Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Assuming we lose Utoikamanu...

Our Middle stocks for next year are:
Klemmer (Toiler at this point, but consistent & good defender)
Twal (better leg speed than Klemmer but also a toiler with good defence)
Pole (Great footwork at the line. His 'power running' is overrated, but his footwork puts him in half gaps that can be exploited)
Sione Fainu (For mine, similar to Pole & could form an interesting front row combination- footwork & the ability to offload)
Seyfarth (Somewhere between a prop & second rower. Probably the hardest worker & could end up being the best all around type)
Miller (very young & will need time to fully develop)

Matamua (interesting type- ball playing before the line but offers little in running metres. Threw a nice pass for Pole's try)


What we do not have in that group is a regular "power forward" type. And for the money that would need to be spent, getting a Royce Hunt type player isn't great value.

I've offered a few names- Hola, Knight etc.

But the more I think about it- Corey Horsburgh from the Raiders has been punted to KOE & is a far superior player to that. What he adds is aggression. And if we can't can't meet teams with power, I feel fighting them with honest aggression is the go.

A pack that features Horsburgh, Klemmer, Bateman, Seyfarth & Sam Fainu....I think it puts the hurt on a bunch of teams. You then blend in the silkier players like Pole & Sione Fainu & Matamua...

I think Horsburgh is an attainable target. I'd love to have him in our club.
 
The Chad said:
Assuming we lose Utoikamanu...

Our Middle stocks for next year are:
Klemmer (Toiler at this point, but consistent & good defender)
Twal (better leg speed than Klemmer but also a toiler with good defence)
Pole (Great footwork at the line. His 'power running' is overrated, but his footwork puts him in half gaps that can be exploited)
Sione Fainu (For mine, similar to Pole & could form an interesting front row combination- footwork & the ability to offload)
Seyfarth (Somewhere between a prop & second rower. Probably the hardest worker & could end up being the best all around type)
Miller (very young & will need time to fully develop)

Matamua (interesting type- ball playing before the line but offers little in running metres. Threw a nice pass for Pole's try)


What we do not have in that group is a regular "power forward" type. And for the money that would need to be spent, getting a Royce Hunt type player isn't great value.

I've offered a few names- Hola, Knight etc.

But the more I think about it- Corey Horsburgh from the Raiders has been punted to KOE & is a far superior player to that. What he adds is aggression. And if we can't can't meet teams with power, I feel fighting them with honest aggression is the go.

A pack that features Horsburgh, Klemmer, Bateman, Seyfarth & Sam Fainu....I think it puts the hurt on a bunch of teams. You then blend in the silkier players like Pole & Sione Fainu & Matamua...

I think Horsburgh is an attainable target. I'd love to have him in our club.
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Pole and Sione Fainu are not under contract next year at the moment
 
The Chad said:
Assuming we lose Utoikamanu...

Our Middle stocks for next year are:
Klemmer (Toiler at this point, but consistent & good defender)
Twal (better leg speed than Klemmer but also a toiler with good defence)
Pole (Great footwork at the line. His 'power running' is overrated, but his footwork puts him in half gaps that can be exploited)
Sione Fainu (For mine, similar to Pole & could form an interesting front row combination- footwork & the ability to offload)
Seyfarth (Somewhere between a prop & second rower. Probably the hardest worker & could end up being the best all around type)
Miller (very young & will need time to fully develop)

Matamua (interesting type- ball playing before the line but offers little in running metres. Threw a nice pass for Pole's try)


What we do not have in that group is a regular "power forward" type. And for the money that would need to be spent, getting a Royce Hunt type player isn't great value.

I've offered a few names- Hola, Knight etc.

But the more I think about it- Corey Horsburgh from the Raiders has been punted to KOE & is a far superior player to that. What he adds is aggression. And if we can't can't meet teams with power, I feel fighting them with honest aggression is the go.

A pack that features Horsburgh, Klemmer, Bateman, Seyfarth & Sam Fainu....I think it puts the hurt on a bunch of teams. You then blend in the silkier players like Pole & Sione Fainu & Matamua...

I think Horsburgh is an attainable target. I'd love to have him in our club.
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For mine, Horsburgh is tremendously overrated.
 
Tom Shines said:
His form is poor … can’t make first grade in a middle of the road Raiders team that we just lapped ..

He also has brain explosions … WT got enough of those already
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He was injured most of the season & just came back from injury on the weekend….. That’s why he hasn’t been seen in the NRL team sheet this season. In his 1st game back in 40mins made 110mtrs + and decked someone.

He hands down would be a walk up starter for us, be more effective on the right side than Bateman as well.
 
The Chad said:
Assuming we lose Utoikamanu...

