Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

liltiger said:
Has the deal fallen through though, have the Eels announced it. Paul Kent was saying that he wants 5 years which we have offered but the Eels are only offering 4.
If we nab him great we get a half who can run a team.
If we don't get him great we have a 1.3 million dollar war chest for other marquee players.
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I say move on from him.
If he wanted it he would've signed either way.
Let the slimey's have him. Say thanks but no thanks, pull the contract and let him fester for less money and years....forks to you
 
Tigerstigerstigers said:
I can see him on the wing. . Could be as good as fitzhenry . Similar qualities . I say give it a go. Was very good outside Naden in the all stars
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Like I was saying, Wingers need to be able to get the high balls. Laurie is short/under 6", Naden is tall.

Why not leave Naden on the wing and move Laurie into the Centers? I mean the ideal would be to move Laurie into 5/8 and move AD back to the centers. Like you say though Laurie + Naden play well together. Why not Laurie in the Centers?
 
Tigerwould said:
Agree. 5 years seems too long on those $.
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Why am I the only person who is worried about us signing a super long 5 year contract for a player who is good, but often on/off?

Those 4 year contracts for Reynolds, Mbye and Packer just did our club wonders.
But yes, 5 years for a player older then all 3 when they signed ... for very large money...

Ofcourse we still don't know if we need a halfback or a fullback or to resign players we are trailing out this year.

Keep our warchest closed for a bit. Lets see who needs to get punted and who wants to stay.
 
happy_tiger said:
Like when opposition sides would have a player sinbinned and outscore us 12-0 while player was off and score tries with overlaps lol ..that amused me most
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My favourite was giving a penalty away while we wait to receive a dropout but touch the ball giving it back to the opposition to then concede a penalty goal to lose the game....
Stupidest rule in league. If the kicking team doesn't kick it ten metres why is the receiving team penalized? It should be the defending team's problem not the attacking....
 
BrendonWT said:
BrendonWT said:
heard moses had the tip of his pen on the dotted line then the undertaker theme start playing. benji emerged out of the smoke with our new offer in hand

this is really some wwe soap opera kind of stuff. the plot thickens 🤣
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heard moses had the tip of his pen on the dotted line then the undertaker theme start playing. benji emerged out of the smoke with our new offer in hand

this is really some wwe soap opera kind of stuff. the plot thickens
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With Sheensy as Paul Bearer “ohhh yesss”.
 
Lauren said:
Think it's worth mentioning that in his debut season Laurie was pretty good with kick defusals.
I did previously share an article from fox which showed his 2021 stats, they were actually up there with the top fullbacks in a few areas.
The following was from May 2021 but I do know I've seen that it was ongoing until he broke his leg.
https://twitter.com/x/status/1395643096260497414

So IMO clearly he regressed whether it was from the team's form or his own lack of confidence, from coming back from injury.
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He was safe as a house under the highball in his first year with us. He definitely lost confidence in it but there’s absolutely no reason he can’t get it back.
 
Spidercam said:
So all this talk of MM interested in the team more likely to win a premiership is crap… at the end of the day it’s about who pays more $$$

Personally I’d prefer to bring back Scotty Prince, I love that guy
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Currently not allowed out of the house ….. wife’s detention orders.
 
batboy said:
Where you get your stats from…
Without even looking
I think you’ll find NSW was cancelled in early 2020 (remember that Covid thing?)

He played 1 game, at fullback..,,

Next?
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Sorry 2019.
6 games at Fullback, 4 games at five eight in Flegg
Got called up mid season to Cup and played 3 games at five eight, 0 games at fullback.
Interestingly he started Flegg at fullback with Staines on the wing but they both played cup that year at various stages that year.
Staines only played cup at fullback and Daine only played cup at five eight.
 
Telltails said:
He is a good player, but also an emotional player. The last thing we need is him here at 1-4 mill for 5 years and not live up to expectation. Already some are labelling him the difference to us making the eight and or not. He is a great front runner but a very different player when the going gets tough and the chips are down. Not a player to be investing that sort of money - to lift a team from the doldrums - for 5 years at the backend of his career.
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Think he's kept his emotions in check this time around
 
OzLuke said:
My favourite was giving a penalty away while we wait to receive a dropout but touch the ball giving it back to the opposition to then concede a penalty goal to lose the game....
Stupidest rule in league. If the kicking team doesn't kick it ten metres why is the receiving team penalized? It should be the defending team's problem not the attacking....
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Why did you remind me of this one 😣 was this kapoa? Can't recall
 
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