Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

tigermate said:
Fyi

Moses on a 5 yr deal is better than klemmer and Bateman on 4 yr deals. Even at 1.4M. That’s the price you pay for losing him in the first place.

Gus has done an amazing job with the dogs to date (in 12 months!!) and all this “they’ll lose players and he’s messed up their cap” is absolute one sided WT mediocrity. He has signed who’s he’s wanted (bar MM) and hasn’t lost a player to date. And he transformed panthers by securing funding from Packer. Wish Pascoe and Lee had thought of bringing him in before Dogs did… but losers don’t win.

Also we need two more marquee players in the backs to be a top 8 eight contender - at least one in halves.
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Jack Hertherington, JMK, Paul Vaughan, Matt Dufty, Joe Stimson, Josh Jackson, Cory Allen, Aaron Schroop, Ava.
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crazycat said:
Honestly nothing alike.

Moses is a more gritty player, Townsend is very much an organiser.

Dearden isn't Brooks. I see Brooks as a lot more like Mitchell Pearce then any other player on the field (IMHO). Moses, as much as I don't think he is right for our team, he does have a bit of Tommy in him!
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Great opinion, but I have no idea what you are on about.
 
Mighty_Tiger said:
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.
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Knew it was increasing, sure. But no one though it would increase by 30%. A much bigger increase than any in the past.

And if the cap rises that much then retired players aren't going to get their rehab covered. Players can't have it both ways
 
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Spartan117 said:
Mitch ain't half the man or the player Cronk is.
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Sorry Spartan, i can't agree. Cronk is smart , and a good half'. Smith directed play, Munster the energy and attack, and Paps was brilliant. Its always been my argument,- it's the players around you that help you look good, Very few have those quality players to support them. Mitch is a very good half, and equal to Cronk , plus is faster, and kicks goals. No brainer to me.
 
sleeve said:
Sorry Spartan, i can't agree. Cronk is smart , and a good half'. Smith directed play, Munster the energy and attack, and Paps was brilliant. Its always been my argument,- it's the players around you that help you look good, Very few have those quality players to support them. Mitch is a very good half, and equal to Cronk , plus is faster, and kicks goals. No brainer to me.
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Cmon…
You are now claiming Moses the equal of Cronk? It is absurd.
 
Roar_Power said:
In all seriousness, Moses makes us a much better team. I'm excited if he comes. He knows how to play. A top 4-5 half. We get some experience in the backs and there is no reason why we won't be entrenched in the top 8 for years. Plenty of depth now which we didn't have before thanks to finally giving the junior pathways some attention.
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MM would be great for Papali running the right edge, would take us back to Lawrence running those great lines that gave us exciting tries once again
 
Tucker said:
Cmon…
You are now claiming Moses the equal of Cronk? It is absurd.
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Cronk is a media personality, and is brilliant, He also played in a great side, the best forwards, Cheese, Munster, Paps and the list goes ooonnn. I'm comparing horses to courses .
Yes he played for Easts with one arm, and that pushed him to heroe status, but seriously he did not do much. I love the guy, but the Storm were a powerhouse. The Eeel's not close.
 
balmain boy said:
Knew it was increasing, sure. But no one though it would increase by 30%. A much bigger increase than any in the past.

And if the cap rises that much then tried players aren't going to get their rehab covered. Players can't have it both ways
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Agree re 30% but they did think it would be a large increase. Some players had clauses put in based off the % increase rather than a number as it was viewed more a sure thing it was going to be a decent hike. Lets hope if Mitch does come his contract doesn’t include those types of clauses.
 
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jadtiger said:
Brooks has never got his team in the semis either,i do agree he is better than Milford but so far he has been a non performer also
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Milford has played in a grand final and lead teams into the finals. Yes he has issues and he is clearly no DCE/Cleary/Townsend/Hugues/etc.

Still, with Milford he has realised something in his career. Wayne Bennett will get the most out of him, as he does with many players.

I honestly thought the criticism would be around the JMK hooker or Sean O'Sullivan who is fairly unproven. Not saying it's a great spine, but it's one that can get the job done behind their pack.

I suspect Wayne is looking at the whole Moses drama and will make an offer to AD. (not a good one, but a fair one.).
 
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