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Sure, but Kini has only played 24 NRL games. Sure he had a great season in 2024, but that is just one season. Daine Laurie looked like a great player after his rookie year but struggled once teams started game planning around him. Kini is a great player, but there are also some valid questions...

Kini just re-signed for a 1.1-1.3 million a season. I wouldn’t say Kini isn’t any further along in his development than Bula… It’s going to be rare for any starting fullback to be on less than 1mil a season come 2028 with the new cap and quality of the position. I would be offering Bula a...

He is easily our most underrated junior. Some of the things he does is incredibly freakish. Definitely has x-factor. He should be a development priority but shouldn't be rushed.

Well up until 2 weeks ago the word was that DCE was going there for almost 1mil a season. It seems the Roosters have gone cold on that and now so they have the money. I also can’t see Radley being there much longer. He spends too much time on the sideline and they have Steep, Foketi and Conor...

Teams would find room. You don’t think a team like the Roosters or Dogs would move on a couple to accomodate Tino? Roosters have done it plenty of times to bring in big names.

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Unfortunately from what i have heard, some of this is true. There are definitely favourites in the squad and some of Benjis behaviours are what you would expect from that of a teammate and not a head coach.

Zero tackle takes the amounts from news articles when players sign. Sometimes they’re right, sometimes they’re wrong. It depends how accurate the info is when players sign.

Nope, was around the 500k mark. Its just the going rate these days. Benji made him a starter and his management used that to their advantage. Remember, thats for 2026 and beyond. The other thing people forget about the cap is that there is a salary cap 'floor'. That means clubs HAVE to spend at...

Seyfarth was recently upgraded, I heard around 500k a year, which I said on here at the time. He was starting second rower when he signed that deal earlier in the year. While that is the starting rate for a starter, I thought it was bizarre considering he had no interest from other NRL clubs at...

Absolutely shocking decision. Benji and Richo are deluded if they think we are winning the comp this year or next. The 'win now line' is a shocker. By the time the squad is ready to compete, Api will be 35+ or retired.

Heard Tupou may be on his way to Rugby

Why hasn't he earned it? He has been in the first grade set up for 3 years now, and when he has played NSW cup this year he's been one of the three best players everytime. His form is better than some others in our first grade squad and has been for some time. Hes not asking to be the starting...

He shouldn't be making decisions on emotion, which he is clearly doing with Api. When Penrith had gun juniors coming through, they let go of Moylan, RCG and Waqa Blake to develop and bring those players through. That crop went on to win 4 premierships in a row. Recently the Roosters have let...

Yep lets pay 500k for a 3rd string winger. Glad the forum isn't in charge of cap management 🤣. Much bigger areas of need than a NSW Cup/Ron Massey winger. Sloan is a horrific defender and would still be behind Tutuva, Skelton, May, To'a, Laulilii, Makisini and Staines. We also have some good...

Garner would be a good alternative and i'm sure more will come available. Mooney re-signed but there has been some chatter that he is unsettled by his lack of game time. Like Richo says, we just need to be patient and see what falls from the tree. Every week players who are under contract...

Spot on, this is exactly the line up I would run with and depth. That is the ideal 1-5 NRL and NSW Cup/depth set up. I would also add that guys like Tino Tavana and Max Taotua will also come into contention if they keep developing at their current rate. I dont think we need to sign any more...

Not sure what Sloan really offers. He is a back up fullback/winger and we already have that in Luke Laulilii. Luke would be infront of him in the pecking order so why would Sloan come to WT to be a 3rd string fullback/winger? He's also on 500k at the dragons. He's not going to take that much of...

Seyfarth needed to be dropped to the bench. He’s a liability on the edge with his defensive reads and lack of lateral movement. Much better off the bench. Bird in the backrow does seem light, however this is the week to do it as the opposing backrower will be Ben Trobojevic who is also a light...

Not if they can get Cobbo before June 30. Broncos could use the cap space and front load some contracts for next year with Cobbos money off the books for the rest of the season.