Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

boonboon said:
We have 28 spots filled for next year and all our forward spots are filled unless we get rid of someone. So to keep either Seyfarth or James you would need to get rid of a current forward and in both cases probably a current prop. The only middles in the rotation you could conisder getting rid of would be Blore or Sione Fainu. Neither are better then Blore and for obvious reasons we would not be getting rid of Sione Fainu. We also have Kit, Faagatu and Miller coming through
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Hopeful one of the two spots will be Charlie Staines if he can agree to around the $300k mark (down from his current $500k). That will be the sticking point.
 
Todd Packer said:
Sezer was keen to play NRL again and signed with us.
That left Leeds without a half and they just signed Frawley. Simple as that.
Some people just enjoy putting a negative spin on things.
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Sezer was told he was not going to be re-signed and decided he wanted to go back to Australia. His options were very limited.
 
Harvey said:
He is holding out. For another club to make a comparable offer so he can get out of here like Garnet & Peachey
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Peachey was never going to be signed by anyone other than Penrith. He was woeful for the first grade team and the magpies when he was here. He never wanted to come.
 
philgood said:
I dont mind it. Morris has shown he is a capable coach with Cronulla, and then you have Furner who is an experienced campaigner to guide Benji when needed. Would prefer someone else other than Farah...
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I like it but who is coaching our attack? Morris and Furner are both defensive coaches from memory.
 
Reasons FOR keeping Seyfarth- tries hard, improving, developed through our ranks, wouldn't break the bank balance.

Reasons FOR NOT keeping Seyfarth- doesn't strengthen the squad, fits somewhere between 14th & 22nd player on the roster, not worth a bidding war, only JUST starting to fit into 1st grade.

If Seyfarth stays, for mine, it has to be at the expense of another forward. Not additional to. So either one of the young guys goes & Seyfarth stays, or you let him move on. I like him, to a level. You don't lopside your squad balance to fit him in.

For mine, Seyfarth, Blore, Twal, Sione Fainu are fighting for 3 spots. Tumeth & Mansfield are staying. Fainu survives, rightly or wrongly, because of his brothers (and he reminds of Aitasi James so much). Twal is probably the pick of the group. So it's Seyfarth vs Blore.
 
The Chad said:
Reasons FOR keeping Seyfarth- tries hard, improving, developed through our ranks, wouldn't break the bank balance.

Reasons FOR NOT keeping Seyfarth- doesn't strengthen the squad, fits somewhere between 14th & 22nd player on the roster, not worth a bidding war, only JUST starting to fit into 1st grade.

If Seyfarth stays, for mine, it has to be at the expense of another forward. Not additional to. So either one of the young guys goes & Seyfarth stays, or you let him move on. I like him, to a level. You don't lopside your squad balance to fit him in.

For mine, Seyfarth, Blore, Twal, Sione Fainu are fighting for 3 spots. Tumeth & Mansfield are staying. Fainu survives, rightly or wrongly, because of his brothers (and he reminds of Aitasi James so much). Twal is probably the pick of the group. So it's Seyfarth vs Blore.
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Blore all day , next year injury free he will be a weapon
 
The Chad said:
Reasons FOR keeping Seyfarth- tries hard, improving, developed through our ranks, wouldn't break the bank balance.

Reasons FOR NOT keeping Seyfarth- doesn't strengthen the squad, fits somewhere between 14th & 22nd player on the roster, not worth a bidding war, only JUST starting to fit into 1st grade.

If Seyfarth stays, for mine, it has to be at the expense of another forward. Not additional to. So either one of the young guys goes & Seyfarth stays, or you let him move on. I like him, to a level. You don't lopside your squad balance to fit him in.

For mine, Seyfarth, Blore, Twal, Sione Fainu are fighting for 3 spots. Tumeth & Mansfield are staying. Fainu survives, rightly or wrongly, because of his brothers (and he reminds of Aitasi James so much). Twal is probably the pick of the group. So it's Seyfarth vs Blore.
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Its pretty much a top 29 for us as Sione is just there to keep the bro's happy.
 
twentyforty said:
Just hope the squad reshaping includes names like Olakau’atu and Koula?
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These two players are exactly what we need but interestingly we are strong in the positions where you'd recruit these guys. Koula would have to be at fullback.

I am pretty sure Koula has signed a long term contract.
 
426Tlgerland said:
Yes we only need to do this if the kid is an. Absolute gun , Tumeth as example is not worth it plenty as good or better running around
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I think Kit L looks like a first grader who we will get value for in first grade next year and he will be on a development contract.

I'm really not confident in letting go of Seyfarth though.

If he goes we'll have the following guys backing up our top 17:- Matamua, Mansfield, Tumeth, Sione Fainu & Asu Kepaoa. Kit L should slot in but that is a bare cupboard for middle forwards in the NRL. They'll have to get some train and trial players a go or something.

I am pretty sure we currently have 2 spots available. One has to go to a winger who I think will be expected to play first grade. Ideally we'd get Staines but I can see why the club would let him go. It's just a value for money issue.

I think if we don't sign Seyfarth we will need to sign another forward.

I suppose we have to wait and see what happens though because the club might work out some way to release more players. I still don't know who we'd sign though. It's not like there are a tonne of quality options out there.
 
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