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Throw the chequebook at Bennet or Bellamy to be a coaching director type role similar to Gus Gould. Could help Benji (getting his assistant’s right will be crucial) and add some credibility to our brand and signing potential.

What about their boom young 7 Sanders? Blocked now and has higher wraps on him.

Townsend and Deardan could probably be called competent rather than superstars but with the right squad around them (and the right coaching and structures) competent in the halves is enough to be at the pointy end of the table.

Wonder how we’d be placed and what style we’d be playing if we had gone after Adam Reynolds. Reckon a 7 of his calibre in the current squad would make a big difference to how we’d be going.

Could be a squeeze at the Roosters in the number 1 position. Reading between the lines, they look to be targeting keeping Suaalii to be their long term fullback and might not be offering Teddy any contract beyond 24. He is pushing for an extension. Is it worth offering him 4 years on the...

How old is he again? Could he be ready to take over from Api in 3 years? I know there are some wraps on him.

If you take into account there was an 18% (I think it was) cap increase then it is only about $1.05M in how we’ve been thinking over the last few years. Think that’s about right for a quality half, especially if you are trying to pry him away from another team (who just made the GF).

Agree with the above. Don’t think we need Brown now after the Bateman signing. Would rather invest the money elsewhere now. Apologies if it’s already been covered, but does anyone know what Bateman’s yearly salary breakdown is?

There are some better players than him like Manu and Staggs who have similarly gone on record saying they want to play other positions (say fullback or 5/8) but difference is they aren’t sooking in the meantime. They are playing centre as it’s currently what’s best for the team and doing their...

My take is transfer fees should not be a hindrance to signing good players. They don’t affect the cap and if there’s one thing Pascoe has done well it’s get the clubs external finances in order (booming apparently). We should be using this every way we can to help attract elite talent as...

In terms of a club decision to ship him to Newcastle it isn’t as cut and dry as that. Hastings signed with Newcastle (higher pay and preferred position so good luck to him). Think Tiges have then used that situation that he isn’t there long term to facilitate a trade on strengthening an area of...

Only problem is if Brooks has a good year and we decide we want him for 24 later this season, he’s likely already signed elsewhere by then…

There was lots of commentary before he started that he had been purchased as a 13 (pretty sure it was Sheens who was commenting even while Madge was coach) so not sure he is justified in getting his nose out of joint. Was only played in the halves early in the season due to Douehi still being...

Yeah, something doesn’t make sense. Why don’t clubs just make a play for players like Kikau whose contracts still haven’t been registered. Offer more for them and a firm contract and poach them from under the Dog’s nose. Stop the bulldogs and Gould with their sneaky strategy of overreaching on...

I think if you are going to focus on youth and carry a few youngsters in your top 30, they will likely be on lower salaries. Then you can probably justify paying a little bit of overs for some senior players and hope they are the type of that can be difference makers or standard setters for your...

Sliding doors moment: wonder how different things would be if Ivan had stayed and brought his son to the WTs about 3 years ago? What other recruitment would that have brought and where would we be sitting? Also what would it have done to Penrith’s current dynasty?

Don’t know why people can’t like more than 1 footy code? Love the AFL!

Just putting his best foot forward….

Why does our edge and centre/wing defence always slide backwards when defending? We just give up so much ground on sets. Is this coached? I see no other team that defends this way. Reckon assistant coaches are so important to structures. Hope we can come up with some better systems next year.

Case of everything that could go wrong has gone wrong 🤦‍♂️