Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Flippedy said:
I would too in a heartbeat. I think he’s a very underrated centre. He’s smart, strong defensively and does those one percenters that can sometimes turn a game. Plenty of big game experience as well. Certainly a big improvement on some of the brain exploding turnstiles we’ve had in recent years. Momo paired with a fast, block busting centre on the other side, would be a dream for this team.

Not sure who the block buster is, but we definitely need one. Perhaps Reilly will grow into it, but he’s still very raw and I’m not sold on Toa. Maybe throw Staines in there and see how he goes if we can’t pick someone up in the off season.
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Our outside back stocks are so thin, I would like to see both Staines and Momo. If we need to play Kepoa at centre again next year, we are in all sorts...
 
Lestronge said:
LOL ! How does half of penriths 2020 team end up at the dogs . How does Matterson end up at the eels .. how does RCG end up at the eels .
They’re always talking , always colluding , trying to build super teams etc . The planets just have to align with thier collusion, in respect to other desires like wanting to win a premiership with thier current club etc.
Like I said the most naive post on this forum . And doubling down on it too . Good luck too.
Sorry mate but what you are saying just isn’t reality, as a general rule.
As for your Bula comment see above . He’s not been industrialised to the machinations of an nrl player yet . And he might never be . But if and when he is , see above . Just hope that we are successful , so we are the club taking advantage of these collusions . Like the dogs of the past , roosters of the past …
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RCG ended up at Parra cos Cleary gave him the arse, and Matterson ended up at Parra cos he was a selfish moron. Did you just pull random names out of your arse on that one?
 
Telltails said:
Good players definitely flock to clubs where other good players are - until they are looking for the retirement fund and or when there options are limited, then it becomes more about money.
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Api spoke about it on the Ebbs and Flows podcast.

Said Penrith had all young kids on peanuts and they all fired at the same time.... so they have success but then they can't afford them any more and they start getting picked off.

Penrith couldn't afford him and had to let him go and move with the cheaper hooker options of Kenny, Soni Luke and utility types like Jaemon and Cogger (who both got scooped up too.)
 
Demps said:
Demps said:
Api spoke about it on the Ebbs and Flows podcast.

Said Penrith had all young kids on peanuts and they all fired at the same time.... so they have success but then they can't afford them any more and they start getting picked off.

Penrith couldn't afford him and had to let him go and move with the cheaper hooker options of Kenny, Soni Luke and utility types like Jaemon and Cogger (who both got scooped up too.)
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Api spoke about it on the Ebbs and Flows podcast.

Said Penrith had all young kids on peanuts and they all fired at the same time.... so they have success but then they can't afford them any more and they start getting picked off.

Penrith couldn't afford him and had to let him go and move with the cheaper hooker options of Kenny, Soni Luke and utility types like Jaemon and Cogger (who both got scooped up too.)
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I like the fact that Penrith look to be playing fair regarding the salary cap. They have had success via their juniors/pathways and lose talent every year. They are fortunate in that they have enough waiting in the wings that they can replace them and still keep on winning. Very well done to them!

In contrast, the Rooster tell us that player x took unders to play for them because they're winners. Then when player x moves on that frees up heaps of coin to sign another star.

In my opinion, Penrith losing players due to the cap is good for the game. Just wish they all didn't end up at the Dogs (well all except our Captain and probably the most valuable).
 
Maybe Andrew Kellaway could be enticed to his favourite NRL club with a wing spot - fast, strong & good finisher!!!

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8366745/kellaways-a-fan-of-wallabies-assistant-brett-hodgson/

Wallabies' assistant coach Brett Hodgson has kept a notably low profile at the World Cup but he's made a big impact on fullback-turned-fan-boy Andrew Kellaway.

Australia's defence coach hasn't fronted the media in France since a brief zoom call last month but Kellaway has been picking the brains of the former NRL star.

Kellaway grew up in the inner west and is a big fan of Hodgson, now 45, and the Wests Tigers.

"He was a little fella with a big heart, he had a crack," 27-year-old Kellaway said of Hodgson's playing days.

