Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[rugbygoated]

Rumour from a close source is that Robbo is on thin ice at Roosters and if they don't make the top 8 this year which is likely he will be sacked. Early replacement is Matty Johns according to my source

 

[old_man_tiger]

Never pay for anything ever again sounds plausible (as a general statement, not literally). As an example, I could see various restauranters' or bar owners telling the captain of their favourite team that their money isn't needed there. I've heard firsthand recounts of this happening with Broncos players in Brisbane. I've seen it happen once with a Tigers player at a kebab shop. A long time ago now but i've even heard of clubs providing thounsands of dollars of 'product' for mad mondays if certain performance targets were met.
I also don't doubt that there is plenty of dodgy forms of payment happening, even if i do doubt there are many actual cash payments happening (anymore). I'd suggest more like appearance fees arranged and funded by people with links to the club. And i think most the competition would be in some way guilty of breaching cap rules in some such way.
I certainly doubt that there is this long list of Roosters players getting 100s of thousands if not millions in cash. It only takes one disgruntled bloke who isn't getting what he thinks he is worth or not receiving payments anymore to either extort for more or expose it all. It seems a pretty unlikely way to do business.

Definitely a lot of dodgy deals. On the cash payments this did leak at one point. The golf matches for massive amounts of cash, brown paper bags etc..... was only a rumour and joke to many. Then there was a news article or two maybe 10 years ago with quotes then shortly after it all went eerily silent.

There's a chance I'm misremembering and others may be able to correct me or back it up.

 

[tigermate]

If they pay that much money, they’ll lose their job.
I don’t know why people compare Galvin to Brown…even suggesting Lachy will command more.
We went over this a few weeks ago. Brown has largely earnt his payday. Galvin has not in any way shape or form done so yet.

If he plays this year like he did last he will get more.

Brown is seen as flakey

Lachie is seen as always on the ball

Plus clubs are desperate for a half/creator

He’ll get more money than brown

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

Rumour from a close source is that Robbo is on thin ice at Roosters and if they don't make the top 8 this year which is likely he will be sacked. Early replacement is Matty Johns according to my source

According to the Rooster chair and Board, Robbo is safe as houses….

 

[Odessa]

Playing galvin at 7 would be a horror show. He kills the attack way too much when he gets involved a lot. A good coach would utilise his natural talent on different tackles in the set, not every single tackle

I don't know if he is a ball hog or if there was just nobody else last year but I am expecting a better season from Galvin with less time on the ball but better quality touches

And his comment about Luai being a teacher's pet sounds of jealousy I hope he is not jealous but he is 19

 

[Dennisspicer1]

I hear fans say this all the time but I've never really seen any actual examples of it (I'm referring to your second paragraph here).
He probably did get more than we offered when you consider the value of various intangibles such as that highlighted by Tucker. Those intangibles are legal and there is simply no evidence to suggest that he received more than what was offered in illegal payments outside of the cap. We've been mismanaged for to long to be a club that benefits from any intangible value and simply need to be better to not be out competed in such a way.

I'm not naive enough to believe all payments at all clubs are above board but there is no actual evidence of any wrong doing by the roosters and until there is I see no point complaining about it.

Gremlin,
That's the whole point that you obviously ignore.

[ example]

When East signed Sonny bill
Nick himself stated they paid him only $650.000 a season, and he knocked back the all blacks offer of over $1ml a season, at the same time.

Because Roosters could not pay him anymore otherwise it would have put them over the cap, and being such a good friend of mine he agreed to help us out, said Nick, & accept $350.000 less a season,
But then when Sonny was to leave it was stated by East this would free up $1m of cap space.

And this is a regular thing that goes on with the Roosters, they have rorted the system for years,
and when was the last time you heard of an audit being done on them,
I think they audit most clubs on a pretty regular basis.

 

[Snidest 0]

Richo tried getting him in 2018/19 when Luai was behind maloney and cleary. Luai had deals from souths and eels but chose to stay at penrith because gus gould convinced him. Richo said in his opinion he was the best junior half coming through. That means nothing at NRL level in 2025 8 years later where luai has been predominantly a 5/8 his whole NRL career starting in a new position at a struggling club. We need to be more realistic and accept it's a great signing, but it won't be this dreamy utopia where everything is fixed overnight

Noone has suggested anything resembling a "dreamy utopia"....

