Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[facepalmer]

Katoni Staggs seems to be on the outer with all potential new clubs. Off field issues seem to be the problem would he be worth the risk with a one strike and you're out clause for any any off field issues.Thoughts

Yes tbh. I think our club has guys that are good for him. If he isn't getting offers anywhere else then it's a no brainer. We signed James Roberts for similar reason and they are on opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to on field contributions of late.

Hes got a $2.8m , 4 year offer from Brisbane on the table. He won’t be going anywhere.

Yeah then we definitely won't and shouldn't go for that. I was just replying to the people saying he had no offers lol.

 

[TIGERPOWER]

Katoni Staggs seems to be on the outer with all potential new clubs. Off field issues seem to be the problem would he be worth the risk with a one strike and you're out clause for any any off field issues.Thoughts

Yes tbh. I think our club has guys that are good for him. If he isn't getting offers anywhere else then it's a no brainer. We signed James Roberts for similar reason and they are on opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to on field contributions of late.

Hes got a $2.8m , 4 year offer from Brisbane on the table. He won’t be going anywhere.

Yeah then we definitely won't and shouldn't go for that. I was just replying to the people saying he had no offers lol.

I think a few of the other suitors pulled out so looks like he only has that offer to consider. Heard bulldogs were in the race for him but gee how many outside backs do they want.

 

[happy_tiger]

https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/rugby-league/nrl-rivals-circle-unwanted-broncos-star/ar-BB1fZ8LO?li=AAHAbBJ&ocid=ASUDHP

Please ...Please be us

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/rugby-league/nrl-rivals-circle-unwanted-broncos-star/ar-BB1fZ8LO?li=AAHAbBJ&ocid=ASUDHP

Please ...Please be us

My sarcasm meter is going off the scale :joy:

 

[happy_tiger]

https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/rugby-league/nrl-rivals-circle-unwanted-broncos-star/ar-BB1fZ8LO?li=AAHAbBJ&ocid=ASUDHP

Please ...Please be us

My sarcasm meter is going off the scale :joy:

Everyone loves Raymond and Milf

 

[Red88_Tiger]

https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/rugby-league/nrl-rivals-circle-unwanted-broncos-star/ar-BB1fZ8LO?li=AAHAbBJ&ocid=ASUDHP

Please ...Please be us

Gotta be dogs and dragons surely

 

[Rugba]

https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/rugby-league/nrl-rivals-circle-unwanted-broncos-star/ar-BB1fZ8LO?li=AAHAbBJ&ocid=ASUDHP

Please ...Please be us

Lol safe I reckon dogs or drag queens will go for him

 

[boonboon]

You can see Griffin replacing Dufty at fullback for Dragons with Milford given their previous relationship

 

[Tiger_Fanatic3]

Milford is cooked, and needs a fresh start elsewhere. ESL awaits him.

 

[JC99]

You can see Griffin replacing Dufty at fullback for Dragons with Milford given their previous relationship

How many former broncos does griffin want? He's literally trying to build his old team

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Looks like Matt Burton is gonna backflip on the Dogs. Dogs looking at Milford as an alternative 😆

 

[cktiger]

Re the signing of Reynolds, Brown, and others.. Penrith has shown the way, and that is the blueprint we should follow.
We must look and plan for the future, and not buy players in their twilight years, we have been burnt badly in the past.
Do the Storm, Easts, Penrith etc buy players at their career ends ? Anxiety causes bad decicions, success takes time.
We must learn from the errors of the past.


In my mind we are already doing just that. We have learnt and the guys in charge of recruitment have done a fair job.

Yes it's like investing in shares and property, you buy at the bottom of the market, not at the top, otherwise you have only one way to go, and thats down! As the song goes,--YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW WHEN TO HOLD THEM, AND KNOW WHEN TO THROW THEM !

very smart the club never rushed Signing Liddle they knew what they had in Jake Simpkin use the Liddle money to try and go towards buying a centre along with Joey L money

I think they should still sign Liddle for 2022. He's a great back up option if Jake gets injured

I think Liddle is still a good player and deserves a crack at first grade at nrl he is better than a backup he is just not as good as Jake Simpkin

No doubt a quality player like Liddle will be snapped up by another club and come back to bite us.

he is not better than simpkin though so happy to lose him can't keep everyone

I hope Simpkin is better than Liddle.
But I can't say that he is based on 1 game.
If you're looking at Reserve grade games he didn't produce anything close to Liddle's performance last week.
At the moment Simpkin is still just a hype train that hasn't proven himself.

ok Dwight a Liddle 49 first grade game fan versus 1 game for Simpkin.
Luckily Madge does not agree with your assessment
Bar injury Liddle wont replace Simpkin this year

Simpkin may be replaced by Liddle at some point this year, and not just through injury, very definitely.

