Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Tiger_Yoshi said:
Jordan Miller is only 18....So much for all our up and coming "stars" not one made the U19 SOO teams....not a single player...disappointing
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I'm pretty happy where we are at with regards to our juniors. We seem to have our development team working hard to identify and secure our youngsters. Not all players can play junior reps and often in many sports being selected is not always about skill. Miller, Galvin, Mason etc are outstanding juniors.
 
king_sirro said:
Miller is a different type all together. I think it's unfair to lump his current conditioning on the club when you see everyone else looking absolutely ripped. Some actually need to put some beef on IMO.

Miller is an abnormality body. A giant kid who it seems has struggled in off seasons to maintain his weight. A lot of it is genetics and a lot must be put on Jordan himself.

It doesn't matter what the club does, they can't control what a player does outside training.

IMO we are doing the right thing. We are slowly building his conditioning and being patient. Much better approach then just flogging him to the point he drops too much weight to quickly.
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Pretty sure he had an injury plagued off season.
 
Vicious said:
All the props in last nights game were giants and all looked much more agile and fitter than Miller.
The question has to be asked as to why we cannot get all our top 30 players looking like athletes that full time professional athletes should look like ?
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You are spot on, big props with big engines.
Miller worries me that he will never lose that baby fat as it hasn't changed for the last 2 years.
He said in the pre-season he wanted to shed 10kg. Well it didn't work. May become too hard?
We need to plan that it wont eventuate and if it does, it's a bonus!
 
851 said:
Bellamy is a blue, he was born and raised at Portland 20 kilometres from where I live, he is also my son inlaws uncle, so end of story
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I think folks are missing the point here.
When it comes to signing players he favours QLD players.
Looking at both u/19 SoO allegiances, Storm have 3 QLDers and no Blues?
 
Bones said:
6 of them are named in the NRL squad this week which takes priority over an under 19s game.
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Yeah, nice game to have on your resume, but each one of the half or more of them that played will never see cup level, let alone NRL, would almost certainly give it up for a single shot at the top.
 
Weight is an issue long term for him but I hope that his input into first grade will get his head more in the game. I was told by Galvin earlier this year that he had leg issues last year, I think that led to the weight gain. I think he’s heaps better than the two last nite. Look back at the game last week, it was the little things he was doing right. He looks to offload turns in the tackle and is thinking ahead he’s no dumb forward!
 
Roar_Power said:
"The Raiders have signed three of rugby league’s most promising stars, with Ethan Sanders, Myles Martin and Savelio Tamale all making the move to the nation’s capital" (Foxsports).

Raiders are doing ok - they had 3 of their own in the NSW u19 SoO last night and just picked up another 3 of their NSW team members in Sanders, Martin and Tamale.
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They seem to be able to cherry pick who they want and get them to Canberra OK. All silent behind the scenes manoeuvring.
We seem to be our own worst enemy giving them glossy assessments [that the parents and managers read, thus creating headaches IMO], of retaining the few only 16-17 players in question.
Then up goes their asking price/time frame to retain them and negative media comments if the leave. "Shooting yourself in the foot" comes to mind.
Maybe it's just this forum; bored/frustrated/blame game with our NRL results grasping for hope that we can turn it all around the future from within?
 
weststigers said:
If you remember, he was offered a contract at 150k to stay on. He may have signed that for one year to prove himself next year (due to all the points you've correctly raised) in the hope of an upgrade or a better contract at another club. Jack Bird was in a similar position.

I'd rather have Doueihi, even for depth at 150k, than someone who is unlikely to get selected if injuries hit.

I'd put it down to a salary cap decision for us and an opportunity for Douehi to show that his injuries are past him. At 150k, it doesn't matter if he plays cup all next season because it barely impacts our cap, but provides good depth. I don't mind it.
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Exactly
Hardly a dint in the cap,
Let’s just hope he comes good and we end up with a very cheap NRL player.
If not well it’s only 1 year and we say thank you and good bye.
 
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TigerSJ said:
Rueben Porter interview on WT website- he seems like a very likeable and bright young man. Hope he can keep up his effort and hold his place in the team.
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Younger than us maybe but he'll be 28 next year.

Has always been good in nsw cup for every team he's played in, has just had pathways blocked. Currently he'd be ahead of most off contract players that we want to re-sign.
 
I hope we win Sunday so Stef just get on with it and signs his contract , then we can go to market and grab a few more we need while we put lines through the ones we don’t need , need to shuffle at least 4 more players out and new in
 
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