Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[851]

Surely we make a play at CHN makes a lot of sense for us. A lot of other clubs need back rowers too though hopefully the bloke who said CHN wants to come here is right

We could take him this year, some clubs couldn’t

Good point. You’d think we’d be in a position to offer more than Canberra for sure.

They did get cap compensation for Bateman and we’ve only got Thompson’s money so probably about even

Nothing stopping us from doing a Latrell, offering a one year deal for this year at reduced coin while a second contract is sitting in the desk signed and sealed for next year and beyond on juicy coin

Certain clubs can do that, we don't appear to be in that circle

 

[851]

Surely we make a play at CHN makes a lot of sense for us. A lot of other clubs need back rowers too though hopefully the bloke who said CHN wants to come here is right

We could take him this year, some clubs couldn’t

Good point. You’d think we’d be in a position to offer more than Canberra for sure.

They did get cap compensation for Bateman and we’ve only got Thompson’s money so probably about even

I think we have more than Thompsons money, he wasn't on minimum wage, Blore come in on minimum wage, so there was some fat already there

 

[Chainlink]

Our off contract players for this year are (10)
Oliver Clark, Matthew Eisenhuth, Robert Jennings, Chris Lawrence, Benji Marshall, Sam McIntyre, Chris McQueen, Alex Seyfarth, Dylan Smith, Elijah Taylor.

The only players that look like we should resign are McIntyre and maybe Seyfarth/ Eisenhuth.

Based on our team now and assuming we can steal Harry Grant our lineup next year is better than recent memory.

1. Douihei
2. Nofa
3. BJ
4. Mbye
5. Talau
6. Reynolds
7. Brooks
8. Aloai
9. Harry Grant
10. Mikalele
11. Garner
12. Luciano
13. Twal
14. Stefano
15. Momirovski
16. McIntyre
17. Musgrove

We would have some depth Liddle, Hoffman, Simpkin, Blore, MCK, Eisenhuth, Seyfarth, Madden, Cini, Bradley, Scolari etc.

In my view we need to sign starters that push some players back in the depth chart to get better.

Personally I’d like to see Talau in the centre’s and Mbye as a 14 with a gun winger on the left JAC or Korobiete would be great.

CHN moving Garner to the bench would make us more formidable.

Long term replacement for Reynolds I’d make a big offer for Matt Burton from the Panthers.

A few changes and we will be a top 6 side consistently.

Based off Tyga’s plans which I completely agree with btw, this is what the line up would potentially look like:

Personally, I think Esienhuth is playing incredibly well I use to be his biggest critic but since he’s been selected he has made me look silly - giving us the same productivity as Twal so wouldn’t mind to see Twal move to prop to allow Huth at 13 as his passing game is better

If his form dips and he goes back to 2019 Huth, I’d simply put Twal back at lock allow Mikaele to start then bring Musgrove/ Garner to the bench

1. Adam Doueihi
2. David Nofoaluma
3. Joseph Leiluia
4. Tommy Talau
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Josh Reynolds
7. Luke Brooks
8. Josh Alioia
9. Harry Grant/ Liddle
10. Alex Twal
11. Luciano Leiluia
12. Corey Heriwa-Naera
13. Matt Esienshuth

Interchange
14. Moses Mbye
15. Stefano Utoikamanu
16. Thomas Mikaele
17. Shawn Blore

Depth Musgrove, Garner, McIntyre, Lawrence, Taylor, MCK, Clarke

Only inclusions would be JAC and CHN - which imo is likely if chased properly

Based off that line up I see us consistently playing finals football

And still we have no kicker unless you’re running with Doueihi - currently our third string kicker behind Benji and Mbye.....

 

[tony soprano]

I've just heard a rumour, and please note it is a rumour that the Tigers and Storm have agreed on a permanent swap between Brooks and Grant.

Sauce

Pls not twitter?

 

[supercoach]

Surely we make a play at CHN makes a lot of sense for us. A lot of other clubs need back rowers too though hopefully the bloke who said CHN wants to come here is right

We could take him this year, some clubs couldn’t

Good point. You’d think we’d be in a position to offer more than Canberra for sure.

They did get cap compensation for Bateman and we’ve only got Thompson’s money so probably about even

I think we have more than Thompsons money, he wasn't on minimum wage, Blore come in on minimum wage, so there was some fat already there

I think the Raiders also released a player to the Warriors. Anyway you would think if your a Sydney boy we would have a advantage over the Raiders, in saying that Canberra is not a bad place to hide and keep a low profile

 

[hsvjones]

I have been a Brooks fan for years now but after watching Brown from the Eels play this year I am starting to understand all the negative comments. Brown is only 19 years old and knows how to run a team and has stepped up again when moses is out. Again only 19 years old..
Now Brooks is a quite player and goes into his shell when we need him the most so I think we have 2 choices -
1 - We move him to 6 and let him run the ball and play whats in front of him and take that pressure off him that comes with the 7.
2 - Move on and get a new half that can take control of the team on a weekly basis and show leadership.

