Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

bptiger 0 said:
The roooters have enough backrowers, did u watch the game last night, there backrow was fantastic and there very young, and there’s more there , so I can’t see them paying $800 when they got great kids coming through
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That's the advantage of having a really good development and talent identification system. All the cost is upfront, but the savings come when you don't have to go to market. We have some really good staff in our system but we they require augmentation.
 
clontarfkid said:
I actually think Samuela and Latu will go to the Roosters,who are releasing 6 ex SOO players over next 15 months..Tedecso,Lenui,Crighton,DCE,,Watson and Tupou...thats almost $4mill worth of cap (to normal teams)
Targeting Samuela to replace Croghton is exactly what they need,and theres a gap in the halves for Latu who has been poorly managed by us...Robbo will promise more
Farnworth to be recruited for Fullback
...and they will still have $$ left to top up Sam and others
..and thats without cheating!!
..well,someone has to take over the incumbents Mustang leases.... and el cheao rents in Bondi!!
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I’ll be surprised if the brothers go to the Roosters ..Latu would be a permanent depth piece there and I assume paid accordingly.. and I can’t see them paying Sam $1 million plus like we will no doubt offer him …it’s not an area of weakness in their team and they don’t lack for internal options to replace Crightin for cheaper…Sam has a high ceiling and could be an Origin level player ..but it’s still a bit of a risk to pay him like one now ..the Tigers will do it ..im not sure the Roosters will

I guess Farnsworth is some chance of going there as he is an elite player …they will need to offer him top money to get him out of Brisbane ,,,he plays in a good team already and seems happy there ..I’ll say he stays with the Dolphins although that could be wishful thinking ..
 
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1.2 mil is massive for a back-rower IMO.

If he wants that kind of money, he should be moving to prop to finish the year and demonstrate his worth there.

We should be looking at Hudson Young/Preston to fill the backrow void, or otherwise seeking to progress the development of Ethan Roberts to a significant degree.
 
Tom Shines said:
We have one outside back that has any attacking threat - Taylan May …

This was actually demonstrated last season where the backs were bad prior to Taylan May getting promoted late to first grade which improved them …so we had a massive injury risk headed into this year around Taylan getting injured which has come home to roost … at least they have taken a step to improved this with Averillo…too bad they didn’t see it coming a year ago

Toa was clearly injured most of the season in 2025 and played poorly …the decision to re- sign him late last year was a poor one …

They thought they could ride it out with Maka as a back up Center option … he now looks like damaged goods …

The decision to go into the season with Tristan Hope as the backup hooker is one of the worst personnel decisions in years …

These choices are on the coach and management..if it’s not their fault then who is to blame ?
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No one . They simply underperformed . What do you do ? Evaluate , re-assess and figure out what you did wrong , what metrics you were using that failed you , and move forward .
I don’t understand weeks of bitching and moaning about this . I got it when we lost to the knights and even warriors , the eels was heartbreaking .
You guys need to touch grass , have some time away from the forum . Rejuvenate external of this FML a loop you’re all in .
They trusted guys , the guys didn’t live up to expectations . And it’s Monday morning quarterbacking to say things like “our depth is shit”. No one thought it was shit in march . Not external of the club nor internal , and especially not the forum .
Which leads to one conclusion - the depth all shat the bed. The club leaned on them , and they weren’t up to it . So if everyone said the talent was there . Which we all did . Then why did they shit the bed , was it the depth didn’t suit the systems in place , was it shit coaching , I genuinely don’t believe that has anything to do with lack of effort , pride in your performance etc. it’s not nfl , it’s not that complicated .
The Starford contract was given prior to his injury , so that’s just picking facts to suit your agenda . Apparently he’s alright ?! Medically he’s good to go …. Which means what .. he has the yips ? He’s pushing through and lying about the pain , he’s checked out ….. I dunno but he’s a shell of himself and getting outplayed by 20 year olds in cup so… who knows .
But how do you plan for a guy who in 2025 showed signs of becoming one of the elite right centres , who gets a run of the mill shoulder injury , to then fall off such a cliff , some guys on here who watch cup religiously want him dropped to Massey . There’s something going on there .
I remember clear conversations around him coming good this year and having real potency on both sides of the ruck … and then we didn’t . And it’s been stop gap after stop gap. The salary cap doesn’t allow you to have 3 elite centres . He was on 500-600k . Thats getting up there . Apparently we have one of the better strength and conditioning teams in the comp with Peter Moussa and his team , so , yeah , unless there’s been gross negligence , which I highly doubt it considering Peter Moussa having a rep for being overly cautious… it’s a bit rich to “he’s injured” . He just passed a medical to move to manly . That wouldn’t have happened if what you’re saying is true .
My guess is … he had the yips , and he’s terrified of hurting it again . I know exactly that feeling . It’s hard to overcome. I don’t think personally I ever did if I’m honest . But I’m not an nrl player . And 99% of those players bounce back straight away .
 
