Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

rugbygoated said:
A source within rugby league circles has just told me Jarome is 90% likely to sign with us in the next week or so on a 4.8 million dollar deal for 4 years. He also told me we are about 30% likely to get AFB and Dogs are throwing around 1.1 million at him while we are offering between 900K and 1 million
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Thanks RG

I think a club spending 1.1mil is better spent on a Half than a Prop.

I wish this was locked in soon.
 
rugbygoated said:
A source within rugby league circles has just told me Jarome is 90% likely to sign with us in the next week or so on a 4.8 million dollar deal for 4 years. He also told me we are about 30% likely to get AFB and Dogs are throwing around 1.1 million at him while we are offering between 900K and 1 million
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He sounds like a mathematician majoring in probabilities.
Thanks for what you hear though. 👍🏻
 
Further development. Luai was in Brisbane on the weekend and met with Dolphins head of recruitment Peter O'Sullivan. No offer was made but certainly interesting given their halves are currently Katoa (formerly Penrith), O'Sullivan (formerly Penrith), Nikorima, and Milford. A further indication they have missed out on Ezra Mam who is set to resign with Broncos before Christmas
 
Spartan117 said:
Thanks RG

I think a club spending 1.1mil is better spent on a Half than a Prop.

I wish this was locked in soon.
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Initial reports that we made an offer are true although I think what happened is the negotiations stalled, no rejection or acceptance yet. Perhaps he's looking at his options to drive his price up more. My understanding is that Penrith are unwilling to increase their offer of 3 years 850K
 
GNR4LIFE said:
The most overhyped player I’ve seen talked up in a long time.
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Just shows how desperate we were tbh.
Credit for trying something different but he was the wrong player to try.
People say body frames are meh, yes at times they can be provided the player has some x factor that can make up for it. Gildart had neither.
 
Spartan117 said:
Thanks RG

I think a club spending 1.1mil is better spent on a Half than a Prop.

I wish this was locked in soon.
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We have a flurry of cash to spend.
Getting both would be huge for us.

It wouldn’t surprise me if we offer a 5th year option to get Luai across the line which would get him to 32.

AFB for me is about when. If it is within next 12mths then 3-4yr deal works. If its in 24mths then no longer than a 3yr deal for mind.
 
rugbygoated said:
Further development. Luai was in Brisbane on the weekend and met with Dolphins head of recruitment Peter O'Sullivan. No offer was made but certainly interesting given their halves are currently Katoa (formerly Penrith), O'Sullivan (formerly Penrith), Nikorima, and Milford. A further indication they have missed out on Ezra Mam who is set to resign with Broncos before Christmas
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Phins want Dearden and might even get him….
 
rugbygoated said:
Initial reports that we made an offer are true although I think what happened is the negotiations stalled, no rejection or acceptance yet. Perhaps he's looking at his options to drive his price up more. My understanding is that Penrith are unwilling to increase their offer of 3 years 850K
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you still 90% confident Luai ends up at WT?
 
rugbygoated said:
Further development. Luai was in Brisbane on the weekend and met with Dolphins head of recruitment Peter O'Sullivan. No offer was made but certainly interesting given their halves are currently Katoa (formerly Penrith), O'Sullivan (formerly Penrith), Nikorima, and Milford. A further indication they have missed out on Ezra Mam who is set to resign with Broncos before Christmas
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This screams of anyone else but the WTs...
 
Spartan117 said:
This screams of anyone else but the WTs...
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It sounds like due diligence to me.

No one is racing to sign with us, but if he is going to leave a team that he's won 3 rings at, he is definitely best advised to explore all of the options that present themselves.

I still think for a guy with an ego like Jarome Luai, the allure of creating a legacy of changing the fortunes of the worst club in the competition would be very appealing.

He still has friends at the club, he will still be close enough to family and business partners/interests. I think we're a good proposition for him and we've shown a willingness to recruit aggressively to change our trajectory.

For all the schtick we cop historically, I think we present a very different proposition now.

Even if it's not Jarome Luai, the tides are definitely changing. Sentiment is way more positive.
 
tigers4ever 0 said:
The same thing happened with the Fainu brothers... last minute interest by Phins, Titans, Doggies and Drags and we were able to still get them across the line. Hopefully goes well ahain for us 🫰
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agree. Luai would be stupid not to get a valuation off other clubs as to what they're willing to pay him to use as leverage against us and Penrith. that's clearly what's been happening these past few weeks with his meeting @ Canterbury and now Redcliffe.

I do think though that no one will be offering him the same salary as us and the chance to play halfback. seems very similar to the Fainu situation.
 
jrtiger said:
you still 90% confident Luai ends up at WT?
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Not me but my source who is in the know-how of clubs, referees and some popular journos. I just hope this doesn't drag on into January if Luai is tempted by another clubs' late offer. While it is very likely he gets it sorted before Christmas don't rule out a club like Sharks or Roosters who could both contend for a title coming in with a 900K-1 million offer
 
rugbygoated said:
Not me but my source who is in the know-how of clubs, referees and some popular journos. I just hope this doesn't drag on into January if Luai is tempted by another clubs' late offer. While it is very likely he gets it sorted before Christmas don't rule out a club like Sharks or Roosters who could both contend for a title coming in with a 900K-1 million offer
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So are we to assume he hasnt indicated acceptance of our offer to Penrith, so 10 day thing still to happen ?
 
rugbygoated said:
A source within rugby league circles has just told me Jarome is 90% likely to sign with us in the next week or so on a 4.8 million dollar deal for 4 years. He also told me we are about 30% likely to get AFB and Dogs are throwing around 1.1 million at him while we are offering between 900K and 1 million
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If he was "sold" on the WT he would've signed by now..our money offer is not the issue he is stalling
 
rugbygoated said:
Initial reports that we made an offer are true although I think what happened is the negotiations stalled, no rejection or acceptance yet. Perhaps he's looking at his options to drive his price up more. My understanding is that Penrith are unwilling to increase their offer of 3 years 850K
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Most of the players do not directly negotiate conditions of their contracts, that is why they pay their agents/managers.
It would be better to say that players agents/managers negotiate the contract conditions, and their greed may not necessary reflect the player view.
 
Tiger_Yoshi said:
If he was "sold" on the WT he would've signed by now..our money offer is not the issue he is stalling
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He wants 1.2 million. Our initial offer on the Tuesday two weeks ago (28th November) was a 1.125 million 4 year offer. He's stalling to increase the offer. He knows Tigers will do it but him and his manager are going to other clubs to generate more interest and price increases
 
Tiger_Yoshi said:
If he was "sold" on the WT he would've signed by now..our money offer is not the issue he is stalling
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very similar situation to Sam and Latu I feel. we were out of the blocks early and looked to be done before they shopped around a little bit only for them to come back to us later.

nothing to worry about at this point, but if things do drag on being christmas then i would begin to worry.
 
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