Someone was saying that players like Bateman, kelmmer and Sullivan can contribute toward the number required pre 30june.. can't remember if it was here or on a podcast.
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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Holman Barnes #1 Fan
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Penrith have a nasty situation this weekend. 7 players in origin camp. Game in Perth on Wednesday. Fly back to Sydney Thursday. Then they have to be on a plane to NZ on Friday night for a Saturday game against the Warriors, one of the in form teams in the comp. Wouldn't be surprised if they got touched up.
BlackWhiteGold
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That’s correct. As long as someone was contracted this season (starting Nov 1), I believe it counts.
GNR4LIFE
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Yeah, that’s rough. Origin players have already been ruled out.
Yep
What great scheduling by the NRL to have a game scheduled in NZ
on the weekend after SOO in Perth.
Which computer system will they blame this on.
I wouldn't send the players. I know their position but that will effect them the following week as well. Rest up and go for it the next week.
Where'd that get invented?
He was Born in Brisbane and Did most of High School at Keebra.
crazycat
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??? Aaron Schoupp from manly why?
Also why am I the only person here rallying against more "Depth".
Seriously the more we spend on Depth, the less we have for the "Big 17"! It means the really hard sells like Luai was for us or going for Payne Haas or Adam Reynolds or whomever... we will have 800k instead of 1m available.
The more you spend on 18-30, the less you have to spend on 1-17. Now you need some forwards and maybe 1 back and a halves cover kind of player as Spare... That's all.
Why would we hire AS and block Makasini and others coming through our ranks! Did we learn nothing from Ryan P.
And to top it off they have the Thursday night game after that against the bulldogs.
Who have a bye this weekend 🤷♂️
That will give us a good guide how both those sides are travelling.
If the Dogs can’t beat Penrith with this scheduling I don’t like their chances later in the year if they meet again.
I disagree because you need depth in your squad to make a decent impact in the modern game.You always get injuries/suspensions so you need decent replacements.At a minimum you need 22/25 capable first grade players imho.
magpies forever
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Ah, but they would / might actually be in their proper positions with Moses 7 and Brooks 6. Would be interesting for posterity to see if the suspicion of them being played the wrong way around was more correct than wrong.
magpies forever
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Not disagreeing on need for depth but didn't Kepoa just come back to Magpies in State Cup from Penrith? He too can play back rower and centre- wing.
I’d agree with you any other time, but he really does seem to be playing like he’s gone on for one season too many. I think retirement beckons. We don’t need to sign any more has beens, no matter how good they once were.
magpies forever
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Positions / back with Magpies?
Odessa
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No chance I was told awhile ago Katoa is trying to get to Souths
Bennett has to get rid of Dodd for that to happen with the cap space Bennett needs all of Dodds money for that to happen katoa and bud the future South's halves
Buttface
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I don’t think I’ve seen him play, but has Dodd turn out to be a Dudd ?
From what i have seen Dodd is as dead as a Dodo,admittedly i have not seen all of his games but what i saw was very underwhelming.
Katoa won't leave the Dolphins. Why would he.