For me I would put him at 6 and have Benji at 7 this year and if he goes well then look to add a decent number 7 moving forward.

I am just over watching other 7's take control of there teams and question refs decisions but Brooks sits back and say YES SIR. Could be a reason we don't get many calls and the Refs know that.

Do we look at giving a player like J Fields a contract from eels ??

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Our off contract players for this year are (10)
Oliver Clark, Matthew Eisenhuth, Robert Jennings, Chris Lawrence, Benji Marshall, Sam McIntyre, Chris McQueen, Alex Seyfarth, Dylan Smith, Elijah Taylor.

The only players that look like we should resign are McIntyre and maybe Seyfarth/ Eisenhuth.

Based on our team now and assuming we can steal Harry Grant our lineup next year is better than recent memory.

1. Douihei
2. Nofa
3. BJ
4. Mbye
5. Talau
6. Reynolds
7. Brooks
8. Aloai
9. Harry Grant
10. Mikalele
11. Garner
12. Luciano
13. Twal
14. Stefano
15. Momirovski
16. McIntyre
17. Musgrove

We would have some depth Liddle, Hoffman, Simpkin, Blore, MCK, Eisenhuth, Seyfarth, Madden, Cini, Bradley, Scolari etc.

In my view we need to sign starters that push some players back in the depth chart to get better.

Personally I’d like to see Talau in the centre’s and Mbye as a 14 with a gun winger on the left JAC or Korobiete would be great.

CHN moving Garner to the bench would make us more formidable.

Long term replacement for Reynolds I’d make a big offer for Matt Burton from the Panthers.

A few changes and we will be a top 6 side consistently.

Based off Tyga’s plans which I completely agree with btw, this is what the line up would potentially look like:

Personally, I think Esienhuth is playing incredibly well I use to be his biggest critic but since he’s been selected he has made me look silly - giving us the same productivity as Twal so wouldn’t mind to see Twal move to prop to allow Huth at 13 as his passing game is better

If his form dips and he goes back to 2019 Huth, I’d simply put Twal back at lock allow Mikaele to start then bring Musgrove/ Garner to the bench

1. Adam Doueihi
2. David Nofoaluma
3. Joseph Leiluia
4. Tommy Talau
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Josh Reynolds
7. Luke Brooks
8. Josh Alioia
9. Harry Grant/ Liddle
10. Alex Twal
11. Luciano Leiluia
12. Corey Heriwa-Naera
13. Matt Esienshuth

Interchange
14. Moses Mbye
15. Stefano Utoikamanu
16. Thomas Mikaele
17. Shawn Blore

Depth Musgrove, Garner, McIntyre, Lawrence, Taylor, MCK, Clarke

Only inclusions would be JAC and CHN - which imo is likely if chased properly

Based off that line up I see us consistently playing finals football



And still we have no kicker unless you’re running with Doueihi - currently our third string kicker behind Benji and Mbye.....

And still lacking depth and pace in backs. We need to spend big on fast backs, an area which has been ignored for years,

 

[JD Tiger]

I have been a Brooks fan for years now but after watching Brown from the Eels play this year I am starting to understand all the negative comments. Brown is only 19 years old and knows how to run a team and has stepped up again when moses is out. Again only 19 years old..
Now Brooks is a quite player and goes into his shell when we need him the most so I think we have 2 choices -
1 - We move him to 6 and let him run the ball and play whats in front of him and take that pressure off him that comes with the 7.
2 - Move on and get a new half that can take control of the team on a weekly basis and show leadership.

For me I would put him at 6 and have Benji at 7 this year and if he goes well then look to add a decent number 7 moving forward.

I am just over watching other 7's take control of there teams and question refs decisions but Brooks sits back and say YES SIR. Could be a reason we don't get many calls and the Refs know that.

Do we look at giving a player like J Fields a contract from eels ??

I think yes. Brooks is fine, does well at a lot of things. He cops a lot of flak on here because of the things he doesn't do, like manage/organise a team. So yes, let's get someone in to accompany him who can do that bit. It'll make Brooks a lot better if he doesn't have that added pressure.

I think it's actually what went wrong with Benji at the Tigers. Though he was a halve, and a great halve at that, he was never an organiser. The pressure of that was too much for him and imo it definitely hindered his performances throughout his career. He's come a long way and can handle that role a bit better now, though still it's not his natural game. Let's not repeat the same mistake with Brooks, of expecting him to do something that is just not him. Put Brooks in the 6 role, and find that organiser from elsewhere. Be it Madden, Field or whoever. I don't know if the new roles could work with Benji doing the halve role and Brooks in the six role in the interim, but if Madge thinks Madden isn't ready then Benji would be the best we got.

