Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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Sunnycoast_tiger
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Can Momirovski play wing?
Don't think MaGuire seems the type of coach that would guarantee spots ..could be wrong..
Harvey
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Background was as a 5/8 until recently
momo_amp_medo
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Our backs lack depth and existing squad lack speed, quality and experience. Players like Jennings are what we need.
The_Patriot
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@momo_amp_medo said:
I take your point, we do lack depth and speed. Just not sure on the "quality".
I think he is no better than what we have.
Word is Momirovski has impressed and looks likely to start left centre. That leaves Jennings for wing, if he actually ever does come.
As for Fonua, struggles to move laterally which puts us in big trouble if he is the best we have got. You might as well have Moses defending there.
As for Fonua, struggles to move laterally which puts us in big trouble if he is the best we have got. You might as well have Moses defending there.
i dont get the rabbitohs not resigning this guy.
Makes me suspicious.
Not a ton of money and he did well last season..
Makes me suspicious.
Not a ton of money and he did well last season..
Unca Wayne likes Corey Allan for mimimun wage..
happy_tiger
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I consulted Moltz the Garden Gnome ( also a part time oracle )
He said no deal to Jennings
He said no deal to Jennings
# NRL teams are already clearing the decks for 2020 free agent frenzy
Dean Ritchie, The Daily Telegraph
February 7, 2019 10:13pm
NRL clubs are frantically manipulating and manoeuvring their salary caps in a bid to land some of the biggest stars in rugby league.
Around $35 million worth of football talent will come off contract after the 2020 season but clubs are already preparing for million-dollar raids.
No official contract offers can be tabled until November 1 this year but clubs are privately working the phones and doing their sums.
“All 16 clubs are talking to players and their agents about 2020 season — today. Absolutely, 100 per cent, that’s the way it is,” said Bulldogs chief executive Andrew Hill, whose captain Josh Jackson is part of the bumper free agency crop.
The Daily Telegraph can reveal a list of players coming onto the open market at the end of next season, which includes Latrell Mitchell, Tom and Jake Trbojevic, Jack de Belin, Tyson Frizell, Brodie Croft, Matt Lodge, Josh Jackson, Alex Johnston, Marty Taupau, Jesse Bromwich, Jordan McLean, James Maloney, Jack Wighton and Cody Walker.
Clubs are acutely aware they must start sorting their salary cap finances now to be ready for the expected November 1 transfer onslaught.
Penrith, though, have a retention committee which meets monthly to discuss the salary cap three years in advance. With 2019 already settled, the Panthers are diligently monitoring their cap through until the end 2022.
“You’ve got to be looking three years ahead,” Panthers Group CEO Brian Fletcher said.
After last year’s grand final victory, Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson told reporters several weeks after last year’s grand final that his next job wasn’t preparing for 2019, but looking at his 2020 roster.
“Recruitment, retention and working on your roster seems to happen earlier and earlier every year,” Canberra CEO Don Furner said.
Hill added: “Recruitment has always been 12 months ahead. More so now than perhaps ever before in the game, because if you get it right, it is a fantastic opportunity to give yourself 12 months to build around the right recruitment.”
The Trbojevic brothers will attract extreme interest. As a package, they would be worth around $2 million a season and potentially form the backbone of any line-up.
A number of clubs — including Parramatta — have Tom and Jake at the top of their recruitment list. Although rivals concede it may prove difficult to pry the Trbojevics away from the northern beaches.
“They are what I call Manly DNA — they walk and talk every part of the Manly DNA,” Manly chief executive Lyall Gorman said.
“It is harder in professional sport these days as you know, but we would hope they become one-club player.
“That would be the perfect world, certainly from our club’s perspective. We won’t be waiting until the first of November to engage in people like Tom and Jake, that’s for sure.
“We want to create that high-performance environment where players love to be. That’s a really important part of a retention strategy. We want to create an environment where they feel valued, feel they are growing developing and are an integral part of our future.
“Our club is very focused on ensuring their long-term future is well and truly on the northern beaches.”
Roosters centre Mitchell will also draw plenty of attention from rival clubs. Roosters officials will be loathe to see the 21-year-old leave, after the New Zealand Warriors poached Roger Tuivasa-Sheck three years ago.
Over the past 12 months, Mitchell has developed into arguably the finest and most powerful centre in rugby league.
The Roosters will also have to fight to retain Friend, Waerea-Hargreaves and Taukeiaho.
Melbourne’s Croft — quickly establishing himself as a class halfback under coach Crag Bellamy — is expected to be in high demand, and has already been speculated as a potential replacement for Cooper Cronk at the Roosters.
Brisbane’s bulging forward stocks will intensify the interest in sensational young second-rower David Fifita.
Four key Raiders will be open for offers after 2020 — Wighton, Jarrod Croker, Elliott Whitehead and Aidan Sezer.
Player managers are aware of the robust interest already for players for 2021.
“There’s no doubt that the best operators in the game will be out there trying to identify and formulate targets — this is why they have list managers — for the 2020 season,” said player agent Allan Gainey, whose stable includes Greg Inglis and Matt Moylan.
“Two years seems a long way away but that’s the way clubs have to operate because of the competitiveness of the market.”
Leading player manager George Mimis added: “There is a lot of foresight in salary cap management in the modern game where clubs are looking multiple years into the future — not just one season.”
