Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[ovoevo]

I suspect we do get spoken about regularly at NRL HQ.
This is our 24th season and we have only played finals 3 times.
We’ve caused a lot of drama and become whipping boys for the media.
We fail to improve.
We are noticed in the same way that a drunk is noticed at family gatherings when he constantly swears in front of the kids and knocks tables over smashing shit everywhere…

Or it could be Ian Millward...

 

[tony soprano]

Throw Moses money at haas?

 

[tony soprano]

Adam Reynolds off contract in 24

 

[Eternal Tiger]

Benji will be the first NRL coach to quit or to be sacked before he even coaches one game. Theres no way he makes it to 2025.

He doesn't deserve to if he keeps picking Douehi and Brooks

 

[Eternal Tiger]

Sheens sacked 14 Madge players and has since moved on Ken, and probably Daine and Noff. He knows it’s a weak squad. The big question now is can he overcome the fact that the club stinks in the eyes of elite players? A clean out in head office and some real footy IQ alongside Sheens would help.

How do you clean out head office when they're answerable and accountable to nobody?

 

[ovoevo]

Throw Moses money at haas?

You couldn't get Haas with the stone tablets he brought down from the Mount.

 

[mikey]

Benji will be the first NRL coach to quit or to be sacked before he even coaches one game. Theres no way he makes it to 2025.

We can only pray.

 

[Eternal Tiger]

When discussing Signing suggestions, its important to note that after releasing Ken, we are $1m under the Cap THIS SEASON. Awesome Recruitment team!!!
The Club has forfeited 2023 just like they did 2022.

 

[aturkey]

Benji will be the first NRL coach to quit or to be sacked before he even coaches one game. Theres no way he makes it to 2025.

Nothing suggests he didn't know what he was in for. He is not delusional. He will stay

 

[tony soprano]

When discussing Signing suggestions, its important to note that after releasing Ken, we are $1m under the Cap THIS SEASON. Awesome Recruitment team!!!
The Club has forfeited 2023 just like they did 2022.

Crazy wonder where they splash the cash

 

[Eternal Tiger]

Crazy wonder where they splash the cash

It's rank stupidity that they didn't spend it for 2023.

 

[Wests🐅]

Crazy wonder where they splash the cash

They can’t. That’s the issue. No one wants to join them.

 

[aturkey]

Lets not forget who last resigned Brooks. Lest we forget

 

[JRDee]

Adam Reynolds off contract in 24

Throw Moses money at haas?

Can he play halfback ?

 

[jadtiger]

Can he play halfback ?

Sheens would try

 

[The Fresh Oil]

He doesn't deserve to if he keeps picking Douehi and Brooks

It’s pronounced Doulittle. Please say it correctly.

 

[gallagher]

Nothing suggests he didn't know what he was in for. He is not delusional. He will stay

I would say him taking the job on suggests he IS delusional. He has always over rated himself

 

[tony soprano]

They can’t. That’s the issue. No one wants to join them.

Yep recruitment is tough

 

[tunks]

Flegg going to be shit from covid for a couple of years . We investing in hmatts and sg ball, what's wrong with that

There's everything wrong with that. Have you ever seen a funnel diagram? Google NFL player funnel and this will make sense.

The top of the funnel is at its widest. For rugby league, the top of the funnel is Harold Matt's and junior development players. Then the funnel narrows at SG Ball, some of the Matt's stars are already dropping off.
Then it's Flegg. In our case we are putting 4 teams talent from SG ball sides in one team, so this is a sharp narrowed point.
After that we go to Cup.
Once you're at the pointy end of the funnell the only movement is injury, retirement or form.

Each point the numbers drop off through the technical, tactical or physical reasons.
Technical means they just don't have the required skills at top level.
Tactical is they can't follow a plan. And physical has many meanings, speed strength agility.

We have nothing at the pointy end of the funnel and alot at the top who have a lower percentage chance of going through.

 

[Harvey]

Ok with our strategy as a development club, I am speculating that we have set a path into the top 30 for the following players:

Josh Feledy (confirmed top 30 in 2024)
Brandon Mansfield (confirmed dev contract in 2023 & 24)
Jahream Bula (speculating top 30 in 2024 if not sooner)
Jordan Miller (speculating dev contract in 2024 & 25, top 30 in 26)
Tallyn Da Silva (speculating dev contract in 2024, top 30 in 25)
Kit Laulilii (speculating dev contract in 2024 & 25, top 30 in 26)
Solomone Saukuru (speculating dev contract in 2024, top 30 in 25)
Chris Faagutu (speculating dev contract in 2024 & 25, top 30 in 26)

Given 6 spots max are for development contracts, I'm speculating the players above are prioritised for those deals (they were all on T&T deals over summer suggesting they are top of the crop).

Then I think the following are the next tier of 18/19yos & earmarked for progress to Dev/top 30 if they can hit certain KPIs:

Tony Sukkar (likely JF contract in 2024)
Oliver Lawry (likely JF contract in 2024)
Cameron Kanaan (likely JF contract in 2024)
Zak Clarke (likely JF contract in 2024)
Lachlan Galvin (SG Ball senior in 2024)
Heath Mason (SG Ball senior in 2024)

Then under this age group who will be contending for development contracts from 2026 (maybe some in 25):

Luke Laulilii, Onitoni Large, Alex Conti, Heamisi Makasini, Mikey Nasser, Ali Karnib, Alex Isdale, Riley Oitmann, PJ French, Paul Johnson, Ashton Large, Edwin Langi, Dougie Tuala.

Sadly statistic show that about 2 players out of each age group with have an extended NRL career, so most of these in our top 30 will equate to another Kei or Fainu