Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

BlackWhiteGold said:
Horsburgh would bring a lot to what is missing, namely elite line speed in D, effort plays & aggression.

He is good defending around the ruck, is often chasing in cover D & often near front in kick chases from my observations.

A lot of his value is in the ‘unseen’ 1%ers.
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Yes...definitely unseen. I certainly haven't seen it, so I tend to agree.
 
Mighty_Tiger said:
100% all players we sign need to be the right price. I think Corey is in a blip season because of injury initially this year. This time last year he was a SOO rep player. I don’t think any club with get him for 350k a season…..
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He played one game of origin and yes his season was decent. People carrying on like he's first picked for QLD. No club will get him for 350k, but that is his value. No better than Twally.

Real origin reps are first picked for their club. He's been dumped to reserves.

Anyway whatever...you guys can circle jerk about this guy. He isn't coming to us anyway.
 
bptiger 0 said:
Really , I am saying we have pretty good playmakers in he backs , but we need to really strengthen the forwards , we can’t carry blokes like miller
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Apart from freaks like Haas, I think props need time to develop. He is 19, Stefano hasn’t reached his potential and he is 24. I wonder where JFH, JWH, AFB were at 19? I think we won’t one anything really for 2 seasons as to where Miller’s real potential is. I think I would want to make sure he is here until 2027 albeit on a lower value contract.
 
As it stands we have 28 players under contract for next season plus Tumeth with a player option & Sezer a mutual option.

Reading the tea leaves, I think Sezer staying in top 30 is contingent on Bud leaving.

Then I think the club will prioritise …

1 Re-signing Sione Fainu
2 Jack Bird
3 Royce Hunt
4 Corey Horsburgh
5 Someone who may fall from the tree if we have roster space

The above I reckon will be contingent to releasing these guys under contract …

- John Bateman
- Brent Naden
- Starford To’a
- Brandon Tumeth *
- Charlie Staines *

Bateman would be a good contract to sell given the $$$ if we can find a suitor. Possibly Souths.

Naden only has 1 year left so easier contract to sell (top up if necessary) + has shown to other clubs his value in recent weeks.

To’a is down our pecking order now, would offer good value to other clubs to take his 2 years remaining, played internationals end of last season. Plus same manager as Stef, iPap & Kepaoa so a bit of a trend there.

I actually think we’d like to keep Tumeth to keep developing a pathways rep as that is our charter. But with his manager being Isaac Moses & need for experience in our roster, he may be on the outer.

Staines is another we ideally would like to keep. BUT if we have issues offloading either Naden or To’a & there is interest in Staines at full freight, we may have to.

NB. If we are serious about Royce Hunt & Sharks want something in return as per DT today then Naden or To’a may get that deal done (as Sharks could do with more cover in outside backs).
 
Spartan117 said:
I think we continue to focus on our juniors.

Winning in 2025 will legitimise this club and make recruitment easier
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Think the last cple of wins have definitely given us some cred,and taken us out of the basket case category which most player managers had consigned us to
Means a lot not just for supporters,but even moreso for potential recruits who have only seen an exodus recently
Avoid the spoon and most of what has been a disastrous season is forgotten
 
weststigers said:
The problem is Horsburgh comes with a high price tag for the return.

I'm not against almost any signing, but the contract term and value needs to be commensurate.

If you want a workhorse defender with no punch, we have Dave Klemmer. He doesn't miss many. Twal doesn't miss many either. The economics doesn't make sense to add another one of these types on 600k+.

At 350k you won't hear me complain about Horsburgh.
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But the Ranga is allegedly on double that..?
Its about what hes worth btw
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
As it stands we have 28 players under contract for next season plus Tumeth with a player option & Sezer a mutual option.

Reading the tea leaves, I think Sezer staying in top 30 is contingent on Bud leaving.

Then I think the club will prioritise …

1 Re-signing Sione Fainu
2 Jack Bird
3 Royce Hunt
4 Corey Horsburgh
5 Someone who may fall from the tree if we have roster space

The above I reckon will be contingent to releasing these guys under contract …

- John Bateman
- Brent Naden
- Starford To’a
- Brandon Tumeth *
- Charlie Staines *

Bateman would be a good contract to sell given the $$$ if we can find a suitor. Possibly Souths.

Naden only has 1 year left so easier contract to sell (top up if necessary) + has shown to other clubs his value in recent weeks.

To’a is down our pecking order now, would offer good value to other clubs to take his 2 years remaining, played internationals end of last season. Plus same manager as Stef, iPap & Kepaoa so a bit of a trend there.

I actually think we’d like to keep Tumeth to keep developing a pathways rep as that is our charter. But with his manager being Isaac Moses & need for experience in our roster, he may be on the outer.

Staines is another we ideally would like to keep. BUT if we have issues offloading either Naden or To’a & there is interest in Staines at full freight, we may have to.

NB. If we are serious about Royce Hunt & Sharks want something in return as per DT today then Naden or To’a may get that deal done (as Sharks could do with more cover in outside backs).
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I think you are very accurate in what the club is currently looking at.
I’d say Justin Matamua may also be on the chopping block and possibly Chris Faagatu due to his management situation.
I’d say Feledy, Saukuru and Sukkar are also under the spotlight.
 
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