Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

I reckon if we end this year in and around the tenth spot then I believe Stef will resign. After losing 9 straight games it’s hard for all of us to see where success was gonna come from. I think he needed this little refresher and reminder of our potential and like I said we are still a chance climb the ladder and even make it to into the eight. Now extremely unlikely but even just above 12 or even 14 would show massive improvements.
 
Tom Shines said:
They have given him permission to talk to other clubs ,,. This doesn’t mean he is definitely going ..although it’s a strong possibility… and as you said every club would then want him

If there was something to even suggest he was even on the radar of the WT I could buy into it .. but nothing … we don’t even know if they are interested in him
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Remember there will be nothing coming out of the Tigers before a signing so the Rabbits rumours doesn't mean he's sewn up there.

Sharks will need to offload one of their props with AFB incoming.

If Uto goes, it would be remiss of Richo/Benji not to suss him out. Unless we have a bigger fish already lined up!
 
Less than 7 days before 30 June & we have 3 roster spots to fill either with external recruits or simple promotion from Dev/T&T on bottom salary i.e. Reuben Porter, Luke & Kit Laulilii, Faataape.

Also hopefully we hear today from the club who was awarded all of our Pathways awards at yesterday's presentation. I did see on Insta that Taupau-Moors won an award for WM Harold Matts.
 
Vicious said:
The Sharks have already given him permission to head elsewhere as of next season.
Every club would want him, but he is now at the back end of his career, he has never been a huge money earner, so I am sure he would want to go to the highest bidder.
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Why does everyone want him? He averages just over 50 metres per game. Sione Fainu has done more in his 4 games of first grade.

Not sure why there is so much hype around him. Haven't seen this much hype since Franklin Pele was off contract.
 
Vicious said:
Hunt has already been given permission to sign elsewhere and Kaufusi has an option for 2025 in his favour, so nothing Sharks can do about him leaving if he signs elsewhere.
Another interesting player with an option in his favour for 2025 is Joe Chan from the Storm. He plays very physical, but not getting regular game time, so he also might be wanting to head elsewhere.
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I'd say Sharks will finalise what's happening with Kaufusi before officially releasing Hunt. If Kaufusi does leave, can't see them releasing Hunt.
 
weststigerman said:
Why does everyone want him? He averages just over 50 metres per game. Sione Fainu has done more in his 4 games of first grade.

Not sure why there is so much hype around him. Haven't seen this much hype since Franklin Pele was off contract.
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Impact, experience, post contact metres, offloading ability, good defence, good attitude ... say no more
 
Tom Shines said:
Hunt plays low minutes … he is a luxury piece for a top team IMO … I doubt the club is even interested
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We have Klemmer, Twal, Seyfarth, Sione Fainu who can all play big minutes in the middle. Pole is building his endurance. Sukkar who will likely end up in the middle also can play long.

So a 30-minute middle is just as valuable for us.
 
pawsandclaws1 said:
It is getting pretty late in the season for clubs to find what $800,000 pa for Utoikamanu. Usually a buy of that amount would need forward planning including perhaps the early release of a player to accommodate him.
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Some of those other clubs won’t need to find $800k. “$550k” for a chance to win a premiership and get some life lessons will suffice….
 
Vicious said:
I reckon he would be happy to stay and play as our regular 14.
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Does he add much at 14? He is a game manager

I think I would rather TDS or Mason there. Although, I would like to see Mason have a run at FB

1. Mason
2. Bula/Lauilili
3. Doueihi
4. Olam
5. Turuva

Guaranteed they won’t be fit at all time so they’ll all get a run. Eventually Olam will drop out due to his age/retirement.
 
Mighty_Tiger said:
Don’t get the love for Hunt unless it’s a bench interchange style to provide experience.
He is a 20-30min max prop today.
If we bank on him as our starter we are in trouble we need to be looking at other options
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Don’t nearly all our supporters complain about lack of impact off our bench ?
It would be nice to have a forward come on and scatter defenders for 25-30mins each game.
 
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