## **OFF CONTRACT AFTER 2020**
Latrell Mitchell
Tom Trbojevic
Jake Trbojevic
Jarrod Croker
Matt Lodge
Jordan McLean
Jack de Belin
Tyson Frizell
James Maloney
Brodie Croft
Will Chambers
Jesse Bromwich
James Tamou
Cody Walker
Alex Johnston
Nathan Peats
Marty Taupau
Josh Jackson
Jack Wighton
Jake Friend
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
BJ Leilua
Ryan James
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
Just shows how far ahead of the game you have to be. Id love for WT to target DWZ. His form for the Panthers at fullback was great and i think he will only get better.
Dean Ritchie, The Daily Telegraph
February 7, 2019 10:13pm
NRL clubs are frantically manipulating and manoeuvring their salary caps in a bid to land some of the biggest stars in rugby league.
Around $35 million worth of football talent will come off contract after the 2020 season but clubs are already preparing for million-dollar raids.
No official contract offers can be tabled until November 1 this year but clubs are privately working the phones and doing their sums.
“All 16 clubs are talking to players and their agents about 2020 season — today. Absolutely, 100 per cent, that’s the way it is,” said Bulldogs chief executive Andrew Hill, whose captain Josh Jackson is part of the bumper free agency crop.
The Daily Telegraph can reveal a list of players coming onto the open market at the end of next season, which includes Latrell Mitchell, Tom and Jake Trbojevic, Jack de Belin, Tyson Frizell, Brodie Croft, Matt Lodge, Josh Jackson, Alex Johnston, Marty Taupau, Jesse Bromwich, Jordan McLean, James Maloney, Jack Wighton and Cody Walker.
Clubs are acutely aware they must start sorting their salary cap finances now to be ready for the expected November 1 transfer onslaught.
Penrith, though, have a retention committee which meets monthly to discuss the salary cap three years in advance. With 2019 already settled, the Panthers are diligently monitoring their cap through until the end 2022.
“You’ve got to be looking three years ahead,” Panthers Group CEO Brian Fletcher said.
After last year’s grand final victory, Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson told reporters several weeks after last year’s grand final that his next job wasn’t preparing for 2019, but looking at his 2020 roster.
“Recruitment, retention and working on your roster seems to happen earlier and earlier every year,” Canberra CEO Don Furner said.
Hill added: “Recruitment has always been 12 months ahead. More so now than perhaps ever before in the game, because if you get it right, it is a fantastic opportunity to give yourself 12 months to build around the right recruitment.”
The Trbojevic brothers will attract extreme interest. As a package, they would be worth around $2 million a season and potentially form the backbone of any line-up.
A number of clubs — including Parramatta — have Tom and Jake at the top of their recruitment list. Although rivals concede it may prove difficult to pry the Trbojevics away from the northern beaches.
“They are what I call Manly DNA — they walk and talk every part of the Manly DNA,” Manly chief executive Lyall Gorman said.
“It is harder in professional sport these days as you know, but we would hope they become one-club player.
“That would be the perfect world, certainly from our club’s perspective. We won’t be waiting until the first of November to engage in people like Tom and Jake, that’s for sure.
“We want to create that high-performance environment where players love to be. That’s a really important part of a retention strategy. We want to create an environment where they feel valued, feel they are growing developing and are an integral part of our future.
“Our club is very focused on ensuring their long-term future is well and truly on the northern beaches.”
Roosters centre Mitchell will also draw plenty of attention from rival clubs. Roosters officials will be loathe to see the 21-year-old leave, after the New Zealand Warriors poached Roger Tuivasa-Sheck three years ago.
Over the past 12 months, Mitchell has developed into arguably the finest and most powerful centre in rugby league.
The Roosters will also have to fight to retain Friend, Waerea-Hargreaves and Taukeiaho.
Melbourne’s Croft — quickly establishing himself as a class halfback under coach Crag Bellamy — is expected to be in high demand, and has already been speculated as a potential replacement for Cooper Cronk at the Roosters.
Brisbane’s bulging forward stocks will intensify the interest in sensational young second-rower David Fifita.
Four key Raiders will be open for offers after 2020 — Wighton, Jarrod Croker, Elliott Whitehead and Aidan Sezer.
Player managers are aware of the robust interest already for players for 2021.
“There’s no doubt that the best operators in the game will be out there trying to identify and formulate targets — this is why they have list managers — for the 2020 season,” said player agent Allan Gainey, whose stable includes Greg Inglis and Matt Moylan.
“Two years seems a long way away but that’s the way clubs have to operate because of the competitiveness of the market.”
Leading player manager George Mimis added: “There is a lot of foresight in salary cap management in the modern game where clubs are looking multiple years into the future — not just one season.”
## **OFF CONTRACT AFTER 2020**
Latrell Mitchell
Tom Trbojevic
Jake Trbojevic
Jarrod Croker
Matt Lodge
Jordan McLean
Jack de Belin
Tyson Frizell
James Maloney
Brodie Croft
Will Chambers
Jesse Bromwich
James Tamou
Cody Walker
Alex Johnston
Nathan Peats
Marty Taupau
Josh Jackson
Jack Wighton
Jake Friend
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
BJ Leilua
Ryan James
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
Just shows how far ahead of the game you have to be. Id love for WT to target DWZ. His form for the Panthers at fullback was great and i think he will only get better.
I'd definitely be in for a BJ..
jirskyr
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Slow news day for Bulldog, interviewing club bosses about their plans for season 2021.
happy_tiger
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Keep your preferences to yourself
Elliott Whitehead would be worth a serious look if the price was right
Heard Cronulla are going deep for Taupau , especially if Holmes cracks it in the NFL
Elliott Whitehead would be worth a serious look if the price was right
Heard Cronulla are going deep for Taupau , especially if Holmes cracks it in the NFL
TheDaBoss
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Raiders have signed Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad from the Warriors
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