Recent content by Yossarian

This is a really big deal. To lock in a top level prop and get a strike centre (a position we were weak in) as a bonus. If we kick on to a finals playing team in the next few seasons we’ll be looking back on this as a big plank. I don’t think May’s impact on the club can be underestimated. Yes...

Wasn’t Dane following him around for a while too? But yeah I was probably thinking of Boyd.

The suggestion they were being linked to the Chiefs solely on the basis of Luai going was classic media conjecture without foundation. This isn’t a Dane Gagai/Wayne Bennett thing.

And this it right? We’ve got this complex, multimillion dollar profession sporting club run by people who should be worried about what night the meat raffle is on. I’m not saying these people are incompetent, I’m saying the club should be run by a professional board who are transparent and...

Does anyone know if Troy played for Brothers in the North Sydney comp before he went to HCR? I vaguely remember playing against some massive unit in under 12s and that guy moving to the Balmain comp the next year.

I got two tickets for my son and I through our memberships and an additional GA for the wife who is not a member. That was yesterday.

Yeah I don’t get that either but Gus has a habit of signing everyone and sorting out the details later. They’re carrying some pretty hefty salaries over there too.

Maybe. I’m not commenting on whether it’s a good or bad idea, I’m trying to work out what their plans are.

I think it’s impossible to say either way what he’ll do. I get the feeling it’s been money rather than unhappiness that’s got him considering other options. I think it almost certain we’ll trigger the 2027 option which would rule out Perth. I’m not sure where that leaves options. I’d reckon PNG...

He can come across like that in real life too. The very few occasions I’ve met and spoke to him I kind of felt he was a bit like you described. Like he had to be there but didn’t want to. Maybe it was just me! Guys like Farah on the other hand seemed warmer and more engaging.

Yeah. If he can coach us to a premiership he’ll easily be the biggest legend the club has had. If he isn’t already.

May re-signs in May. Maykes sense. Seriously though if it happens, it will be extremely good business. As much as Luai shifted the narrative on the club, May coming showed we were becoming a serious destination. Also there could be an opportunity for his other brother come 2028…

That’s what I was thinking. You’d think you’d have to be a foreign resident in PNG to avoid paying tax.

Living out of a suitcase gets pretty tired after a while. How long do you live in a compound being bussed in and out? In any case the idea is going to be to have mostly PNG guys. They’ll get Alex Johnston unless their ridiculous hissy hit stymies that. I doubt we’ll see the mass exodus some...

Most of that backline has played centre at one point.