Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

batboy said:
Hamlin Uele is the one to target - He's ripe for the picking....
He's their highest paid, And the one they'll 'need' to move to keep balanced...
The one they'd least like to lose, But it's either the 1 of him, Or 2 of the Others....
He's the best of all of them, and the one we need....

Been off the park a bit this year, But he's coming into being a real beast for them.
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Do you read? The entry above your entry stated that Uele has re
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
A few players I'll be very interested to see where they end up who are off-the-radar atm are:

Josh Schuster
Taylan May (obviously pending court date & result)
Ronald Volkman
Sione Matu'atia

If Schuster has done a Rocky-like training camp in Siberia & has committed to being a backrower on a smallish initial contract, he could be worth a 2-year punt. But the chances of that are slim and I think he wants to prove himself as a 5/8.

Volkman as a possible T&T if somehow we end up without either Sullivan & Sezer, probably unlikely.

Matu'atia was carving up for St Helens in ESL, off contract and could be a low cost backrow/centre utility with experience, depending what happens with Bateman.
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Volkman… we literally are trying to get rid of halves… we don’t need another one
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
A few players I'll be very interested to see where they end up who are off-the-radar atm are:

Josh Schuster
Taylan May (obviously pending court date & result)
Ronald Volkman
Sione Matu'atia

If Schuster has done a Rocky-like training camp in Siberia & has committed to being a backrower on a smallish initial contract, he could be worth a 2-year punt. But the chances of that are slim and I think he wants to prove himself as a 5/8.

Volkman as a possible T&T if somehow we end up without either Sullivan & Sezer, probably unlikely.

Matu'atia was carving up for St Helens in ESL, off contract and could be a low cost backrow/centre utility with experience, depending what happens with Bateman.
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If it's small contract initially, I can totally see Josh Schuster coming to play for Benji.

Short-term, good attitude = reward, same rubbish = dump.
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
A few players I'll be very interested to see where they end up who are off-the-radar atm are:

Josh Schuster
Taylan May (obviously pending court date & result)
Ronald Volkman
Sione Matu'atia

If Schuster has done a Rocky-like training camp in Siberia & has committed to being a backrower on a smallish initial contract, he could be worth a 2-year punt. But the chances of that are slim and I think he wants to prove himself as a 5/8.

Volkman as a possible T&T if somehow we end up without either Sullivan & Sezer, probably unlikely.

Matu'atia was carving up for St Helens in ESL, off contract and could be a low cost backrow/centre utility with experience, depending what happens with Bateman.
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Forgot about Schuster. He would be massive for
us at 13 after 1yr off. I'm sure benji has tabs on whether he's been training and keeping in shape.
450-500k wouldn't break the budget, he was getting
800k at Manly. Nobody has put their hands up @ lock
 
Tiger Stripes said:
When Galvin runs at the line, he has to pass the ball back 2m to some slow moving or slow thinking centres. They don't seem to be able to foresee opportunities? Maybe see it but too slow to execute it?
Stand to deep.............too slow? Stand too shallow.............no time to think where I should be heading.
It must be frustrating for an 18yr old to have to wait for the experience to arrive.
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Staines to centre , he has the speed and also the ticker to try and break any one on one defence at speed
 
I still can't believe what Manly did with Schuster, and the media barely blinked.

If we had re-signed a player like that for overs at a time where it was obviously a bad deal, and then cut him loose not long after - we would have been rinsed.
 
Moh said:
I still can't believe what Manly did with Schuster, and the media barely blinked.

If we had re-signed a player like that for overs at a time where it was obviously a bad deal, and then cut him loose not long after - we would have been rinsed.
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2 years left on 800k and they payed him out 200k
I'm pretty sure Dessie Hasler is suing them too haha
 
Demps said:
Interesting.
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It sure is, from what I’ve heard he’s play 5/8 and a bit of hooker from 14.
I would love for Latu to get the same opportunity that Gal got this year so we know what we have in him as a 5/8 and can compare the two a little more accurately, it won’t happen though. If they are all fit to play we have a 7 and two young 5/8’s that will both wanna play 5/8. Finding the best posi for the team and to keep the odd one out happy is a kool problem to have.
But Gals contract is up before Fainu, so I would be secretly looking to keep him happy till he signs an extension and then it’s in the ring with the two of them and see who survives.
The thing that makes everyone happy with their position is winning. We start doing that and the kids will be just happy to play.
 
Moh said:
I still can't believe what Manly did with Schuster, and the media barely blinked.

