Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

hsvjones said:
A lot of people knocking the club and saying if we let Joe O go we will get nothing as we are shit at recruitment.

These people need to go over all transactions the last 12-18 months as they have done an excellent job and basically most that have gone were dead wood and right decisions.
They have fixed our forward pack in this time which I would say most would agree with.

I have full faith in them doing this to the halves / backs over the next 12 months.

We have not signed 1 top line player that has disappointed like in the past with Packer, Mbye, Reynolds etc.. We have also not paid overs like the past considering where we currently sit.

Look at the Dogs and their recruitment by overpaying and IMO will fall on their faces in a few years.

We have found our FB in Bula (he will make mistakes as well but very encouraging), Hooker is settled with some talented junior ones coming through and all we really need is halves and centre to be a very good team.

I've said it before, but we are an NFL team with no Quarterback and it shows.

I will trust the process as we are on the way up so ENJOY the ride folks :cool:
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agree the club has done well in removing the dead wood and strengthen the forward pack And its time to focus on the halves. But if we were able to offer Moses 1.4mill we must already have unused salary cap cash. Do we need to free up more? Maybe if there is a big play for some halves. If not.. i dont get it, unless its the time to sell re demand.
 
Fingers83 said:
Ofahengaue confirmed to the eels, immediate switch, 3 year deal.

Opens the door for Blore and Matamua to get more minutes which can only be a good thing

Nothing mentioned about a player swap in return
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People make too much of player swaps - really you are better to find the right player to full the spot no matter which club they are at because your spending the money. Why limit yourself to one clubs options
 
Stevec said:
NRL 360 last night no more Kent but the ridicule continues as when discussing Tigers failed attempts at Munster ,Moses , Pearce and now Johnson as highly unlikely as he's happy and back home . Hooper said Tigers cant recruit these players as we are a laughing stock ! To hell with you hoops
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It sucks but the truth hurts.

We have been the laughing stock of the league for a while now. We are a losing team and disjointed organization.

Yes we have a good forward pack (based on 9 games) & we have cash but that’s really it. We are still struggling. Any half atm has next to no support around him. No partner, Fullback questionable, average quality in the backline with no real xfactor.

Chasing players like Johnson & Pearce is a desperate play. We are offering them overs both length and $$ to support their retirement fund. They would both finish up in Benji 1st year and he has to start again. Yes they plug a gap and we have nothing else but it also shows no vision or setup forward path.

Hunt I can’t see us getting given he would have to do it on his own and other better teams will have more around him to offer. The way Brooks cops it Hunt if we still kept losing would cop it just as much if not more, at other clubs he won’t.

We would be better off hitting some young kids up and giving them a crack. Low expectations from the fans, Keep the game plan simple and let them grow around an experienced forward pack.

Eitheway we take a punt. Prefer to hit the upside option of a kid than a quick & dirty short term one. It could be a building block with Bula and few others coming through over a few years.
 
weststigerman said:
So what did we actually gain by this?

Are we better off? What happens if Klemmer or Stef get a long term injury?
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Lets see what happens over the next 6mths roster wise. Not confident and right now looks like a dumb move.

Zero idea how the Eels can fit him into the cap.

We have zero inbound for next season let alone 25 atm & have a fair few under performers off contract this season with alot of cap space.

Player managers will know we have cap and roster space + be desperate for some position players.

Good luck to Fulton because he will need it.
 
Who was Parra realistically going to give up for Ofahengaue? Gutherson, Brown, Moses, Penisini, Sivo and Lane would make it into our team but they're obviously off limits. Arthur maybe? His dad is the coach so not likely.

The fact is Ofahengaue is far more valuable to them than he is to us and there's no one that they could give us that would fit unless it was a really young prospect, which again, doesn't help. On his current contract, he isn't really that much of a positive asset anyway. If Parra are covering his entire salary it's a good move for us to let him go even without someone coming back.

Remember, we extended him when we were at our lowest and he was in great form. He's now our 4th/5th option at prop and is getting starting prop money. No brainer to escape this contract and reallocate resources elsewhere. The extra $450k? a year we're saving could go a long way to bringing in a high quality half which is what our team most desperately needs right now.
 
Mighty_Tiger said:
Lets see what happens over the next 6mths roster wise. Not confident and right now looks like a dumb move.

Zero idea how the Eels can fit him into the cap.

We have zero inbound for next season let alone 25 atm & have a fair few under performers off contract this season with alot of cap space.

Player managers will know we have cap and roster space + be desperate for some position players.

Good luck to Fulton because he will need it.
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That's fine. If we have cap and roster space we can give free agents 1 year deals with extra cash. I think they're the best kind of deals to give out - keeps them motivated for their next contract so they'll try and perform that season and we have the benefit of being able to walk away if it doesn't work.
 
Lukic said:
Who was Parra realistically going to give up for Ofahengaue? Gutherson, Brown, Moses, Penisini, Sivo and Lane would make it into our team but they're obviously off limits. Arthur maybe? His dad is the coach so not likely.

The fact is Ofahengaue is far more valuable to them than he is to us and there's no one that they could give us that would fit unless it was a really young prospect, which again, doesn't help. On his current contract, he isn't really that much of a positive asset anyway. If Parra are covering his entire salary it's a good move for us to let him go even without someone coming back.

Remember, we extended him when we were at our lowest and he was in great form. He's now our 4th/5th option at prop and is getting starting prop money. No brainer to escape this contract and reallocate resources elsewhere. The extra $450k? a year we're saving could go a long way to bringing in a high quality half which is what our team most desperately needs right now.
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All great points, and eloquently put.
 
If he has signed with the Eels, they'll be able to afford him this year as we already paid half his salary.

Would be happy if Eels paid full freight for the reaming years, but if we're paying for him to play somewhere else is a failure of a club.

Not too big of a loss for me, hardly dints the line anymore.

Looking forward to James dinting the line.
 
I guess we have a lot of good young forwards who can take over that bench role in years to come
 
Conbat07 said:
They are ready now. Astasi James is going to kill it. Need the spot for him to be top 30
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He’s aloud to play now already as of round 11 you can play players from outside top 30 I was thinking more for next year
 
Lukic said:
Who was Parra realistically going to give up for Ofahengaue? Gutherson, Brown, Moses, Penisini, Sivo and Lane would make it into our team but they're obviously off limits. Arthur maybe? His dad is the coach so not likely.
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Parra have some very good young halves in Flegg who have their path clearly blocked at Parra. Our young halves are a 3-4 years away.
 
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