Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[AmericanHistoryX]

Raymond Mariner

Thank You Newtown. You remind me a lot of Tommy Raudonikis.

 

[The Chad]

Raymond Mariner

Raymond Fatalistic Mariner, to be exact.

He sees the bad in nautalism.

 

[hammertime]

Sefarth would be a good retention if our forwards weren't stacked well already with more coming through. We need to sign backs.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Cause our backs are to the wall right now.

 

[earl]

Sefarth would be a good retention if our forwards weren't stacked well already with more coming through. We need to sign backs.

They should keep him. Our forward depth isn't good.

My take is that these are the forwards we have outside of the top 17:- Justin Matamua, Brandon Mansfield, Brandon Tumeth, Sione Fainu, Asu Kepaoa, Samuela Fainu.

 

[Stevec]

The Harold Matts winning team from 2022 I imagine

All I want is a 1-17 line up next year that's going to play finals next year not 2 or 3 years down the road.Weve waited long enough .This years roster got us to 17th and we take out Brooks ,Talau and Laurie and add in Latu ,Jayden and Aiden and my calculator says still bottom 4 .
Got to recruit a couple of powerful and fast outside backs at the very minimum

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

They should keep him. Our forward depth isn't good.

My take is that these are the forwards we have outside of the top 17:- Justin Matamua, Brandon Mansfield, Brandon Tumeth, Sione Fainu, Asu Kepaoa, Samuela Fainu.

So let's get rid of Atasi James. Biggest player in the club.

 

[Vicious]

So let's get rid of Atasi James. Biggest player in the club.

So far our 2024 roster is worse than 2023.
I’m hoping and assuming there is some good news about some decent quality signings coming real soon 🤷‍♂️
I’m happy wait until 2025 to see some big improvement, but we need to somehow win more games in 2024 than we did this season.
With our current exposed 2024 playing roster I can’t see how that’s possible ?

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Its the space between the ears. That counts. Bellamy and Bennett. Cleary too. And Webster. Dont they stick out like a sore thumb.

 

[Vicious]

Its the space between the ears. That counts. Bellamy and Bennett. Cleary too. And Webster. Dont they stick out like a sore thumb.

It’s not rocket science to identify and obtain a half decent playing roster.
I’m starting to think this forum should be our recruitment & retention committee it appears we would certainly come up with a stronger top 30.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

The issue is you are supposed to replace someone leaving the top 30 roster with someone better.
Who are we replacing him with ?

Agree 100%. From a roster view point I guess Samuela Fainu is his replacement given Seyfarth was already off contract and we brought Fainu in. Fainu more suited as a prop with backrow optional but provides starts the year off the bench = Seyfarth replacement is how I see it.

 

[hank37w]

They should keep him. Our forward depth isn't good.

My take is that these are the forwards we have outside of the top 17:- Justin Matamua, Brandon Mansfield, Brandon Tumeth, Sione Fainu, Asu Kepaoa, Samuela Fainu.

Problem is that those 6 that you have just mentioned that you are saying are not good enough for our top 17 are in our top 30 for next season, makes it even more difficult for us to recruit players in positions that we need some quality.

It's fine to have money to spend but available space in the top 30 is definitely a major issue for us.

 

[tigerballs]

I hate to admit it. But it’s a lethal team when fit.

Class players, big forwards, speed that can’t be matched.

But getting it all on the park at the same time is the issue.

And also. Screw manly. But this is objectively thinking. They have a 1-13 to perform very well.

Wonder if Siebs has the nerve to play Koula at 1 and Tommy at 4?

 

[Vicious]

Agree 100%. From a roster view point I guess Samuela Fainu is his replacement given Seyfarth was already off contract and we brought Fainu in. Fainu more suited as a prop with backrow optional but provides starts the year off the bench = Seyfarth replacement is how I see it.

I’m happy with Samuela Fainu as he at least has the physical attributes to become a dominant NRL player, but so does Seyfarth compared with quite a few others on our current top 30 roster.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

But they could be good for another 17. Depending on the coach.

 

[balmain boy]

So you are excited for the potential of a 33 year old Gagai? Are we going back to being a retirement home for players?
Ha ha ha
And I’m the moron!

We have the worst centres in the competition. By a long long way!!!!
Age is irrelevant, performance is all that matters. He's still very fit and in good form. If we an sign someone younger of equal ability then great, that's positive. But we can't usually, we're the least desirable club in the comp.
Signing one of the better centres in the comp isn't exactly a bad thing. If it were 4 years at $800k then sure, that's a bad contract. For 2 years at 550k that's acceptable, given we haven't even come close to spending the cap for a few years now.

 

[balmain boy]

I hate to admit it. But it’s a lethal team when fit.

Class players, big forwards, speed that can’t be matched.

But getting it all on the park at the same time is the issue.

And also. Screw manly. But this is objectively thinking. They have a 1-13 to perform very well.

The have power, pace and an elite halfback. You'll always be competitive with that combo.

On the other hand we have zero pace, little power and currently limited halves.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

My take is that Benji is after at least 1 experienced centre to add to the top 30 & possibly another experienced winger if we don't resign Staines or can move on Nofa.

Even though these are contracted, I reckon we could be a realistic chance at one of Dane Gagai, Justin Olam, Isaiah Tass or Nick Meaney (yes as a centre) given we have the $$$ and need to use our cap space.

For another winger, I can see Reimis Smith & Mawene Hiroti as realistic possibles. Maybe Xavier Savage for that speed x-factor depending on what contract $$$ he is currently on, not worth more than $250k IMO.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Your take. Appreciate your honesty Black White and Gold.

 

[earl]

Problem is that those 6 that you have just mentioned that you are saying are not good enough for our top 17 are in our top 30 for next season, makes it even more difficult for us to recruit players in positions that we need some quality.

It's fine to have money to spend but available space in the top 30 is definitely a major issue for us.

I get the issue. Those forwards probably aren't good enough back-up options. I am pretty sure Kit L is on a dev contract though and I think he'll get a spot in the top 17 next season barring injuries.