Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[gallagher]

@gallagher Chair may be unpaid but let's not kid ourselves, it carries with it prestige of the appointment. Nice to have on your CV and time now to issue a statement on the future strategy of the Club. Not difficult, not unreasonable but the right thing to do.

Oh I agree. I would love to know the future plans/strategy of the club. From the Chair or CEO. But are we sure there even is a plan though?

 

[pawsandclaws1]

@gallagher I believe there is momentum for change. This new Head of Football seems like a really good appointment. Let's hope he gets things moving for the juniors. We are never going to match the big clubs for signings and our big signings don't work out. Remember when Sheens allocated some of the primary salary cap to buy and retain junior talent? This seems to be the right direction we need to take.

 

[weststigerman]

@pawsandclaws1 Not a bad idea, but didn't we try doing that with Tedesco, Brooks, and Moses only for most of them to leave?

I can see improvements in our junior recruitment with players like Bradley, Talau, Madden, and Cini coming through but we need to keep this up every year to improve our stocks. Simpkin sounds like he could be another good one but we need more.

 

[Milky]

All we can really hope for is another halfback fiasco..

Taylor leaving Titans might free up another halfback...Maybe Raiders will show some interest and we can score Sezer?

Who knows

 

[Milky]

@Milky .... We could also probably hope for another forward, centre and fullback fiasco to be honest

 

[Milky]

@Milky .... We could also probably hope for another forward, centre and fullback fiasco to be honest

and hooker and five eigth

 

[krayola]

Youth is somewhat tricky. For all the great players we seem to have let go there would be dozens more we also let go who never had any success. But no one is on here listing Jacob Miller, Blake Lazarus or Manaia Cherrington as ones that proved our decision making correct.

And the truth is that until we get the right vision as a club and can spend a reasonable amount in comparison to the biggest clubs that we'll never compete in keeping our youth. Our great juniors won't stay, they'll leave just as Ted, Moses, Addo, Pap and Woods did. We've got the right person in Maguire and the club now needs to surround him with people just as good. Look at him and Shane Richardson, for example.

The question that has to be answered is why players like Suli, Paseka and Fifita were all let go by our club for disciplinary reasons only to join other clubs and not have any issues? Everyone could see their talent (well, the jury is still very much out on Paseka) so why not make sure they have better systems around them to avoid the disciplinary issues?

And then sometimes a coach just has the wrong perspective eg. us letting Tatola go.

 

[hsvjones]

@Milky Raiders have already locked in the number 7 from England for 3 years from next year. I really think we need to have a go at Seizer and have him at 7 and move brooks to 6. He has good game control and can kick goals. If we still have reynolds next year which is very likely he would be the 14 for me.

 

[Milky]

I’d be offering to pick up Sezers deal for next year and offer him an extra year on top.

We can give raiders Packer in return..

Pick up Koroisau/Bully

Need a fullback also

1. TBA
2. Momorovski
3. Talau
4. Mbye
5. Nofa
6. Brooks
7. Sezer

Nine: Bully Luke

Better than our current rabble

 

[happy_tiger]

2020 will be worse than 2019

 

[WT2K]

2020 while be worse than 2019

Pretty much.

 

[balmain boy]

@Harvey Our identification and retention decisions have been appalling.

A Balmain SG Ball team containing Douehi, Suli, Pappenhuyzen and Seyfarth. We also had Tatola from the Balmain juniors and Paseka from Wests.. For a team struggling for NRL talent, we have 5 of the 6 playing regular NRL with the sixth to follow next year. We can produce the talent, but we cannot keep it due to retention decisions.

Personally, I feel Barry O'Farrell must issue a public statement advising changes that have been made to address this issue. I read on a thread another of our best Balmain juniors has been signed by Manly/ O'Farrell should also provide details of what new talent is coming to the club. Time to step up and lead like Marina Go did.

It is not the role of the chairman to issue public statements unless there's a major incident the club is dealing with. This is Pascoe's area, even then it's not necessary to publicly detail our junior development program

 

[Madge]

@happy_tiger looks like it will be

 

[kiwitiger]

Gee things are bad when sezer and had 1 good season in the last 4 Luke are meant to be the improvements.

 

[Telltails]

Gee things are bad when sezer and had 1 good season in the last 4 Luke are meant to be the improvements.

Sezer also has better talent around him. Throw him in with our pack and backs!
Brooks is one of our best players he just needs some quality around him the likes of which Sezer has at Canberra.

 

[kiwitiger]

Gee things are bad when sezer and had 1 good season in the last 4 Luke are meant to be the improvements.

Sezer also has better talent around him. Throw him in with our pack and backs!
Brooks is one of our best players he just needs some quality around him the likes of which Sezer has at Canberra.

Agreed. Brooks has no runners to hit.
The luke I was referring to is isaac now a very injury prone average footballer

 

[mike]

2020 while be worse than 2019

Starting to look that way.

 

[happy_tiger]

2020 while be worse than 2019


Starting to look that way.

I pray to hell and hope I'm wrong , but I just can't see where the improvement will come from

 

[mike]

2020 while be worse than 2019


Starting to look that way.

I pray to hell and hope I'm wrong , but I just can't see where the improvement will come from

You never know I guess. We might be able to snag some quality from somewhere. I have a feeling it is going to be a long off-season.

 

[wonka]

We are not linked to anyone that's refreshing.