GNR4LIFE
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We have a few spots to fill.
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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buggered if i know - who else would pay minimal for him to up root his life
We ideally need an upgrade on Skelton, someone who can play wing or centre and apply genuine pressure for an NRL starting position.
Tavana is not an upgrade on Skelton and Herbert as our main back up right centre does not fill me with confidence.
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think Jeral would man up in the scrum, he has the build attitude, for 20mins
Mason is still young ,muilty talented across the park, his time will maybe in 6 yrs time if he stays in the game.No:1 million $ 1/2 back 4 the chooks - lol
hammertime
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As long as he doesn't take a top 30. Give him a cup contract.
Tigerdazz2
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Signing Frizell will be as successful as the signing of his former fellow Knight prop, Klemmer.
There's got to be a young prop somewhere ready to fully embrace a solid 40-60min in a NRL. The Roosters seem.to pull one out of their arse every second season.
you came out of the blocks firing from a lay off ,lol , normally im against the old man signings ,hope this is different ,Mann also ,
Happy with small $'s 1 year contract etc
mtd#2
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Usually I'd agree, but the current squad lacks old heads. Frizell has impressed me this final series.
We would then have good middle depth. May, Pole, Twal, Sione, Seyfarth,Hunt and Frizell.
In reality, 1 or 2 of those miss out each week.
balmain boy
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The fact twal was deemed our best player is an embarrassment and an indictment on the appalling state of our roster
balmain boy
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It's absolutely laughable that anyone who follows this club thinks that Doeuihi should be a senior player to guide our young halves. He is not a 5/8 or a 7, he's not a lock or a centre. He's a lazy, selfish player who only looks after himself. He's a luxury we can't afford. He has no place in our starting 13. With Mann joining he has no spot in our top 17.
Given his salary and attitude we could much better use his place in the team. Madden is a far better mentor to our young halves, and that's saying something.
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balmain boy
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He's not spot 30. He played more than half the season this bloody year! He should be spot 37 instead he's in the top 30
balmain boy
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There was a time when Crossland and Madden were the two hottest young halves in the game. Madden was always the better halfback, Crossland worked on his versatility and it paid off for him
jirskyr
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Well not to be a Debbie Downer about that list, but those first 3 signed to us - Te'o left without achieving a whole lot, Kahu left without kicking a ball in anger (and never amounted to anything) and Marion Seve only got game time as a Storm backup, also getting injured a whole bunch and retiring this year.
jirskyr
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I'm super suspect about injuries for Cody Walker. He'll be 37 start of next year and had an ordinary run of leg injuries 2026, including that last calf injury going down untouched, prior to that hamstrings.
There's a fair few older guys going around but once they start doing leg injuries at that age, I get suspect.
jirskyr
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I agree, there must be something more to it, because I was always reasonably impressed when he played.
Maybe they think Dunster can do the same job at a cheaper price....
Depending on how he pulls up.
Betterdays22
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Different to Klemmer on a few counts. Klemmer was brought in as a big name prop on big name prop money. He was ok for us but his output wasnt what we paid for. Frizell would be on a middle range salary and can play multiple positions in the forward pack.
Frizell on 1-2 years is pretty good business in addressing the depth and experience problems.
That’s your opinion and as you know, I agree with your opinion more often than not.
As for AD I believe he is a much more valued and respected team mate than many of our fans like to give him credit for.
Don’t let the reasoning behind why he missed the Raiders game get in the way of a good story.
He has since admitted he done the wrong thing, apologised and I’m sure he aims to make up for it with his attitude and on field performance throughout the 2027 season.
He is not the first and will not be the last man who has ever made a bad decision.
I believe he is a good quality running 5/8 and when you have the likes of Herbert,playing injured, Bula playing injured and Turuva playing injured on your outside, it’s a much better option to run the ball yourself more often than not. I certainly don’t want a 5/8 who just shovels the ball to someone else for the sake of it, a good 5/8 needs to be an extremely good and dangerous ball runner and that is what AD is.
As I keep saying, I believe the emerging Javon Andrews is all class and has a higher ceiling than Doueihi, This being the case it should create great competition as the 2027 season progresses and similarly the experienced Jock Madden will keep Latu Fainu on his toes and ensure he is playing well on a regular basis, otherwise he will be ready to step in and take his spot at halfback.
Is Latu a better halfback or 5/8? I believe he is definately at his best as a left sided 5/8 with a game controlling halfback as his 7, so that will also need to be considered, but I think our plan will be to try and turn Latu into a genuine 7.
I don’t see our halves being a problem, providing they have willing ball runners and strong defenders around them.
If our halves don’t work out, we can simply look to recruit a genuine 7 for 2028 and beyond.
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