Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[pawsandclaws1]

The Cowboys have secured Scott Drinkwater on a two-year contract extension, per News Corporation. The cows now have Chad Townsend, Tom Dearden & Scott Drinkwater signed as halves options in 2022.

Payten is bringing together a good Nth Qld side. I always enjoy league more when the Cowboys are going well. It is a rugby league stronghold deserving of a strong team.

Personally I enjoy it when the wests tigers are going well. Stuff the cowboys and their coach

I wish we had their coach.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Esan Marsters released by cowboys & sings with titans

looks like they're keen to leak more points

Esan played quite well at WTs especially under Cleary.

This is the funniest post I have read this year. Esan makes James Roberts 2021 look like a gun. You really got a thing for Ivan don’t you.

Joey Leilua, the self annointed best centre in the world, sound familiar.

 

[crazycat]

So Storm have offered Coates 850k for 2 years and he is mulling it over.. We need to have a serious chat to his management and at least put an offer in as he is worth way more than that.. I would offer 600k without hesitation for 3 years. Compare him to Nofo, Cotric and he is bigger, quicker and current SOO player that is only going to get better.. Madge / Hartigan get on the phone

Absolutely. I'd go so far as offering 1.9-2 million over 3 years. We've got to pay overs to get the first star or two. Sure, he's currently only worth about 450-500k. 600-650k is our ballpark to have any chance.

I think we need to think better then this.
First, Melbourne offer 850k for 2 years... what makes anyone think we have a chance offering 650k over 3?

Does Coates fit our team?
I would not have thought "winger" is what we need. Yes we need to score, but I think what Madge was doing in hiring BJ Leulia and James Roberts is get an experienced back pairing, we have spent the money there and it hasn't worked out, but I get the logic. Now what add Coates and Nofo... Where is Cini going to go? Talou? I don't want to loose Cini to Parra/dogs/easts/whoever because we did not leave room for him to develop.



Honestly, my view is we need to get our forward pack right and our big D right. Defense is key, we haven't got this right and I think we need more then Tamou and Joe O . A winger will not help that at all.

 

[hank37w]

I hope Madge and Hartigan are monitoring this situation very closely. As an aggressive, hard-running forward he will be a phenomenal addition. Tapine and Madge have a Kiwi connection.

Tapine at 13 would just about round our pack out. don't see it happening, but imagine.

Imagine his Mrs giving us all a serve.

Of what

Steaming hot tongue.

 

[bbobb]

I hear Oliver Gildart is a done deal.

Hope not. Why would we want such a small backline? Can you imagine him and Nof next to one another.

If it's only 200k as a squad option for him to prove himself ok, but he's just a run of the mill back.

People doubted Ellis before he came to us. He's an international player and we're hardly a magnet club. Plus I'm willing to trust Madge based on his recruitment so far.

Really? Few doubted Ellis, he was a top 2 forward in England and had been a standout domestically and internationally

Gildart is 182cm, 85kgs. That's small for a centre.

Size isn't everything, but it helps.

He's also been out all season with a groin injury.

Again if he's on 200k and wanting to prove himself then fine. He basically comes in as a direct swap for JTJ. No problem with that. If we're offering him 500k then he kinda needs to start and that would be a concern.

Yeah really. It's easy to say in hindsight that Ellis being great was a given but yeah people had doubts he would be a good consistent NRL player.

I remember a lot of doubts. He had a couple of average early games and most wrote him off

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Didn’t he smash Willie Mason first tackle of his first game? I know it didn’t take long for him to be feared by opposition and revered by us fans.

 

[bbobb]

So Storm have offered Coates 850k for 2 years and he is mulling it over.. We need to have a serious chat to his management and at least put an offer in as he is worth way more than that.. I would offer 600k without hesitation for 3 years. Compare him to Nofo, Cotric and he is bigger, quicker and current SOO player that is only going to get better.. Madge / Hartigan get on the phone

Absolutely. I'd go so far as offering 1.9-2 million over 3 years. We've got to pay overs to get the first star or two. Sure, he's currently only worth about 450-500k. 600-650k is our ballpark to have any chance.

I think we need to think better then this.
First, Melbourne offer 850k for 2 years... what makes anyone think we have a chance offering 650k over 3?

Does Coates fit our team?
I would not have thought "winger" is what we need. Yes we need to score, but I think what Madge was doing in hiring BJ Leulia and James Roberts is get an experienced back pairing, we have spent the money there and it hasn't worked out, but I get the logic. Now what add Coates and Nofo... Where is Cini going to go? Talou? I don't want to loose Cini to Parra/dogs/easts/whoever because we did not leave room for him to develop.



Honestly, my view is we need to get our forward pack right and our big D right. Defense is key, we haven't got this right and I think we need more then Tamou and Joe O . A winger will not help that at all.

I think you have a point there. My view is that we have a pack of workers. We need an enforcer who hits hard and will lead the defence. I know Musgrove and to a lesser extent Rusty were probably signed for that role but they haven’t worked. Potential for Shaun Blore but remains to be seeen.

 

[The-moP]

So Staggs is staying with the Donkeys in Brisbane for another 4 years 800,000+ a season ... damn and I thought we had him .. ;-)

 

[coivtny]

I hope Madge and Hartigan are monitoring this situation very closely. As an aggressive, hard-running forward he will be a phenomenal addition. Tapine and Madge have a Kiwi connection.

