Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Jedi_Tiger said:
Galvin can play centre
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The key word is "Can".
Galvin "can" play center, like Tristan Reiley or Feledy can play center.
None of these players are an experienced NRL player or known for their defense. Neither is Staines, Nofo, Tupou, or anyone I saw in our backline in 2023.

We Can throw in another NRL junior looking at making a "debut" in first grade, loosing 2-3 tries per game. Or we can get an experienced NRL back who can get our team forming a basic defensive line. for different reasons, Fox would really help Tupou become a top winger as he knows the tricks in defense that help a winger defend their line.

Olam, would add some needed beef to our backline and bring a melbourne standard to our squad.

We under rate backs, were letting Olam go for Luai after a halfback hiring spree. We really need to sort our backline.
 
Im not that fussed on Olam obviously the terms werent that enticing, if the storm really want rid they will return to the table with more favorable terms. Or it could be just as suggested we need more cap space for Luai.
 
jrtiger said:
head over there then sweetheart if you’re so enthralled by what’s going on out there.

this forum is run by a group of blokes that have loved this club since birth. how dare you come in and try to undermine the community we have. it’s clear you’ve been born with a silver spoon in your mouth. head over to the chookpen or the silvertails forum if you’re so fixated on format or web design.

black and white always in the fight, black and gold never fold.
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“black and white always in the fight, black and gold never fold.”

Do the players know this?
 
Demps said:
Thomas Mikaele joins NQ Cowboys
Good luck to him
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Honestly good luck to him.

That though is a Payten pick. It means he is watching our boys and players who have played with the WT.

Were going to see more raids (either ex or current players).
 
Just thinking about what side the halves potentially play on as well and how the different combinations could fit. Sullivan I think plays right. Luai and Fainu play left. Sezer is left footed and I think prefers the left but has played right. Not sure if this factors into Benji’s thinking or if the players could be versatile to make the best combination?
 
balmain boy said:
So there were talks, but we want Storm to take up a large chunk of Olam's horrible contract. Rightfully so. Storm have thus far not obliged.
The only way we take Olam for anything close to his 600k price tag is if storm take Nof on his full contract too. Which they won't.
If storm aren't coming to negotiate then there's nothing to discuss for us. So sure, rather than sit around scratching ourselves we focus our energy elsewhere, on an origin and premiership winner. That sounds professional to me rather than waiting on a above average centre
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Completely agree. Olam is now a $350-400K centre at best. He wasn’t a regular first grader at another NRL club as a centre. It would be bad business for us to pursue him unless Melbourne are picking up at least $200-250k freight, if he is indeed currently on somewhere around $600K.
If we were a chance to get AFB I would do a swap deal with Paps in a heartbeat. He apparently has a compelling reason to be in NZ, we probably wouldn’t need to chip in any salary and, while he is a quality player it is a gap we could fill. We need an alpha front rower more than a hole running second rower.
 
SwervinMervin said:
Completely agree. Olam is now a $350-400K centre at best. He wasn’t a regular first grader at another NRL club as a centre. It would be bad business for us to pursue him unless Melbourne are picking up at least $200-250k freight, if he is indeed currently on somewhere around $600K.
If we were a chance to get AFB I would do a swap deal with Paps in a heartbeat. He apparently has a compelling reason to be in NZ, we probably wouldn’t need to chip in any salary and, while he is a quality player it is a gap we could fill. We need an alpha front rower more than a hole running second rower.
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10000% agree with this
 
TYGA said:
I wouldn’t believe any reporting on salaries tbh. He will likely be starting in 2024. Fainu is young and Sezer would be a million to one to finish a whole season. Luai is not signed and given our track record who knows if it gets done. We have heaps of cap room it has to be spent on players available.
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Luai hasn’t signed? I was thinking that he had already re-signed with Penrith.
 
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