Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[weststigerman]

by god I hope we’re front of the queue.

Roosters tell star prop he is free to leave

Terrell May, who signed a new contract just this year, has been offered the chance to seek a deal elsewhere as the Roosters feel he does not fit with their plans for the future.

www.smh.com.au

Strategic move by the Roosters.

Have other clubs caught up negotiating with a marquee player that they might not end up releasing and the Roosters focus on the players about to be off contract.

Timing just before November 1 is perfect.

 

[weststigerman]

May at 950K is too much

Leo Thompson will do me

Leo Thompson will likely be more expensive than May.

 

[jrtiger]

I think realistically only Parramatta and WT can afford May for 2025. St George I’d say could but will prioritise a halfback.

anyone else?

 

[TigerLove]

I want Scarlett Johansson to turn up at my front door with a bottle of Dom Perignon and a come hither smile, don't mean it's gonna happen.

Would you settle for Buzz with a half drunken bottle of Johnnie Walker red and a sh!t eating grin?

 

[vlad]

May at 950K is too much

Leo Thompson will do me

Leo’s twin brother just signed with the knights .

 

[crazycat]

As long as it is the Dom Perignon and not the Grange!

Scarlett Johanssen is at your front door and you give a stuff about what wine she is holding??

Heck Ill drink from a box if she is.

 

[bptiger 0]

Exactly.
May is a quality front rower. However I'd stay clear of these May grubs. The Roosters wanting him gone after such a great season from him speaks volumes. We have to think long term here.

Have u not realised that we can’t be picky , we need players like him , takes the ball up hard and his defence is good , forget any thing about his brothers ,

 

[JB9918]

The biggest thing going for us is the low amount of players we have signed for 2026.

Smart accounting can get most of deals done.

Sione, Hethrington & May really completes our pack.

So we have 31 pending Tumeth.

So we need 4 players gone.

Sione will be the cheapest deal.

The other 2 around $500k mark. Easily can offer $1.5 over 3 years. Bigger pay days in 2026 & 2027.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

I did say Hunt to the Chooks.

May to the Tigers. Romey will be all over it!

Miller & Bateman out.

May & Sione in.

All sorted. Good to have inside information. Is Pole staying?

 

[bptiger 0]

I still think a cheap player like lodge would work for us , $300,000 for two years gets him . But I can’t find a lock , this is something that is a MUST , maybe one of the players that that dogs might be shedding

 

[Roar_Power]

I still think a cheap player like lodge would work for us , $300,000 for two years gets him . But I can’t find a lock , this is something that is a MUST , maybe one of the players that that dogs might be shedding

I agree, I reckon he can do a job for us without breaking the bank.

 

[Tiger Tarl]

I still wouldn't mind Kobe Hetherington at lock and Bird off the bench to replace him or back-up utility.

Terrel May for ~$500k would be fire. And if his brother is found not guilty in May next year and acquitted of all charges then we may have another set of brothers in the squad (for what it's worth, if he's found guilty then i wouldn't want him anywhere near the club).

 

[Don Kershane]

Leo’s twin brother just signed with the knights .

I would insist that Leo have a tattoo put on his butt and a stat dec from the knights and his parents confirming that we would be getting the correct one.

 

[JB9918]

All sorted. Good to have inside information. Is Pole staying?

Melbourne if I'm betting man.

 

[Betterdays22]

I think realistically only Parramatta and WT can afford May for 2025. St George I’d say could but will prioritise a halfback.

anyone else?

Dogs would be after a prop and have some cash too

 

[Kaito]

May & Kobe would round us out perfectly 🥰

 

[Tom Shines]

Strategic move by the Roosters.

Have other clubs caught up negotiating with a marquee player that they might not end up releasing and the Roosters focus on the players about to be off contract.

Timing just before November 1 is perfect.

Playing 4D chess whilst the rest play checkers

 

[Tiger Stripes]

They just lost their 2 best players. I’m sure Richo will add some forwards before round 1.

He had better.
The faith is starting to wear thin.
What's the latest on Hetherington?
Are we going to wait for ever to free up top 30 spaces?

 

[Camel2281]

I reckon if we do the wrong thing and break them up it will cause massive unrest with the other 2 brothers.
It’s going tj be an extremely tough job working out how to best fit both Latu and Lachie Galvin in our starting line up, building a competitive team around them and keeping them both happy.

I think if Latu is in the 17 each week he'll be happy. He's the outstanding candidate for 14. He'd be to us what Wishart and Watson etc have been to Melb and Easts

 

[Tiger Stripes]

He was a fantastic signing for them, and us missing out on him is a contributing factor for us winning 3 spoons in a row.
We have had no leaders at the club. We didn't sign him because he wanted 4 years and we stopped at 3. Sharks offered 4, knowing he wouldn't finish them, and then they medically retired him after 2 years. No further cap hit, they milked his leadership, further instilled a culture of work ethic and excellence and then shipped him off.
We missed out and our still in the same position we were in.

Do you still have that crystal ball?