Tapine at 13 would just about round our pack out. don't see it happening, but imagine.

Imagine his Mrs giving us all a serve.

Of what

Steaming hot tongue.

Just going up for a cold shower.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

don't particularly like Nathan Brown but at the right price maybe 550k he has that aggression factor at lock that could help us. A backrow of Luciano Blore Brown would be good

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Hooker musical chairs look interesting:
Hodgson leaving Canberra,I wonder if he may end up at Broncos
Brandon Smith still undecided
Dogs need a hooker
Canberra may need a hooker
cowboys
gold Coast

I think we will be hard pushed to keep Liddle but if we do keep him as a bench player then that will help our depth, Liddle would walk in to any of those sides

 

[twentyforty]

Esan Marsters released by cowboys & sings with titans

looks like they're keen to leak more points

Esan played quite well at WTs especially under Cleary.

This is the funniest post I have read this year. Esan makes James Roberts 2021 look like a gun. You really got a thing for Ivan don’t you.

Joey Leilua, the self annointed best centre in the world, sound familiar.

If he is what he claims, he’s not going to show us.
Time for Madge to cut him loose. He’s just not going to return the loyalty or opportunity Madge has given him.

 

[cochise]

Esan Marsters released by cowboys & sings with titans

looks like they're keen to leak more points

Esan played quite well at WTs especially under Cleary.

This is the funniest post I have read this year. Esan makes James Roberts 2021 look like a gun. You really got a thing for Ivan don’t you.

Joey Leilua, the self annointed best centre in the world, sound familiar.


If he is what he claims, he’s not going to show us.
Time for Madge to cut him loose. He’s just not going to return the loyalty or opportunity Madge has given him.

I doubt he will be here next year.

 

[Spartan117]

I doubt he will be here next year.

I have a feeling BJ will be here in 2022 on a reduced contract.

 

[twentyforty]

Esan Marsters released by cowboys & sings with titans

looks like they're keen to leak more points

Esan played quite well at WTs especially under Cleary.

This is the funniest post I have read this year. Esan makes James Roberts 2021 look like a gun. You really got a thing for Ivan don’t you.

Joey Leilua, the self annointed best centre in the world, sound familiar.


If he is what he claims, he’s not going to show us.
Time for Madge to cut him loose. He’s just not going to return the loyalty or opportunity Madge has given him.

I doubt he will be here next year.

Even if he has been told, you’d expect better. We would have lost that Dragons game if it wasn’t for Brooks cleaning up after him.

 

[Furious1]

Esan Marsters released by cowboys & sings with titans

looks like they're keen to leak more points

Esan played quite well at WTs especially under Cleary.

This is the funniest post I have read this year. Esan makes James Roberts 2021 look like a gun. You really got a thing for Ivan don’t you.

Joey Leilua, the self annointed best centre in the world, sound familiar.


If he is what he claims, he’s not going to show us.
Time for Madge to cut him loose. He’s just not going to return the loyalty or opportunity Madge has given him.

I doubt he will be here next year.

Even if he has been told, you’d expect better. We would have lost that Dragons game if it wasn’t for Brooks cleaning up after him.

Or Leilua scoring a try and running a great line for the other.

 

[TIGERPOWER]

Esan Marsters released by cowboys & sings with titans

looks like they're keen to leak more points

Esan played quite well at WTs especially under Cleary.

This is the funniest post I have read this year. Esan makes James Roberts 2021 look like a gun. You really got a thing for Ivan don’t you.

Joey Leilua, the self annointed best centre in the world, sound familiar.

As bad as BJ is (although he was great on the weekend) he’d run circles around Marsters. I pray that marsters is selected this week.

 

[weststigerman]

The Cowboys have secured Scott Drinkwater on a two-year contract extension, per News Corporation. The cows now have Chad Townsend, Tom Dearden & Scott Drinkwater signed as halves options in 2022.

Payten is bringing together a good Nth Qld side. I always enjoy league more when the Cowboys are going well. It is a rugby league stronghold deserving of a strong team.

Personally I enjoy it when the wests tigers are going well. Stuff the cowboys and their coach

I wish we had their coach.

What was it you said about Tedesco? Something about wanting him back is like going back to an old girlfriend that already dumped you?

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

it makes you think if George Williams is released woukd Canberra make a play for Brooks for 2022 ?

 

[Yossarian]

Esan Marsters released by cowboys & sings with titans

looks like they're keen to leak more points

Esan played quite well at WTs especially under Cleary.

This is the funniest post I have read this year. Esan makes James Roberts 2021 look like a gun. You really got a thing for Ivan don’t you.

Joey Leilua, the self annointed best centre in the world, sound familiar.


If he is what he claims, he’s not going to show us.
Time for Madge to cut him loose. He’s just not going to return the loyalty or opportunity Madge has given him.

I doubt he will be here next year.

Even if he has been told, you’d expect better. We would have lost that Dragons game if it wasn’t for Brooks cleaning up after him.

Or Leilua scoring a try and running a great line for the other.

Or forcing a poor kick because of his pressure from marker.

 

[Tiger_Fanatic3]

Shaun Johnson reportedly offered out to Super League clubs in shock development.