Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[tigahhh]

Benji created this roster.
I don’t know why some of you choose to ignore this fact.

it’s a roster that is up to standard to actually compete, but richo & benji both know they will need to keep adding to it

 

[Tucker]

Roosters are not the the pack they used to be.

For intimidation- they are way better.

But skills? I don't think they are any better overall than we are.

The Roosters pack at full strength would run through us similarly to how Melbourne’s did.
With some of those young bulls coming through that they have, it won’t be long until they push for the title again.

 

[tigahhh]

4 Origin reps this year to our zero ..

roosters are picked for origin bc they play for the roosters. leniu has the lowest motor in the NRL and Twal is statistically better than him lmao.

 

[Tucker]

it’s a roster that is up to standard to actually compete, but richo & benji both know they will need to keep adding to it

Yet many claim it’s the worst in the comp.

 

[Tom Shines]

roosters are picked for origin bc they play for the roosters. leniu has the lowest motor in the NRL and Twal is statistically better than him lmao.

Are you seriously trying to present an argument that Twal is better than Lenui ?

 

[Demps]

The Roosters pack at full strength would run through us similarly to how Melbourne’s did.
With some of those young bulls coming through that they have, it won’t be long until they push for the title again.

Their youth coming through is very solid

Blake Steep, is one to watch.
He's going to be real good.

Our ones to watch over the years haven't kicked on at all.

The Harry OKane, Brandon Tumeth, Jordan Miller, Brandon Mansfield Webster, Tim Johannsens. No where near the likes of what the Roosters are turning out.

 

[tigahhh]

Are you seriously trying to present an argument that Twal is better than Lenui ?

leniu is severely overrated

Spencer Leniu from his last game
8 Runs
70 metres
27 Post Contact Metres

Absolute Fraud of a player

 

[Tom Shines]

The Roosters pack at full strength would run through us similarly to how Melbourne’s did.
With some of those young bulls coming through that they have, it won’t be long until they push for the title again.

What about our young bulls coming through like Sukkar and Charlie Murray ?

 

[Tucker]

roosters are picked for origin bc they play for the roosters. leniu has the lowest motor in the NRL and Twal is statistically better than him lmao.

Garbage.
Collins is always one of QLDs best forwards.
Crichton was last years Wally Lewis Medal winner.
Leniu usually supplies aggressive strike in attack and defence.
Watson has a lot of experience, can play multiple positions at rep quality and is a great competitor.
Toia outplayed Latrell Mitchell across the 3 game series.

 

[BBTF]

roosters are picked for origin bc they play for the roosters. leniu has the lowest motor in the NRL and Twal is statistically better than him lmao.

How many NRL starting sides do Sukkar/Twal/Seyfarth make? I can't find one, yet all three start in our backrow. How many of them make a 17 somewhere else? One of them may JAG #17 spot somewhere.

 

[Tucker]

What about our young bulls coming through like Sukkar and Charlie Murray ?

Good level depth for roster positions 25 and above.

 

[tigahhh]

The Roosters pack at full strength would run through us similarly to how Melbourne’s did.
With some of those young bulls coming through that they have, it won’t be long until they push for the title again.

the dragons actually have the best young emerging forwards in the comp
egan, Couchmans x2, Stewart, loko pacifica tonga, halangahu
that pack could be ridiculous in a few years

 

[gregjm87]

Sabotaging our season in the process. Hope he breaks something

Im no fan of the kid but our season was sabotaged well before Galvin left.

 

[tigahhh]

Garbage.
Collins is always one of QLDs best forwards.
Crichton was last years Wally Lewis Medal winner.
Leniu usually supplies aggressive strike in attack and defence.
Watson has a lot of experience, can play multiple positions at rep quality and is a great competitor.
Toia outplayed Latrell Mitchell across the 3 game series.

i meant the forwards, Crichton has fallen out of form a little IMO but toia & Watson earned their spots 100%

 

[gregjm87]

Some very interesting posts as I think most of us agree it’s not necessarily any of our forwards who individually let us down, but as a collective we have our balance all wrong with too many passive types of forwards and not enough aggression and impact.
In addition to this I think it’s getting more evident that starting Api is tiring him out, leaving him prone to missing tackles and reducing his ability to be effective in attack.
Ideally we need a hard hitting number 9 for the first 20 minutes and capable of playing another position such as 13 for a possible 2nd stint.

I think many of our forwards definitely let us down individually. I could rattle of a list of problems, most I've commented on in the past, but pretty much all but May have a glaring deficiency on one or either side of the ball.

 

[Merlot]

Im no fan of the kid but our season was sabotaged well before Galvin left.

no ,we were travelling ok, until wonder boy got his name on the front and back page on the same days s s s s

 

[gregjm87]

Roosters are not the the pack they used to be.

For intimidation- they are way better.

But skills? I don't think they are any better overall than we are.

They're much better but Steep, Foketi and Wong are all young, huge upside guys in their first full season of first grade. Whyte, a little more experienced, has been great for them to.
They've been sorely missing Butcher who would have been a reliable, experienced and consistent performer for them.
Collins and Crichton have been solid enough without reaching their usual high standards.

 

[Tucker]

no ,we were travelling ok, until wonder boy got his name on the front and back page on the same days s s s s

Richardson put his name there.
It was more his actions that torpedoed the season at that point in time.

 

[rozelle_rudy]

I'm interested in our . recruits for 2026, Kai Pearce-Paul and the returning Jock Madden.

Am I the only one unimpressed? I carefully watched KPP in the Raiders-Knights game.
He was ok, nothing special. Scored a try by catching and planting the ball with the line open. Took some carries without bending the line. Did his share of tackling. But he's not the guy to turn our underwhelming forward pack around.

We'll still have the 2025 recruits, Hunt and Bird. Hunt was dropped early season and looks like not being called back up. Bird has remained in first grade without impressing. And we'll still have Twal, Seyfarth, Sukkar and Murray, none of whom stand out, while Pole's performances fluctuate.

Jock's return puzzles me. Is he coming to replace Sullivan, who will still be under our salary cap for 2 years whether he returns or not? Or as plan B should Luai activate his escape clause, or if Latu doesn't measure up?

I'm worried that 2025's small improvements will stagnate.

 

[gregjm87]

no ,we were travelling ok, until wonder boy got his name on the front and back page on the same days s s s s

By what measure? Our position on the ladder hasn't changed. Our winning percentage has barely changed. Much of the complaints about performance, both individuals and team, hasn't changed.
How do you figure we were travelling okay at the time?