Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Kaito said:
Thought Simpkin did a decent job
There was a clear drop in intensity
When he went off and Liddle
Came on the pitch. Simpkin was
at least deceptive around the ruck
And put his runners onto the ball.
He also defended well I thought.
As other posters have mentioned,
he will learn a lot with Api coming.
Rua will be good for us next year
As well at 9 or 13, Liddle gone ...
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Nope, Liddles service was way better than Simpkins but we can’t have 4 Hookers so someone has to go. I wouldn’t count on Rua in 23 either let the kid develop.
 
Demps said:
Who's jagging the #14 ?

Rua or Jake ?
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I think early days it has to be Jake if you really need a hooker at 14 with Api in the team. Much will depend how Rua comes back from a bad injury but, assuming he comes back OK, Rua is a better option than JS in the longer term.
 
Kaito said:
Yeah has a bit of work to do still...
fitness was his biggest issue and
Had a preety serious ankle injury.
He goes hard, 21 flegg captain &
Player of the year, was good in
Cup too, no reason he can't kick
on. Tough footballer, I like the kid
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Absolutely I just don think we can put that back up hooker pressure on him yet, keep Simpkin or Liddle one more year.
 
Fact we are picking a team with about half a dozen reserve graders
Fed up with a team that's not NRL standard
Weve got Laurie, Nofo, Naden , Toa , Maumalo,Douehi ,Hastings, Madden
Musgrove, Ofengauhe,Brown ,
To go with Api and Papalii and our most expensive one Brooks
That's 13 and maybe Pole and Twal
We need at least 20 genuine 1ST graders we are at least 5 short
The rest are not NRL footballers
Tim Head of football whos recruited zero footballers
We need action this is embarrassing and your fans are HURTING!
can you also feel the pain?
Give us 20 genuine 1ST GRADERS
Then you can make up the balance of the top 30 with the best of your beloved developmental juniors
 
Ricky Leutele

Could be a target to bring much-needed experience & steel to our outside backs. Would not hold up progress of Feledy, Dotoi as they are a few years away yet.

- One of the form centres in Super League this season
- Experienced, powerful & fast enough for centre
- Strong defensively
- 1-2 year contract max & help bring through next era of outside backs
- A proven winner
- Still uncontracted in SL
- This article from back in May: https://amp.nine.com.au/article/215d1065-b358-4f83-8151-86b5a0f41b62
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
Ricky Leutele

Could be a target to bring much-needed experience & steel to our outside backs. Would not hold up progress of Feledy, Dotoi as they are a few years away yet.

- One of the form centres in Super League this season
- Experienced, powerful & fast enough for centre
- Strong defensively
- 1-2 year contract max & help bring through next era of outside backs
- A proven winner
- Still uncontracted in SL
- This article from back in May: https://amp.nine.com.au/article/215d1065-b358-4f83-8151-86b5a0f41b62
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"The 32 year old veteran centre" - sounds like "The Pathways" to a Retirement Home
 
hsvjones said:
Sheen's needs to call Jaydn S'ua agent straight away if he is wanting out of Dragons..
This guy would just kill it with us and today without really noticing he runs 222m and tears us apart. Sheen's talks about another starting 2nd rower and he fits the bill..
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I know Jaydn’s family and off the field he is a very level heading young guy with a great work ethic. If Tim/Benji think culture is important he should sign him.
 
Calling Ricky Leutele 'a proven winner' is a bit of a laugh.

I hope we keep Simpkin. A couple of years learning under Koroisau will do him the world of good. Still very young in hooker terms.
 
Expect Stefano, Twal, Koroisau, Papali’i, Pole Blore (who was set to start in ‘22 on an edge), Hastings, Matamua will replace just about the whole pack and bench, come '23. Club also wanting to recruit an experienced starting backrower before season kickoff.

Need 2 good props also. And a centre. Possibly a half.
 
Tiger_Fanatic3 said:
Expect Stefano, Twal, Koroisau, Papali’i, Pole Blore (who was set to start in ‘22 on an edge), Hastings, Matamua will replace just about the whole pack and bench, come '23. Club also wanting to recruit an experienced starting backrower before season kickoff.

Need 2 good props also. And a centre. Possibly a half.
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Said it before - I'll say it again....
Matamua is a million miles from first grade (He's not even playing ressies)
He won't be a mainstay in our pack next year - Unless the pack goes down in a plane crash.
He's not even top 30 in 23 is he?
 
batboy said:
Said it before - I'll say it again....
Matamua is a million miles from first grade (He's not even playing ressies)
He won't be a mainstay in our pack next year - Unless the pack goes down in a plane crash.
He's not even top 30 in 23 is he?
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Matamua’s only playing U/21’s cause they’re putting a lot of the better kids in that team with semis coming up (Peni, Ma’anaima, Fainu etc).

He was 18th man for first grade yesterday.

To answer your other question, development contract for 2023, Top 30 for 2024.
 
KingRobbie said:
Matamua’s only playing U/21’s cause they’re putting a lot of the better kids in that team with semis coming up (Peni, Ma’anaima, Fainu etc).

He was 18th man for first grade yesterday.

To answer your other question, development contract for 2023, Top 30 for 2024.
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Possible...

But he was up to his eyeballs in NRL, Out of the recent run of debuts - He struggled most,
Looked lost.
 
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