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he should have been pinged for not clearing the ruck....he was basically kneeling, fully upright so in truth he did impact the ability of the DH to pass the ball. Harry was just too obvious.

you are correct, the $1.8m would be part of the forecast budget and would also be scrutinised by HBG. I would say he would have freer rein on the other revenue streams so beefing those up have a twofold effect 1. We obviously have more money to spend on operations and 2. you are not as...

And u put strong defenders inside of them....roosters won a GF with a 7 that started the game with a busted shoulder and couldn't tackle. Not every player needs to be a rock in defence.

I think we made Toa an offer...based on his hot/cold/injured performances that was probably fair and he is not satisfied so probably wants to test the market. He probably wants peak Toa money. Hopefully we don't fold and offer it. Having said that he is not doing himself any favours with his...

In 2005 I believe I cursed the team by saying now that I have experienced a premiership at the Tigers I am satisfied and can die a happy man.......this was after the pain of the 88, 89 finals. So yes I am quite keen on us beating the Dogs, so much so that I have instigated a blackout on Sunday...

I'm not convinced we need him; however I believe he played 7 or 6 for the team that won the premiership.

it's any player that was part of our top 30 roster AT ANY TIME this year, even those that left. Klemmer, Galvin, TDS, etc..

this is why there may be something to that article...if AD is leaving, he may be a good replacement with his ability to play multiple positions.

I have watched (death ridden) him closely over his last few games and he only gets involved when there is a quick shift and the dogs are on the front foot. Never takes a dirty hit up or gets involved when they are in the grind. This is the main difference between how they are using him and how...

I would say this will only happen when the salary cap is up around the $20m and the minimum contract value is close to $500k

I'm sure he did re-sign, however for me he might be a good replacement for AD, can play multiple positions, has plenty of experience, connections to the club etc...however saying that why wouldn't we just keep AD?

I do agree that your numbers are in the "ballpark"

Where this gets complicated is front loading and backloading.....which I think is something Richo has been doing a fair bit of this year and last year and I know he has done something for KPP next year....that could throw the numbers out significantly. Unfortunately trying to predict salary cap...

I thought he re-signed with his SL club.

I would say Makasini is an exception and not the rule. He has the physicality of a 23 year old. I hope we don't play him, or need to play him this year, however I'm pretty sure he would handle it. I would rather keep him as our secret weapon in rd 1 2026.

If you look at his performance trajectory in NSW Cup, it may have been the best thing for him to get dropped and come back in a bit leaner and hungrier...I guess we will know on Sunday.

Agree Jolls, I also see dogs never fail to capitalise on second phase play....whenever they get an offload or a pass hits the deck and scrambles the defensive line, they immediately shift the ball out to their centres or Kikau on the edge...we need to be ready for this. I have noticed our guys...

As much as I hated Billy as a player...you can't criticise his coaching at origin level. I don't think QLD suffer from the same boys club/nepotism that NSW have. If Billy saw something in Beau, than there is something there worthwhile.

I would say the clauses are still in there, its not as simple as just removing them, I would guess a new contract would need to be drawn up and perhaps it may have some new terms that were negotiated as part of the removal of the clauses...he is saying he wants to be a Tiger for life....maybe an...

Not that I want Benji to go, however we also have more chance of getting a top notch replacement if we have a roster where most of the heavy lifting is already done. My personal view is keep Benji and get better/more assistants.