Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Stevec said:
Thanks for the info .I've seen Da Silva play and heard raps on Feledy .Whats your opinion on the others you mentioned and the 5 already on the list I highlighted ?
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Mansfield is okay in my opinion, others seem to rate him higher than I do.

Galvin looks excellent, just wonder if he’ll stay in the halves or end up a forward cause of his size.

Kit is a hard working lock/prop, bit of an Elijah Taylor type, but a stronger runner.

Miller is a really strong runner but on the chubby side at the moment, needs a few big pre-seasons.

If all these kids do end up in the 30 next year, it’s really early.
But with the way our club is going it might be the only way we keep them from being poached in the short-term.
 
batboy said:
Sezer is a 5/8 - and in the SL for a reason…
Also had 10 years in the NRL without barely a mention until he played in a GF side opposite a Dally M winner…

Is also marshalling a top tier club in Leeds to the bottom of the Ladder in a second grade comp that has less teams than the NRL. Also not being re-signed by said club even though they don’t appear to have a replacement…

Yeah, he’s awesome - can’t wait!!
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That is where Brooks has took us, so thats where we are at, he didn't have 10 years in the NRL doing nothing, and who is the Dally M winner he had, he was in the halves with Williams
 
weststigerman said:
Two line breaks and zero tries so far in England this year.

For context, even Hastings had 4 tries and 5 line breaks in his last year.

I don’t see how this is better than Sexton, Trindall or Volkman.
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Stop trying to inject facts into the conversation… Sezer is 32 and spent the last 4 years in the UK… clearly he is the next Nicho Hynes..
 
TigerSJ said:
Realistically we won’t be able to bring in all the players we would need for a successful 2024, especially considering we are currently a very undesirable destination. Our best chance is to pick up a couple of experienced backs and stay the course on developing some of our younger guys.
Success will come in steps if we have a plan and stick to it. We need to show consistently that we are a club on the up.
Someone like Sezer (1-2 yr deal) coupled with Fainu in the halves. Bring in a guy like Lomax as one centre and bring on Feledy and Reilly. Persevere with coaching Toa. Resign Staines as a wing and backup FB. Work with Tupou to build his confidence and Nofa needs another talk with Benji.
The rest of the backs currently in our squad (obviously apart from Bula) should be let go, not renewed, or moved on.
As for forwards we need to extend Blore and Seyfarth 1-2 yrs only. We need to find a real lock and bring in one more aggressive hard running prop.
The above is not impossible for us to achieve but we need to look united and get everyone on the same page, at the same time our current players need to show some pride and heart for the club.
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Where do you put Kapoa ? He's already signed on I guess
 
Sezer for leadership and kicking is an okay signing but find it disappointing that our best support players listed in the NRL stats are Laurie and Joffa.
Clearly needs a lot of improvement as he is an older player and will be dependent on chasers too.

Notice Klemmer and Papalii are up there in a few areas
 
As reported by others, Keppie a real chance of happening. Couple of interesting comments;

- Manly can't afford to pay him and be under the cap next year
- Is really tight with Fulton

Was interesting to hear a regular 1st grader being very close/loyal to a recruiter. Normally by that stage of career your bond is to coach.
 
Aubanon said:
As reported by others, Keppie a real chance of happening. Couple of interesting comments;

- Manly can't afford to pay him and be under the cap next year
- Is really tight with Fulton

Was interesting to hear a regular 1st grader being very close/loyal to a recruiter. Normally buy that stage of career your bond is to coach.
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Yeh, seems some players are very tight with him.
 
Aubanon said:
As reported by others, Keppie a real chance of happening. Couple of interesting comments;

- Manly can't afford to pay him and be under the cap next year
- Is really tight with Fulton

Was interesting to hear a regular 1st grader being very close/loyal to a recruiter. Normally by that stage of career your bond is to coach.
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At the end stage of a players career their bond should be with the manager. In the beginning it should be the coach. Fulton might be an exception. One only has to look at Manlys success rather than what little exists at Wests Tigers.
 
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tony soprano said:
Yeh, seems some players are very tight with him.
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I rate Sean Keppie, he plays tough, is mobile enough for a man of his size and has a decent passing game.
My concern is how he would affect the balance of our forward pack as he’s a little similar to Alex Twal and Fonua Pole, can we afford too many similar type players in the one side ?
An extremely mobile tackle busting edge forward is more what we need as a point of difference.
Could Stefano possibly transition into a big, mobile, tackle busting edge forward, similar to how the Storm use big Nelson at times ?
 
Vicious said:
I rate Sean Keppie, he plays tough, is mobile enough for a man of his size and has a decent passing game.
My concern is how he would affect the balance of our forward pack as he’s a little similar to Alex Twal and Fonua Pole, can we afford too many similar type players in the one side ?
An extremely mobile tackle busting edge forward is more what we need as a point of difference.
Could Stefano possibly transition into a big, mobile, tackle busting edge forward, similar to how the Storm use big Nelson at times ?
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Me too. Much better than mist our current pack
 
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