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He’ll end up at one of Moses’ MacDonalds franchises. Which clubs does he have coaches as clients. His modus operandi is well known. It’s that simple with Moses.

He’s not 16, he’s a young man who should be making his own decisions. You have to assume it’s what he wants as well.

Not sure I like it. I can understand why Roosters did this with Cronk. They were one key positional player from buying another premiership and Cronk was happy to be that player. Wests Tigers need a 4-5 year spine combo to build the club around - first make finals, then push for top 4, then...

A player taking up a chunk of cap who tanks is a problem for the club and generally best to be rid of. A player on only average $, where we have decent backup, who tanks is an opportunity to be made an example of. KOE, RMC. He’s good backup up for minimal investment so keep him for 2026. Unless...

Agree the focus needs to switch to Latu’s development. He needs to get fitter though. Can’t do much about a broken thumb or head knock but the soft tissue injuries come from simply not being rock hard, week in week out, NRL fit. If he wants to take the opportunity, get fitter. His 2026 pre...

Crowd will get the chance to boo him when he runs out against Eels on Easter Monday

Problem with this is…Siebs will be gone before too long as well. Guy can’t coach. Players don’t warm to him for whatever reason. Say what you want about Benj’s coaching chops, his players love him and it’s not because he cravenly chases their approval.

If he wants to go to a “winning club”, and then follows that with an announcement he is joining the Eels on a monster deal, then you know it’s all about the money and his agent moving chess pieces. Parra aren’t going to win a comp anytime soon. Who know, west tigers might not either but they are...

He can dog it in reserve grade, where no one will notice except his team mates.

Agree. Moses clearly wanted to use us as a bargaining chip before signing his client elsewhere. The club / Richo has done the right thing by coming out early and controlling the narrative. He’s not taking up much salary cap so no need to release him. Nearly two seasons to go with a club who have...

Option is to go with Naden (once fit) with Toa in the centres, shift AD into 5/8 until Latu is fit and focus development on Latu. Galvin to bench. Perhaps not in 2025 season but as they go into 2026 preseason you can’t have Galvin tying up a starting 13 spine position and not should he be let go...

Smart move from Shane Richardson. I don't buy for one minute that it is one big happy family behind closed doors, but he has flushed out any potential skullduggery by extracting a public commitment from key HBG players. If they reneg on any implementation of the review recommendations, their...

"My motivation in footy is not money"...now we know why he wasn't considered a good fit at the Roosters...

I reckon in most years the top 4-5 spots and the bottom 3-4 spots are mostly determined by roster quality. The ones in the middle, say 6th to 13th, are more heavily influenced by luck (injury, draw), desire (reflected in defensive effort) and discipline (reflected by penalty counts, sin bins...

Ryde Eastwood

And the 5/8

But apparently they don’t have a roster spot open either, which is why the Bateman proposed move has stalled. Dragons would be more likely I reckon. They need a middle and they clearly have roster spots.

Why? You don’t think we have enough cover in the halves to lose both? Luai and Galvin are locked in, and we have Fainu as backup. And Bird can fill a 5/8 role if required, as could Mason. If you kept one of Sullivan or Douehi it would be Douehi. At least he has utility value. But I think we...

Won’t be if he’s training by himself…or with Ryde Eastwood 😆

2 more years as an understudy is a long time to cool your jets though. Particularly for a guy who is absolutely first grade ready.