Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

king_sirro said:
Steve, I have noticed you get very fixed on "reported" figures. Always take a few hundred thousand off anything the Tele reports IMO.

I'm not sure about the Sullivan deal, but the Fainu boys are on about half what you believe and I imagine the 2.2m quote by Buzz about Jayden is inflated too.

Dragons would be throwing in for the first year for a start.
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The Fainu figures I've read in NRL signings tracker and other web places but don't read tele
Who knows where the real figures are maybe many copy from same wrong source .
The Sullivan figures are whats on this forum many many posts
I sincerely hope you are right .
Do you think a 4 year deal is not too long for unproven youngsters not the amount but the length of time ?
 
Happy with the signing and whilst 4 years is a risk, that will at least allow him and Latu to build a combination and could be a master stroke for our future.

Controlled kicking and repeat sets will do wonders for our pack and Fainu and Sullivan will put Ice and Blore into gaps. May start the year together with Api looking after them in the spine. Bula with an off-season in the fullback role will get better as he has all the attributes to be better than he already is for such a young age. Backing up around the ruck to be his next step
 
weststigerman said:
550k a season is pretty good for an NRL half. Brooks was on 600k when he was the same age.

4 years is a bit odd but Sullivan is a quality player and IMO the only thing stopping him from being good for us is his hamstring injuries.
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As soon as he is our player I’d be getting him on a plane pre Xmas to the hamstring whisperer that Latrell saw over in the US or Canada wherever it was. Get it sorted out of the gates no mucking around.
 
Stevec said:
The Fainu figures I've read in NRL signings tracker and other web places but don't read tele
Who knows where the real figures are maybe many copy from same wrong source .
The Sullivan figures are whats on this forum many many posts
I sincerely hope you are right .
Do you think a 4 year deal is not too long for unproven youngsters not the amount but the length of time ?
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I think 4 years is great Steve , this bloke has plenty to offer , i think we will have an outstanding young backline apart from Nofo that is
 
weststigerman said:
550k a season is pretty good for an NRL half. Brooks was on 600k when he was the same age.

4 years is a bit odd but Sullivan is a quality player and IMO the only thing stopping him from being good for us is his hamstring injuries.
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Lol.. everyone is findin the positive in us signing an unproven kid who nobody else wanted, with a bad reputation for 4 years on $550K.

The ONLY good thing about this is that we can throw more mud at lee and justin when we all realise next year that we signed another lemon for 4 years.

has Mmbye, Packer, Reynolds taught us nothing?
 
Stevec said:
The Fainu figures I've read in NRL signings tracker and other web places but don't read tele
Who knows where the real figures are maybe many copy from same wrong source .
The Sullivan figures are whats on this forum many many posts
I sincerely hope you are right .
Do you think a 4 year deal is not too long for unproven youngsters not the amount but the length of time ?
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I'm hoping the 4th year is club option. It's a risk but he has the talent. NRL halves are going to be very hard to come by in a couple of years with 5 or 6 current starters expected to retire, so having someone locked in with talent is a start.
 
tigermate said:
Lol.. everyone is findin the positive in us signing an unproven kid who nobody else wanted, with a bad reputation for 4 years on $550K.

The ONLY good thing about this is that we can throw more mud at lee and justin when we all realise next year that we signed another lemon for 4 years.

has Mmbye, Packer, Reynolds taught us nothing?
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Can only assume that either his manager is an A grade negotiator, where we are not, or we were comfortable with locking him down for the same timeframe as Fainu.
But doesn’t that cause some issues in pathways coz I thought we had a good half down there, think it’s Gavin ? What happens there ?
 
tigermate said:
Lol.. everyone is findin the positive in us signing an unproven kid who nobody else wanted, with a bad reputation for 4 years on $550K.

The ONLY good thing about this is that we can throw more mud at lee and justin when we all realise next year that we signed another lemon for 4 years.

has Mmbye, Packer, Reynolds taught us nothing?
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Take a lap tigermate, let the people rejoice!
solid signing. Doesn't cost a lot. 3yrs + C.O.
 
I think that's fine price wise given the cap. Anyway, as long as you think he's going to increase on value, you should be able to offload without losing $$$ if needed. Doesn't have much downside risk.
 
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I know many get frustrated when we see clubs like the dogs signing player after player, and we can seem quiet.

I’d rather quality signings over quantity. As you can see with many of the dogs signings moved on, they weren’t the right fit.

We have been guilty in the past of overreacting. I am more comfortable with the strategic approach. Players always fall out of other clubs, players will become available. I’d rather make sure we make the right decision, for the short and long term, rather than overreact, and tie our hands for any future movements.
 
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