Connor Watson

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3 years 1.8mil to the knights. They wanted him more and got him. Atleast we will have Nathan from 2019

I know I'm a bit late. Care to elaborate on the Cleary statement, SG? I'm honestly curious

Me too, Nathan would be a great signing, but Gus is already trying to head off the poachers, also thought Cleary was signed for 2018 and 2019, does he have an option in his favour for 2019 ?

 

[earl]

I'll have a guess at Elijah Taylor being one and Kyle Lovett being the other but they already have their own threads…

You have the best inside info. Awesome stuff.

 

[Spud_Murphy]

He will end up staying at roosters after all this.

Tongue in cheek ?

So much rumour flying around ATM. Heard last night that Blake Ferguson is leaving now. So could mean Watson will stay.

Tigers set to announce some more signings in the next couple weeks as well.

Any good ones?

 

[Tacky]

That was quick. I wasn't expecting the Roosters salary cap talk to start until page 49.

 

[tig_prmz]

A team like the roosters is very smart and very very well connected.

Sure players go there for less. i.e Tedesco for the potential success the club can bring.

However there are little things they do "off the books"

There is a few cafe's and bars players can go to and never have to pay.
Cheaper new cars, clothes, electronics , holidays etc.

None of that would be reported on the salary cap.

Now i don't know if every club does things like that. Just going off what i have been told.

They are a club that is very well connected and there is opportunity for them to use those connections to help attract players.

corporate connections..

woolies coles partner with several places like car rentals, flights, accomodation places, event cinemas etc . None of the savings from that would be included in the employee's "taxes"

we are so far behind in these things it's ridiculous.

players care about $$ for sure but it's the extra things like the coaching staff, trainers, physios, exercise physiologists, that sports psychologist guy, benefits from corporate sponsors that we'll barely ever be able to compete with.

 

[newtiger]

I think a large part of the attraction for players wanting to go to the Roosters, is not so much paper bags full of money ,even though they might exist, but the lifestyle included in living and partying in an area filled with the beautiful people

I live near concord. I'm happy to put on a pair of tight shorts and parade around a bit for the boys to make them feel welcome.

Earl if you do that Ian Roberts might think about a come back.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

A team like the roosters is very smart and very very well connected.

Sure players go there for less. i.e Tedesco for the potential success the club can bring.

However there are little things they do "off the books"

There is a few cafe's and bars players can go to and never have to pay.
Cheaper new cars, clothes, electronics , holidays etc.

None of that would be reported on the salary cap.

Now i don't know if every club does things like that. Just going off what i have been told.

They are a club that is very well connected and there is opportunity for them to use those connections to help attract players.

corporate connections..

woolies coles partner with several places like car rentals, flights, accomodation places, event cinemas etc . None of the savings from that would be included in the employee's "taxes"

we are so far behind in these things it's ridiculous.

players care about $$ for sure but it's the extra things like the coaching staff, trainers, physios, exercise physiologists, that sports psychologist guy, benefits from corporate sponsors that we'll barely ever be able to compete with.

Yeah, the stuff that's under the table that clubs playing by the rule book cannot compete with.

Surely Nick has burned one of his employees enough in the past to blow the lid off it.

 

[tigerap]

Tongue in cheek ?

So much rumour flying around ATM. Heard last night that Blake Ferguson is leaving now. So could mean Watson will stay.

**Tigers set to announce some more signings in the next couple weeks as well.**

Thanks scoop lol

Tigers will also announce some re-signings in the next couple of months

There's 2 in COP now I believe. Chill.

Robbie Rochow & Morgan Boyle

 

[JD Tiger]

So much rumour flying around ATM. Heard last night that Blake Ferguson is leaving now. So could mean Watson will stay.

**Tigers set to announce some more signings in the next couple weeks as well.**

Thanks scoop lol

Tigers will also announce some re-signings in the next couple of months

There's 2 in COP now I believe. Chill.

Robbie Rochow & Morgan Boyle

x2

That's what I was going to guess.

By my best guesses, with Connor Watson NOT coming to WT, but yes ET and Eisenhuth re-signing (fingers crossed, though I've heard nothing about Eisenhuth) that would leave us with money for Curtis Rona and another back-up back/ fullback, and still another decent quality second rower.

 

[colmcd]

Rosters salary cap rorting

Gains - Tedesco

Loses - Guerra, Kenny-Dowall, Carter, Knight, Watson

NBA trade machine would accept (Chris Paul for Beverly, Dekker, Lou Williams, Harrell and a first round pick)

Not to mention that the cap is increasing upwards of 1.5-2 million…

So please can we dump the Roosters rorting the cap stuff?

I'll drop it when they stop rorting the cap. Look at their team and adding Tedesco to it. They are clearly rorting the cap.

Guerra and Kenny-Dowall must be on some big coin. Carter, Watson, Knight probably wouldn't be big coin.

