior Balmain and Wests SG ball teams but from other clubs recruited to start at our club from Flegg age.
That part I didn’t understand, was it an admission that our juniors weren’t good enough?
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It does support the attitude taught in schools that winning isn’t everything.
 
Westsboi2019 said:
Nelson asofa solomona linked to the Dogs, surely they can't get him, Crichton and Moses?
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This is unbelievable, just how can they ?? has the bloke who does the books for the Rorters moved to Bankstown ??

Star Melbourne Storm forward Nelson Asofa-Solomona has been linked with a shock move to the Canterbury Bulldogs.

Asofa-Solomona, who plays predominantly as a middle forward, but also impressed in a forced move to the edge at the back end of 2022 for the Storm, is off-contract at the end of 2023.

The giant prop, who travelled with Michael Maguire's New Zealand side for the recent Rugby League World Cup, has quickly developed into one of the best in the game.

While he was linked to rugby union throughout the coronavirus pandemic, and it's almost certain clubs in the sport will come sniffing around again, the Melbourne Storm are reportedly confident in hanging onto Asofa-Solomona after the 2023 season.


The Daily Telegraph are reporting that club officials are currently unaware of any other clubs interested in Asofa-Solomona, but the publication are suggesting the Bulldogs will be lining up to have a crack at the star forward.

The Bulldogs are seemingly being linked to just about every off-contract player, with director of football Phil Gould reportedly keen to continue shuffling his salary cap as Cameron Ciraldo takes over as head coach in what will be his first role away from the Penrith Panthers, where he has served as an assistant to Ivan Cleary in the back-to-back premiership-winning side over the last 24 months.

Canterbury have already been heavily linked with big money moves for both Mitchell Moses and Stephen Crichton, who are also both off-contract at the end of the 2023 campaign.

It's unclear if making either of those moves would stop them from making the other, or if they could potentially ruin any interest in bringing Asofa-Solomona to Sydney.

The New Zealand-born prop will need to stand up as a forward leader for the men in purple during 2023 alongside Tui Kamaikamica and Christian Welch, who returns from injury, with all of Felise Kaufusi, Jesse Bromwich, Kenneath Bromwich and Brandon Smith - all of whom are representative players - exiting at the end of a 2022 season which finished with the Storm suffering a shock loss in a home elimination final to the Canberra Raiders.
 
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Lee's fedora said:
This is more of a head office deal but still, We have made an enquiry to Former England rugby union head coach Eddie Jones to join the club as apart of the football operations
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I knew his P.A when he was at the Waratahs and Wallabies. She said he was the hardest working person she had ever worked with in Sport Admin. No stone was ever last unturned. He would be up working to midnight regularity then back earlier the next day.
 
The-moP said:
This is unbelievable, just how can they ?? has the bloke who does the books for the Rorters moved to Bankstown ??

Star Melbourne Storm forward Nelson Asofa-Solomona has been linked with a shock move to the Canterbury Bulldogs.

Asofa-Solomona, who plays predominantly as a middle forward, but also impressed in a forced move to the edge at the back end of 2022 for the Storm, is off-contract at the end of 2023.

The giant prop, who travelled with Michael Maguire's New Zealand side for the recent Rugby League World Cup, has quickly developed into one of the best in the game.

While he was linked to rugby union throughout the coronavirus pandemic, and it's almost certain clubs in the sport will come sniffing around again, the Melbourne Storm are reportedly confident in hanging onto Asofa-Solomona after the 2023 season.


The Daily Telegraph are reporting that club officials are currently unaware of any other clubs interested in Asofa-Solomona, but the publication are suggesting the Bulldogs will be lining up to have a crack at the star forward.

The Bulldogs are seemingly being linked to just about every off-contract player, with director of football Phil Gould reportedly keen to continue shuffling his salary cap as Cameron Ciraldo takes over as head coach in what will be his first role away from the Penrith Panthers, where he has served as an assistant to Ivan Cleary in the back-to-back premiership-winning side over the last 24 months.

Canterbury have already been heavily linked with big money moves for both Mitchell Moses and Stephen Crichton, who are also both off-contract at the end of the 2023 campaign.

It's unclear if making either of those moves would stop them from making the other, or if they could potentially ruin any interest in bringing Asofa-Solomona to Sydney.

The New Zealand-born prop will need to stand up as a forward leader for the men in purple during 2023 alongside Tui Kamaikamica and Christian Welch, who returns from injury, with all of Felise Kaufusi, Jesse Bromwich, Kenneath Bromwich and Brandon Smith - all of whom are representative players - exiting at the end of a 2022 season which finished with the Storm suffering a shock loss in a home elimination final to the Canberra Raiders.
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Has to mean Thompson is getting shoved out.
 
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