Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

I'm interested in our . recruits for 2026, Kai Pearce-Paul and the returning Jock Madden.

Am I the only one unimpressed? I carefully watched KPP in the Raiders-Knights game.
He was ok, nothing special. Scored a try by catching and planting the ball with the line open. Took some carries without bending the line. Did his share of tackling. But he's not the guy to turn our underwhelming forward pack around.

We'll still have the 2025 recruits, Hunt and Bird. Hunt was dropped early season and looks like not being called back up. Bird has remained in first grade without impressing. And we'll still have Twal, Seyfarth, Sukkar and Murray, none of whom stand out, while Pole's performances fluctuate.

Jock's return puzzles me. Is he coming to replace Sullivan, who will still be under our salary cap for 2 years whether he returns or not? Or as plan B should Luai activate his escape clause, or if Latu doesn't measure up?

I'm worried that 2025's small improvements will stagnate.
 
Merlot said:
no ,we were travelling ok, until wonder boy got his name on the front and back page on the same days s s s s
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By what measure? Our position on the ladder hasn't changed. Our winning percentage has barely changed. Much of the complaints about performance, both individuals and team, hasn't changed.
How do you figure we were travelling okay at the time?
 
weststigers said:
The 3 biggest issues we have are our long kicking game, our speed and intensity in attack and defence and our forward impact.

In games where we play with some speed and are getting metres, we look a threat to score. Anyone that has played the game before knows it's a lot harder to break the line when the defence is set and in position.

To sum it up, it's pressure on both sides of the ball and pressure is built by cutting their time to make decisions in attack and defence.

Add our long kicks go straight to the fullback 20m out and they get the first tackle on the 20 or 30 most sets, we lose the field position.

Penrith put on a clinic in how to soak up the first 3 tackles within our 20 by pinning us in the corners on every set and backed it up with line speed in defence. They didn't give us anything all game. As Benji said, they strangled us.
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The defensive line speed between both teams really stood out for me. Penrith were rushing up cutting our time with the ball in hhandy getting straight in our faces. We on the other hand were so passive we just stayed back waiting for the Panthers players to run at us before we engaged them.
 
gregjm87 said:
By what measure? Our position on the ladder hasn't changed. Our winning percentage has barely changed. Much of the complaints about performance, both individuals and team, hasn't changed.
How do you figure we were travelling okay at the time?
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4 wins from 7 ,and two of our loses were by 2 pts. AND we were playing way better as a team with sting in our tails
 
gregim ,i only guessed those numbers ,shoot me down if you will , but i wont depart from the comment we where playing like a team in the early(7) rounds
 
What has happened to the money that we would have been paying if we would of kept Galvin and TDS,
I guess about $1 & a half mil,
KPP is ABOUT $600.000
Yet it looks as though we are out of cash and can't purchase anyone worthwhile.
Our talent scouts seem to only be interested in players on minimum wages or some Train & Trial kids.
 
rozelle_rudy said:
I'm interested in our . recruits for 2026, Kai Pearce-Paul and the returning Jock Madden.

Am I the only one unimpressed? I carefully watched KPP in the Raiders-Knights game.
He was ok, nothing special. Scored a try by catching and planting the ball with the line open. Took some carries without bending the line. Did his share of tackling. But he's not the guy to turn our underwhelming forward pack around.

We'll still have the 2025 recruits, Hunt and Bird. Hunt was dropped early season and looks like not being called back up. Bird has remained in first grade without impressing. And we'll still have Twal, Seyfarth, Sukkar and Murray, none of whom stand out, while Pole's performances fluctuate.

Jock's return puzzles me. Is he coming to replace Sullivan, who will still be under our salary cap for 2 years whether he returns or not? Or as plan B should Luai activate his escape clause, or if Latu doesn't measure up?

I'm worried that 2025's small improvements will stagnate.
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jock madden is just reserve grade depth , they’ll be more active in the player market but there just isn’t much out there atm
would expect off season signings
 
Merlot said:
gregim ,i only guessed those numbers ,shoot me down if you will , but i wont depart from the comment we where playing like a team in the early(7) rounds
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After 7 rounds those numbers would seem close enough to right (can't be bothered checking to confirm).
I personally though don't think we were playing any more or less as a team then than now, but to each their own.

A couple of those wins (and narrow losses) in my opinion were luck of the draw coming up against other teams in the spoon race and at a low point for them. Many of the sides deficiencies commented on then, even in victory, are exactly the same ones being commented on now.

Not trying to change your opinion mate, simply stating mine.
 
Tucker said:
Benji created this roster.
I don’t know why some of you choose to ignore this fact.
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Fair point. But he also has landed some good players. Since Richo has come in I think the super dud impulse signings have mostly stopped too. Not sure I’d blame Benji for the Matamua, Feledy, Tumeth signings which I would argue are our worst top 30 deals.

But yes, Benjis hands aren’t clean either.
 
rozelle_rudy said:
I'm interested in our . recruits for 2026, Kai Pearce-Paul and the returning Jock Madden.

Am I the only one unimpressed? I carefully watched KPP in the Raiders-Knights game.
He was ok, nothing special. Scored a try by catching and planting the ball with the line open. Took some carries without bending the line. Did his share of tackling. But he's not the guy to turn our underwhelming forward pack around.

We'll still have the 2025 recruits, Hunt and Bird. Hunt was dropped early season and looks like not being called back up. Bird has remained in first grade without impressing. And we'll still have Twal, Seyfarth, Sukkar and Murray, none of whom stand out, while Pole's performances fluctuate.

Jock's return puzzles me. Is he coming to replace Sullivan, who will still be under our salary cap for 2 years whether he returns or not? Or as plan B should Luai activate his escape clause, or if Latu doesn't measure up?

I'm worried that 2025's small improvements will stagnate.
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No you are not the only one unimpressed. Most the forum seem unimpressed.
I don't think the nothing available excuse that some offer up really flies given the club should have known in February that the side needed forwards, though it is only more recently that available cap space would have been known.
I think it isn't as simple as blaming Benji, Richo or anyone else for not getting anyone over the line. I simply think it is just a massive challenge to convince outside talent to come here.
 
gregjm87 said:
After 7 rounds those numbers would seem close enough to right (can't be bothered checking to confirm).
I personally though don't think we were playing any more or less as a team then than now, but to each their own.

A couple of those wins (and narrow losses) in my opinion were luck of the draw coming up against other teams in the spoon race and at a low point for them. Many of the sides deficiencies commented on then, even in victory, are exactly the same ones being commented on now.

Not trying to change your opinion mate, simply stating mine.
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all good .Totally off track , Q for google ,apart from Cronulla ,St G, have we beat a team above us
 
The Chad said:
Roosters are not the the pack they used to be.

For intimidation- they are way better.

But skills? I don't think they are any better overall than we are.
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Our forward pack? ... Really?

Look May is awesome, but we are really lacking and have often struggled to field front rowers. We criticise Benji for playing 2 backs in reserve, but really we don't have the forwards to play. ....

Lindsay, Spencer, Angus... The Roosters have something of a competitive pack in spite of loosing people. When teams take us on in the middle, we loose. I.e. Penrith.
 
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