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Would have to be AD, Seyfarth and Twal. Not many others were there at the time. Bula, Sione and Pole were only just making their way into the NRL squad in Pascoe and Lee's last year and Api was only under them for a year. Everyone else in the 17 arrived after they left.

The key to upgrading our depth is buying first graders. That way, guys like Seyfarth, Twal, Sukkar, Doueihi etc become depth players rather than starters. A good example is our outside backs. Staines, Naden and Faataape were once starters and are now fighting for first in line call ups.

The backrow named this week should indicate how badly we need a lock and another backrower in addition to KPP.

I know it wasnt the point of your post, but you cannot front load an entire years salary to the year before. There is a limit under the CBA, but is also subject to minimum wage laws etc. In addition, players and agents wont allow contracts to be heavily front loaded as it causes taxation issues...

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...