Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[AmericanHistoryX]

You are too kind Paws and Claws. Respect brother.

 

[Kaito]

There is a Wests similar style jersey worn by Tuiaki in his highliights. I thought it looked great as did the matching Balmain similar jersey that year. Nothing wrong wth a little history for both Wests and Balmain.

Yep. Agee 100 Would really love to see that Paws

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Pink would be good. Works for the Panthers.

 

[Kelce68]

Think kit is the man

He's quality too, no doubt. Particularly in the intangibles; application, leadership, humility, peer respect. From talking to several of his junior coaches, he, and his brother, are from the top shelf as young men.

 

[balmain boy]

Can we please recruit Tristan Sailor. He's obviously a first grader and won't cost too much. He has six try assist from four games. I can't believe there's talk of going to the super league

Where would he play? Backup to Bula? He wants a starting position, fair enough. He won't join us to play nsw cup...

 

[balmain boy]

So I take this as meaning that Development contract players and Train & Trial contract players are eligible for selection from Round 1 2024.

Basically it means that the top 30 is irrelevant, clubs can have top 50s with lots of players on minimum wage.

Some absolutely awful changes overall. I'd say shocking, but with Vlandys and Abdo running the show incompetence and craziness knows no limits!

 

[Kelce68]

Matamua needs to develop some mongrel, which can't be coached and is typically in you from a young age. he's very skilful but his lack of mongrel will hurt him long term. Kit on the other hand has mongrel in droves, plus has the skill. I know who my money is on to become our long term 13 out of the two of them.

Siotame Havea and Denzel Schaafhausen-Mino are also going to cause some selection headaches down the line.

Absolutely.

Haven't heard much of Denzel.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Not the one the from Washington?

 

[tiger05premier]

But the news jerseys could help us player better. And more sales for General Lee.

Just like the COE helped move is up the ladder

Is there an 18th team next year?

A new jersey and a new low

How exciting

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Its okay to laugh isn't it? In this world where we find ourselves. They can't stop can they?

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Basically it means that the top 30 is irrelevant, clubs can have top 50s with lots of players on minimum wage.

Some absolutely awful changes overall. I'd say shocking, but with Vlandys and Abdo running the show incompetence and craziness knows no limits!

That's why I think just as important for Fulton will be recruiting T&T and NSW Cup players on minimum wage for depth & experience.

As a club, we're in a position where we probably have to grant Top 30s to our top juniors like Da Silva, Galvin to keep them here.

I'd then load our Development deals to our next tier of identified pathways players to progress like the Laulilii brothers, Miller, Mason etc.

Train & Trials to players with experience for depth & leadership like a Dean Hawkins or Kurt Falls type who can't get top 30 deal but provide depth & also some potential x-factor types like your Jimmy Ngutliks.

Then some strategic NSW Cup contracts to players who can be leaders at that level and provide experience to our pathways players coming up (more of the Jack Boyling types).

 

[851]

Not sure if they'll use him in the front row

Hope not, he looked good on an edge at manly

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Where would he play? Backup to Bula? He wants a starting position, fair enough. He won't join us to play nsw cup...

Of course. We are inundated with class centres.

 

[balmain boy]

Of course. We are inundated with class centres.

Well, given he's never played centre in his life, is 177cm and 79kgs, he's way too small to play centre or wing.

Fullback, maybe 5/8 but even that's a stretch....

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Fair enough.

 

[Dennisspicer1]

Two little things to think about.

Is this Change of jerseys going to be more black & white & less orange.

Also Fulton seems to have recruted more players for Manly than players for us.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Yes. Very important questions.
But isn't Orange the new Black?

 

[rihannafan1]

Can we please recruit Tristan Sailor. He's obviously a first grader and won't cost too much. He has six try assist from four games. I can't believe there's talk of going to the super league

We were going to sign him before his rape case according to his dad. He's had some issues off the field before that too hence why there may not be too many takers in Australia and why he's with Brisbane under Kevvy

 

[diedpretty]

Basically it means that the top 30 is irrelevant, clubs can have top 50s with lots of players on minimum wage.

Some absolutely awful changes overall. I'd say shocking, but with Vlandys and Abdo running the show incompetence and craziness knows no limits!

Trying to turn it in to an NFL roster. The more i think about it though the more i think it could benefit the lower teams. A fringe first grader is probably going to have a better chance playing in the top grade from Rnd1 with a lower team rather than sitting behind a star studded side and waiting for SOO or injuries to get a run. Time will tell whether that is the case or whether top sides will just stockpile as many players as possible.

 

[tiger05premier]

Two little things to think about.

Is this Change of jerseys going to be more black & white & less orange.

Also Fulton seems to have recruted more players for Manly than players for us.

Fulton is sending them our dregs