Just because Madge picked Simpkin last week over Luddle, that doesn't mean he thinks Simpkin is better than Liddle. It means last week (and this week), Madge thinks Simpkin can do the job better than Liddle in the game at hand. Maybe vs Dragons in a few weeks Madge wants a different plan and picks Liddle?

simpkin is signed and at present Liddle is not. if we dont move Mmbye on I can't see Madge resigning Liddle

Then they will still be looking to sign another specialist hooker for 2022 as just 1 specialist will not cut it

Mbye becomes the specialist 9

But he's not a specialist 9 and just saying so won't make it so...


M'Bye is not and probably never will be a capable hooker

then we have to buy someone else then as don't think we will keep Liddle he doesn't deserve to sit behind Simpkin if we have Mmbye we may aswell use him

Maybe letting Walters go without this (backup hooker) being sorted is somewhat unwise. Mbye is making, and has done, all the right signals and moves he is ready to go, but like everything he has to actually have a taker but it seems more than likely he will be gone at end of season. lf we also let Walters go with his contract expiring at ed of this season without trying to keep him or early identification and/or signing of this backup hooker we may be deep doo doo in 2022.

Who are some of these back ups? Jeremy Marshall-King from Dogs? Who else is out there without contract for next year and what team are they with?

agree maybe moving on walters is not a good idea, if we could move Mmbye on perhaps we keep walters (if his dad does not want him) and turn him into a 9
If Liddle does get signed by another club do you look at segayaro on the cheap

Really hate the fact if a player gets demoted and that automatically assumes they will move elsewhere. What ever happened to earning your spot and trying harder?

Liddle is on decent money and should knuckle down and work on his flaws. Hel be playing this year no doubt. Simpkins is too young to play 3/4 of a season in the NRL without picking up some niggling injuries.

On another note Id give Brooks to the end of the year. If he doesnt improve move him to 14 or out. Hastings and Douhie should be given first crack next year if we dont improve.

Brooks is playing well.

But you want to replace him if we don't improve.

Are you holding Brooks to account for the team's performance? You used the word we.

No one blames Luke for losing games but the problem is he is unable to create opportunities in the oppositions 20 that's as simple as it is ...a No7 with over 150 games experience should well and truly be able to be creative in that position on the field.
Opposition teams have no problem with nullifying him in the 20 ..unfortunately this has to be rectified if that means replacing him so be it !

Isn't Brooks doing quite well in try assists this year?

7 try assists
6 off passes
1 off a cross field kick
1 repeat set

His short kicking game is atrocious in the opposition kill zone

He's playing alright but he plays nothing like the top halfbacks do. He plays like a 5/8

But he doesn’t run enough to be a 5/8

Look at Luai, his first thought is run, and he is killing it

Luai has 41 runs in 7 games. Luke Brooks has 35 in 6 games so he is running almost exactly as much as Luai.

Who looks more dangerous when they're running with the ball. Stats don't give the complete picture.

Yep, stats don't tell you everything.
It's like saying 2 front rowers took 10 hitups each... and leaving out the fact that one made 200 metres and the other one only 50 metres.
Brooks seems to telegraph what he wants to do more so than before, needs to be more spontaneous when he decides to run.

 

[hobbo1]

Looks like Matt Burton is gonna backflip on the Dogs. Dogs looking at Milford as an alternative 😆

Isn’t Burton signed & sealed ?

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Looks like Matt Burton is gonna backflip on the Dogs. Dogs looking at Milford as an alternative ?

Isn’t Burton signed & sealed ?

What’s a contract?

 

[hobbo1]

Looks like Matt Burton is gonna backflip on the Dogs. Dogs looking at Milford as an alternative ?

Isn’t Burton signed & sealed ?

What’s a contract?

Dogs would have to grant him a release
And wouldn’t Penrith have to match what the dogs were going to pay him ?
Dog act imo to renege .

 

[JayT]

Milford was a pretty flash fullback at Raiders. It went downhill when Broncos put him in the halves.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Looks like Matt Burton is gonna backflip on the Dogs. Dogs looking at Milford as an alternative ?

Isn’t Burton signed & sealed ?

What’s a contract?

Dogs would have to grant him a release
And wouldn’t Penrith have to match what the dogs were going to pay him ?
Dog act imo to renege .

Very rarely do clubs hold players to contracts these days if they don’t want to be there.

 

[happy_tiger]

Looks like Matt Burton is gonna backflip on the Dogs. Dogs looking at Milford as an alternative 😆

Funnily enough ...I was only thinking about Burton wanting to back out of his contract last week lol

 

[happy_tiger]

Looks like Matt Burton is gonna backflip on the Dogs. Dogs looking at Milford as an alternative ?

Isn’t Burton signed & sealed ?

What’s a contract?

Dogs would have to grant him a release
And wouldn’t Penrith have to match what the dogs were going to pay him ?
Dog act imo to renege .

Is that not considered tampering? Or are Penrith an exception to the rule? There was zilch done about Ivan's meeting with Dave O'Neill whilst being our coach.

You just pull a Moses ....see it even has a name now

 

[hobbo1]

Looks like Matt Burton is gonna backflip on the Dogs. Dogs looking at Milford as an alternative ?

Funnily enough ...I was only thinking about Burton wanting to back out of his contract last week lol

Megamind ?