If we had re-signed a player like that for overs at a time where it was obviously a bad deal, and then cut him loose not long after - we would have been rinsed.
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Manly have a far smaller fan base than we do so the warranted criticism would not get the same mileage/shock factor as we do.After all the job of newspapers/media is to sell more newspapers and get viewers and not necessarily to educate people.
Murdoch and his filthy empire of liars know this.
 
Moh said:
I still can't believe what Manly did with Schuster, and the media barely blinked.

If we had re-signed a player like that for overs at a time where it was obviously a bad deal, and then cut him loose not long after - we would have been rinsed.
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They got him to move on for chump change though
 
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I've done a bit of creative accounting with the cap space we know we have and what players are rumoured to be on. Also had a look at the players that I would target based on availability and players looking for opportunities/restricted for minutes at their current club. We may have to pay slight overs on potential and contribute to contracts in the first year to get clubs to take our trash, but this is what I came up with...

Out

Klemmer 850k (WT contribute 150k first year only)
Bateman 650k (WT contribute 50k first year only)
Sullivan 500k (WT contribute 100k first year only)
Naden 450k (WT contribute 50k)
Tumeth 200k (WT contribute 50k)

Total outgoing: 2.25m + 1.8m current in cap space = 4.05m Cap Space

In

Sione Fainu 250k
Nelson Asofa-Solomona 800k (Melbourne contribute 100k)
Royce Hunt 550k
Suia Wong 500k (Slight overs to lure out of Roosters and on potential)
Tallis Duncan 500k (Similar to Wong)
Harrison Hassett 250k

Total in: 3.35m (4.05m cap space after outgoings)

With the 700k cap space remaining upgrade Pole and Galvin’s contracts for 2025 and make them commit long term.

1. Jahream Bula
2. Jeral Skelton
3. Tito Turuva
4. Justin Olam
5. Charlie Staines/L.Laulilii
6. Lachlan Galvin
7. Jerome Luai
8. Fonua Pole
9. Api Koroisau
10. Nelson Asofa-Solomona
11. Suia Wong
12. Samuela Fainu
13. Tallis Duncan

14. Latu Fainu
15. Royce Hunt
16. Alex Twal
17. Harrison Hassett

Depth (Top 30 Contracts):
Staines/L.Laulilii, To’a, Doueihi, Sezer, Da Silva, Seyfarth, Sione Fainu, Miller, Matamua, Feledy, Faagutu, Saukuru, Sukkar and Kit Laulilii.

Porter, Johhannsen, Lobb, Mason, Makasini and Faataape on Development/NSW Cup deals.
 
Canadian Club said:
I've done a bit of creative accounting with the cap space we know we have and what players are rumoured to be on. Also had a look at the players that I would target based on availability and players looking for opportunities/restricted for minutes at their current club. We may have to pay slight overs on potential and contribute to contracts in the first year to get clubs to take our trash, but this is what I came up with...

Out

Klemmer 850k (WT contribute 150k first year only)
Bateman 650k (WT contribute 50k first year only)
Sullivan 500k (WT contribute 100k first year only)
Naden 450k (WT contribute 50k)
Tumeth 200k (WT contribute 50k)

Total outgoing: 2.25m + 1.8m current in cap space = 4.05m Cap Space

In

Sione Fainu 250k
Nelson Asofa-Solomona 800k (Melbourne contribute 100k)
Royce Hunt 550k
Suia Wong 500k (Slight overs to lure out of Roosters and on potential)
Tallis Duncan 500k (Similar to Wong)
Harrison Hassett 250k

Total in: 3.35m (4.05m cap space after outgoings)

With the 700k cap space remaining upgrade Pole and Galvin’s contracts for 2025 and make them commit long term.

1. Jahream Bula
2. Jeral Skelton
3. Tito Turuva
4. Justin Olam
5. Charlie Staines/L.Laulilii
6. Lachlan Galvin
7. Jerome Luai
8. Fonua Pole
9. Api Koroisau
10. Nelson Asofa-Solomona
11. Suia Wong
12. Samuela Fainu
13. Tallis Duncan

14. Latu Fainu
15. Royce Hunt
16. Alex Twal
17. Harrison Hassett

Depth:
Staines/L.Laulilii, To’a, Doueihi, Sezer, Da Silva, Seyfarth, Sione Fainu, Miller, Matamua, Feledy, Faagutu, Saukuru, Sukkar and Kit Laulilii.

Porter, Johhannsen, Lobb, Mason, Makasini and Faataape on Development/NSW Cup deals.
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This is a dream to move on those players so cheaply…

A pipedream unfortunately..will cost much more ..
 
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