Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Needaname]

Expecting the club to announce shortly a 2 year extension for Brooks, doesn’t want to go anywhere else based on discussions despite recent interest from the Dolphins.
Going to give Brooks & AD a chance to prove themselves now for the time being.
Large is the future for the club. Hopefully ready a year after Benji takes over

Any chance the 2 year extension was signed in the hope of playing him alongside Moses? As in the manager Isaac Moses used the situation to get the best option for both clients? Brooks gets more money with Moses not at the club. Is it a decent contract as in we are getting good value out of it?

 

[BAGNF05]

There you go fellas, obviously Moses was never going to come. Welsby and Farnworth would be awesome pickups although the latter is apparently close to staying at red hill

If there’s 1.4million involved hopefully we aim higher.

 

[Tiger Tail]

Lets' wait and see if we have a Plan B

 

[THE_POM]

Any interest at this stage in Ethan Sanders or the like?

It’s an option but club does have plans for Conti so it expect if a half does come in it would be an experienced half not a rookie

 

[krissy]

I am glad the Moses saga is over and I am not disappointed by the outcome. The idea of bringing back a player that tanked on us to get his own way, just didn’t sit well with me. I didn’t think we were seriously a chance of signing him, we were just driving up his Parra price. Would he have made a difference to our team, probably, would he have taken a giant chunk of our cap for years, definitely, are there plenty of fish in the sea, absolutely.
Time to turn our attention to this season & the cubs we have and maybe look at Welsby etc.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Oh well, c'est la vie.

Had a feeling it was going to be a long shot. He's not winning a comp at Parra so he's full of shit about his intentions.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Hope the club doesn't panic and lock down Brooks for more than '24 in the interim.

 

[The Fresh Oil]

Hope the club doesn't panic and lock down Brooks for more than '24 in the interim.

You will be regretting that comment when Brooks has the break out year @Jedi_Tiger promised me for 23. We are better locking him in now for 4 more years at current prices. He might demand 1.2m a season after that. Do you want to take that risk?

 

[BAGNF05]

You will be regretting that comment when Brooks has the break out year @Jedi_Tiger promised me for 23. We are better locking him in now for 4 more years at current prices. He might demand 1.2m a season after that. Do you want to take that risk?

Anything over 600 for Brooks is ludicrous. If we’re undefeated a month in, maybe 800

 

[barnsta]

Will be stoked if we beat parra and finish higher on the ladder than em, n parra end up crap for a few years

 

[Wiz]

It’s an option but club does have plans for Conti so it expect if a half does come in it would be an experienced half not a rookie

Any further news on Fletcher Baker? Good player, would like to see us sign him.

 

[TV Ted Ellery]

In the end, the Eels basically matched the Tigers' offer, but unsurprisingly that's not how the media are reporting it.

 

[momo_amp_medo]

Oh well, c'est la vie.

Had a feeling it was going to be a long shot. He's not winning a comp at Parra so he's full of shit about his intentions.

I don’t want to hear that bums name again.
He and his management team led us by our noses twice now.
There should be no doubt we were used.

 

[Jolls]

Looking forward to see what pans out now. Sheens will not have had all of his eggs in one basket.

There is no need to rush to sign Brooks. He can play for his contract over the opening weeks which is great for us.

Plenty of gold in the war chest and all the quality players know that we aren't afraid to spend it.

Time to see how Brooks and AD perform behind a quality set of forwards. If they are do OK I expect the $ will go towards a strike centre and first class 1 while we hold ground waiting for a home grown 7 to emerge.

A lot hanging on Messers Brooks and Douhie to perform now.

 

[Kelce68]

Isdale, Conti and Large, probably our best halves prospects, are all playing in the under 17s right now.

In 4 years, they'll still be eligible for flegg.

Meaning, at the earliest, they're 4/5 years from tasting first grade, much less holding a spot or even excelling. For reference, that time frame is the end of Benji's coaching contract.

So, we've got Brooks and doueihi for the foreseeable future, 4/5 years in best case scenario, that is, of course, unless a top line half comes on the market in that time, and, is even willing to entertain a move to the Tigers.

I can't name one.

So, unless you feel that Brooks and Doueihi are a top four or possibly premiership winning halves combination, then we're stuck with an 'ok' halves pair for the foreseeable future, regardless of the way we continue to build the squad.

For this reason, I think that this is a HUGE miss.

 

[Mystery]

RTS must be the clubs next target. Worth every cent of $1.4m and is exactly the type of player the club needs

 

[WesternSuburbsBoy]

Isdale, Conti and Large, probably our best halves prospects, are all playing in the under 17s right now.

In 4 years, they'll still be eligible for flegg.

Meaning, at the earliest, they're 4/5 years from tasting first grade, much less holding a spot or even excelling. For reference, that time frame is the end of Benji's coaching contract.

So, we've got Brooks and doueihi for the foreseeable future, 4/5 years in best case scenario, that is, of course, unless a top line half comes on the market in that time, and, is even willing to entertain a move to the Tigers.

I can't name one.

So, unless you feel that Brooks and Doueihi are a top four or possibly premiership winning halves combination, then we're stuck with an 'ok' halves pair for the foreseeable future, regardless of the way we continue to build the squad.

For this reason, I think that this is a HUGE miss.

yep !! regardless of who was partnered next to him Moses would’ve taken our team to the next level… he is exactly what we needed

 

[magpies forever]

Give Brooks till round 8 before you write him off… he has never played behind a pack on the front foot.. he will in ‘23….

Agree but we should also not re-sign / extend him until then either too. Let him prove capability behind a better pack.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

You will be regretting that comment when Brooks has the break out year @Jedi_Tiger promised me for 23. We are better locking him in now for 4 more years at current prices. He might demand 1.2m a season after that. Do you want to take that risk?

I don't think we will keep Brooks tbh

 

[Telltails]

I'd be very surprised if the deal with Brooks is not as good as done. Perfect opportunity for IMoses to get the best deal for his clients before committing where MM was signing.