 

[tony soprano]

I have been a Brooks fan for years now but after watching Brown from the Eels play this year I am starting to understand all the negative comments. Brown is only 19 years old and knows how to run a team and has stepped up again when moses is out. Again only 19 years old..
Now Brooks is a quite player and goes into his shell when we need him the most so I think we have 2 choices -
1 - We move him to 6 and let him run the ball and play whats in front of him and take that pressure off him that comes with the 7.
2 - Move on and get a new half that can take control of the team on a weekly basis and show leadership.

For me I would put him at 6 and have Benji at 7 this year and if he goes well then look to add a decent number 7 moving forward.

I am just over watching other 7's take control of there teams and question refs decisions but Brooks sits back and say YES SIR. Could be a reason we don't get many calls and the Refs know that.

Do we look at giving a player like J Fields a contract from eels ??

What happened to sezer

 

[hsvjones]

I have been a Brooks fan for years now but after watching Brown from the Eels play this year I am starting to understand all the negative comments. Brown is only 19 years old and knows how to run a team and has stepped up again when moses is out. Again only 19 years old..
Now Brooks is a quite player and goes into his shell when we need him the most so I think we have 2 choices -
1 - We move him to 6 and let him run the ball and play whats in front of him and take that pressure off him that comes with the 7.
2 - Move on and get a new half that can take control of the team on a weekly basis and show leadership.

For me I would put him at 6 and have Benji at 7 this year and if he goes well then look to add a decent number 7 moving forward.

I am just over watching other 7's take control of there teams and question refs decisions but Brooks sits back and say YES SIR. Could be a reason we don't get many calls and the Refs know that.

Do we look at giving a player like J Fields a contract from eels ??

What happened to sezer

He would be a super pick up... Can take control, Kicking game is great, Goal kicker and helped Raiders big time last year..
I don't know what happen. with that but most likely a wishful rumour

 

[tony soprano]

I have been a Brooks fan for years now but after watching Brown from the Eels play this year I am starting to understand all the negative comments. Brown is only 19 years old and knows how to run a team and has stepped up again when moses is out. Again only 19 years old..
Now Brooks is a quite player and goes into his shell when we need him the most so I think we have 2 choices -
1 - We move him to 6 and let him run the ball and play whats in front of him and take that pressure off him that comes with the 7.
2 - Move on and get a new half that can take control of the team on a weekly basis and show leadership.

For me I would put him at 6 and have Benji at 7 this year and if he goes well then look to add a decent number 7 moving forward.

I am just over watching other 7's take control of there teams and question refs decisions but Brooks sits back and say YES SIR. Could be a reason we don't get many calls and the Refs know that.

Do we look at giving a player like J Fields a contract from eels ??

What happened to sezer

He would be a super pick up... Can take control, Kicking game is great, Goal kicker and helped Raiders big time last year..
I don't know what happen. with that but most likely a wishful rumour

Agree mate

 

[Sart0ri]

What happened to sezer

Hodgson controlled the Raiders on the field, not Seizer

 

[851]

For me I would put him at 6 and have Benji at 7 this year and if he goes well then look to add a decent number 7 moving forward.

I agree with your point, but Benji never has been and never will be the game managing 7 we need

 

[dazza65]

I've just heard a rumour, and please note it is a rumour that the Tigers and Storm have agreed on a permanent swap between Brooks and Grant.

Sauce

Pls not twitter?

If true watch him thrive in the Storm system and reach his full potential

 

[WT2K]

https://twitter.com/DaveRic1/status/1282634882175234050?s=19
It’s over. Dean Pay will sign-off as head coach of @NRL_Bulldogs tomorrow. @telegraph_sport

 

[851]

Dean Pay just quit, wonder what that means for our chances of getting CHN

 

[Geo]

Ye ole Game manager blaaaaaaaaaaah cliche..

How about we just recruit blokes who run harder and tackle harder than the opposition for 80mins week in week out..

I don't care who they are..

 

[tony soprano]

For me I would put him at 6 and have Benji at 7 this year and if he goes well then look to add a decent number 7 moving forward.

I agree with your point, but Benji never has been and never will be the game managing 7 we need

Benji never had the makings of a varsity athlete.

 

[tony soprano]

What happened to sezer

Hodgson controlled the Raiders on the field, not Seizer

lol

 

[tony soprano]

I've just heard a rumour, and please note it is a rumour that the Tigers and Storm have agreed on a permanent swap between Brooks and Grant.

Sauce

Pls not twitter?

If true watch him thrive in the Storm system and reach his full potential

? he needs a change

By change I mean a system of success.