Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[balmain boy]

Is Conti still only 15? :/
Thought (was hoping lol) he was 17...

There are 2 Conti's. Levi is in SG ball and is very average. Alex Conti is in Harold Matts and had big wraps .

 

[king_sirro]

You would have to think Brooks will take up at least 700 - 800 k of it.

We were going to re-sign Brooks even if we got Moses. So if we offered Moses 1.4m, then we still have that to spend. Brooks money was already accounted for.

 

[Kaito]

the perfect scenario is that Brooks and Doueihi become a serviceable enough

Brooksy is going to run riot on that
left edge. Our halves are going to be
feasting with Api's service and our
forwards camping in the opposition's
end of the field. I'm not worried about
Moses. They're not going to be at all
competitive as seasons gone by ...
RTS has to be our fullback target
moving forward, he won't make the
AB's squad. Start making phone calls

 

[BAGNF05]

Brooksy is going to run riot on that
left edge. Our halves are going to be
feasting with Api's service and our
forwards camping in the opposition's
end of the field. I'm not worried about
Moses. They're not going to be at all
competitive as seasons gone by ...
RTS has to be our fullback target
moving forward, he won't make the
AB's squad. Start making phone calls

That’s the dream my man

 

[balmain boy]

Fair enough. I’d offer LB 600 max unless he starts the year on a tear . Saving up to half a million on what he’s on now. We must have wiggle room if we had 1.4 for Moses and intended to keep Brooks. There’s gotta be money for a huge star if one actually will give the club a chance.

Brooks is definitely not more than a 600k player, on the numbers we're used to. Under the new, bigger cap that then jumps to 700-750k

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Is he really worth that ? What about AD ? The average salary is 370k.

halves are worth 750k 800k minimum at present

 

[diedpretty]

Fair enough. I’d offer LB 600 max unless he starts the year on a tear . Saving up to half a million on what he’s on now. We must have wiggle room if we had 1.4 for Moses and intended to keep Brooks. There’s gotta be money for a huge star if one actually will give the club a chance.

Yea - i'm not convinced we were going to keep Brooks if Moses came. That was media talk and the forum jumped on it. I think everything was on hold until MM made a decision. On the same day he makes that decision Pom says we are looking at extending Brooks for 2 years. Pretty much a stop gap as there is no great halves on the market for the next couple years.

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

No Moses? No worries. We still have the 2018 Dally M Halfback of the year. You can be at ease!

 

[balmain boy]

Brooksy is going to run riot on that
left edge. Our halves are going to be
feasting with Api's service and our
forwards camping in the opposition's
end of the field. I'm not worried about
Moses. They're not going to be at all
competitive as seasons gone by ...
RTS has to be our fullback target
moving forward, he won't make the
AB's squad. Start making phone calls

Did you not see the Raiders making 60-70m a set for much of the first half of the weekend?

 

[BAGNF05]

Brooks is definitely not more than a 600k player, on the numbers we're used to. Under the new, bigger cap that then jumps to 700-750k

you wouldn’t scale it across all players though. You’d strategically up the salaries of marquee players or young players in hot demand.

 

[KingRobbie]

Is Conti still only 15? :/
Thought (was hoping lol) he was 17...

Alex Conti (the highly rated one) is 16/17.

 

[shifty]

Not a win win imo. Moses is a flog, but no doubt he would have elevated this squad.

Y'all just hiding the disappointment of missing out a good half back.

 

[Kaito]

Did you not see the Raiders making 60-70m a set for much of the first half of the weekend?

Bro I saw them make 40/50 & 60
maybe once or twice. Also so that
we ran for 600 more meters than
them and had 150 meters more
post contact too. We forced errors
as well which was nice, despite every1
suggesting that they just had an
off night. We were better than them
in all departments. No question.

 

[BAGNF05]

Yea - i'm not convinced we were going to keep Brooks if Moses came. That was media talk and the forum jumped on it. I think everything was on hold until MM made a decision. On the same day he makes that decision Pom says we are looking at extending Brooks for 2 years. Pretty much a stop gap as there is no great halves on the market for the next couple years.

I still say let’s see how he goes in a better team. He was considered fringe origin when we last had a competitive team .

 

[liltiger]

Project George Williams incoming

1.4 million out of our cap could pay his and Welsbys salary.

 

[ovoevo]

RTS must be the clubs next target. Worth every cent of $1.4m and is exactly the type of player the club needs

Why? He's cooked. Anyone with eyes could see he was not the player he was when he left for Union. With fast-twitch athletes such as RTS who play right on the edge of physical ability any injuries begin to chip away at performance. Like all good players he managed to offset the decline in his game with greater experience. But you can only do that for so long. I'd say he knew he was no longer the player he was and sought out union because it would extend his career and give him financial security. But when he wasn't being picked (just the NOTION that RTS can't get a game for a pretty mediocre All Blacks outfit would be insane five years ago) his enthusiasm waned. To spend $1.4 million on RTS would be the height of financial mismanagement and the contract would become a millstone around the Tigers' neck for years. Steer clear - at all costs.

 

[king_sirro]

The biggest problem with our halves isn't their footballing ability, it's decision making and execution under extreme pressure. Moses would not have fixed that, he would have only improved it slightly. Is that worth 1.3m? Not in my opinion.

Brooks and Doueihi will do well in general, and at times be fantastic. I do fear those high pressure moments though. But how many halves out there nail those moments? Not many.

 

[balmain boy]

Yea - i'm not convinced we were going to keep Brooks if Moses came. That was media talk and the forum jumped on it. I think everything was on hold until MM made a decision. On the same day he makes that decision Pom says we are looking at extending Brooks for 2 years. Pretty much a stop gap as there is no great halves on the market for the next couple years.

But there's absolutely no need to re-sign Brooks for 2 more years after this one. He has to EARN an extension through playing well THIS season!
A one year extension to provide us with security in case he plays well is acceptable. Anything longer which is guaranteed is an insult to members

 

[Kaito]

1.4 million out of our cap could pay his and Welsbys salary.

$1.4 for 5 years was crazy talk man.
Especially for someone who buckles
in the bigger games. Would have been
nice but on reflection, nah, we're sweet

 

[BAGNF05]

The biggest problem with our halves isn't their footballing ability, it's decision making and execution under extreme pressure. Moses would not have fixed that, he would have only improved it slightly. Is that worth 1.3m? Not in my opinion.

Brooks and Doueihi will do well in general, and at times be fantastic. I do fear those high pressure moments though. But how many halves put there nail those moments? Not many.

Not much extreme pressure when you’re on 4 competition points after round 16. Let’s judge them in a better team.