whats the background noise mate?
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
- Thread starter MacDougall
- Start date
Tom Shines
Well-known member
His agent
pawsandclaws1
Well-known member
Here's a guess - the Roosters are in a huge fight to retain Walker with a club which can more than match any offer it can make. Returning home to Qld must be a huge lure for Walker especially with his family's history with the Broncs. We all know you are willing to accept less to go home😁
Tom Shines
Well-known member
How much spare money have the Broncos got ?
pawsandclaws1
Well-known member
For a player of Walker's quality, there is always cash available.
Betterdays22
Well-known member
Moving players out the challenge. Ideally you would have a spare roster spot or 2 over the offseason/into next year. Meaning we need at least 4 players gone.
Have to assume Tumeth out, Bateman out and one of Feledy or Naden, Sezar or Sullivan. I hope Faagutu stays and they have decided to give him the year in Flegg to taste a bit of success, rather than because he is not in the plans.
I'm giving up my NAS dream. It's looking like it will be Royce Hunt, which im ok with.
Hoping for a hardworking, consistent backrower to replace Bateman. Not sure Jack Bird really cuts it.
Sit on the last 2 spots and significant cap space over the off season, hoping for a Brian To'o shaped apple to fall out of the tree.
Have to assume Tumeth out, Bateman out and one of Feledy or Naden, Sezar or Sullivan. I hope Faagutu stays and they have decided to give him the year in Flegg to taste a bit of success, rather than because he is not in the plans.
I'm giving up my NAS dream. It's looking like it will be Royce Hunt, which im ok with.
Hoping for a hardworking, consistent backrower to replace Bateman. Not sure Jack Bird really cuts it.
Sit on the last 2 spots and significant cap space over the off season, hoping for a Brian To'o shaped apple to fall out of the tree.
Roar_Power
Well-known member
Cheers for the audio.
Sounds like the back they are looking to recruit may only be for 1st grade depth; thats how I took it anyway.
Tucker
Well-known member
I dont get what his point is here.
“I’ve won just as many wooden spoons as I have won premierships”: Why Tigers CEO isn't worried about potential wooden spoon
The Tigers host the Parramatta Eels in the final round of the season in a battle to avoid last place.www.sen.com.au
Coming last is an indication of how the entire club has fared during the year. If we revell in the praise of securing the title as he has done on 2 occasions, then we have to cop some shit for securing the spoon which he has also done twice.
Both matter.
851
Well-known member
I have said this numerous times, Pole gets beat regularly, and more often than not it results in a try against us
BlackWhiteGold
Well-known member
Yep as much as the Sharks play the 'high and mighty' game with not releasing on-contract players without getting something in return, they just have to release a prop. Otherwise they will have these under contract:
AFB
Hamlin-Uele
Kaufusi
Rudolph
Hazelton
Hunt
Colquhoun
Hau Tapuha
Max Bradbury (Development in '25)
How can a club have 8 props in its top 30 + 1 also available to play from R1? AFB, Hamlin-Uele, Kaufusi, Rudolph would all be on decent $$$ so how can they retain all 4.
To me, I reckon they'll allow 2 props to leave next season - 1 on decent coin & 1 of their depth props.
Richo should definitely be talking to Kaufusi's manager about his mutual option!!!
851
Well-known member
Gus is like uncle Nick, the rules don't apply to them
twentyforty
Well-known member
It looks better if he adds a timeline into his point. If he went to clubs which already had a hand on the spoon. Wouldn't be surprised if Richo and Benji have been using it as fear factor motivation?
They must read this forum.
What are the terms of a mutual option ?
My understanding is the player is free to leave if wanting to based on the mutual option meaning both parties have to agree for the contract to stand.
balmain boy
Well-known member
There are also rumours his family are not happy with his agent and are wanting to dump him.
Under what bed 🛌, come on if he wants to go home they will fine 1/2 million in 3rd party money and they will pay $800 thousand for him
balmain boy
Well-known member
Yep, if both parties don't agree to take up the extension then the extension contract essentially doesn't exist.
balmain boy
Well-known member
Actually Richo has been on the record for saying we have plenty of cash to spend and we're looking to add quality. We already have a squad full of depth players, many of whom are miraculously starting.
balmain boy
Well-known member
He's had 4-5 good games throughout his career. He super erratic, he's lazy, slow, dumb. We should offload him in a heartbeat if we can. He's had his chance and proven that he's injury prone, error prone and unable to perform to a high standard in first grade. He wouldn't be top 17 at any club, he would be a train and trial at most clubs, or a no 30 contract, minimum wage experienced backup. For 2 more years at 350k it's awful value for us and we need to be ruthless and eliminate him.
Last edited:
balmain boy
Well-known member
You can sign as many players to contracts as you want. You can't register it with the NRL until you have the top 30 spots free. Dogs couldn't technically sign Kikau until almost 6 months after he actually signed. Easier to move players on in the offseason than mid way through the season and have players moping around angry all the time.
