Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

I think the $800k earmarked for Stef could be used to get a better prop. I reckon there would be a few willing to break their contracts for $800k. Or a $600k prop with $200k left over for another player.

From memory Spencer Leniu went to the Roosters for $550k (on the books).
 
Wiz said:
I think the $800k earmarked for Stef could be used to get a better prop. I reckon there would be a few willing to break their contracts for $800k. Or a $600k prop with $200k left over for another player.

From memory Spencer Leniu went to the Roosters for $550k (on the books).
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Break their contracts … … bit like Galvin did
 
king_sirro said:
We signed Turuva to play centre and Olam signed a 3 year deal. I dare say they feel they have their starting centres. My guess is they are looking for a winger.

I'd be Re-signing Alaimalo. He will be good after a full preseason along with the experience he has gained this year. He ticks a lot of boxes. Willing carrier of the ball, big body, superb under the high ball and defensive decisions have shown a steady improvement with game time.

We can definitely get a quality 2 years out of him.

That leaves Lobb, Staines, Willett and Laulilii fighting out the right wing.

I'm ok with it. Healthy competition should wield 2 decent wingers out of that lot. There isn't much to sign in the player market. Maybe Shiller from the Raiders?
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I agree mate.

Alaimalo has all the tools to be a very solid performer in first grade. Another preseason would do wonders heading into 2025.

Willett and Luke L will be knocking the door down in the next 12-18months to take the other spot, which will likely be Lobb or Staines for the moment.
 
Kelce68 said:
I agree mate.

Alaimalo has all the tools to be a very solid performer in first grade. Another preseason would do wonders heading into 2025.

Willet and Luke L will be knocking the door down in the next 12-18months to take the other spot, which will likely be Lobb or Staines for the moment.
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I have only seen a little of Laulilii but he grabbed my attention straight away. I think he will be our version of the Sharks Katoa. Powerful runner with footwork.
 
king_sirro said:
Good news regarding Galvin. We all go back to loving him
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I don’t know if I’d be going as far as saying it’s “good news “… he has seemingly rejected the extension…

Moses got this one wrong …he must have got used to dealing with Pascoe and getting his own way with his Tigers players … also mustn’t have expected most of the media less Buzz and Graham to be on the Tigers side and having a crack at his client …
 
king_sirro said:
I have only seen a little of Laulilii but he grabbed my attention straight away. I think he will be our version of the Sharks Katoa. Powerful runner with footwork.
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Bit different to Katoa, Luke is much more flashy almost Walshy to a degree just not on his level maybe a poor man’s Walsh but still very flashy, extremely fast and powerful with his runs. Smaller frame though standing at 175cm.
 
HowDugWT said:
But this definitely raises some questions about his personality
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No doubt. Let's see if he can learn from it. I think the likes of Andrew Johns and most of the media pushing against what he was doing has a big influence. In the past the Journos would nearly put it all on us and claim we are negligent for not letting him go. So I reckon he was shocked at how much support the club got and backed down.
 
king_sirro said:
No doubt. Let's see if he can learn from it. I think the likes of Andrew Johns and most of the media pushing against what he was doing has a big influence. In the past the Journos would nearly put it all on us and claim we are negligent for not letting him go. So I reckon he was shocked at how much support the club got and backed down.
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Very happy many greats of the game and journos started to turn on Galvin's decision.
 
Tom Shines said:
I think you might find that the Bulldogs just didn’t let players go.. they signed quite a number as well…
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The key detail missing in the bulldogs revival is they moved on on contract players who were still in demand. (Was a plausible option with teams like us still performing worse than they were) in comparison our players are looking at England as no other clubs are interested (other then the Papali deal.)
But also in adjacent to that they let the players off contract leave without a new one.
Looking back in our recent retention movements there are quite a few notable resignings that were questionable at the time with no one beating down the door to take them on.
 
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