Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

BlackWhiteGold said:
As it stands we have 28 players under contract for next season plus Tumeth with a player option & Sezer a mutual option.

Reading the tea leaves, I think Sezer staying in top 30 is contingent on Bud leaving.

Then I think the club will prioritise …

1 Re-signing Sione Fainu
2 Jack Bird
3 Royce Hunt
4 Corey Horsburgh
5 Someone who may fall from the tree if we have roster space

The above I reckon will be contingent to releasing these guys under contract …

- John Bateman
- Brent Naden
- Starford To’a
- Brandon Tumeth *
- Charlie Staines *

Bateman would be a good contract to sell given the $$$ if we can find a suitor. Possibly Souths.

Naden only has 1 year left so easier contract to sell (top up if necessary) + has shown to other clubs his value in recent weeks.

To’a is down our pecking order now, would offer good value to other clubs to take his 2 years remaining, played internationals end of last season. Plus same manager as Stef, iPap & Kepaoa so a bit of a trend there.

I actually think we’d like to keep Tumeth to keep developing a pathways rep as that is our charter. But with his manager being Isaac Moses & need for experience in our roster, he may be on the outer.

Staines is another we ideally would like to keep. BUT if we have issues offloading either Naden or To’a & there is interest in Staines at full freight, we may have to.

NB. If we are serious about Royce Hunt & Sharks want something in return as per DT today then Naden or To’a may get that deal done (as Sharks could do with more cover in outside backs).
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I will be very surprised if Tumeth is here next year. If he has no one interested, we will pay out his contract to free up a spot. I think Staines is often spoken about harshly on here but does his job more often than not. Not a superstar, but certainly a Top 30 squad member we should be keeping.
 
Mayby but in 17 mins he made 77 meters and 15 tackles - that's not shabby and we already have big minute front rowers in Klem, Twal, Pole what we need is impact
 
Keeping an eye on Bird, he does a lot of work off the ball. A lot of talking and organising which is something we'll need. Could be a really good leader and stiffen our defence on the edges.

It'll be a risky signing due to how injury prone he is. But offers a bit more versatility and direct ball running than Doueihei.

Gotta trust Benji and Richo on this one.
 
Curly_Tiger said:
Don’t do business with Luciano Leiluia’s manager
The guy must have photos, three years on $900k at the dragons after a $750k+ multi year deal with the cows
Before that we had him on around $400k
Stay well clear, he’s too good
Anyone know who it is
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Mario Tartak
 
The talk is Royce Hunt is asking for above 500k per season to sign with us and as much as I like his impact, that is too much for a player who only plays limited minutes and is approaching the back end of his career.
It’s rumoured Horsburgh is asking for similar money and he would certainly add aggression and physicality, but he’s also a risk with his injuries and general head space.
I believe Oregon Kaufusi has a mutual option meaning he can sign elsewhere for 2025. He’s at the right age in his mid twenties, now in the prime of his career and looking like he is becoming one of the games elite props. I am certain his current contract with the Sharks would only be around 300-400k maximum and it would take a sizeable offer for us to get him, but on current form he’s a definite upgrade on his old mate Stef, therefore I think we would get him for 800-850k per season.
If we combine him with Pole, Twal, Sione Fainu, Tim Johanssen, Jordan Miller and Chris Faagatu we have a quality prop rotation for the foreseeable future even allowing Klemner to leave when his contract finishes at the end of 2025.
Then if we also offer Jack Williams our starting 13 position with the ability for him the also play on an edge during games or when required, our forward pack would be looking very strong.
 
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Fraze23 said:
Keeping an eye on Bird, he does a lot of work off the ball. A lot of talking and organising which is something we'll need. Could be a really good leader and stiffen our defence on the edges.

It'll be a risky signing due to how injury prone he is. But offers a bit more versatility and direct ball running than Doueihei.

Gotta trust Benji and Richo on this one.
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Yeah. You won't see Bird go missing in defence like AD.
I'd like to see Bird here for a year or two at the right price.
 
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