Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[tigahhh]

We’ve never had Wayne set our system. 🤷‍♂️

The NRL pumped a shit ton into making sure the dolphins isn’t a failure, had the best recruitment officers and coaching staff etc. hardly a comparison to us 😂

 

[Buttface]

We have Benji.

That’s correct Gnr’s. We have BENJI!!!

 

[CornerPost]

How many signings do we need by close of business today to be roster compliant ? Or have we enough now ? I thought we were short a few ?

 

[SwervinMervin]

if everything happened to plan our roster would be :
Klemmer pap Bateman Stef on $950k a year
LG on $1 million
TDS of $500k
That’s horrific
🤮

Maybe so. But to let them all go without a player in return just looks like a sh!t show.
Particularly local juniors who we have put a lot of development into. Perhaps we were boxed in by the whole Galvin legal stuff and didn’t have a strong leverage position, but I can’t see from any angle how we benefit from letting TDS go this year without something come back the other way. And if anyone says transfer fees, I, and pretty much every supporter says, who cares. Transfer fees are inconsequential to everyone but the bean counters.

 

[SwervinMervin]

That’s correct Gnr’s. We have BENJI!!!

Benji might have to play hooker on the weekend.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Benji might have to play hooker on the weekend.

Backdoor Benny might be on his way right now to buy some tape.

 

[Roar_Power]

Well, that's not quite true, is it?

Loaned Sullivan, released Galvin, Klemmer, Bateman, Papali'i & potentially Da Silva

Didn't re-sign Utoikamanu

Signed Hunt, Terrell May, Taylan May, Bird, Luai, Turuva, Skelton...

Not exactly as bad as is being pictured..

I think Bird and Hunt will find it difficult making the top 17 next year. Hopefully Bird picks up a gig in SL. Hunt on a retirement package. Have big hopes for Taylan and the development of Makasini. Need a decent backup for Bula and Api - we will struggle if Mason and Hope are in the spine for long periods.

 

[jadtiger]

I wonder how many of us supporters will be eagerly checking this thread to see if we add any players for this season today at the last possible minute.I hope but do not expect to see anybody new to the club today

 

[SwervinMervin]

Bellamy making sure his player gets an extra $30,000 match payment , nothing to see here lol

Which is why current club coaches shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near SOO coaching gigs, even as assistants. Stef can make up to $90k in extra match payments by being picked, with no freight on the Storm salary cap. Has a bit of a stench about it. Particularly given there seems to be only two people in NSW that believe he has earned his spot, Daley and Bellamy.

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

How many signings do we need by close of business today to be roster compliant ? Or have we enough now ? I thought we were short a few ?

With TDS gone we are back to 27, the forum think tank is of the belief that all that left from Nov being the start of the NRL season don't have to be replaced.

 

[fainty]

I don’t even know where we go from here

 

[boonboon]

Part of it is down to the players we have.

However, we don't play to the same structures as the rest of the NRL. It's mostly eyes up footy, which works horribly when the key spine players are missing. Watch how the top teams ie Melbourne, Penrith play without their key players. The structure remains the same. We don't play with a 13 and often it's some random prop playing first receiver playing it out the back.

Since Sheens took over our attack has been this slow passing from side to side thing that doesn't challenge good NRL sides and it's why we rarely get the ball to our wingers in space. This is less to do with our roster and more to do with our game plans.

This is coaching.

When the top teams are missing 3/4 of their starting spine they lose too. Look at Penrith this year when they had players out

 

[tigahhh]

I think Bird and Hunt will find it difficult making the top 17 next year. Hopefully Bird picks up a gig in SL. Hunt on a retirement package. Have big hopes for Taylan and the development of Makasini. Need a decent backup for Bula and Api - we will struggle if Mason and Hope are in the spine for long periods.

I actually like bird lol what am I not seeing that everyone else does

 

[tigahhh]

When the top teams are missing 3/4 of their starting spine they lose too. Look at Penrith this year when they had players out

Melbourne looked cooked without Hughes at the start of the year

 

[Vicious]

When the top teams are missing 3/4 of their starting spine they lose too. Look at Penrith this year when they had players out

The Panthers flogged the Warriors 2 rounds back without all of their SOO players.

 

[tiger05premier]

I don’t even know where we go from here

We don't go anywhere

Our goal is to never give up our prized spoon

 

[Wezt]

I don’t even know where we go from here

Signing a proper ball playing lock is a good start

A left edge back rower (Kikau would be perfect) to shift SF to the bench

 

[CornerPost]

With TDS gone we are back to 27, the forum think tank is of the belief that all that left from Nov being the start of the NRL season don't have to be replaced.

So we don't have to replace them ? But can we sign someone in their place ?
Does this affect our salary cap requirements ? Don't we have to spend 95% by June 30 ?
Klemmer alone was on 800k, then there's Sullivan, TDS .. am I missing anyone ? Where has all the money gone by releasing these guys .. confused anyone 🤔

 

[Vicious]

Signing a proper ball playing lock is a good start

Yeah but who, there is only currently a handful of them in the entire NRL.

 

[Wiz]

With Klemmer, Bateman and Pap I was glad to see the back of them.

With Steph I was disappointed but with how he’s playing now and getting May we definitely traded up.

With Galvin I think he was always going to leave but if by chance he did stay we would have probably lost Latu. I’d rather keep Latu.

It was either Da Silva or Api with Haywood as his replacement down the road. I was hoping for Api.

I’m as desperate as anybody to hear some new signings but with the decisions being made every one is what I’m glad happened.

This is great context and I agree. The rest of the story is to be written depending upon what we do with the cap space and roster spots.