Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

How is Manly even offering these sorts of contracts? Brooks, Turbo and his brother, DCE, Schuster etc all on massive money.

Yeah i don't know either its hard to fathom, but Schuster now HO have been offered silly contracts and they are the two that have been linked with us. You'd have to assume it squeezes someone else out their cap is a bit all over the place from the outside looking in.
Add to that a 7 yr contract hell of a risk, same with JT at the cowboys and Tino at GC they are one injury away from a cap disaster.
 
I think we need to acknowledge it isn't just young players from within. It's a combination of the best young players at the club from our champion Magpies team, a couple of guns younger then them, and a mix of signing the best young talent at other clubs on slight overs and promise of opportunity.

IMO this approach is our only way out. It also positions our cap to have a crack at a high profile recruit when available, like we did with Munster and Moses.

I would much prefer this approach then the random fringe signings the dogs are doing.

Sullivan and Fainu could be anything. I'm very confident Fainu will be our 6 round one and will be very good.
Just so I understand what exactly is our "champion magpies team " ?
Some of the dogs signings are not "fringe " like Addo Carr, Kikau , Burton and Reed Mahoney and next year Stephen Crichton!
Admit Dogs are a rabble inspite of their stars . Imharmonious and poorly managed
 
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At the bare minimum we need to lock in Staines and spend what is needed for the best centre we can get . With a quality centre Toa and Naden are ok. They are a level below that
 
Sad to hear that Aitasi is leaving. Great communicator and a strong defender. It's easy to see why he might be the one left out, but would have liked him at maggies.
They should have given him a lot more chances this year after his trials. Piss poor benches under Sheen's. Some things never change.
 
How is Manly even offering these sorts of contracts? Brooks, Turbo and his brother, DCE, Schuster etc all on massive money.
Because the remainder of the roster - Hank Scorpio, Morgan Harper, Croker at hooker, Ethan Bullemor, Woodsie, Tof Sipley etc... gets pretty lean pretty quickly.
 
All I have heard is is we are looking at some reserve grade winger from st George and some reserve grade centre from Canberra


Didn't little Man Lee say something along the lines of players coming soon
Lee mentioned something like "Aggressive recruitment" which is chairman talk for no one wants to come here.
 
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