Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Manly unlikely to win without him. Look what happened to Canberra without Fogarty and his (boring) kicking game.
 
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just heard an ABC interview from the weekend where Richo said that there are no further signings to come for 2025 …

That’s gotta be a blow for a lot of you NSW Cup speculators in the thread ?
Il,bet we add min 3 more players for 25 , probably reserve graders on the verge but we will add , we can’t keep going like we are 14/15 th in the NrL and a bog average reserve grade team and hopefully coming through in 2 / 3 years time , we need to buy now and remove dead wood , also I don’t think we will buy crap anymore with Benji and RicHo doing the recruiting, Centre Prop next please and these can be fringe from othe r clubs
 
just heard an ABC interview from the weekend where Richo said that there are no further signings to come for 2025 …

That’s gotta be a blow for a lot of you NSW Cup speculators in the thread ?

Here it is
 
Il,bet we add min 3 more players for 25 , probably reserve graders on the verge but we will add , we can’t keep going like we are 14/15 th in the NrL and a bog average reserve grade team and hopefully coming through in 2 / 3 years time , we need to buy now and remove dead wood , also I don’t think we will buy crap anymore with Benji and RicHo doing the recruiting, Centre Prop next please and these can be fringe from othe r clubs

apparently they have another 3-4 guys from within who will move to Top 30 spots at the end of this year

Richo has said they aren’t a recruitment club and I believe him … at least for the next year until they can free up some space on the squad …
 
apparently they have another 3-4 guys from within who will move to Top 30 spots at the end of this year

Richo has said they aren’t a recruitment club and I believe him … at least for the next year until they can free up some space on the squad …
Has Richo or anyone else watched our lower grades play ?
Anyone who has watched would know we don’t have many if any jumping out to become NRL players in 2025.
So if he is firm on these comments we will be heading for our 4th straight Wooden Spoon in 2025.
 
just heard an ABC interview from the weekend where Richo said that there are no further signings to come for 2025 …

That’s gotta be a blow for a lot of you NSW Cup speculators in the thread ?
Thought you had to have signed 30 players before 30 June - we only have 29?
 
Yeah but the difference with Cam Murray and other footballers is the big red thing inside his chest.
I don’t reckon Illias has a big one and size matters.
Fair enough if that's your take BF and @Kaito .

I don't necessarily agree, I actually think he defends similar to Brooks; relatively brave.

The original comment was about size being the issue. I don't think people realise the size he is.

I will say that I haven't exactly examined him with a fine-tooth comb over the last few years though, just what I've observed in passing.
 
Fair enough if that's your take BF and @Kaito .

I don't necessarily agree, I actually think he defends similar to Brooks; relatively brave.

The original comment was about size being the issue. I don't think people realise the size he is.

I will say that I haven't exactly examined him with a fine-tooth comb over the last few years though, just what I've observed in passing.
I don't think someone who can defend "relatively brave" is our answer.. also if you want to mold a half into a lock then surely you do it with one of our existing halves?

We need some mongrel, not someone who's "relatively brave"
 
Has Richo or anyone else watched our lower grades play ?
Anyone who has watched would know we don’t have many if any jumping out to become NRL players in 2025.
So if he is firm on these comments we will be heading for our 4th straight Wooden Spoon in 2025.

I suggest he has …

Not much he can do if contracts to upgrade Juniors to Top 30 deals were signed before he arrived …
 
There is only 29 signed I believe … i dont know if you “have to “ have 30 or not … they could always upgrade someone I guess
I believe by the end of June all clubs have to have all top 30 spots filled. But I think if a player gets released after that date the club isn’t obligated to replace them. It’s something like that but normally end of June all 30 spots have to be filled. My guess is Faataape will get the last spot. Unless Turuva was allowed to come early but I doubt it.
 
I suggest he has …

Not much he can do if contracts to upgrade Juniors to Top 30 deals were signed before he arrived …
I think as well he wants us to be a development club at least 95% if not 100%. Weird way of saying it I know, but I just think he wants to focus on the juniors coming through as there will have to be some good ones at least.
 
There is only 29 signed I believe … i dont know if you “have to “ have 30 or not … they could always upgrade someone I guess
Based on the commentt about Souths it appears you have to
"Souths have only signed 28 players to their top-30 roster. Two more players need to be signed by June." SMH today.
 
I don't think someone who can defend "relatively brave" is our answer.. also if you want to mold a half into a lock then surely you do it with one of our existing halves?

We need some mongrel, not someone who's "relatively brave"
It was an assessment relating to concerns about his size. That is to say, despite being physically more akin to a small forward or a larger half, he is a brave defender, as in, puts his body on the line and hits quite well. The 'relatively' qualifier was due to the fact that, in the middle, he would often be tackling players 10/15kg heavier than him.

It is extremely rare to have a physical lock who also possesses a strong running and passing threat. Generally, team must choose the archetype they want to go with. Skilful and deceptive or a big, strong presence in the middle.

Very, very few have it all.

I don't think mongrel is a necessary skillset in a successful modern-day lock, but, you're right, it wouldn't hurt.

In regards to one of our own, Latu to me shapes an an ideal small-forward lock. But many, myself included, have reservations about workload simply due to his age. If he was 23 or 24, he's a great fit. But at the moment, he remains a versatile and promising half/utility option.

But even he, due to his size, is somebody who I would describe as 'relatively brave' in the middle. I would say the same for the likes of Api.

So the description I used may not be as irrelevant as it may seem at first glance.

Anyway, I'm not married to the idea in the slightest, just an idea worth pondering in my opinion.
 
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