Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Buttface]

Few predictions
Burton will go to the bears
Fogarty to the dogs
Walker to the bunnies
Leota to the raiders
Martin to the sharks
Bostock to the chooks
Herby to stay at dolphins
Tigers miss out again on anything

@Jedi_Tiger
I need a price for every line except the last one, that is odds on.

 

[vlad]

Few predictions
Burton will go to the bears
Fogarty to the dogs
Walker to the bunnies
Leota to the raiders
Martin to the sharks
Bostock to the chooks
Herby to stay at dolphins
Tigers miss out again on anything

Missed out on not having players we wanted to keep on the market

 

[Tigerstigerstigers]

Retentions have been good. Surely we will jag one good external signing

 

[pawsandclaws1]

If you mean Walker, angels will fly out of your arse before he chooses us over the Rabbitohs or Broncos.

If he were to go early, the Roosters could set the terms of his release including which club he would not be released too and if they were to contribute to his new club.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

If he were to go early, the Roosters could set the terms of his release including which club he would not be released too and if they were to contribute to his new club.

He’d sooner just play out the final year of his contract than settle for us.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

He’d sooner just play out the final year of his contract than go a year to a club he has to settle for.

You underestimate the influence of NIck Politis.

 

[hank37w]

I seem to recall the Roorters were talking about Mitchell not being released to go to their old foes Souffs.

As it turns out that was a cunning plan that made Souffs think they got a win when they did finally get him, when in reality he ended up being a liability.

Well played Nick.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

You underestimate the influence of NIck Politis.

Yeah, it’s not happening

 

[Vicious]

Y

I seem to recall the Roorters were talking about Mitchell not being released to go to their old foes Souffs.

As it turns out that was a cunning plan that made Souffs think they got a win when they did finally get him, when in reality he ended up being a liability.

Well played Nick.

You reckon?
They have now lost a player they desperately wanted to keep all because he become impatient and tried to force a deal to be done, even though Sam Walker himself had already told them no deal would be done until after his Kangaroos commitments.
If we lost a high profile player in that manner we would be heavily criticised, but because it’s the Roosters it’s supposedly ok.
Great to see Sam Walker did not give in to the Roosters forceful tactics.
And it’s not about the money as it appears Walker would have likely agreed to their 1.4 million per season offer had they been prepared to wait until after the World Cup like he initially requested.

 

[hank37w]

Yeah, I reckon I'm right about the Mitchell situation, not saying that is also true for the Walker situation.

Was just responding to a comment that was made about the possibility that Roorters could put a restriction on who Walker could be released to and how that played out in the past with Mitchell.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Y

You reckon?
They have now lost a player they desperately wanted to keep all because he become impatient and tried to force a deal to be done, even though Sam Walker himself had already told them no deal would be done until after his Kangaroos commitments.
If we lost a high profile player in that banner we would be heavily criticised, but because it’s the Roosters it’s supposedly ok.
Great to see Sam Walker did not give in to the Roosters forceful tactics.
And it’s not about the money as it appears Walker would have likely agreed to their 1.4 million per season offer had they been prepared to wait until after the World Cup like he initially requested.

The Roosters have a solid track record. They don’t always get it right. Look at Dom Young and cheese. But that will happen from time to time. And most importantly if you keep winning, no one will care about the odd hiccup. When you are perennial losers and stumble from one bad signing to another, of course it’s going to get more negative attention.

 

[wstigers11]

Manly are $500,000 over the cap even if they fill the last 4 spots of their roster with minimum wage players, hopefully we’re looking at Navale has heaps of potential

 

[batboy]

Y

You reckon?
They have now lost a player they desperately wanted to keep all because he become impatient and tried to force a deal to be done, even though Sam Walker himself had already told them no deal would be done until after his Kangaroos commitments.
If we lost a high profile player in that banner we would be heavily criticised, but because it’s the Roosters it’s supposedly ok.
Great to see Sam Walker did not give in to the Roosters forceful tactics.
And it’s not about the money as it appears Walker would have likely agreed to their 1.4 million per season offer had they been prepared to wait until after the World Cup like he initially requested.

