Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Aceshigh]

Bird is a ball player when we need ball runners …

Bird is a hard nut with good footy skills and brings plenty of experience

 

[Merlot]

Hasn't played well in an injury prone half decade
It's not Blore with time and size on his upside..Bird is Bateman 2.0 trading off performance 5 yrs ago
Big no
Hunt useful in 17 if priced accordingly
Not sold on Cory ..more anger than impact
We need some genuine quality to replace fwds we've lost..not discards who happen to be available rite now

2 right clontarfkid,no more has bn's or wanna b;s

 

[Tiger Stripes]

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.

When we had our best run on front row, Stef and Klem; we were down about16 nil in 16 minutes.
When they were replaced the Manly points dried up. Just don't understand why?

 

[Tucker]

I have had a few drinks today so please confirm you said $850k for Oregon Kaufusi? That would be madness imo

He has good discipline, good tackle efficiency and good offload abilities. However he averages 86m/game, 23 tackles/game, is outside the top 170 players for tackle breaks and doesn’t crack the top 100 players for post contact meters.
I agree he should not be offered that sort of dough. Far too high.

 

[Tiger Stripes]

Hopefully both Klemmer and Miller look vastly different after 3 months in the gym.

Hope Miller does some sprint training after the gym.

 

[hammertime]

Where would everyone put bird?

I'd have him in an edge forward role or share 13 with latu (if thats the plan). Bateman, Samuela, Bird, Latu in the 11, 12, 13 and bench 2nd rower.

 

[Vicious]

Your post is riddled with assumptions and errors.

1. Stef was offered 800k. Doesn't mean his is worth that. Ended up signing for 650k which is roughly his value. Even Richo said we offered overs.

2. RCG is not "approaching his mid 30s". On a 2 year deal he would still be in his early 30s.

3. Royce Hunt and Kaufusi are not 600k and 850k players. There isn't a club in the NRL that would pay close to that.

Your whole narrative is bogus. Stop drinking before you post.

With your theory we will end up with RCG and it will be another disaster signing a player well past his prime and just using us as a Super Annuation top up.
If you want quality players in their prime, you have to pay top dollar, it’s that simple.

 

[jrtiger]

Where would everyone put bird?

I'd have him in an edge forward role or share 13 with latu (if thats the plan). Bateman, Samuela, Bird, Latu in the 11, 12, 13 and bench 2nd rower.

jersey 17, similar role to what Salmon and Garner have had at Penrith. typically play in the back row, but able to cover the centres and middle if required.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

I watched the Souths v Knights game and Tallis Duncan really stood out. His defence was great, his mobility and drive to cover ground to make the tackle was impressive. His seems to have great leg drive as his post contact metres excellent. He would be a player I would sign and has a good physique for the second row or lock.

 

[Tiger Stripes]

Agree. He did work hard in d for one set though but overall was lazy imo. Even when sharks had the ball he’d walk behind the ruck

Prior to this season Horsburgh had 2 excellent seasons in a strong forward pack. This season injury & some kind of relationship fallout with Ricky- which is not uncommon- has put him into the doghouse.

He won't command $800k, but someone will pay him around that $600k a season.

Worth $600k IMO. Sign him.

 

[tigertragic]

When we had our best run on front row, Stef and Klem; we were down about16 nil in 16 minutes.
When they were replaced the Manly points dried up. Just don't understand why?

Possession

 

[bptiger 0]

I really don't understand why Cronulla would entertain letting Hunt go The guys s beast

Go bring up the sharks playing list , they got more front rowers , then they got Blake coming next year , I think that makes 6-7 of them

 

[bptiger 0]

Bird is a hard nut with good footy skills and brings plenty of experience

He would make a good 13 for us , good defender and can ball play

 

[hammertime]

If, as reported, bird approached benji wanting to be part of this, that's a big plus too.

 

[Tiger Stripes]

Where would everyone put bird?

I'd have him in an edge forward role or share 13 with latu (if thats the plan). Bateman, Samuela, Bird, Latu in the 11, 12, 13 and bench 2nd rower.

With your theory we will end up with RCG and it will be another disaster signing a player well past his prime and just using us as a Super Annuation top up.
If you want quality players in their prime, you have to pay top dollar, it’s that simple.

I thought RCG had a great game the other night. Ran hard, tackled his heart out for long, long minutes.
Would put our current front rowers to shame.

 

[Buttface]

Hope Miller does some sprint training after the gym.

What ever Gal did last offseason, Miller should do this season. Bcoz we could really do with a decent home grown prop.

 

[Spartan117]

Jack bird looks busted

Totally, coach Flanagan knows who and what he is getting rid of.

He isn't the player we need in 2025 and 2026.

 

[Tom Shines]

Bird is a hard nut with good footy skills and brings plenty of experience

They need an edge forward to replace Bateman and Two middles to replace Ice and Stefano..

 

[Buttface]

Totally, coach Flanagan knows who and what he is getting rid of.

He isn't the player we need in 2025 and 2026.

He will be an absolutely terrible signing, I can’t believe we even interviewed him.

 

[Tigerdazz2]

Just my opinion on players the club is reported as chasing. Some may agree with me others won't.

Hunt....YES
Bird......WHY?
Horsburgh...WTF?

Hunt...He looks the goods and according to Paul Gallen is the strongest/toughest of Cronulla's pack.

Bird doesn't really offer much for the $$ he'll be asking for, there has to be better, younger, fitter (and possibly cheaper) players that could do the job WT are looking at him for.

Horsburgh has a temper mathematically the total of say Seyfarth x Bateman and would only add to the ill discipline Benji is trying to get rid of.