Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[LARDS]

Yeh well from where I stand that information is interesting but largely disappointing.

Hugely disappointing! Seems like we're not chasing anyone of note, losing forwards right, left and centre, but only prioritising a centre and a back up half. And Drinkwater? Seriously? Circa 2015

We have money to spend and are travelling ok on the field and off the field just thought we would have secured at least one FGer at this point, as other clubs have done.

We have!

If we were chasing someone of note , we wouldnt hear about it until the end of the season, as it would be disruptive to their respective teams (if their under contract) or against the rules if they were.

 

[jadtiger]

Bar Bar's a half..

Half a what Geo?

Half a gram from never playing again

Well played sir

 

[jirskyr]

I would chasing hard for Tyronne Roberts-Davis (ex Macksville/Kempsey, Keebra Park, Aust Schoolboys) a genuine speedster.

I wonder if he is related to former Balmain 5/8 Paul Davis and also Amos Roberts and James Roberts (who is from Kempsey).

They're all related if you believe wikipedia. Don't know about Paul Davis.

Mundine/Roberts family

Mickey Mundine, Aboriginal Australian team representative player; uncle of Anthony[9]
Anthony Mundine (b. 1975), Boxer, New South Wales State of Origin and St. George Illawarra NRL player; cousin of Beau, second cousin of James Roberts
Beau Mundine (b. 1980), South Sydney NRL player; uncle of Anthony
Amos Roberts (b. 1980), St George Illawarra/Penrith/Sydney Roosters NRL Player; cousin of Anthony Mundine and uncle of James Roberts
Tony Mundine (b. 1951), boxer and Father of Anthony
James Roberts (b. 1993), South Sydney/Penrith/Gold Coast/Brisbane NRL Rugby league player; nephew of Amos and second cousin of Anthony Mundine
Wes Patten (b. 1974), Balmain, Gold Coast, South Sydney and St George Illawarra NRL player; cousin of Anthony, Amos and Robbie
Robbie Simpson Rugby league player with St. George, and cousin of Anthony, Amos, Robbie and Wes
Rod Silva (b. 1967), Eastern Suburbs and Canterbury Bulldogs player; Uncle of all of the above
Buddy Gordon (b. 1987), South Sydney, Canterbury and Penrith NRL player; Cousin of all of the above
Reece Robinson (b. 1987), Lebanon international, Brisbane/Canberra/Parramatta NRL player; Cousin of all of the above
Travis Robinson Twin of Reece Robinson
Nathan Merritt (b. 1983), New South Wales Origin representative, South Sydney/Cronulla-Sutherland NRL player; Cousin of all of the above
Michael Roberts nephew of Amos Roberts and brother of James Roberts
Matt Mundine South Sydney Under 20s Player, Newtown Jets Player (NSW Cup); brother of Anthony, nephew of Mickey, Cousin of all of the above
Tyrone Roberts (b. 1991) Newcastle (Cousin to all the above)
Brian Kelly (b. 1996) Manly-Warringah player; cousin to all the above
Tyronne Roberts-Davis (b. 1997) Titans (Nephew to Amos and cousin to all the above)

 

[Demps]

I would chasing hard for Tyronne Roberts-Davis (ex Macksville/Kempsey, Keebra Park, Aust Schoolboys) a genuine speedster.

I wonder if he is related to former Balmain 5/8 Paul Davis and also Amos Roberts and James Roberts (who is from Kempsey).

Has a bit of FG experience too.
Would be a good signing, even if just for depth.

 

[bp_tiger]

Player/s who are coming next year? Who ?

Moses Mbye is a 2019 signing and is probably one of the biggest signings in the NRL. To say the club has been inactive in the market is wrong and unfair, Mbye and Farah have been here 6 weeks.

why do u people want to pick fights with what people write in good faith, he was referring to, is new players not what we have , so please tell us all on this forum who the hell we have signed other than what we have, THE ANSWER IS NOBODY and the coaching drama may mean we will sign no one.

Because credit is not being given where it should, I am not picking a fight. To criticize the club and say they have signed no one is wrong, to compare them to other clubs who have signed for next year is wrong. The club would have been better off leaving Mbye at the dogs this year and let him come next year, as was originally planned, because at least people would be happy that we have one of the better signings for next year.

To bag the club over lack of signings for next year when they have negotiated for their first big 2019 signing to come early is disrespectful. If you read what the Pom , other signings are likely and he is usually on the money!

so again u bring up mybe, so u would be happy if hes the only signing we have for next year, and lets face facts here, we are about to lose another 5-6 players at the end of this season. so where is the class cattle that we need going to come from, not much left. what will happen we will pick up fringe 1st graders again and some kids who may or may not make it. all that does is put us on the same old merry go round. and i realize its hard to sign players but we have a fist full of dollars, and i dont want us to pay massive overs but at least buy some top class up and comers if nothing else.

 

[Geo]

over the head…

 

[Spartan117]

Lets be honest here, Any class cattle is usually retained by their current club.

We need to be a place that is more than a easy pay check.

I want the club to be more selective in its recruitment.

We will see a few more leave at years end which is good.

Again - Retaining Coach Cleary is the Key

 

[cochise]

Moses Mbye is a 2019 signing and is probably one of the biggest signings in the NRL. To say the club has been inactive in the market is wrong and unfair, Mbye and Farah have been here 6 weeks.

why do u people want to pick fights with what people write in good faith, he was referring to, is new players not what we have , so please tell us all on this forum who the hell we have signed other than what we have, THE ANSWER IS NOBODY and the coaching drama may mean we will sign no one.

