There’s not as much as you think. Hastings will have to be increased likely this year as he is free to negotiate November 1. He’s reportedly on $350k which will chew up at least another 300k. Part of the reason we are no chance of keeping Madden as depth.
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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If the rumours are correct and we have now missed Bird, Hopgood, Nikora, Atkins, Angus C etc... it is really starting to become concerning. We are not going to get lucky like Papa again and get top players for under's.
We will be sitting there with shortage of players and all this money to burn like normal... For me we need to pay a little overs until we start WINNING and players want to come here... Sick of getting the left overs and also sick of relying on all younger players to develop.. We need a balance to be successful and help develop the younger ones.
We will be sitting there with shortage of players and all this money to burn like normal... For me we need to pay a little overs until we start WINNING and players want to come here... Sick of getting the left overs and also sick of relying on all younger players to develop.. We need a balance to be successful and help develop the younger ones.
Does the question need to be asked then...
We don't have anywhere near the quality of players the top clubs have yet we don't have much money to burn and have a younger roster on lower wages.. We have offloaded the overpaid players from the past so we must be overpaying internal players but not prepared to pay overs for external players.. Blows my mind
Wearealaughingstock
Member
I still believe it
The disappointing thing is that Papali'i and Garner would have been a great starting backrower and at a fairly low cost too.
weststigerman
Well-known member
Blore.
I don’t disagree we need another one but if he was fit he starts this year ahead of Garner and Tuilagi. He’s had 2 big injuries since joining us, he just needs a bit of luck. We need depth, don’t need another 700k back rower.
Joffa is not a second rower. He doesn't have the lateral for it in defence. He's a middle and a good one. Don't mess with it
Mbye money.
Blore has done absolutely nothing on field to suggest he's a shadow of the player he's intended to be here...
"Killing it pre-season" counts for 2/5ths of SFA unfortunately...
We all know where 11% of next years cap is going though. Bloke who used to try and play halfback. That's why there's not that much left over
Westsboi2019
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Missing out on Crichton, Aiken etc.. only to sign Payne Haas would be total Sheenius. 😉
Did your iphone calculate that for you?
We have another High End Hooker on the books next year...
Where's that money coming from?
There's players getting upgrades next year - Laurie being one of them....
I don't get this theory that if you stop paying someone at some point that there's automatically 'x' amount of dollars to spend elsewhere...
The cap is fluid - Very few contracted players are on the same amount of money every year for the length of the contract....
And here's the tip - The amount very rarely goes down.
weststigerman
Well-known member
You are ill informed. Tuilagi was playing reserve grade when Blore was fit.
Out of what you've said here - Nothing makes me ill informed...
If you wish to argue the point, Maybe point out something (Apart from his Couple hits on Brown)
that he's done to convince everyone he's an 80 minute quality back rower..
- I'll wait....
Furthermore, There's no evidence he wouldn't have lost his spot to Kelma at some point - Even then, Kelma has certainly dropped off.
Kaito
Well-known member
If he could pack a scrum at loose Or Tight head prop he would be a weapon. Next to angus bell or Taniela tupou... Far out no way but 😆
Odessa
Well-known member
Bring out the Sheenius in all of us
We should pick a Leichhardt over game and get a dark Orange/Gold T Shirt made and in Black bold writing
....It's just bloody Sheenius ....
And on the back his Face
Missing 2 back rowers and signing a prop would be sheenius - And not really helpful to the problem atm.
king_sirro
Well-known member
I'll give it a go.
Firstly Blore was ahead of Tuilagi last year and all pre season leading up to his injury. And rightly so. Kelma is a terrible backrower.
Last year after hardly any football, Blore was punching out 80 minutes on the edge comfortably. His defence was better then any backrower we have had for years. His attack was a little off running lines, but that was improving.
If you can't see how our left side was locked down when Blore was there you weren't watching closely enough. Or maybe you just notice big hits and big runs, I'm not sure.
Paps and Blore backrow is exciting if Shawn can get a decent run at it.
