Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Kaito]

Just read about this young guy, Cooper Clarke, who’s bailed on us and signed with the Storm.
Any of you lower grade experts got an opinion/ vacground on this ?

He goes alright. Nothing to lose sleep over. His
brother Zak who plays 2nd row for SG and also
kicks for goal is better than him in my opinion

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

He'll spend all their money, they will improve for a while, then he'll get the sack and they'll spend a few seasons trying to undo the damage.

He doesn’t need to rebuild and the cap is already spent. He just has to coach for 2yrs. If he gets them to click the Titans will be a serious force for a while - they have all the right skills across the park mixed with speed & youth.

 

[Halbrowne61]

Matt Rogers is from the gold coast. Whats the bet this was just a smokey to take the talk away from the titans

Well if that’s correct, he’s certainly pushing up the price !

 

[Eternal Tiger]

He'll spend all their money, they will improve for a while, then he'll get the sack and they'll spend a few seasons trying to undo the damage.

As opposed to us, who do not spend all our money, never improve, sack our Coach and spend a few MORE Seasons trying to undo the damage.

 

[Halbrowne61]

Des manager is Mimis
Ben Hunt’s Col Davis

Is there any sort of master list available that shows all managers and their clients or do you just know things ?

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Absolutely no way Hunt tries to force his way out of a 1 million plus deal without knowing there is another deal waiting.

Broncs and Cows can't afford him...that leaves Titans.

If anyone saw big Mal on FOX about a week ago, he literally let it slip and then tried to cover his tracks.

Few things can see with this:

1) if Hunt leaves it will be conditional (no sydney club etc).

2) he will get paid regardless be it direct cap or indirect, using the homesick card is very smart. Especially during SOO time. Mal has worked this very very well to get 3rd parties lined up.

3) Will be interesting to see if Titans start releasing players shortly. They have 4 spots left for next year all filled by reggies off contract this year (1 player with CO).

Hunt is a top flight player and clubs will move players for him, wouldn’t say no to Boyd. 22 with 50 nrl games under his belt and more an organizational halfback.

 

[bathursttiger1]

Is there any sort of master list available that shows all managers and their clients or do you just know things ?

It’s called Google.😂

 

[KingRobbie]

Just read about this young guy, Cooper Clarke, who’s bailed on us and signed with the Storm.
Any of you lower grade experts got an opinion/ vacground on this ?

Always gonna lose a few here and there.

Pretty sure the core group of young stars have been locked up already (Da Silva, Feledy, Miller, Laulilii etc.)

 

[Halbrowne61]

It’s called Google.😂

Ok mate thanks. Love the sarcasm !

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

It’s called Google.😂

So 2010, GPT in 2023

 

[balmain boy]

If the rumoured $1m a season for Hunt is close to accurate- I have to think we are shooting for a premiership window 'now'.

You don't pay a 34 year old $1m a season to get to 9th. In saying that, I don't know if our window is open with the addition of 1 player (Hunt). I'm not 100% convinced this is great business. We all want to win 'now', but this looks like a financial investment into mediocrity. It will improve the team, no doubt. But at what long term cost?

We're not in 'win now' mode. We're in 'become a credible and competitive club' mode.

No one wants to sign with us, we've been poor for a while. We need a catalyst and more people buying into our vision, and we can't just rely on teenagers all becoming superstars.

 

[ElleryHanley]

Few things can see with this:

1) if Hunt leaves it will be conditional (no sydney club etc).

2) he will get paid regardless be it direct cap or indirect, using the homesick card is very smart. Especially during SOO time. Mal has worked this very very well to get 3rd parties lined up.

3) Will be interesting to see if Titans start releasing players shortly. They have 4 spots left for next year all filled by reggies off contract this year (1 player with CO).

Hunt is a top flight player and clubs will move players for him, wouldn’t say no to Boyd. 22 with 50 nrl games under his belt and more an organizational halfback.

I would be happy with Boyd and also their back up half.

It is interesting Mal is angry he was left out of the Des Hasler negotiations....anyone who saw him interviewed re Hunt a week back will know why. He basically let it slip and backtracked as it was open tampering. Someone up there has had the brains to leave him out of Des stuff and thus why it was kept so quiet.

 

[Eternal Tiger]

While true I think you could probably put this guy in your black book. Storms recruiting is the gold standard.

He is ok. Not terrific, at this stage he's nowhere near Jordan Miller or Kit Laulilii level when they were in Harold Matt's. Storm may see something we don't.

 

[innsaneink]

Des manager is Mimis
Ben Hunt’s Col Davis

They said on radio they have same agent

 

[twentyforty]

Take this with a grain of salt but a mate of mine who has pretty good intel just mentioned that Ben Hunt is almost certainly coming to the Tigers! Apparently wants to link forces with Benji and attracted by the roster the club has to work with over the next 3 years.

Yeh for sure Benji is a player magnet. Munster, Moses, Johnson, Pearce and others all wanted to link up with Benji.

 

[Stevec]

While true I think you could probably put this guy in your black book. Storms recruiting is the gold standard.

Agree I don't know who what or how but what Storm do works .They are the best at recruiting .Roosters go for established stars Storm turn no names into stars

 

[twentyforty]

So 2010, GPT in 2023

A friend has been using GPT in her business for last 6 months and doubled cashflow.

 

[crazycat]

lol, as in actually approach Cogger and his manager with a sales pitch as to why he wants him specifically to be our halfback.

Oh you mean offer a contract for 850k-900k* to play Halfback/hooker/lock/5-8 with a random idea a little better then Tommy R's "bash the daylights out of them"

*but can go higher if manager plays hard to get.

 

[twentyforty]

Take this with a grain of salt but a mate of mine who has pretty good intel just mentioned that Ben Hunt is almost certainly coming to the Tigers! Apparently wants to link forces with Benji and attracted by the roster the club has to work with over the next 3 years.

We are not relocating to QLD, but there is another Tigers club hoping to be the 18 team.
We’re the ones without the claws.

 

[Yossarian]

Yes Melbourne are good recruiters but there’s no guarantees. Plenty of people they sign don’t make it.