Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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Definitely need to try and get him back to wt!
Nucky_Thompson
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Told yous drinkwater is the goods.
Ok we are all very keen to hear an announcement so…
Does anyone actually know if we have any major signing/s coming but won't be announced until their season ends????
Don't have to give names (would like that but understand) just so we can all settle down a bit...
Also help through the finals where we only dream of..
Does anyone actually know if we have any major signing/s coming but won't be announced until their season ends????
Don't have to give names (would like that but understand) just so we can all settle down a bit...
Also help through the finals where we only dream of..
Spud_Murphy
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Of course we're not! Too high quality for our recruitment team.
Spud_Murphy
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No thanks. Josh is to Scott as Malakai is to Watene.
Magpies1969
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Josh was part of the Catalans Team that won the Challenge cup.
Josh likely to stay in the UK. More opportunity to play first grade and more money.
Scott on verge of extended his contact with Storm. Picked Storm over a number of clubs due to their facilities and opportunity to play with great players. Someone unfortunately WT can not provide.
Likely to play full back next year once Slater retires.
Josh likely to stay in the UK. More opportunity to play first grade and more money.
Scott on verge of extended his contact with Storm. Picked Storm over a number of clubs due to their facilities and opportunity to play with great players. Someone unfortunately WT can not provide.
Likely to play full back next year once Slater retires.
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RFM was going good until injury finished his season. They have a surplus of backrowers as you say. I think our bulldog thing is Kelly Egan spending a number of years there with Des.
vlad
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https://www.theherald.com.au/story/5620002/which-rising-star-has-visited-newcastle-for-talks-with-knights-officials/
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**NRL | Tevita Pangai Junior visits Newcastle for talks with Knights officials**
ROBERT DILLON
August 31 2018 - 8:00PM
TEVITA Pangai Jnr appears a genuine chance of returning to Newcastle after the explosive Brisbane forward met with Knights officials earlier this week for contract negotiations.
Pangai Jnr flew into Newcastle on Thursday to talk with Knights coach Nathan Brown and staff and was given a tour of the club’s training facilities.
The 21-year-old, who debuted with the Broncos in 2016 and has appeared in 52 NRL games, is off contract and was widely expected to re-sign with Brisbane at the end of this season.
But it appears uncertainty about the future of coach Wayne Bennett has prompted the 1.90-metre, 113-kilogram prime mover to explore his options.
Brown has made it clear that his top recruitment priority for next season is a “power forward” capable of putting the Knights on the front foot in attack.
In March, when rival clubs started circling Pangai Jnr, Brown labelled the Tongan international and “an outstanding young talent”, and added: “There are going to be plenty of clubs interested in him, but he’s certainly a player we'd like to have a conversation with.”
It initially appeared the feeling was not mutual, but as one source told the Herald on Friday: “He wouldn’t have come down here if he wasn’t interested. The Broncos are probably still the favourites but hopefully we’re in with a chance.”
**Other clubs, including the Roosters, are also understood to be interested**.
But the Knights hope the fact that Pangai Jnr grew up in Newcastle, before signing with Canberra as a 17-year-old, will enhance their bid.
He attended Lambton High School and played his junior football with South Newcastle, starring in under-age and schoolboy representative teams alongside incumbent Knights Sione Mata’utia and Luke Yates, as well as Cronulla centre Jesse Ramien, who has signed to join Newcastle next season.
The Knights have already recruited Melbourne and Queensland prop Tim Glasby for next season but will need at least one more middle forward after the retirement of veterans Chris Heighington and Jacob Lillyman.
“I think the Knights are holding tight, but I’ll be surprised if they don’t sign a few more middles,” Heighington said.
The 36-year-old added that Newcastle should be looking for “a couple” of forwards offering “a bit of power, a bit of leg speed.”
Pangai Jnr would appear to fit that job description perfectly.
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would hope that the WTs are one of the "other clubs" interested in TPJ .
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**NRL | Tevita Pangai Junior visits Newcastle for talks with Knights officials**
ROBERT DILLON
August 31 2018 - 8:00PM
TEVITA Pangai Jnr appears a genuine chance of returning to Newcastle after the explosive Brisbane forward met with Knights officials earlier this week for contract negotiations.
Pangai Jnr flew into Newcastle on Thursday to talk with Knights coach Nathan Brown and staff and was given a tour of the club’s training facilities.
The 21-year-old, who debuted with the Broncos in 2016 and has appeared in 52 NRL games, is off contract and was widely expected to re-sign with Brisbane at the end of this season.
But it appears uncertainty about the future of coach Wayne Bennett has prompted the 1.90-metre, 113-kilogram prime mover to explore his options.
Brown has made it clear that his top recruitment priority for next season is a “power forward” capable of putting the Knights on the front foot in attack.
In March, when rival clubs started circling Pangai Jnr, Brown labelled the Tongan international and “an outstanding young talent”, and added: “There are going to be plenty of clubs interested in him, but he’s certainly a player we'd like to have a conversation with.”
It initially appeared the feeling was not mutual, but as one source told the Herald on Friday: “He wouldn’t have come down here if he wasn’t interested. The Broncos are probably still the favourites but hopefully we’re in with a chance.”
**Other clubs, including the Roosters, are also understood to be interested**.
But the Knights hope the fact that Pangai Jnr grew up in Newcastle, before signing with Canberra as a 17-year-old, will enhance their bid.
He attended Lambton High School and played his junior football with South Newcastle, starring in under-age and schoolboy representative teams alongside incumbent Knights Sione Mata’utia and Luke Yates, as well as Cronulla centre Jesse Ramien, who has signed to join Newcastle next season.
The Knights have already recruited Melbourne and Queensland prop Tim Glasby for next season but will need at least one more middle forward after the retirement of veterans Chris Heighington and Jacob Lillyman.
“I think the Knights are holding tight, but I’ll be surprised if they don’t sign a few more middles,” Heighington said.
The 36-year-old added that Newcastle should be looking for “a couple” of forwards offering “a bit of power, a bit of leg speed.”
Pangai Jnr would appear to fit that job description perfectly.
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would hope that the WTs are one of the "other clubs" interested in TPJ .
Sunnycoast_tiger
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That's good to hear, we Definitely need good young talent coming through the lower grades. Any names?
vlad
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Pangai & Ponga
What a combo that would be
The_Patriot
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If the Knights can talk to this class of players why cant we.
Why are we all hush hush until after the finals. Pangai Jnr is playing finals last time i checked.
Why are we all hush hush until after the finals. Pangai Jnr is playing finals last time i checked.
mightymagpie
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Something doesn’t add up. I wish The Pom could give us an update. I think we need some good news re signings after a disappointing end to the season.
Don’t think I can be bothered watching the finals. If ever there was a year when the premiers get stripped of the title due to salary cap breach let it be this year. Yes I know I’m salty…
Don’t think I can be bothered watching the finals. If ever there was a year when the premiers get stripped of the title due to salary cap breach let it be this year. Yes I know I’m salty…