Because credit is not being given where it should, I am not picking a fight. To criticize the club and say they have signed no one is wrong, to compare them to other clubs who have signed for next year is wrong. The club would have been better off leaving Mbye at the dogs this year and let him come next year, as was originally planned, because at least people would be happy that we have one of the better signings for next year.

To bag the club over lack of signings for next year when they have negotiated for their first big 2019 signing to come early is disrespectful. If you read what the Pom , other signings are likely and he is usually on the money!

so again u bring up mybe, so u would be happy if hes the only signing we have for next year, and lets face facts here, we are about to lose another 5-6 players at the end of this season. so where is the class cattle that we need going to come from, not much left. what will happen we will pick up fringe 1st graders again and some kids who may or may not make it. all that does is put us on the same old merry go round. and i realize its hard to sign players but we have a fist full of dollars, and i dont want us to pay massive overs but at least buy some top class up and comers if nothing else.

Again you dismiss the signing of Mbye and Farah because it doesn't allow you to bag the club, list for me the signings that other clubs have made for 2019 that are bigger than Mbye? There may be one or two arguably bigger signings but we got him at a discount and 6 months early!

I would not be happy if Mbye was our only signing for 2019, but he wont be. I will literally bet you my house that he is not our only signing for 2019, what will you put up?

Pom has a very good record of knowing what is going on in the club and if he says the club has some targets that we will hear about at the end of the season then I believe him. What you want is for the club to blow its wad on the very slim pickings that are available at the moment. Patience is key here my friend

Notice how I addressed all the points in your post and didn't cherry pick the parts that suited my agenda. :wink:

 

[Nelson]

I don't think we need to be rushing in to anything, the market still has plenty of turns ahead. Over at Penrith they are stacked with good young forwards like Nick Lui-Toso, Kaide Ellis, Moses Leota and Jack Hetherington. It seems pretty likely to me that they'll be looking to move on Tamou and Merrin to free up cap space given they can easily replace them with cheaper juniors. Merrin relies on minutes to justify his pay packet and they just don't need that many minutes out of him - he'd still be a good buy for the right team. Tamou offers nothing more than a name and a reputation as far as I'm concerned but there's a fair chance a dopey club like Newcastle would pick him up on good coin which would make them less competitive on other signatures.

There is also the halves situation at Penrith. Once Nathan Cleary decides his future Tyrone May and Jarome Luai will likely decide theirs. Regardless of whether we need either of them any player movements like that have a ripple effect that can throw up other players unexpectedly.

There is also the 2nd row situation at the Roosters with Crichton, Cordner, Radley, Matterson, Aubusson, Butcher etc…something has to give there because none of those guys are going to be happy playing reserve grade.

Corey Norman, Bevan French, Chris McQueen, Lachlan Coote, Ethan Lowe, Leilani Latu, Bryce Cartwright, James Segeyaro, Isaac Luke, Ben Barba and Corey Oates are just some of the other players that look likely to change clubs before 2019 kicks off. Regardless of whether any of those players would be value signings for this club their movements will all have an impact on the rosters of other clubs. We want to be in a position to capitalise on that.

 

[Pawsandclaws]

Thanks Jirskyr and Demps for replying to my post.. Roberts-Davis is a bit bigger than JAC and a bit faster. I

I believe our younger players will really come on now leading up to next season. Like most years, many of our answers in terms of filling NRL vacancies will have to be found from within. Mikaele at 13 and Smith in 4 look good to me.

 

[supercoach]

If we are going to build on this year we need two class players, one back and one forwards as a bare minimum, and I guess that is what they are trying to do

 

[WT2K]

Pom are we chasing any significant names or just players for the ISP team?

Don’t expect anything till the season ends. Majority of targets are still contracted. Things will make sense once announced & if we can get these 2-3 good names over the line.

Be interesting to see who they are if we do get these deals over the line. I'm probably way off but kapow would be my guess for one of these contracted players.

 

[hodgo]

If what Pom said is correct (and I don't doubt it), the players we are chasing are still under contract. Obviously no announcements can be made at this point.
People are just so impatient.
Chill.

was almost going to be my exact post

 

[bp_tiger]

thanks for that, this is what a forum is for, to bounce ideas and thoughts of others, thats how we get to know things. cheers

 

[bp_tiger]

sorry the above reply was for COCHISE, forgot to tag it.

 

[gallagher]

Macqueen for Ethan Lowe? I heard he's being moved on but not sure if he's off contract.
POM said MacQueen leaving would work in our favour.

 

[tigerap]

Macqueen for Ethan Lowe? I heard he's being moved on but not sure if he's off contract.
POM said MacQueen leaving would work in our favour.

Is McQueen definitely moving on…?hope we are not paying for him for the next 2 years of his Current contract

 

[Spud_Murphy]

Macqueen for Ethan Lowe? I heard he's being moved on but not sure if he's off contract.
POM said MacQueen leaving would work in our favour.

I wouldn't want Lowe here, he offers nothing that we need. It would just be like having MacQueen back again, playing in reggies.

 

[WT2K]

https://twitter.com/BuzzRothfield/status/1029679831934324736?s=19
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[yeti]

I'm not a huge fan of Lowe, but he would be a definite upgrade on McQueen.