Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

jadtiger said:
If they do it would be because Bellamy believes they would have earned it,to be honest they did zero for us imho and are not a loss
Click to expand...
Yeah I know, but if it happens there wailing and gnashing of teeth and comments like, "how did we ever let him go?"
 
Anyone else seriously worried about our fullback depth. With Staines not signed, if anything happens to Bula we are looking at Toa filling in. I don’t even see who we have to play fullback in cup. Massive risk going into the season unless we have something up our sleeve.
 
Chainlink said:
Anyone else seriously worried about our fullback depth. With Staines not signed, if anything happens to Bula we are looking at Toa filling in. I don’t even see who we have to play fullback in cup. Massive risk going into the season unless we have something up our sleeve.
Click to expand...

We don’t know what the story is until he (Staines) signs here or elsewhere… maybe they are negotiating with him and playing some hardball…

aren’t they at 30 players as well… so maybe they need to move someone on first ?
 
Chainlink said:
Anyone else seriously worried about our fullback depth. With Staines not signed, if anything happens to Bula we are looking at Toa filling in. I don’t even see who we have to play fullback in cup. Massive risk going into the season unless we have something up our sleeve.
Click to expand...
Is fullback depth a thing? If you go through most other clubs rosters, it’s not like they have a ready made fullback to go if their first choice goes down. A lot just make do.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 851
Chainlink said:
Anyone else seriously worried about our fullback depth. With Staines not signed, if anything happens to Bula we are looking at Toa filling in. I don’t even see who we have to play fullback in cup. Massive risk going into the season unless we have something up our sleeve.
Click to expand...
Naden played fullback in juniors & could see him used there in NSW Cup for his experience & voice directing the defensive line. Might be a way of Benji reinvigorating him & using his leadership.
 
Tom Shines said:
We don’t know what the story is until he (Staines) signs here or elsewhere… maybe they are negotiating with him and playing some hardball…

aren’t they at 30 players as well… so maybe they need to move someone on first ?
Click to expand...
Yes, with the roster at 30, WT cannot sign Staines to a NRL top 30 contract until someone is moved on in the existing 30. As others have mentioned Blore, Kepaoa, Simpkin and Nofo (and maybe even Doueihi) are the surplus in our squad but we have to have takers for them to open up spots for Staines, Olam and even Luai. So there is a fair bit of negotiation in play both coming and going- and whilst there is delay others can swoop in and grab the ones waiting. I also wonder with Staines whether his health and recovery from that bowel rupture maybe more problematic than realised, unless he of course is much more loyal to WT and waiting for things to play out as possibly promised- although for someone that has been here for only a year, I doubt that loyalty to WT is in play.
 
With an injury like that you'd have to be more loyal to the surgeon general.
magpies forever said:
Yes, with the roster at 30, WT cannot sign Staines to a NRL top 30 contract until someone is moved on in the existing 30. As others have mentioned Blore, Kepaoa, Simpkin and Nofo (and maybe even Doueihi) are the surplus in our squad but we have to have takers for them to open up spots for Staines, Olam and even Luai. So there is a fair bit of negotiation in play both coming and going- and whilst there is delay others can swoop in and grab the ones waiting. I also wonder with Staines whether his health and recovery from that bowel rupture maybe more problematic than realised, unless he of course is much more loyal to WT and waiting for things to play out as possibly promised- although for someone that has been here for only a year, I doubt that loyalty to WT is in play.
Click to expand...

With an injury like that you'd have to be more loyal to the surgeon general.
 
Chainlink said:
Anyone else seriously worried about our fullback depth. With Staines not signed, if anything happens to Bula we are looking at Toa filling in. I don’t even see who we have to play fullback in cup. Massive risk going into the season unless we have something up our sleeve.
Click to expand...
AD could be when he returns.
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
Naden played fullback in juniors & could see him used there in NSW Cup for his experience & voice directing the defensive line. Might be a way of Benji reinvigorating him & using his leadership.
Click to expand...
That's interesting.

I actually value Naden on the Wing. We need a winger who won't give away too many tries and we saw Naden play wing at the Dogs.

But yes Bula may have second year syndrome and we should have some kind of backup option at Fullback. Assuming Staines not signed, we have Sullivan + Sezer in the halves, at a stretch Latu could go fullback and that experience I reckon would be good for his development. ... Totally recognise it's a huge stretch, that's what I would do though for Latu's long term development.

I am far more concerned re Wing and Center. We need to develop defensive combinations and have people trust our defensive structure.... The problem: no defensive structure at all.
 
Masterton said:
Ronnie Palmer sacked?
Click to expand...

Not sacked. Contract not renewed. Article is
a page or 2 before this one. Anyway, we really
needed to free up more roster spots. Simpkin,
Nofa & Asu are in the way of another signing
and retaining Staines. We've got it wrong here.

Edit: tell them they're not starting and it's better
to look elsewhere like the Dogs do. Screw that.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Latest posts

Staff online

Members online

Total: 760 (members: 35, guests: 725)
Forever online: Tigergran, Geo
Back
Top