Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

BlackWhiteGold said:
Let's go Richo ...

1 - Bring in Albert Hopoate as our outside back depth (is an NRL starter at his best & covers centre, wing, fullback). His cousin Monson is coming up through our pathways.
2 - Try to pry one of Ray Stone (value) or Josh Curran a year early - high effort, fast line speed lock, strong D.
3 - One of Jack Hetherington or Lazaraus Vaalepu as a big bodied depth prop in case we have injuries. I think Benji sees our '26 prop rotation as May, Pole, Sione, Twal & a rejuvenated injury-free Hunt.
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I’ll take some of these moves…we need a bigger name to add to that prop rotation …I don’t know what’s happened to Pole…. If they can get someone better instead …they should see if the Storm want Pole to free up some cash…

I hope Richo was playing mind games when he said the squad was settled..he has got to keep churning …
 
Tiger_claws said:
I think Madge can coach but he can’t build a roster from scratch. He was definitely hindered here with cap issues & was trying to coach blokes who signed to play under Ivan & we can all agree 2 very different styles. The thing that concerned me was his game plan mimicked that of his time at Souths & we didn’t have the firepower in the forwards to be affective and he didn’t change it to adapt to his squad strengths. Good luck to him in GF though as I think he genuinely cared for the club
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People also forget that his time with Souths didn’t end well either.
 
innsaneink said:
Hoping we recruit starting quality forwards or any position is probably equivalent or less chance than hoping our current players can improve a few rungs next year
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With another off season you would expect younger players to improve a notch, if they didn't well then, we would have concerns about Benji and his staff.

Wonder if the rumour that we are looking at Jack Hetherington has legs, probably take him if there's no better around.
 
Rock Hopper Steve said:
With another off season you would expect younger players to improve a notch, if they didn't well then, we would have concerns about Benji and his staff.

Wonder if the rumour that we are looking at Jack Hetherington has legs, probably take him if there's no better around.
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Well....beggars cant be choosers i guess but to me hes like a forwards version of Naden....more brain farts than good footy.
Could probably do worse
 
innsaneink said:
Well....beggars cant be choosers i guess but to me hes like a forwards version of Naden....more brain farts than good footy.
Could probably do worse
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Actually, thought he has smartened up in recent seasons at the Knights, not so undisciplined, couldn't be any worse than Seyfarth and is a bigger body.

As you say probably take him if we can't find any better, even as depth considering middle is the priority.
 
tigahhh said:
Stefano Utoikamanu says his move to the Storm has been the best call of his career, and he hopes to bring Fonua Pole with him:
“Fonua Pole is from [Melbourne], he has family here, and I’d love to see him come.”


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Most players go there and perform as they have the best spine in the comps most years and rep players around them.. He has won nothing yet and hope Broncos continue that this week.
No loyalty and now trying to poach players from us.

IMO Bellyache will retire in 2 years and I think they will be back mid ladder once his gone.

LET GO BRONCOS and cannot wait for their forwards to smash him
 
tigahhh said:
Stefano Utoikamanu says his move to the Storm has been the best call of his career, and he hopes to bring Fonua Pole with him:
“Fonua Pole is from [Melbourne], he has family here, and I’d love to see him come.”


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Melbourne chased him hard last year on Nov 1 but he chose to stay loyal and re-sign. It's the second time they had tried to get Fonua back down there. His brother will probably make his debut for the Storm in the next 1-2 seasons.

He copped a heap on the forum for his performances at the back end of the year, but he was one of our best players in the opening 10 rounds before he got injured. He's still only 23 and will only get better over the next 3-5 years as he comes into his prime years for props
 
Buttface said:
He’s worth every cent of that but he ain’t flawless, I wouldn’t be going much north of another 50k. I love yelling Helta Skelta but I don’t wanna ruin our cap over it.
I hope he stays on a reasonable contract.
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I saw him on a YouTube clip and he seemed to be of the opinion he's fighting for his spot here... id love for him to come on the journey with us
 
Canadian Club said:
Melbourne chased him hard last year on Nov 1 but he chose to stay loyal and re-sign. It's the second time they had tried to get Fonua back down there. His brother will probably make his debut for the Storm in the next 1-2 seasons.

He copped a heap on the forum for his performances at the back end of the year, but he was one of our best players in the opening 10 rounds before he got injured. He's still only 23 and will only get better over the next 3-5 years as he comes into his prime years for props
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couldn’t of said it better mate. his loyalty was huge.
 
supercoach said:
Mate I have been pushing this idea for over a decade and every time I mention it I get smashed by non believers. You will not get an equal comp till everyone is playing on the same field. The cap has been more effective in the last couple of years bringing teams closer together but there is still a gap between a few clubs at the top and the rest of the pack.
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Although I still very much doubt it would create an equal comp, that is not the biggest issue.
How do you possibly create a fair point system that doesn't under-rate/over-rate players? For the players a point system over-rates, how do they then get a fair contract given they will be a points liability? Won't the players under-rated by a point system still only go to the more powerful/cashed up clubs?
These are just the more obvious questions but I could ask plenty more. I'm happy to listen to any actual points system plan out forth but I've never seen anyone put up any without countless flaws that the proposer can't suggest a work around.
 
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