Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Tucker]

It was a contest that wasn't reflected in the scoreline. Not a total wipeout.

No it wasn’t. Watch it again. Penrith were never ever in doubt of winning that game.
Very similar to the WC Final.

 

[Needaname]

1000% agreed with the Cowboys. Todd Payten did exactly the right thing with Chad Townsend. Everyone was hammering him for Picking Dearden as well and said these players were too similar. Everyone else bar Todd Payten was wrong (including myself), two organising halves combined well.

Broncos, well cmon. Siebold brought a successful team to it's knees. Adam Reynolds was injured a bit so last years performance can be a recovery year. Not saying your wrong or right, just saying Broncos don't make that case.

Knights though, why they were so Mercenary against Pearce I don't understand. You are right in the punting of Pearce we have seen the Knights go backwards. Honestly if Pearce wanted to return to the NRL, I could see a <1m contract for 2 years being better then a 5 year 1.4m contract for Moses. Were really creating a long term headache for ourselves (or name a 5 year contract that has worked well for us? Josh Reynolds )

Actually I see a Brooks / Moses combination being very similar to what Todd has done with Dearden and Townsend.

 

[tony soprano]

Don't worry about the money, the CAP is going up heaps in the 5 years....$2.0m will be marquee wages in 5 years, which will make Moses money look paltry.

See what changes to pokies does

 

[Littlebittipsy]

genuine...

Have you received any updated mail?

 

[SeanT]

Hastings will be in line for back to back spoons with knights. They have lost there best forward

Knight have a culture problem but Hastings and Ponga would work ok. They still have the Safiti brothers. I just don't rate O'Brien very much so bottom 6 for sure.

 

[SeanT]

No it wasn’t. Watch it again. Penrith were never ever in doubt of winning that game.
Very similar to the WC Final.

Yeah the Eels were never in it. The scoreline might not have been a blowout but the gameplay was.

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

If we do end up with Moses and Brooks extends but on less coin, what do we do with Doueihi? Personally i think he's a limited footballer bit of a franklins version of Burton. He thinks he's a half but imo he's no where near a top 8 half. Is he a centre possibly but he doesnt want to play there.
I would let his contract expire or let him go to Parra if we can get Moses mid season after he tanks.

 

[Conbat07]

If we do end up with Moses and Brooks extends but on less coin, what do we do with Doueihi? Personally i think he's a limited footballer bit of a franklins version of Burton. He thinks he's a half but imo he's no where near a top 8 half. Is he a centre possibly but he doesnt want to play there.
I would let his contract expire or let him go to Parra if we can get Moses mid season after he tanks.

Cya Douhei go get your 900k somewhere else and demand to play 6

 

[Needaname]

No it wasn’t. Watch it again. Penrith were never ever in doubt of winning that game.
Very similar to the WC Final.

The point is more Moses performance in the GF. 17 kicks for 611 kick meters is a huge contribution for a HB. And as you said the team was dominated from the start so he was clearly kicking off the back foot.
This we do not have, we do not have a half that can play for territory off the back of a dominated pack.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Knight have a culture problem but Hastings and Ponga would work ok. They still have the Safiti brothers. I just don't rate O'Brien very much so bottom 6 for sure.

It will be a spicy dressing shed up in the Hunter.

 

[watersider]

Arm wrestle??
Last years GF was similar to The Australian Kangaroos v Yass Magpies reserve grade.
Parra were never in it. Not for one minute.

True, and I'm indifferent about Moses, but I don't think any halfback in the league would have done any better in the circumstances of that game. Penrith's pack and the aggression of their wingers on early tackles was too good.

 

[earl]

If we do end up with Moses and Brooks extends but on less coin, what do we do with Doueihi?

I'd like to think Brooks and Doueihi are competing for a spot in the spine probably as running 6's in 24. If Doueihi isn't in the halves I'd be trialling him in different positions. I think he could be a ball playing lock or an edge ball playing backrower.

 

[supercoach]

Moses all round kicking game is right up there with junior jaw. Put that kicking game behind a very good pack and you will win plenty of games. If the goss is correct, it’s a massive contract over five years, but when your at the bottom of the heap that’s what you have to do to turn things around

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

I highly doubt that would be the case. This season the cap had had its largest ever increase, completely out of nowhere. Players want the CBA to cover post retirement injury issues, they can't have that and also expect their own paychecks to double. NRL players are already overpaid

It wasn’t out of nowhere. Everyteam and player manager knew the cap was increasing with another team being introduced and so did players for the last 2yrs hence why most contracts included % increase clauses by default. They just didn’t and don’t know year on year cap amounts.

Just as an FYI the storm inner circle think the cap will hit $15m within 5-6 years.

 

[SeanT]

Moses all round kicking game is right up there with junior jaw. Put that kicking game behind a very good pack and you will win plenty of games. If the goss is correct, it’s a massive contract over five years, but when your at the bottom of the heap that’s what you have to do to turn things around

If 200k is TPAs out of the contact it ain't bad.

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

I'd like to think Brooks and Doueihi are competing for a spot in the spine probably as running 6's in 24. If Doueihi isn't in the halves I'd be trialling him in different positions. I think he could be a ball playing lock or an edge ball playing backrower.

I dont think his defense is anywhere close to capable as a lock or 2nd row forward, if he improves there he could do alright i guess.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

I'd like to think Brooks and Doueihi are competing for a spot in the spine probably as running 6's in 24. If Doueihi isn't in the halves I'd be trialling him in different positions. I think he could be a ball playing lock or an edge ball playing backrower.

Then you have to consider if he would be blocking the progression of younger players such as Matamua and Faagutu. Clearly the answer is he would be and that is before you consider the salary cap implications. There is a lot of work balancing a squad.

 

[finnzo]

I hope and pray we have secured mosses for 2024 up until now I have thought he was just useing us but the fact we are still in the race has given me hope

 

[Tigerwould]

I hope and pray we have secured mosses for 2024 up until now I have thought he was just useing us but the fact we are still in the race has given me hope

Until his next contract is signed and announced as “official“……It’s no clearer now than it was 5 months ago to me.

 

[earl]

Then you have to consider if he would be blocking the progression of younger players such as Matamua and Faagutu. Clearly the answer is he would be and that is before you consider the salary cap implications. There is a lot of work balancing a squad.

Good points. He needs a big season.