Nathan Cleary

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What are the the chances of seeing a huge media beat up swansong 2019 with

14\. Grub
9\. Farah
7\. Brooks
6\. Benji
1\. Mbye

or does the club push them to retire if Cleary is let go a year early from Penrith and have the 2020 spine brought forward next year to -

14\. Grub
9\. Liddle
7\. Cleary
6\. Brooks
1\. Mbye

My take, if Cleary comes next year than great they can retire but if he doesnt id like to see Farah and Benji go around one last time. I still think the spine is better with them here next year then without them. Id like to see Liddle weened into the squad next year like Farah was with Senter in 2003/2004 and Brooks can dabble a bit at 5/8 with Benji/Grub/Farah sharing in the halves and see how Brooks goes in preparation for Cleary in 2020.

Makes sense - it also could be why Ivan is saying he would like them to stay on for 1 more year - Farah mentoring Liddle and Benji doing the same with Brooks with an expected move to 5/8 in 2020.
 
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1.Mybe
6\. Brooks/Reynolds
7\. Cleary
9\. Liddle

Do people think this is a premiership winning spine?

Top 8 spine yes, but premiership? Maybe not quite.

Depends on what forwards you put in front of them and the quality of the finishers outside them. The other 13 players on the field have to be up to scratch to win a comp.
 
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Brooks won't be going anywhere. His grub of a manager will try to drag this out for as long as he can but Brooks has said himself he wants it settled.

I thought Brooks got rid of that manager

I sure that I seen somewhere that Luke changed manager.
 
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I think the 2 biggest questions are; how many pages can we get this thread to, and do we think we can keep the topic going for possibly another year?

Good point, but then he could always change his mind, or, we may find we don't have enough cash left after we sign Curtis Rona.

Rona is busy writing another letter.
 
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I think the 2 biggest questions are; how many pages can we get this thread to, and do we think we can keep the topic going for possibly another year?

Good point, but then he could always change his mind, or, we may find we don't have enough cash left after we sign Curtis Rona.

Rona is busy writing another letter.

Who is this Curtis Rona? And what is his claim to fame?
 
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https://www.triplem.com.au/sport/nrl/news/the-huge-player-merry-go-round-set-to-explode-on-november-1

It's a done deal according to Brent read.

I saw this come out the other day and wondered what the advantage was from the Tigers point of view. Brent Read seems to get a lot of tigers inside info so it would be fair to assume he gets fed from within. So if indeed it has been decided and we can accommodate him why the leak at this time prior to Nov 1st?

You could only assume to push someone out Reynolds, Brooks although i like to hope we keep Brooks and pair him with Cleary. That being said would you not want to lock in Brooks prior to the leak? Or if your going to try and push Reynolds out wouldnt you want to not show your hand prior to trying to move him on?

Whats other people's theory, or is it just an educated guess from Read or even a Panther leak. Interesting time's ahead one thing i do know is we need to get 3 down to 2 we cant keep all 3.
 
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https://www.triplem.com.au/sport/nrl/news/the-huge-player-merry-go-round-set-to-explode-on-november-1

It's a done deal according to Brent read.

I saw this come out the other day and wondered what the advantage was from the Tigers point of view. Brent Read seems to get a lot of tigers inside info so it would be fair to assume he gets fed from within. So if indeed it has been decided and we can accommodate him why the leak at this time prior to Nov 1st?

You could only assume to push someone out Reynolds, Brooks although i like to hope we keep Brooks and pair him with Cleary. That being said would you not want to lock in Brooks prior to the leak? Or if your going to try and push Reynolds out wouldnt you want to not show your hand prior to trying to move him on?

Whats other people's theory, or is it just an educated guess from Read or even a Panther leak. Interesting time's ahead one thing i do know is we need to get 3 down to 2 we cant keep all 3.

I think you might be reading too much into it.
Why not keep all three?
If we were roosters,Broncos or sharks no one would be surprised.
 
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I think the 2 biggest questions are; how many pages can we get this thread to, and do we think we can keep the topic going for possibly another year?

Good point, but then he could always change his mind, or, we may find we don't have enough cash left after we sign Curtis Rona.

Rona is busy writing another letter.

Who is this Curtis Rona? And what is his claim to fame?

Born
26 May 1992 (age 26)
Waitara, New Zealand
Height
194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight
102 kg (16 st 1 lb)

https://youtu.be/bmPPPkcRBOU
 
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I think the 2 biggest questions are; how many pages can we get this thread to, and do we think we can keep the topic going for possibly another year?

Good point, but then he could always change his mind, or, we may find we don't have enough cash left after we sign Curtis Rona.

Rona is busy writing another letter.

Who is this Curtis Rona? And what is his claim to fame?

Played for the Bulldogs in 2015 & scored 23 tries in 25 games

However he’s currently in the wallabies team & there’s no chance of him switching back to RL with the RU World Cup next year .
 
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https://www.triplem.com.au/sport/nrl/news/the-huge-player-merry-go-round-set-to-explode-on-november-1

It's a done deal according to Brent read.

I saw this come out the other day and wondered what the advantage was from the Tigers point of view. Brent Read seems to get a lot of tigers inside info so it would be fair to assume he gets fed from within. So if indeed it has been decided and we can accommodate him why the leak at this time prior to Nov 1st?

You could only assume to push someone out Reynolds, Brooks although i like to hope we keep Brooks and pair him with Cleary. That being said would you not want to lock in Brooks prior to the leak? Or if your going to try and push Reynolds out wouldnt you want to not show your hand prior to trying to move him on?

Whats other people's theory, or is it just an educated guess from Read or even a Panther leak. Interesting time's ahead one thing i do know is we need to get 3 down to 2 we cant keep all 3.

I think you might be reading too much into it.
Why not keep all three?
If we were roosters,Broncos or sharks no one would be surprised.

We dont seem to have access to the 3rd party deals that the Roosters and Bronco's do im not sure about the sharks but they must have something going on there too. If our choice is to pair Cleary with Brooks assuming he is coming i see no need for reynolds, money best spent elsewhere.
 
Not having a shot at anyone in particular but would it really take too much of an effort to use words on this forum and not initials? Please?
 
2019
1\. moses
6\. reynolds/marshall
7\. brooks
9\. liddle/farah
* Farah and Marshall retire
* Reynolds to the UK

2020
1 .moses
6\. brooks
7\. cleary
9\. liddle
 
I think we'll see both Brooks and Cleary here, Grub will be the odd man out given his injuries and lack of game time this year.

Which is a shame really, as I quite like the guy he gives 100% when he's on the field and his best is not past him yet I don't reckon.

Cleary will be a star, but we also desperately need a couple of pigs, one decent backrower and a decent centre. Hope there's plenty of money in the kitty for that and it's not just being used to fill Cleary Jnr's pockets.
 
I'd speculate that this is confirmation NC will be gone at end of year and the Panthers believe this is their best opportunity to win a premiership.
 
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