Our Middle stocks for next year are:
Klemmer (Toiler at this point, but consistent & good defender)
Twal (better leg speed than Klemmer but also a toiler with good defence)
Pole (Great footwork at the line. His 'power running' is overrated, but his footwork puts him in half gaps that can be exploited)
Sione Fainu (For mine, similar to Pole & could form an interesting front row combination- footwork & the ability to offload)
Seyfarth (Somewhere between a prop & second rower. Probably the hardest worker & could end up being the best all around type)
Miller (very young & will need time to fully develop)

Matamua (interesting type- ball playing before the line but offers little in running metres. Threw a nice pass for Pole's try)


What we do not have in that group is a regular "power forward" type. And for the money that would need to be spent, getting a Royce Hunt type player isn't great value.

I've offered a few names- Hola, Knight etc.

But the more I think about it- Corey Horsburgh from the Raiders has been punted to KOE & is a far superior player to that. What he adds is aggression. And if we can't can't meet teams with power, I feel fighting them with honest aggression is the go.

A pack that features Horsburgh, Klemmer, Bateman, Seyfarth & Sam Fainu....I think it puts the hurt on a bunch of teams. You then blend in the silkier players like Pole & Sione Fainu & Matamua...

I think Horsburgh is an attainable target. I'd love to have him in our club.
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Your emails make for good reading up to the point Liam Knight is raised a recruitment candidate.
 
Mighty_Tiger said:
He was injured most of the season & just came back from injury on the weekend….. That’s why he hasn’t been seen in the NRL team sheet this season. In his 1st game back in 40mins made 110mtrs + and decked someone.

He hands down would be a walk up starter for us, be more effective on the right side than Bateman as well.
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it’s not hard to point to players that are better than what we put out each week …it would be nice if the players we actually acquire were currently playing first grade though…im not up to date on his injury throughout this year … but he has only played NRL twice … how many NSW Cup games has be played ? He has also been suspended from what I understand this season
 
Kaito said:
Suli had a very poor campaign for the reds this year,
He's been left out of the wallabies squad. Looked
really lethargic all year, out enthused just my opinion
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Maybe he’s figured out that Union is a shit game. Leagues where it’s at!
 
Tom Shines said:
They make much better decisions than us… The Tigers pay aging players Klemmer and Bateman $1.5m a year between them … probably more than what they pay Crighton and JWH…

it’s no point crying about them being smarter … this difference in the two sides we saw last night is a result of years of incompetence from the Tigers .., and it will take years to correct it ..
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Exactly
The last oldie the roosters brought was a half named Cronk, a great purchase compare that to our oldies, Klem, Bateman and Olam
I’m hoping our best purchase lately is Richo and in a couple of years we are more like the chooks.
It’s not going to happen overnight
 
Vicious said:
The Bulldogs over the last few seasons have offloaded plenty while still under contract, they are not paying the full salary cap wages for all those players I can assure you.
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They really haven't offloaded many contracted players though. RFM to Dragons, Pangai and some shenanigans with Biondi-Odo about the only 3 I can think of, plus Lewis being fired. Pretty sure all others just weren't offered a renewal.
Edit: forgot Jackson retired with a year left on his contract. Still only the 2 significant ones as they are reportedly paying freight on RFM.
 
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The Chad said:
Assuming we lose Utoikamanu...

Our Middle stocks for next year are:
Klemmer (Toiler at this point, but consistent & good defender)
Twal (better leg speed than Klemmer but also a toiler with good defence)
Pole (Great footwork at the line. His 'power running' is overrated, but his footwork puts him in half gaps that can be exploited)
Sione Fainu (For mine, similar to Pole & could form an interesting front row combination- footwork & the ability to offload)
Seyfarth (Somewhere between a prop & second rower. Probably the hardest worker & could end up being the best all around type)
Miller (very young & will need time to fully develop)

Matamua (interesting type- ball playing before the line but offers little in running metres. Threw a nice pass for Pole's try)


What we do not have in that group is a regular "power forward" type. And for the money that would need to be spent, getting a Royce Hunt type player isn't great value.

I've offered a few names- Hola, Knight etc.

But the more I think about it- Corey Horsburgh from the Raiders has been punted to KOE & is a far superior player to that. What he adds is aggression. And if we can't can't meet teams with power, I feel fighting them with honest aggression is the go.

A pack that features Horsburgh, Klemmer, Bateman, Seyfarth & Sam Fainu....I think it puts the hurt on a bunch of teams. You then blend in the silkier players like Pole & Sione Fainu & Matamua...

I think Horsburgh is an attainable target. I'd love to have him in our club.
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Adding someone like Horsburgh to a pack that already features Sam Fainu, Klemmer, Bateman and Seyfarth is a recipe for disaster
 
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