The rest of your post is just ignorant opinion - thanks for sharing!

 

[clontarfkid]

According to the Rooster chair and Board, Robbo is safe as houses….

Full support of the Board...as the saying goes!
Hes definitely on thin ice

 

[weststigers]

Definitely a lot of dodgy deals. On the cash payments this did leak at one point. The golf matches for massive amounts of cash, brown paper bags etc..... was only a rumour and joke to many. Then there was a news article or two maybe 10 years ago with quotes then shortly after it all went eerily silent.

There's a chance I'm misremembering and others may be able to correct me or back it up.

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[old_man_tiger]

username checks out

Picked a name I'd grow into

 

[Canadian Club]

I hear fans say this all the time but I've never really seen any actual examples of it (I'm referring to your second paragraph here).
He probably did get more than we offered when you consider the value of various intangibles such as that highlighted by Tucker. Those intangibles are legal and there is simply no evidence to suggest that he received more than what was offered in illegal payments outside of the cap. We've been mismanaged for to long to be a club that benefits from any intangible value and simply need to be better to not be out competed in such a way.

I'm not naive enough to believe all payments at all clubs are above board but there is no actual evidence of any wrong doing by the roosters and until there is I see no point complaining about it.

There is definitely examples, you just won't hear more than rumours about it... Those who have been in around the game know. It's just one of those things that you accept it for being the way that it is, it's a society thing, not just NRL. Money rules the world.

There's been plenty of evidence over years, but unfortunately even jurnos and administrators have bosses, who have agendas. The biggest false narrative about rugby league is that its 'the working peoples game'. Its not, but that narrative makes more money as the wealthy make the few. People really underestimate the influence the Roosters have in the NRL. The illusion is that the Broncos or even at times Souths have all the influence over the NRL but they make that narrative. Anyone in NRL circles know you don't want to get on the bad side of Gyngell, Delany, Bouris, Shubert, Politis etc. No coincidence that they've all survived longer than multiple NRL administrators.

 

[weststigers]

Picked a name I'd grow into

Good on you OMT. Stay well

 

[JC99]

Every club cheats.... we just suck at it!

 

[Dazed]

I don't know if he is a ball hog or if there was just nobody else last year but I am expecting a better season from Galvin with less time on the ball but better quality touches

And his comment about Luai being a teacher's pet sounds of jealousy I hope he is not jealous but he is 19

It's called banter!

 

[hank37w]

According to the Rooster chair and Board, Robbo is safe as houses….

. . . . . . . . standing in the path of a raging bush fire. 🤣

 

[Vicious]

Sam Walters from Wigan would look good on the right edge for us.

 

[Demps]

Sam Walters from Wigan would look good on the right edge for us.

Big kid ey

 

[Vicious]

Big kid ey

And quick for a big lad.

 

[liltiger]

Definitely a lot of dodgy deals. On the cash payments this did leak at one point. The golf matches for massive amounts of cash, brown paper bags etc..... was only a rumour and joke to many. Then there was a news article or two maybe 10 years ago with quotes then shortly after it all went eerily silent.

There's a chance I'm misremembering and others may be able to correct me or back it up.

I know one of the Roosters biggest players of the last 25 years. Roosters give them their contract legit to the n.r.l, then uncle Nick purchases a property through one of his companies rents it out to the player for $1 dollar a week. When the player re- signs sane thing happens, the player moves into the second property, etc, etc. If they sign and re-sign twice they would have lived in 3 properties held under one of uncle nicks companies and pay $1 a week rent. Once they retire, or leave the club and move on to another club, solicitors are called in and each property the player lived in, begins the process of being signed exclusively over to the player for them to take ownership. Been happening for ages, since uncle Nick got there and got the board set up with all the high flyers that are there now.

 

[liltiger]

I don't know if he is a ball hog or if there was just nobody else last year but I am expecting a better season from Galvin with less time on the ball but better quality touches

And his comment about Luai being a teacher's pet sounds of jealousy I hope he is not jealous but he is 19

Biggest thing to help his game will finally have consistency with a permanent half next to him, being Luai will also be a huge benefit aswell. Would be hard for a young guy in his first season having halves next to you chopping and changing every few weeks. Once your established you just deal with it, things happen and it's expected at some point that your halves partner won't be with you every week. As a guy in his first season, that maybe why he was always trying to overplay his hand.