Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[boonboon]

As good as our forwards are we are still missing a very important component of a top forward pack. That is a big very mobile athletic forward on the edge, or if you are really lucky one on both edges.

Souths, Manly, Cowboys, Titians, Dogs, Penrith, sharks all have a player who can cause havoc on a edge and compete for a high attacking kick.

I think that is where Samuela Fainu comes in. All our talk has been about Latu but Samuela is exactly what you are asking for. Also I think Ipap will be much much better with a decent halfback inside him

 

[Harvey]

Just as a matter of record, none of Moses, Tedesco or Brooks were under 20s premiers. This was the team that won the (2012) comp:

Kurtis Rowe, David Nofoaluma, Brodie Monroe, Asipeli Fine, Marika Koroibete, Matt Mulcahy, Jacob Miller, Sauaso Sue, Ben Saunders, Mosese Fotuaika, Joel Luani, Kyle Lovett, Inno Inosesio
Interchange: Soni Paasi, Nathan Brown, Brenden Santi, Sitaleki Akauola, Shane Lalogafau, Andy Fiagatusa, Manaia Rudolph, Daniel Rakvin

Lucky we have another load of gun juniors coming through

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

I just watched the highlights of our recent NSW Cup game, the lack of effort from Keparoa was again noticeable, he couldn’t even be bothered bending his knees to try and pick up a grubber kick which he then fumbled and led to a try conceded.
I think he’s at the stage where he’s not interested in playing for us, he’s one we definitely need gone from our top 30.

I concur!

I think out of our contracted players we may be able to get interest for Kepaoa, Simpkin and hopefully Nofa.

Our off-contract players confirmed or likely to move on are Brooks, Laurie, Talau, Wakeham, Lomi Saukuru, Simpkins, Staines & Offa (already gone).

That'll be 11 possibly gone out of 30.

I reckon we'll retain Seyfarth.

I doubt anyone will pick up the contracts for Reilly or Ngatakuira but it may be strategic to keep them on the roster next season to then upgrade the Laulilii brothers for '25.

 

[Flippedy]

Actually I am glad and excited and prefer the new halves. Hope Sullivan is 100% have wanted him for some time now as a replacement at 7. Fainu will be an awesome 6. Sezer will provide the experience until they mature. Agree that we are so much better off. Just think the numbers are a bit low. That is all. Think Fainu and Sullivan will get paid more for 2024 than the estimate and rightly so. Brooks was back ended because of poor management not his fault. And the rubbish he gets is unjust. We have had a crap spine and forward for so long and I would never put it on one person. Learn’t that as a child. Story for another day. When all the blame is on one person in a team that fails, in reality makes that person most valuable to that team. Will explain that in another post. If it is true about Brooks and how crap he was, then Manly in for a horrible few years. Time will tell.

I’m expecting Brooks to do well in a totally new environment and I’m expecting our mob to go better with a whole new halves pairing/spine - it’s something that should’ve happened about 4 or 5 years ago. I just wish Laurie was staying.

 

[Todd Packer]

I think that is where Samuela Fainu comes in. All our talk has been about Latu but Samuela is exactly what you are asking for. Also I think Ipap will be much much better with a decent halfback inside him

I agree . I'm looking forward to Samuela joining us. He looked like an angry Stef in that Origin game.
I think he's a huge addition to the squad.

 

[Stevec]

I just watched the highlights of our recent NSW Cup game, the lack of effort from Keparoa was again noticeable, he couldn’t even be bothered bending his knees to try and pick up a grubber kick which he then fumbled and led to a try conceded.
I think he’s at the stage where he’s not interested in playing for us, he’s one we definitely need gone from our top 30.

His last nrl game looked like tanking and yet still in the mix ?

 

[bptiger 0]

As good as our forwards are we are still missing a very important component of a top forward pack. That is a big very mobile athletic forward on the edge, or if you are really lucky one on both edges.

Souths, Manly, Cowboys, Titians, Dogs, Penrith, sharks all have a player who can cause havoc on a edge and compete for a high attacking kick.

U need 1/2s to let them do that 🥴

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1686198579340496896

Connor Watson

Good move if it comes off & passes medicals. Covers hooker, halves, lock & fullback. Very professional trainer who can help set standards on the training paddock & preparation front.

 

[Red88_Tiger]

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Connor Watson

Good move if it comes off & passes medicals. Covers hooker, halves, lock & fullback. Very professional trainer who can help set standards on the training paddock & preparation front.

My guess is he will stay at the roosters if they want him though

 

[tigerman 0]

Isn’t he always injured? Good player though

 

[tony soprano]

Odd move by Roosters.

 

[Vicious]

Connor Watson is a very good utility and a perfect number 14 when fit and firing.
I think he’d be a good fit for us, but would his inclusion mean less opportunity at NRL level for Talyn Da Silva ?
Another good utility who’s available and generally comes on to provide good leg speed and ball playing ability through the middle is Kurt Mann. He plays the role we are hoping Justin Matamua can do for us, but he hasn’t really come along as well as expected this season.
Another call would be we cannot possibly have both Josh Feledy and Tristan Reilly in our top 13. Both are short nuggety centres and are not both going to play NRL in the same team, so it should be a choice one or the other.

 

[weststigerman]

We don’t need both Jayden Sullivan and Connor Watson. They cover the same positions.

 

[Fallen Angel]

Knowing us, we’ll sign him after he fails the Bulldogs medical.

 

[Needaname]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1686198579340496896

Connor Watson

Good move if it comes off & passes medicals. Covers hooker, halves, lock & fullback. Very professional trainer who can help set standards on the training paddock & preparation front.

We need Connor to be our McInnes. And he doesn’t have the size or strength to do that. Has speed though..

 

[Mistymuzzle]

I prefer making up stories to make myself look like I'm important.

you look like you are important?

 

[Fallen Angel]

We need Connor to be our McInnes. And he doesn’t have the size or strength to do that. Has speed though..

He’s not making 80 tackles a game. He’s not making half.

 

[Spartan117]

Freddy saw 10 mins of him at Origin and had enough … what did you make of that?

..

That Freddy is a poor coach and even worse selector.

Erratic and without direction

 

[hammertime]

We don’t need both Jayden Sullivan and Connor Watson. They cover the same positions.

Depth my friend.

 

[weststigers]

Hell no. But we have had great juniors coming through eg Feledy, Faagatu, Miller. I would rather them develop then signing mid players to long term high price contracts (Reynolds, Mbye)

Ok so 17 internationals and 13 juniors? What’s your mix?