We can't easily replace Samuela and that has to be taken into account before getting dismissive about monetary value. All teams are better for having mobile physical edge forwards and our loss will be another teams gain and we will never progress if we can't retain the good ones.
 
Telltails said:
We can't easily replace Samuela and that has to be taken into account before getting dismissive about monetary value. All teams are better for having mobile physical edge forwards and our loss will be another teams gain and we will never progress if we can't retain the good ones.
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Yea I don’t think we have a chance of signing Hudson Young Preston or Duncan
 
Milky said:
1.2 mil is massive for a back-rower IMO.

If he wants that kind of money, he should be moving to prop to finish the year and demonstrate his worth there.

We should be looking at Hudson Young/Preston to fill the backrow void, or otherwise seeking to progress the development of Ethan Roberts to a significant degree.
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Why do u think the rooothers let ROberts go , maybe because they had a heap of backrowers coming through and Roberts was at the bottom of the ladder , when watch Roberts and then watch the rooothers backrow , they are well in front of Roberts
 
PNG. No tax on wages , example here
1 million PNG is 1 million nett
1 million here in Australia including Medicare your tax is $ 441,000 approx , that is a major amount of money , you only get 559 k nett , the nrl will need to boost salary cap for club by 3 to 5 million in the next 2 years min ,,PNG have a huge amount of money to use when tax free , even average players who are offered $ 350 k in Aus would look at $ 350 k nett in PNG 2 years and they set themselves up return to Australia ,
 
If Sam Wants 1.2 the club should make the call and either pay him or go after someone else now , we wait and we get nothing then spend stupid amounts buying 2 nd rate players to fill holes like all years before , get the deal done , the cap is going up , Luai was 1.2 million and didn’t do much , Sam Competes and does well
 
426Tlgerland said:
PNG. No tax on wages , example here
1 million PNG is 1 million nett
1 million here in Australia including Medicare your tax is $ 441,000 approx , that is a major amount of money , you only get 559 k nett , the nrl will need to boost salary cap for club by 3 to 5 million in the next 2 years min ,,PNG have a huge amount of money to use when tax free , even average players who are offered $ 350 k in Aus would look at $ 350 k nett in PNG 2 years and they set themselves up return to Australia ,
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It will be interesting to observe how the first echelon of players signing with PNG fare. There is more to it than money and in particular I will be interested to learn about health impacts and also impacts on families, wives/partners/girlfriends.
 
