hank37w
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Have always said that and when required to fill in at centre he was our best centre by a fair margin, to the amusement of many on this forum.
Versatile player and cuts a mean lawn to boot. 🤣
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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Versatile player and cuts a mean lawn to boot. 🤣
Kelce68
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I do wonder if they've missed an edge target or two behind closed doors in the off season.
GNR4LIFE
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Manly look like signing DCE for another year. Crazy how the game is evolving so much that halves are playing till their mid to late 30’s. DCE reminds me a lot of Cam Smith where he could play in a dinner suit. Makes it look so easy.
Tucker
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Its certainly possible isnt it?
I mean Richo has let 4 of our starting pack from last year go - with 3 of them still under contract. Thats a big manouvre.
Still playing well but Manly are still below the top 2. So not sure what their long term plan is because Brooks isn't a half. Not that I care about Manly anyway.
Makes you laugh they still have Garrick goal kicking. He's such a liability it's not funny
TDS has to do something. Maybe he's been told not to but an early kick on the 3rd, more dummy half running, more subtlety around the ruck. I think th coaches have told him to defend well and give quick solid service. That doesn't help us if that's the case.
Kelce68
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Yeh, by his own admission he likes to work in the shadows, so every miss will probably go under our radar.
He's clearing the decks for something.... surely.
Though, May in particular has been one hell of a get it seems.
weststigers
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Api needs to extend in my opinion. He offers way too much and TDS is physically not ready yet.
Tucker
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Its a really good get and Im still laughing at it to be honest.
I spoke about his numbers on here last year when we started talking about him as a possible signing. The numbers he put up for us the other night are no flash in the pan. He did it for the Roosters consistently last year, every time they gave him good minutes. There was one game where he played 80 minutes and punched out 210+ meters and 35+ tackles at around 95% and the very next week he got 40 minutes. They didnt appreciate what they had. He is a guy who gets stronger the more he plays and his numbers grow accordingly.
He is an 80 minute prop in the veign of Petro and Price....we are lucky, and the Roosters have made a huge blunder.
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As of right now I'd say only Skelton but ideally also Da Silva and Galvin but would depend on costs whilst I lean towards Galvin already has one foot out the door.
Obviously I would like Luai to be retained but my stance is he has a healthy enough contract in front of him already, don't negotiate anything more with him.
Api is a wait to see how he and Da Silva are tracking. Fair chance he is done by the end of his current contract.
I think Bird will be good for us and may earn an extension but wait til he earns it. I doubt there's going to be much competition for his signature.
I think Toa is our best centre and would like to see retained but another that needs to earn an extension and someone that there is surely better available in the market place.
The others I would not be looking to re-sign but again improved form this year may change my mind.
supercoach
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There was some chat a few weeks ago that Gus wants TDS at the Dogs, along with Galvin
shankspony
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How silly of the club to let go players who were way over paid for what they delivered and didn't want to be at there...
Tucker
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Who was over paid?
How come when discussing the overpaid and underperforming players from last year
the Fullback never gets a mention?
Bula? He didn't play badly I didn't think. Good defensive plays. Needs to sharpen up in attack a little bit that game against Panthers that time in the wet showed me he can be really good.
Bateman and Klemmer. Think Papalii was a god deal for his form at Parra. Was only on 625k or something here. Bateman was on 600k and that is 150k over what he should be. Rep or not.
Klemmer was cheap in first two years due to Newcastle but this year he's on 800k? Definately good deal getting rid of him.
Dennisspicer1
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No thank you, If he gets a suspension for indiscretion and asks to pay a fine, he prefers to not pay fine, and sit out of team for that time,
That's what he did @ Parra.
Dennisspicer1
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Tucker
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One of the people he was talking about was Papal'ii. Klemmer's salary in 23 and 24 was majority subsidised by Newcastle. Your assessment of Bateman is also wrong. He had the runs on the board and was still a current International....and not for some teir 2 setup, but England. 600K for that was very reasonable.
I dont think that number is correct. At all.
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