Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

The Chad said:
That winger/centre market looks bare.

Unless the club can get Corey Allen, the best bets might be Hymel Hunt or Tuala from the Knights.

Re-signing Staines is pretty important. Or finding someone a club is willing to let go.

I'd definitely be talking to Alamoti. Not much quality available in the centre positions. Was an U19 SOO player last year, I think. Bulldogs are so determined to buy a comp, they are losing the talented youth coming through (Alamoti, Averillo etc).

Alamoti, Hunt & Allen for me. Not exciting (although I think people are sleeping on Alamoti), but it hopefully provides safer play than what we see now.

The young outside backs can't develop fast enough!
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Conor Tracey.
Lomax.
 
Telltails said:
Miller got dropped at Fullback for some terrible performances. Pongha going back to fullback was be cause he was best man for the job as much as Lachie Miller wasn't. No way would I be agitating for this when we have unearthed one of the best young talents that is on everyones radar.
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People forget his major major mental lapses that cost the Knights games. Miller can play but he has some massive errors in his game.

Also heard something about him not sorting the defensive lines out as well.

I can’t fathom why anyone would want to shift Bula right now. He hasn’t had any nrl halves around him week on week. Bit tough to talk about his ball playing as a rookie in a team that is terrible for attack.
 
Mighty_Tiger said:
People forget his major major mental lapses that cost the Knights games. Miller can play but he has some massive errors in his game.

Also heard something about him not sorting the defensive lines out as well.

I can’t fathom why anyone would want to shift Bula right now. He hasn’t had any nrl halves around him week on week. Bit tough to talk about his ball playing as a rookie in a team that is terrible for attack.
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Agree - Bula and already surpassing him as a rookie. Just needs more quality around him.
 
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teddy23 said:
By permission, I more so mean told to explore options as they plan on not extending him. I like Weakes but I don’t see him coming as his path to first grade will be difficult with Bula and Fainu long term priorities at both 1 and 6. Likely he’ll go to Dragons with Flanagan I reckon, as both Sloan and Amone look to be regressing by the week.
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Yeah I think he will be the backup no matter where he goes. He just then needs to make it count when he gets his chance. Treigh Stewart from Dragons will be applying plenty of pressure on Sloan in 2024. Good young player from a few games that I have seen him play.
 
Demps said:
Weekes & Sullivan would be smart signings.

Both have a lot of utility value and both are first grade quality.

Sullivan, perfect 14.
I'd like Weekes at centre.
Unless we sign any any better options.

Weekes can play 1, wing, centr, 6, 9.. all that
Sullivan, the same rly
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I think both could be handy but are also very similar to the punt players we have bought before.
would surprise me if either would join us to be backup players though.
 
Vicious said:
How are you convinced he’s a long term fullback when he does not have any playmaking skills or any idea how to create overlaps like the elite NRL fullbacks do ?
I am aware he’s young and apparently very coachable, so could very well develop these skills given time, but we are running last two years straight, we have the worst attack in the NRL we don’t have time to wait, we need players who fit the description of the position they are playing now.
As Tucker stated Bula could become a rep centre/winger very fast, he’s nowhere near a rep standard fullback just yet.
As for Miller, he’s no project player, I repeat he was leading the entire NRL for tackle busts before Ponga took his spot. He has the necessary playmaking and passing game to regularly create tries and try scoring opportunities and it’s clear we struggle in this area.
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Miller play's 5/8 as well
 
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