Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[tony soprano]

We

No doubt we should have kept Hastings but he isn’t the only reason knights are in hot form, Ponga was out and started the year poorly and they were sooo bad…Ponga is now back in form and they are killing it.

With Hastings we probably are ahead of dogs and drags, doubt much better. But say if knights had brooks or even Pearce still, I can’t see them doing any worse without Hastings.

He wasn’t the answer for us but he’s just like matto and Aloiai in that it would be nice to have all 3 still playing for us. We somehow manage to loose any above avg first grader. Club needs to realise that one gun player won’t solve our issues and focus hard on keeping talent we have whilst still improving the roster.

We also lost peachy.

Players doing well after they leave tigers is not a revelation

 

[jadtiger]

We

We also lost peachy.

Players doing well after they leave tigers is not a revelation

Peachey never showed any interest when he was here,one our worst purchases in many years.

 

[earl]

With Hastings we probably are ahead of dogs and drags, doubt much better.

We had Hastings. How'd we go ? The same can be said for Brooks.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Won a stack of games with him out too

also was rumoured not to get on with bateman he signed when hastings left and also meant we got klemner too.
newcastle playing well Hastings doesn't have much to do with it

 

[Dennisspicer1]

Out of laui and haas which one are we most likely to sign

None.

I think you’re in the wrong thread Mac!

 

[Tore85]

Bradman

That would be awesome. Makes sense given he plans to test the market I read
..

 

[tony soprano]

Peachey never showed any interest when he was here,one our worst purchases in many years.

Yes, but now doing well at Panthers.

 

[WestsEffTheRest]

also was rumoured not to get on with bateman he signed when hastings left and also meant we got klemner too.
newcastle playing well Hastings doesn't have much to do with it

He has a lot to do with it Jed

 

[loklok]

Brooks or Hastings. Both gone .
Plus letting madden go .a very late half signing in wakeham .no depth In halves
The problem
Sheens .

 

[Fallen Angel]

People acting like Sezar is washed up.

He's been a starting 7 in the SL for 4 straight seasons, one of those (last year) in a GF side. Captain of his club for 2 of those as well. He's the starting 7 for Canberra's GF performance in 2019.

2 GF's in 5 years.

And we wring our hands over him replacing Luke Brooks. Or prefer Clune (who I don't mind). Or Cogger (again, don't mind).

But none of them have the resume Sezar brings.

For his SL career he has a 47.46% win ratio. Go on- say that it's rubbish. For his NRL career- 50.97%

Then look at the options we are looking at instead of him.

He's no Andrew Johns. But he knows how to win & put together sustained success over the course of a season.

Some of us are all too familiar with hearing how good potential players will be for us, then they get here and blend in with everyone else. He’s not moving us up the ladder

 

[Needaname]

“The merger club are reportedly the frontrunner to acquire his services, while the Knights have also reportedly put their name in the hat to sign the talented halfback.

However, Dragons powerbrokers have reportedly made it clear they will not contribute to Sullivan’s $500,000-per-season salary.”


Is he worth 500k for the next two seasons?
Its not a horrible amount but with the two young halves on roughly the same amount; they are still large contracts if you are playing one in reserve grade.

 

[BalmainJnr]

“The merger club are reportedly the frontrunner to acquire his services, while the Knights have also reportedly put their name in the hat to sign the talented halfback.

However, Dragons powerbrokers have reportedly made it clear they will not contribute to Sullivan’s $500,000-per-season salary.”


Is he worth 500k for the next two seasons?
Its not a horrible amount but with the two young halves on roughly the same amount; they are still large contracts if you are playing one in reserve grade.

Haha so they tell him to look elsewhere but won’t carry any of his contract. That’s a bold strategy.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

“The merger club are reportedly the frontrunner to acquire his services, while the Knights have also reportedly put their name in the hat to sign the talented halfback.

However, Dragons powerbrokers have reportedly made it clear they will not contribute to Sullivan’s $500,000-per-season salary.”


Is he worth 500k for the next two seasons?
Its not a horrible amount but with the two young halves on roughly the same amount; they are still large contracts if you are playing one in reserve grade.

Only way I would pay that is with very large performance incentives driven around onfield results.

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

“The merger club are reportedly the frontrunner to acquire his services, while the Knights have also reportedly put their name in the hat to sign the talented halfback.

However, Dragons powerbrokers have reportedly made it clear they will not contribute to Sullivan’s $500,000-per-season salary.”


Is he worth 500k for the next two seasons?
Its not a horrible amount but with the two young halves on roughly the same amount; they are still large contracts if you are playing one in reserve grade.

They will have to tip in something they want rid, they have plans for his cap space both us and the Knights know this. If we could get him for $100k less a season that would be decent.

 

[hank37w]

Don't understand the tactic of doing four short drop outs in a row to a attacking team like souths handing the ball ten metres out when you're trailing 20 to 18 seems like madness to me

That's because it is nothing but madness.

 

[lathami]

They will have to tip in something they want rid, they have plans for his cap space both us and the Knights know this. If we could get him for $100k less a season that would be decent.

He’s not worth $500,000 not in the form he’s in and the fact he’s most likely going to be a back up. He’s not exactly what we are looking for so if they don’t chip tell ‘em ti stuff it where the sun don’t shine!!

 

[hank37w]

Lussick played 6 days in ESL then ran out for Parra last night.

Clear Bateman was injured.

He might still be injured in the brain, jeez he has some brain snaps.

 

[balmain boy]

“The merger club are reportedly the frontrunner to acquire his services, while the Knights have also reportedly put their name in the hat to sign the talented halfback.

However, Dragons powerbrokers have reportedly made it clear they will not contribute to Sullivan’s $500,000-per-season salary.”


Is he worth 500k for the next two seasons?
Its not a horrible amount but with the two young halves on roughly the same amount; they are still large contracts if you are playing one in reserve grade.

They have to chip in. No one is paying him 500k a year. He's proven nothing and had injury issues. Dragons just trying to play games and pay as little as possible. If Sullivan says he only wants to come to us, not Newcastle, then we can play hardball. They don't want him, he doesn't want to be there, they will chip in at least 150k.

 

[gregjm87]

Lussick played 6 days in ESL then ran out for Parra last night.

Clear Bateman was injured.

Bateman was apparently VISA issues, Lussick as an Australian would have no such hold up.

 

[gregjm87]

Won a stack of games with him out too

3, one of them against us. One against Raiders who dropped the ball all game and had Wighton binned and a 3rd against Warriors who were missing 3 forwards.