Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[GNR4LIFE]

This is what we are reduced to now … dreaming about players who are never coming here … it’s a bit like dreaming of winning Lotto and how we are going to spend those millions ..

1. He’s not leaving the Roosters
2. And if he did, no one voluntarily gets off a luxury cruise liner, and takes refuge in a rubber dingy.

 

[AceofSpades]

Pretty sure he was in high school last year- just around the corner from my place.

No way he's 20. 18 I think.

Nah Faagutus 20yrs old. Did all his schooling in QLD prior to coming down

 

[Todd Packer]

1. He’s not leaving the Roosters
2. And if he did, no one voluntarily gets off a luxury cruise liner, and takes refuge in a rubber dingy.

Luai ring a bell?
Api ring a bell?
Turuva ring a bell?
Money ring a bell?

 

[liltiger]

Who knows what he’s doing in Pommy land. Might even get us some proper sponsorship dollars from big wigs who aren’t just after a weekly radio ad.

My hope is he's there looking for a hard nut prop

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Luai ring a bell?
Api ring a bell?
Turuva ring a bell?
Money ring a bell?

Penrith were willing to let those guys go. And they aren’t the Roosters.

 

[Todd Packer]

Penrith were willing to let those guys go. And they aren’t the Roosters.

Penrith are the 3 time Premiers and you're saying that they're inferior to or not as savvy as the Roosters?
Any player will leave any club for the right money.
Last I read Crichton was willing to leave for the right money and the Roosters were trying to replace him with Fifita, so I guess maybe he's not that important to them.
Are you a Roosters insider or just an avid fan of theirs?

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Penrith are the 3 time Premiers and you're saying that they're inferior to or not as savvy as the Roosters?
Any player will leave any club for the right money.
Last I read Crichton was willing to leave for the right money and the Roosters were trying to replace him with Fifita, so I guess maybe he's not that important to them.
Are you a Roosters insider or just an avid fan of theirs?

And he’s come out in the last day or two and said he and the club are moving on from that situation. He’s not leaving.

 

[bptiger 0]

Nope, more to it than that. When you think of all the poms who've come out in the last decade, and then think that the Raiders signed Bateman, Hodgson, Whitehead, Sutton, Smithies, Williams and possibly the next back rower...

Sure Souths got the Burgess boys and there's Dom young and Herbie. But the majority have all gone for the boring, cold, wet, grey city..

Or maybe that was the only club that showed interest in them , but we will never know

 

[Kelce68]

Faagutu has the most mentions of a nobody on a forum ever!

No knock on the kid but geez the hype train is out of control.

Imagine people being excited by a junior prospect who has always excelled at junior level.

 

[tigertragic]

Agreed Suzie,sometime a break from it all is the right move even if it does not look like it at the time

Plus the players union requires players to have a minimum of 3 days off during bye rounds

 

[Kelce68]

Pretty sure he was in high school last year- just around the corner from my place.

No way he's 20. 18 I think.

He's 20.

He finished in '22 at Marsden.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Imagine people being excited by a junior prospect who has always excelled at junior level.

If only I had a dollar for every junior who had been talked up, only for them to fall by the wayside. Half of them never even make first grade.

 

[Kelce68]

If only I had a dollar for every junior who had been talked up, only for them to fall by the wayside. Half of them never even make first grade.

Yes.

That's how it works.

It doesn't mean the excitement is misplaced.

 

[Tiger Stripes]

My concern with both Faagatu and Kit is they both look slightly small and not intimidating enough to be top quality props and seem th lack a bit of speed and stamina required to be a top quality 13.
They are both still very young and appear to be improving as good young players should, but if we want to discuss them as the type of players who can potentially strengthen our NRL team anytime soon, we surely need to start seeing them dominate when playing NSW Cup.
Faagatu although a bit smaller than Kit, appears to be a bit faster and has a bit more high energy and aggression in his ball carries.
Definitely not writing them off, but it’s come to the stage where we really need to see a strong back half of the season from them if they are any chance of playing NRL and helping us become a better team sometime soon.

I personally can't see either of them strengthening our NRL side, as you rightly eluded to. We need bigger and stronger players if we expect to advance up the ladder.
The Wahs had a mostly reserve grade pack the other day fill in with their NRL side and they all played really well. All big, fast and strong. I was impressed with them, just what we need. Our talent scouts should have a look at that game and see what's required to come of the bench.

 

[davey_farrell]

1. He’s not leaving the Roosters
2. And if he did, no one voluntarily gets off a luxury cruise liner, and takes refuge in a rubber dingy.

Im thinking Jarome, i hope im wrong

 

[Vicious]

Does anyone know why we released Brandon Webster-Mansfield while he was contracted to us for 2024 ?
He’s big enough to be a tackle busting second rower, fast enough to play in the centres as he is doing for Souths NSW Cup team now, these types of players are valuable and don’t grow on trees.
Baffling how we decide to keep players such as Kepaoa over local juniors with plenty of potential to become regular NRL players such as Webster-Mansfield.

 

[The Chad]

He's 20.

He finished in '22 at Marsden.

Jesus.

I'm getting old & time is flying past....

 

[weststigers]

Does anyone know why we released Brandon Webster-Mansfield while he was contracted to us for 2024 ?
He’s big enough to be a tackle busting second rower, fast enough to play in the centres as he is doing for Souths NSW Cup team now, these types of players are valuable and don’t grow on trees.
Baffling how we decide to keep players such as Kepaoa over local juniors with plenty of potential to become regular NRL players such as Webster-Mansfield.

Can we agree that if he was such a stand out, he would have pushed into first grade already? Like Galvin or Sam Fainu?

 

[jrtiger]

Does anyone know why we released Brandon Webster-Mansfield while he was contracted to us for 2024 ?
He’s big enough to be a tackle busting second rower, fast enough to play in the centres as he is doing for Souths NSW Cup team now, these types of players are valuable and don’t grow on trees.
Baffling how we decide to keep players such as Kepaoa over local juniors with plenty of potential to become regular NRL players such as Webster-Mansfield.

Mansfield was playing in Group 7 a fortnight ago and didn't stand out. while I agree that we should prioritise local juniors over externally recruited players, the only reason he's playing Cup for Souths is because of their massive injury crisis.

 

[hank37w]

Agree 💯BAGNF05. The Poms are certainly competitive.
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