Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[AmericanHistoryX]

The love emoticon works.

 

[earl]

Benji needs to ring Rorters HQ and shove a Simpkin/Momirovski swap down Robbo's throat. the Chooks need a hooker to lay the platform for Smith to come on midway thru the game and we need a proven first grade centre and a goalkicker. both off contract at the end of 2024, what's not to like?

Momo is hopeless.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Momo is hopeless.

Great fit then. 😉

 

[earl]

Great fit then. 😉

If I'm being serious I think our priorities are:-

1. Halves - ideally good ones but we can get average ones because atm we have Fainu as our top half for next season and he hasn't played NRL.
2. Outside backs - we need some class here though and players like Momo aren't going to cut it.
1. Forwards - this is our lowest priority but an impact forward or a class lock forward would be really good for us.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

If I'm being serious I think our priorities are:-

1. Halves - ideally good ones but we can get average ones because atm we have Fainu as our top half for next season and he hasn't played NRL.
2. Outside backs - we need some class here though and players like Momo aren't going to cut it.
1. Forwards - this is our lowest priority but an impact forward or a class lock forward would be really good for us.

Baddabing Baddaboom!

 

[Fingers83]

If I'm being serious I think our priorities are:-

1. Halves - ideally good ones but we can get average ones because atm we have Fainu as our top half for next season and he hasn't played NRL.
2. Outside backs - we need some class here though and players like Momo aren't going to cut it.
1. Forwards - this is our lowest priority but an impact forward or a class lock forward would be really good for us.

So every position?

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

So every position?

Thats stage 2.

 

[gregjm87]

Racism would be the only reason I could think of. Might be a private school thing...

I think you're likely correct. The only other explanation i could offer is there was still a lot of Tonga/Samoa hostilities in NZ back then (don't know about now). Possibly a thought of needing to minimise the amount of Polynesians in order to minimise conflict between teammates.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Sounds like they had a Voice Referendum.

 

[weststigerman]

Bulldogs recruitment seems endless .
Begins for this year with Kikau , Mahoney , Addo Carr , Burton ,Burns Tevita Pangai ,Perham and now on to Sutton , Crichton, Salmon , Taafe ,Xerri , Liam Knight Sexton ,Oloapu ,Pele
How on earth do they do it ?
Wests Tigers started the year with replacing Garner , Musgrove , Liddle ,Tuilagi and a few more with Klemm ,Api , IPaps and Bateman which was a bit of an upgrade but its not even close to what the dogs are doing
I'm positive I've forgotten a few dogs recruits on top of the 16 I've listed .
We are dead last and main reason is our roster sucks
We hire a " Master Recruiter " called Fulton ( who bags Benji )
Its been months now and we've got a couple of youngsters with little or no NRL experience for 2Mill each that's not a hard sell .
Is it "no news is good news " because we've stopped the leaks or is it no news because dozens of approaches have been met with rejection because of our image .
We are now selecting teams for the next round by including some who have failed time and time again probably because we have few options
Maybe the future is just Bleak but they can't admit it
Last few rounds should give Feledy and Reilly a go but please start recruiting

They have very few young players upgrading to top 30 unlike us. We seem to run out of top 30 spots quicker than other clubs which I suppose is to be expected if we're a supposed "Development club".

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

They have very few young players upgrading to top 30 unlike us. We seem to run out of top 30 spots quicker than other clubs which I suppose is to be expected if we're a supposed "Development club".

Development for other teams. Nofo. 1 junior for long term. Who else?

 

[dazza65]

It seems to be working. Black n White.

Ebony and Ivory..

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Ebony and Ivory..

Live together in Harmony.

 

[innsaneink]

Man, remember when Simpkin was the next big thing. So much expectation when he came down from Qld only to become a pretty average first grader at best. Granted he’s still only young, but most kids his age show glimpses and or flashes of brilliance. Not him. Proves why you need to take every young hyped kid coming through the grade with a grain of salt. Not many of them become stars. Not at this club.

I don't really recall that... Or maybe I took no notice of it... But the last part of your post is spot on

 

[earl]

So every position?

No. Api at hooker is okay.

 

[The Chad]

Development for other teams. Nofo. 1 junior for long term. Who else?

What is considered "long term"?

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

I don't really recall that... Or maybe I took no notice of it... But the last part of your post is spot on

Absolutely concur. Hope the Fainus don't become failures.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

What is considered "long term"?

Sustainability.

 

[The Chad]

Sustainability.

Seyfarth!

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

If Matt King becomes one of the scapegoats of the Roosters' season as reported, he may find himself on our radar as an experienced assistant coach to support Benji & co. That's if we miss Holbrook & Morris.