Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

batboy said:
Why's everyone talking about Hunt?
It's taken almost a decade for anyone to even know he existed.

Hamlen Uele is where we should be focused....
he's on decent coin, and I think he's the one that will need to make room for AFB.

They have Rudolf, Oregon and Big Tommy lower tier money middles to even out AFB's monster deal....
I'd bet BHU will be the one that makes way....
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Well it was reported a few weeks back that the Sharks gave Royce Hunt permission to talk to other clubs about a potential switch for 2025 even though he has a contract with them.
On that basis and if you could believe what is reported, it would appear he is the one the Sharks are happy to offload.
 
Oldman said:
Why don’t we go in with a low ball offer for Jack Hetherington
I know he has brain explosions but is getting older (growing up)
and has got plenty of speed and aggression to make a very good edge forward.
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At least we could keep our sin bin record for 2025.
Agree we need intimidating forwards not ones that skip into the line to then turn your back.

We also need players to learn to pass quicker as it looks like a under 7's game with pass the parcel when we switch the ball and is so predictable and that is where we had the intercept last week by Ramien.

I hope that Richo has given Stef a timeline so we can decide what is our next steps are as like most on here agree he is not worth $900k. Potential is good but you need to earn it and he is not.

Losing interest as we just continue to dish up the same crap week in week out , year in year out.
I do hope Benji can turn it around but the game plans don't seem to be different with the same patterns and stagnant attack which ends in turnover and we get gassed in defence and the flood gates open.

I want to see a decent strength and conditioner for the team as we cannot dominate in tackles and all other teams look physically stronger. We cannot say we do not have the facilities as we have a state of the art centre of mediocrity and they need to get the correct people in to build their strength.

I wish I could just not care as it would be better for my health, however like all on this forum we are invested in them and want them to do well.
 
Buttface said:
It took him 3 years to finally convince a decent player to sign, he got two! He must have been rubbing his hands together with delight and then chopped!!!
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It also took 3 years for him to get enough cap space to sign a decent player. When he was chopped their was still funds available for further signings. Who knows who he could have attracted. I don't disagree with most of Tom's take on the situation except I think the circumstances beyond his control that influence his output matter.
 
batboy said:
Why's everyone talking about Hunt?
It's taken almost a decade for anyone to even know he existed.

Hamlen Uele is where we should be focused....
he's on decent coin, and I think he's the one that will need to make room for AFB.

They have Rudolf, Oregon and Big Tommy lower tier money middles to even out AFB's monster deal....
I'd bet BHU will be the one that makes way....
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Thought as much however. The sharks resigned him THIS year.
Good chance he starts alongside AFB.
I think Rudolph is the one who is surplus.
Hunt ain’t going till the following year anyway so it would be signing a 30 year old prop really.
I’d prefer to sniff around Leniu for longevity.
 
weststigerman said:
Assuming Stef is gone, I'm starting to hope he is at this point, I'd rather us go after more effort players than 30 minute impact forwards.

One our best this season has been Seyfarth, and it's not because he's more gifted than any other forwards in our top 30. If we can use Stef's money to find a couple of good experienced forwards known for their effort rather than Franklin Pele/Royce Hunt type of players we'll be better off IMO.

If we need impact, Jordan Miller with another off season can be this guy. Faagutu is another who can do it if he sorts out his defence.
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Yep a guy like Tom Hazelton who just gets the job done
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
If I'm Royce Hunt and told by Benji that 'come here, we want you to lead our middles, on & off the field, instil the steel & aggression in the middle we need & take your game to the next level, we'll get your fitness up to play the first 20 mins & last 20 mins of matches', I'm fired up!

Royce is a beast, doesn't take a backward step, runs hard, scores off crash plays & hits hard. He's played in the RWC final for Samoa with Luai.

He's the victim of being one of many middles at the Sharks so his minutes do get limited but he has played 40+ mins in games/tests.

C'mon Shinesy, get on the Royce train toot toot
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Sharks have a few forwards we should be looking at chasing, especially since they have AFB going there and don't need all of them. Bugger that Hamlin-Uele resigned, he's an underrated player. Hazelton is also good
 
Tom Shines said:
The problem I’ve had is that there is literally nothing to connect him to Wests …. No rumours or media talk,,,nothing …

Do you think he might be in demand from other clubs ? If the answer is yes …then how will they get him to come here ? Let me guess … by paying him more money than he deserves over a longer contract than what you should give to a 29 yr old … I just don’t see Richo doing that .. and I wouldn’t want him too..

Besides …If I’m going to have a pipe dream about a prop with next to no chance of actually coming here than it’s going to be about AFB or Fisher Harris…
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I don't think we should overpay him either, but I think he's a decent forward off contract with his best ahead of him. I think he's a late bloomer who's mostly been off the bench in his career looking for career progression and a challenge. Realistically, seeing he is a Perth boy he might go to the 18th team in 2027. How we play him and coach him is our responsibility, not his, if he comes here.
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
If I'm Royce Hunt and told by Benji that 'come here, we want you to lead our middles, on & off the field, instil the steel & aggression in the middle we need & take your game to the next level, we'll get your fitness up to play the first 20 mins & last 20 mins of matches', I'm fired up!

Royce is a beast, doesn't take a backward step, runs hard, scores off crash plays & hits hard. He's played in the RWC final for Samoa with Luai.

He's the victim of being one of many middles at the Sharks so his minutes do get limited but he has played 40+ mins in games/tests.

C'mon Shinesy, get on the Royce train toot toot
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He was excellent for samoa in that world cup campaign. Hamlin-Uele got injured game 1 and throughout the tournament I thought Hunt was Samoa's 2nd best forward after Paulo. Including a pack of Paulo, Papali'i, Hunt, Taupau, Kaufusi, Aloiai
 
rugbygoated said:
I don't think we should overpay him either, but I think he's a decent forward off contract with his best ahead of him. I think he's a late bloomer who's mostly been off the bench in his career looking for career progression and a challenge. Realistically, seeing he is a Perth boy he might go to the 18th team in 2027. How we play him and coach him is our responsibility, not his, if he comes here.
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Over pay him??? He ain't coming brother.. what planet you from?
 
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