Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Vicious said:
That’s where the good players come from funnily enough.
I just give you Scott Sorensen as an example, do you want another 100 names as further examples ?
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Any of those examples of players coming into a side looking down the barrel of 3 spoons in a row and absolutely killing it?
 
GNR4LIFE said:
We couldn’t get anything out of Papali’, yet Matt Doory is going to come and be an X-factor? Give me a break
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At less than a third of the price Doorey is absolutely a better attacking edge forward than Papali’i.
We can’t score a try so players who run hard, can bust tackles and make line breaks are required.
The added bonus of signing a few players on fringe player contracts is it allows us to upgrade others we need to keep and possibly pay more if a quality player becomes available.
 
Vicious said:
At less than a third of the price Doorey is absolutely a better attacking edge forward than Papali’i.
We can’t score a try so players who run hard, can bust tackles and make line breaks are required.
The added bonus of signing a few players on fringe player contracts is it allows us to upgrade others we need to keep and possibly pay more if a quality player becomes available.
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And some of you wonder why we never get anywhere.
 
Vicious said:
Anyone who hasn’t seen it, do yourself a favour and watch the NSW Cup highlights from last weekend, Billy Burns with the Jets and Matt Doorey with the Eels.
I know plenty will say it’s only NSW Cup, but rest assured these two have been dominating NSW Cup like this for a long long time, now in the prime of their careers and crying out for a regular NRL opportunity.
Couple them with the emerging Sam Fainu and a few other prospects currently in our own lower grades and we can possibly have strike on our NRL edges moving forward, something we have not had for a long, long time.
With Papali’i likely departing, I would hope we are also looking at an experienced no nonsense player with much better leg speed than any of our current forwards in Jack Williams to either start at 13 or bring impact like he does at the Sharks.
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Doorey yes. Burns no. Billy Burns is talented but not consistent. Not sure we are a team that can get the best out of him
 
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GNR4LIFE said:
Is he really going to perform better at our club than Papali’i?
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Funny you should say that.

I may be a poor judge but I've seen Garner run better lines when he was with us than Papali'i has in his time here, sure we have never used him well but he never convinced me that he actually wanted to be here.

That aside I thought we had only just found his most effective position at lock and now he is gone.

I hope this time we have a plan and have someone lined up that wants to be here and actually improves us.
 
InGalvinWeTrust said:
Hear me out...

Brad Arthur to the tigers.
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Gut feeling or
Matt Preston's tomato sauce
 
InGalvinWeTrust said:
He hasn't had a chance to play in position is what I don't understand. Let him play at lock or 5/8 before saying he is write off. He isn't a hooker, and has only played hooker when forced to internationally
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I agree, if there was anything to be concerned about id say it’s the hamstring injuries at such a young age. Does anybody know how many he has had? Hope it doesn’t turn out like Turbo’s..
 
Juice said:
I agree, if there was anything to be concerned about id say it’s the hamstring injuries at such a young age. Does anybody know how many he has had? Hope it doesn’t turn out like Turbo’s..
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I think its been three aggravations this season. The last time I heard is they are looking into overseas options to end it for good.
 
On the Papalili news I’m absolutely disgusted at his stint at this club.

For a player to indicate before he even steps foot into concord that he had doubts and second thoughts due to our performances as publicly as he did after putting pen to a contract. For a club to be as welcoming as us to bypass that and forgive him and treat him like one of our own to then after 1.5 seasons he makes a request to leave again. Good riddance.

Papalili is a dynamic player and it’s no secret he wasn’t utilised properly but I’m glad we’ve made the decision to get him out cause he’s exactly the type of player we don’t need.

I’ve been made aware the club has approached Sitili Tuponiua not long before this news broke….. take that how you wish.

I’d also be having the manager of Kai Pearce Paul’s number ready to ring come November 1st. Connelly Lemelulu and Teig Wilton also able to speak to clubs in November who should be considered.
 
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