Roosters are definitely roar ting the cap. But these trades make sense.

 

[colmcd]

Mods is there a way to move the unrelated conversation to another thread?

Not trying to stifle conversation, but it is easier to keep all of the hints and buzz feed style reporting to the rumours thread imo.

Otherwise next year the Connor Watson thread will have 2,000 pages complaining about teddy playing well, the roosters rorting etc….meanwhile Connor will be at Newcastle wondering why random tigers fans keep calling him a traitor and why we made signs slandering his good name especially for the massive occasion that will be spoon bowl 2018

Love it. Lets hold up a banner saying "Honour your contract! Watson!?" at the next knights game… Confuse the F**K out of everyone.

 

[Nucky_Thompson]

Mascord saying we've spoken about jaelen feeney

 

[oldprop]

Mascord saying we've spoken about jaelen feeney

Interesting, we need another half.

 

[Nelson]

Mascord saying we've spoken about jaelen feeney

Ordinary player, if we've spoken about him then it's either as reggies halfback or someone having said, "Gee that Jaelen Feeney is a crap player and what sort of a name is Jaelen anyway?"

 

[fergiefurr]

Rosters salary cap rorting

Gains - Tedesco

Loses - Guerra, Kenny-Dowall, Carter, Knight, Watson

NBA trade machine would accept (Chris Paul for Beverly, Dekker, Lou Williams, Harrell and a first round pick)

Not to mention that the cap is increasing upwards of 1.5-2 million…

So please can we dump the Roosters rorting the cap stuff?

I had a beer with Brett kinmorely a few years ago. He has a very interesting story about the time he was negotiating with the roosters (was when he left Melbourne), I'll leave it at that.

 

[king_sirro]

Rosters salary cap rorting

Gains - Tedesco

Loses - Guerra, Kenny-Dowall, Carter, Knight, Watson

NBA trade machine would accept (Chris Paul for Beverly, Dekker, Lou Williams, Harrell and a first round pick)

Not to mention that the cap is increasing upwards of 1.5-2 million…

So please can we dump the Roosters rorting the cap stuff?

I had a beer with Brett kinmorely a few years ago. He has a very interesting story about the time he was negotiating with the roosters (was when he left Melbourne), I'll leave it at that.

I can tell you i know the father of a former fringe forward who says his son came home with 100k in cash on top of his contract. This is words from the players father. His son was an average fringe player. I also know what perks Tedesco is getting outside the cap too. Roosters, um lets say "petty cash department" pay for everything in his life. Dinners, clothes etc. He pays for nothing ever again is what he's been told.

There will be a whistle blower one day, there has to be.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Rosters salary cap rorting

Gains - Tedesco

Loses - Guerra, Kenny-Dowall, Carter, Knight, Watson

NBA trade machine would accept (Chris Paul for Beverly, Dekker, Lou Williams, Harrell and a first round pick)

Not to mention that the cap is increasing upwards of 1.5-2 million…

So please can we dump the Roosters rorting the cap stuff?

I had a beer with Brett kinmorely a few years ago. He has a very interesting story about the time he was negotiating with the roosters (was when he left Melbourne), I'll leave it at that.

I can tell you i know the father of a former fringe forward who says his son came home with 100k in cash on top of his contract. This is words from the players father. His son was an average fringe player. I also know what perks Tedesco is getting outside the cap too. Roosters, um lets say "petty cash department" pay for everything in his life. Dinners, clothes etc. He pays for nothing ever again is what he's been told.

There will be a whistle blower one day, there has to be.

Was wondering how long it would take for you to come out with it :wink:

 

[newtiger]

Rosters salary cap rorting

Gains - Tedesco

Loses - Guerra, Kenny-Dowall, Carter, Knight, Watson

NBA trade machine would accept (Chris Paul for Beverly, Dekker, Lou Williams, Harrell and a first round pick)

Not to mention that the cap is increasing upwards of 1.5-2 million…

So please can we dump the Roosters rorting the cap stuff?

I had a beer with Brett kinmorely a few years ago. He has a very interesting story about the time he was negotiating with the roosters (was when he left Melbourne), I'll leave it at that.

I can tell you i know the father of a former fringe forward who says his son came home with 100k in cash on top of his contract. This is words from the players father. His son was an average fringe player. I also know what perks Tedesco is getting outside the cap too. Roosters, um lets say "petty cash department" pay for everything in his life. Dinners, clothes etc. He pays for nothing ever again is what he's been told.

<big>There will be a whistle blower one day, there has to be</big>.

Then end up wearing a pair of concrete boots a present from Unca Nick.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Tesesco has now sunk below Woods in my eyes as hard as that is to believe. The guy has sold his soul to Satan.

 

[underdog]

Tesesco has now sunk below Woods in my eyes as hard as that is to believe. The guy has sold his soul to Satan.

You should see the soulless ones new Jaguar - my goodness what a car.

Not even kidding.