Lestronge said:
No one . They simply underperformed . What do you do ? Evaluate , re-assess and figure out what you did wrong , what metrics you were using that failed you , and move forward .
I don’t understand weeks of bitching and moaning about this . I got it when we lost to the knights and even warriors , the eels was heartbreaking .
You guys need to touch grass , have some time away from the forum . Rejuvenate external of this FML a loop you’re all in .
They trusted guys , the guys didn’t live up to expectations . And it’s Monday morning quarterbacking to say things like “our depth is shit”. No one thought it was shit in march . Not external of the club nor internal , and especially not the forum .
Which leads to one conclusion - the depth all shat the bed. The club leaned on them , and they weren’t up to it . So if everyone said the talent was there . Which we all did . Then why did they shit the bed , was it the depth didn’t suit the systems in place , was it shit coaching , I genuinely don’t believe that has anything to do with lack of effort , pride in your performance etc. it’s not nfl , it’s not that complicated .
The Starford contract was given prior to his injury , so that’s just picking facts to suit your agenda . Apparently he’s alright ?! Medically he’s good to go …. Which means what .. he has the yips ? He’s pushing through and lying about the pain , he’s checked out ….. I dunno but he’s a shell of himself and getting outplayed by 20 year olds in cup so… who knows .
But how do you plan for a guy who in 2025 showed signs of becoming one of the elite right centres , who gets a run of the mill shoulder injury , to then fall off such a cliff , some guys on here who watch cup religiously want him dropped to Massey . There’s something going on there .
I remember clear conversations around him coming good this year and having real potency on both sides of the ruck … and then we didn’t . And it’s been stop gap after stop gap. The salary cap doesn’t allow you to have 3 elite centres . He was on 500-600k . Thats getting up there . Apparently we have one of the better strength and conditioning teams in the comp with Peter Moussa and his team , so , yeah , unless there’s been gross negligence , which I highly doubt it considering Peter Moussa having a rep for being overly cautious… it’s a bit rich to “he’s injured” . He just passed a medical to move to manly . That wouldn’t have happened if what you’re saying is true .
My guess is … he had the yips , and he’s terrified of hurting it again . I know exactly that feeling . It’s hard to overcome. I don’t think personally I ever did if I’m honest . But I’m not an nrl player . And 99% of those players bounce back straight away .
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I’m not reading all tnat mate ..,

I’ll stand by my points .. you stand by yours ..the only facts are contained in the competition table at the end of the day… as Hall of Fame NFL coach Bill Parcell says ..”you are what your record says you are “..
 
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bptiger 0 said:
Why do u think the rooothers let ROberts go , maybe because they had a heap of backrowers coming through and Roberts was at the bottom of the ladder , when watch Roberts and then watch the rooothers backrow , they are well in front of Roberts
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I'm not in any way, shape or form suggesting we will be competing with teams like the Roosters next year, or at least for the next 5 years lol.

I am suggesting that to devote a large part of our cap to someone who is playing in the back-row, and has not performed to the level of an elite back-rower this year would be very risky.

I cannot think of another backrower earning 1.2m a season. What justifies Samuela being the first other than potential?

We have been paying players on potential for the last 15 years. We almost had two players tied to >1m contracts because of potential. Thankfully, we dodged a bullet and they left.

Start paying players what they deserve based on actual results.
 
426Tlgerland said:
If Sam Wants 1.2 the club should make the call and either pay him or go after someone else now , we wait and we get nothing then spend stupid amounts buying 2 nd rate players to fill holes like all years before , get the deal done , the cap is going up , Luai was 1.2 million and didn’t do much , Sam Competes and does well
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Id pay it. As you said, cap is going up. He is a weapon. Our best player by far. Look at the difference he made when he came back from injury in that half alone.
 
pawsandclaws1 said:
It will be interesting to observe how the first echelon of players signing with PNG fare. There is more to it than money and in particular I will be interested to learn about health impacts and also impacts on families, wives/partners/girlfriends.
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Good.players in Ball and Flegg imo are in rhe box seat...they.can sit back and see exactly how it all.unfolds...by the time some are cracking.first grade the chiefs will have been around a few years and things positive and negative over there will be.a.lot.clearer
 
pawsandclaws1 said:
It will be interesting to observe how the first echelon of players signing with PNG fare. There is more to it than money and in particular I will be interested to learn about health impacts and also impacts on families, wives/partners/girlfriends.
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They’ll have to turn over the roster regularly hence their signings are all older players, wonder how younger players will go if they sign any. Feel like they would only handle compound living 2-3 years max.
 
wstigers11 said:
They’ll have to turn over the roster regularly hence their signings are all older players, wonder how younger players will go if they sign any. Feel like they would only handle compound living 2-3 years max.
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they can’t even approach anyone yet until Nov 1 unless they have the current clubs permission or clauses that allow them to do so .. These guys are gunna be older at this point …im curious to see how things develop in Novemeber ..

The no tax thing and the PM saying he will get Mining companies to sponsor players are massive leg ups ..and some younger guys will do it to make their money …I agree it will be only 2-3 years but then the next group comes in ,,
 
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