Yeah - REAL desperate…
Do you believe some of the tripe you write, or just happy to make it up?

Talk has been all year they’re not convinced he could do it in the big stage. Had a good origin game and maybe changed direction of the chat.
He told them he wanted to wait until after the season (before he was playing World Cup) then it got delayed again - maybe that’s the World Cup…
But agreeing to terms and coming back at the 11th hour for like a 7% increase is stupidity.

Fact is, they’re still not convinced - and neither is anyone else. He did nothing of note in the GF. And they’re SO ‘desperate’ they want him to leave now!!

Another fact, they bought in a 40yr old DCE to do what they knew he wasnt capable of,

 

[cktiger]

Yeah - REAL desperate…
Do you believe some of the tripe you write, or just happy to make it up?

Talk has been all year they’re not convinced he could do it in the big stage. Had a good origin game and maybe changed direction of the chat.
He told them he wanted to wait until after the season (before he was playing World Cup) then it got delayed again - maybe that’s the World Cup…
But agreeing to terms and coming back at the 11th hour for like a 7% increase is stupidity.

Fact is, they’re still not convinced - and neither is anyone else. He did nothing of note in the GF. And they’re SO ‘desperate’ they want him to leave now!!

Another fact, they bought in a 40yr old DCE to do what they knew he wasnt capable of,

They seemed pretty desperate to get him back for the GF you reckon he did ‘nothing of note’ in.🤣
As for no one being convinced about how good he can be?
Drawing a long bow there.
I’d take him right now over all the blokes we are hoping will come good…. and pay good money for him.

 

[liltiger]

Stay away from drugs I just have a very addictive personality

It made me hang around "drug friends" I had nothing in common with

As soon as you stop the drugs, you lose the friends

Same. Im 100kg of adhd packed into a 70kg frame. If i want something im getting it. Its either nothing or flatout, no middle ground. I look back and realise how lucky i am.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Manly are $500,000 over the cap even if they fill the last 4 spots of their roster with minimum wage players, hopefully we’re looking at Navale has heaps of potential

Navale has rejected Manly’s latest offer.

Surely we are talking to him. He is the type of lock we need, friends with Latu & Samuela and has the Fijian connection with Api, Turuva, Solo & Josese. We have the money for a very good offer.

It makes too much sense.

 

[king_sirro]

They seemed pretty desperate to get him back for the GF you reckon he did ‘nothing of note’ in.🤣
As for no one being convinced about how good he can be?
Drawing a long bow there.
I’d take him right now over all the blokes we are hoping will come good…. and pay good money for him.

He was terrible in the grand final

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

Just saw a video on FB with Javon and another youngster serving burgers at Maccas. Nice feature and well done ... BUT ... it showed Javon as a very tall, thin & inarticulate young man. He doesn't look to have bulked up at all and makes beanpole Galvin look like Hulk Hogan in comparison. But it was the way he spoke that worried me, cos after Brooks, the last thing we need is a half-5/8 who can't speak English.

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

Just saw a video on FB with Javon and another youngster serving burgers at Maccas. Nice feature and well done ... BUT ... it showed Javon as a very tall, thin & inarticulate young man. He doesn't look to have bulked up at all and makes beanpole Galvin look like Hulk Hogan in comparison. But it was the way he spoke that worried me, cos after Brooks, the last thing we need is a half-5/8 who can't speak English.

D.W....He has company...half the NRL can't speak English!

 

[wstigers11]

Navale has rejected Manly’s latest offer.

Surely we are talking to him. He is the type of lock we need, friends with Latu & Samuela and has the Fijian connection with Api, Turuva, Solo & Josese. We have the money for a very good offer.

It makes too much sense.

Maybe because we have a handful of young locks coming through they’re hesitant