"He's a Wests Tigers legend - he's been awesome - he's played in big games, plays the same position as I do so on a personal note, I found him incredibly useful.

"I didn't watch a heap of league growing up but I'm a Wests Tigers fan, so any Wests Tigers people coming into camp is a bit of a morale boost."

Hodgson ended up at Parramatta when Western Suburbs and Balmain merged ahead of the 2000 season, leaving as a way of of staying loyal to late Magpies great and then coach Tommy Raudonikis who initially resisted the change.

Kellaway joked Hodgson must still carry the scars because he wouldn't sign his Balmain jersey.

"I've got my Tigers jersey back at the hotel but he refused to sign it cause it's Balmain Tigers and he's Wests Magpies technically."
 
Demps said:
Gave you multiple examples.
It's OK to admit you're wrong.
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RCG and Matterson aren’t examples if you are including those. The way you portrayed the Tedesco thing was that Farah actively stopped him from signing. He didn’t. After he signed, he could see that Tedesco wasn’t himself and offered to lend an ear. Tedesco confided that he did not want to go through with the signing, then Farah went to the club. As for Woods, he was under the impression Tedesco and Moses were going to the Dogs with him and was left like a shag on a rock. Deservedly so.
 
tiger_scott said:
I like the fact that Penrith look to be playing fair regarding the salary cap. They have had success via their juniors/pathways and lose talent every year. They are fortunate in that they have enough waiting in the wings that they can replace them and still keep on winning. Very well done to them!

In contrast, the Rooster tell us that player x took unders to play for them because they're winners. Then when player x moves on that frees up heaps of coin to sign another star.

In my opinion, Penrith losing players due to the cap is good for the game. Just wish they all didn't end up at the Dogs (well all except our Captain and probably the most valuable).
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Cleary signed for them for less than a couple of other halves in the comp. according to the media.
Does that sound like they're all above board.
All clubs cheat. Even back in Anthony Mundine's day he talked about $100k per year that he was paid on the side.
We're just the suckers that don't know how to do it.
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
Maybe Andrew Kellaway could be enticed to his favourite NRL club with a wing spot - fast, strong & good finisher!!!

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8366745/kellaways-a-fan-of-wallabies-assistant-brett-hodgson/

Wallabies' assistant coach Brett Hodgson has kept a notably low profile at the World Cup but he's made a big impact on fullback-turned-fan-boy Andrew Kellaway.

Australia's defence coach hasn't fronted the media in France since a brief zoom call last month but Kellaway has been picking the brains of the former NRL star.

Kellaway grew up in the inner west and is a big fan of Hodgson, now 45, and the Wests Tigers.

"He was a little fella with a big heart, he had a crack," 27-year-old Kellaway said of Hodgson's playing days.

"He's a Wests Tigers legend - he's been awesome - he's played in big games, plays the same position as I do so on a personal note, I found him incredibly useful.

"I didn't watch a heap of league growing up but I'm a Wests Tigers fan, so any Wests Tigers people coming into camp is a bit of a morale boost."

Hodgson ended up at Parramatta when Western Suburbs and Balmain merged ahead of the 2000 season, leaving as a way of of staying loyal to late Magpies great and then coach Tommy Raudonikis who initially resisted the change.

Kellaway joked Hodgson must still carry the scars because he wouldn't sign his Balmain jersey.

"I've got my Tigers jersey back at the hotel but he refused to sign it cause it's Balmain Tigers and he's Wests Magpies technically."
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What a champion Hodgo is!
 
Fallen Angel said:
RCG and Matterson aren’t examples if you are including those. The way you portrayed the Tedesco thing was that Farah actively stopped him from signing. He didn’t. After he signed, he could see that Tedesco wasn’t himself and offered to lend an ear. Tedesco confided that he did not want to go through with the signing, then Farah went to the club. As for Woods, he was under the impression Tedesco and Moses were going to the Dogs with him and was left like a shag on a rock. Deservedly so.
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They were not my examples (RCG and Matterson)

Strong Cope.

Players do discuss these things and it's as simple as that.
 
South Sydney has announced the retention of Michael Chee Kam and Dean Hawkins on one-year deals, securing the pair for the 2024 season.

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