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Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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Buttface
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That’s the one.
I reckon if I met JT again I’d have a little dig at him about his eye for talented wingers.
He should’ve used compare the pair, those little meerkats would have a better eye for talent.
pawsandclaws1
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It will be interesting to learn if the NRL has the fortitude to investigate and punish a club if found guilty. Also, if players were signed by a club when without these alleged innovative measures, they were over the salary cap. Last on, first off😁? Further, if player managers were aware of these alleged innovative measures?
jrtiger
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I would deadset give Luke four years. I think he's that good.
It's tiring when people bring politics into a footy thread, but if you're going to at least get your facts straight FFS
Buttface
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I can answer that for you.
NRL and Fortitude do not belong in the same sentence, and they will only do something about it, if it is beneficial, making them look bad, or it is a Sydney club they may wanna get rid of in the future.
“Last on, first off”, that’d be nice, but I think we all know that will not happen. They will be keeping the player they want (Gal), or he will go bullying against the NRL.
Player managers all know. I reckon that’s a given. But we have all seen the piss weak NRL penalties dished out to them leeches.
Sorry I got a bit ranty there but my pet hate at the moment is the Piss Weak NRL, and Mr where’s a camera 🎥 PVL.
jrtiger
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hoping we're front of the queue for Fatialofa.The Mole mentions Jonah Glover & Warriors backrower Kayliss Fatialofa in this morning’s article. Hopefully we are at least investigating both.
tigahhh
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i’m worried him playing soo will make him more on other clubs radars
I think he's great too... But where does he currently fit in?
And compare him to 22 year old faalago playing in the storm system...
Will luke be ok biding his time behind the likes of Turuva, Skelton and Bula?
Or is luke a back up for us incase Bula leaves with the Moses connection?
Holman Barnes #1 Fan
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The post was a joke.
jrtiger
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I think in the immediate future the plan would be for him to be first drop at fullback and wing, with him to get some reps at centre thru preseason so that way he can fill in anywhere pending injuries.
long term though I think left wing is where he'll end up. when push comes to shove, I think they'll prioritise him over Skelton. same with Makasini over May.
BlackWhiteGold
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Personally I'd extend him and see how the backline evolves over the next 2-3 years. Initially to be fullback in NSW Cup so he can be the primary backup to Bula and also a backup wing option to Turuva & Skelton. Wouldn't mind him getting some cameos in the centres in NSW Cup too to see how he fits there. I think he'd be a better centre than winger imo.
Good to have depth and options, and remembering he's only just turned 19yo.
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tigahhh
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it’s one of those positions where most clubs have adequate depth , no matter where he was to go he’d have to bid his time . only real concern would obviously be Perth bears I’m sure they’d love to have both brothers . he’s very young I’m sure the club would have solid plans for where he’d fit in the future .
Canadian Club
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The NRL has zero interest in uncovering and punishing teams for salary cap breaches. Its bad publicity for them and reflects poorly on the league and its leadership. Theres a reason why almost every salary cap breach has been uncovered by the media and not the NRL, even though the NRL are the ones with all the player payment details...
Kelce68
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I hear what you're saying.
But I would imagine that the integrity of the game, particularly when media outlets are happy to jump on the critique of loopholes and bring negative press from that angle, would be enough of an incentive to tidy it all up.
GNR4LIFE
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No, it was Pascoe. Pascoe is the one who put negotiations on hold so he could go off on holiday (in the middle of the season). Then JAC signed with Melbourne while he was gone.
Only when inequalities in rosters and results due to salary cap “massaging” starts affecting the number of viewers and therefore revenue will the NRL get serious about making changes and enforcement.
If the NRL were smart they would get onto it pronto. There are way more young kids playing AFL and soccer these days. This next generation are probably going to want to watch AFL and soccer as well. Combined with issues with head knocks, the NRL could find competition for viewership increases massively in a very short period of time. The NRL should try to get and keep a very level playing field ASAP IMO.
Canadian Club
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Its a completely reactive rather than proactive approach. If someone gets caught, they will come down hard on them (like the Storm and Bulldogs) to preserve the integrity of the game and give the impression that they enforce the salary cap. But they're not going proactively look for cheating, even though they know it happens.
All you need to do is listen to any ex-player, administrator or Jurno. They all say teams cheat the cap, they all know and constantly even joke about it. Almost everyone has a story about dodgy deals and theres been so much evidence over the years.
The NRL is one of the only competitions in the world that has a salary cap with zero transparency. Its designed to be cheated. Theres a million ways around it.
Any competition needs to have one or the other. Either a salary cap with complete transparency of player earnings (US sport) or if there is no transparency on player salaries it needs to be a free market with no salary cap.
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