Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

GNR4LIFE said:
Doueihi has done nothing to warrant an extension. Not even a modest one.
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Worth his weight in gold at that modest sum.
Was bandied around as captain material not
so long ago. Experienced & can play multiple
positions. Provided he stays fit of course. I'd
offer him 1yr 300k with games played triggers
 
We have players to re-sign and good young prospects coming through we want to retain. Lomax won't leave the Dragons and even if he did, I would not want the club to buy him and undo all the good work the club has done on Pathways. I have no doubt Richardson, Marshall and co know this well. .
 
innsaneink said:
Depends I guess where his house is...could be all sorts of reasons

I dont think Lomax is a rumour just a few posters suggesting he may be good for us if hes available
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Oh I get it now.

Man who was good friends with Mr Rona senior? When is Curtis coming!!! You left all us Forum watchers Hanging Curtis Rona...

Now just to get Lomax to mention a "bus".
 
Kaito said:
Worth his weight in gold at that modest sum.
Was bandied around as captain material not
so long ago. Experienced & can play multiple
positions. Provided he stays fit of course. I'd
offer him 1yr 300k with games played triggers
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A fit Doueihi should be Olam's centre partner. People have forgotten what a dangerous runner of the ball he is. Without the burden of putting plays on he's a weapon.
Can't tackle for shit but you can teach a monkey to tackle.
 
Spartan117 said:
We need top players on realistic money.
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I think we needed top players. Yet we got Second tier players.

i.e. we were trying to go for "the Fox" and Latrell Mitchell at one stage. Now Latrell knocked us back saying we did not even have a spine... We also tried signing M Moses, in spite of the history. I won't say Moses is top tier but I will say he is a Million dollar half and we may have come closer to 13th if we had him in 2023.

We signed James Roberts and BJ Leulia instead. ... Ofcourse we would have wanted to go higher.... Both of these options are Second tier, first graders sure. But not top players in their sides (even when Roberts played origin).

Api is a top tier Hooker.
Luai is a topish tier signing...

We needed top tier players. Cleary's biggest mistake in rebuilding the WT was signing mid-range players, not top tier players. Yes for a Center, winger etc you shouldn't break the bank and need to talk realistic money.
For Api, for a great halfback you got to break the bank. Forget depth, pick people that every team would want on the field.
 
Vicious said:
Where did the Lomax to Tigers rumour come from ?
Even if we had to e cap space, why would the Dragons just release one of their highest profile and best players who has been with them since he was a young emerging player ?
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Don't know where the Rumours came from, been coming and going for a year of two now. But as for why they'd release him, they've shuffles him to a wing when his best position is centre, dont think he'll want to hang around if that's his future
 
crazycat said:
I think we needed top players. Yet we got Second tier players.

i.e. we were trying to go for "the Fox" and Latrell Mitchell at one stage. Now Latrell knocked us back saying we did not even have a spine... We also tried signing M Moses, in spite of the history. I won't say Moses is top tier but I will say he is a Million dollar half and we may have come closer to 13th if we had him in 2023.

We signed James Roberts and BJ Leulia instead. ... Ofcourse we would have wanted to go higher.... Both of these options are Second tier, first graders sure. But not top players in their sides (even when Roberts played origin).

Api is a top tier Hooker.
Luai is a topish tier signing...

We needed top tier players. Cleary's biggest mistake in rebuilding the WT was signing mid-range players, not top tier players. Yes for a Center, winger etc you shouldn't break the bank and need to talk realistic money.
For Api, for a great halfback you got to break the bank. Forget depth, pick people that every team would want on the field.
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Luai is a “topish” tier signing 😂
 
Todd Packer said:
A fit Doueihi should be Olam's centre partner. People have forgotten what a dangerous runner of the ball he is. Without the burden of putting plays on he's a weapon.
Can't tackle for shit but you can teach a monkey to tackle.
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Look, I could agree if we can get a 'fit Doueihi'.
It's sad, we can't, the guy won't be fit again. 2023 taught us that with the injuries he already had that he was glass.

Also I don't think you can get a non-tackler to tackle. Doueihi has had enough first grade time to learn basic technique. You can teach tackling and to Brooks credit he actually could tackle by the time he left us. Yes he went from Turnstyle to semi-ok in tackling. ... 3 years and we haven't seen that of D.

It's glue factory for Doueihi. He can try for English Premiere league.
 
crazycat said:
Look, I could agree if we can get a 'fit Doueihi'.
It's sad, we can't, the guy won't be fit again. 2023 taught us that with the injuries he already had that he was glass.

Also I don't think you can get a non-tackler to tackle. Doueihi has had enough first grade time to learn basic technique. You can teach tackling and to Brooks credit he actually could tackle by the time he left us. Yes he went from Turnstyle to semi-ok in tackling. ... 3 years and we haven't seen that of D.

It's glue factory for Doueihi. He can try for English Premiere league.
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Easy to forget the furore, even among the players, when the little fella got the Kelly Barnes medal over him in 2021 even though he was the outstanding player in the team.
 
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Went from capable and confident at the Wahs to dazed, confused and just stupid looking here

Even if we had plays to run and practise and.players get familiar with, wingers just be there its not difficult or technical but for some reason we make the simplest of tasks look so difficult for our players

It wasn't always with him, and it wasn't always with all if the but vision of players standing around not knowing what's happening while one guys running back and forth across field going nowhere gets burned in the memory especially when there's so few highlites
 
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