Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[BlackWhiteGold]

Dylan Egan has extended with the Dragons. Two of your suggestions @jrtiger Egan & Simi Sasagi are now off the radar, who else did you like to add depth to our backrow stocks?

I can't have Oryn Keeley now after watching him this season, I think Porter & Sukkar offer just as much.

 

[batboy]

Moses places no value on loyalty,mateship,development $$ invested by the club,nor being a one club player
Ask Woods how that turned out for him!

is he managing professional athletes or a Pub Social Darts team?

 

[Kelce68]

Maybe, that would probably come from the players side of the equation, I think the clubs and fans though would be all for it, I'm sure the NRL think tank could put together a fair system over an off season to keep all parties happy if they worked hard at it, what we have now isn't good enough.

Imagine Penrith win 4 in a row and then an NRL manager is viewed as 'helping' them acquire the likes of Blaize or Papali'i, or, the NRL manager is deemed to 'help' the Roosters continue to build stacked squads, etc.

Fans already think the game is skewed against certain clubs. The NRL regulating player movements (which, despite all of our cries of 'conspiracy' at times, are almost always above board), would push this sentiment to crazy levels.

It's a messy precedent.

But something needs to change, for sure.

 

[AdelaideTiger]

Think he might be a bit like Jack Bird for us.

They need an answer in the halves until Moses is back reckon they will move Brown to 7 and walker will play 6

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Imagine Penrith win 4 in a row and then an NRL manager is viewed as 'helping' them acquire the likes of Blaize or Papali'i, or, the NRL manager is deemed to 'help' the Roosters continue to build stacked squads, etc.

Fans already think the game is skewed against certain clubs. The NRL regulating player movements (which, despite all of our cries of 'conspiracy' at times, are almost always above board), would push this sentiment to crazy levels.

It's a messy precedent.

But something needs to change, for sure.

There would be smarter guys than you and me at the NRL to look under the hood and get it right, to start they could have transparency around their dealings that could help but we both agree what we have now is stinking up the game.

 

[Kelce68]

There would be smarter guys than you and me at the NRL to look under the hood and get it right, to start they could have transparency around their dealings that could help but we both agree what we have now is stinking up the game.

Hang on now, Stephen, give yourself a little more credit than that.... 😏

 

[Camel2281]

Give him credit for the variety in his game, you forgot about the grubber kick into the legs of the opposition.

Or the one that goes miles dead for a 7 tackle set

 

[liltiger]

An interesting excerpt from the ‘Bulldogs Bite’ column today.
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I wonder who… 🤔🤔🤔

Please be Moses

 

[Camel2281]

Ritchie was hilarious tonight on 360. Braith and Gordo just treated everything he said with contempt . He mentioned Galvin twice and they just looked at him with contempt .
He was getting the shits . He’s a hack . When he made is summation comment , and got corrected to you mean your opinion , it was pretty brutal .
There’s far less journo arse licking on this show since gordo sar down in the chair .

Even Creepy Crawley wasn't having a bar of him

 

[liltiger]

It isn't the first time a rumour has been around that the manager has been on the nose with the family, especially if he is the source of all the media attention, at his stage of career you don't need this stuff if it is true the best thing to do would be to dump the arsehat.

Someone was saying Richo was tight now with the parents, I destincly remember a while ago there were whispers true or not iv no idea, that Moses was one manager amongst a few that would stack clubs with his players and so he could do it wouldn't even tell his clients about competative or even better offers they'd received. I'd laugh if Richo started to try to begin negotiating and gave an offer and the slime didn't even tell him or his folks, only for them to find out later from Richo. I'm just dreaming, though that would be perfect.

 

[Tiger-ferret]

Ritchie was hilarious tonight on 360. Braith and Gordo just treated everything he said with contempt . He mentioned Galvin twice and they just looked at him with contempt .
He was getting the shits . He’s a hack . When he made is summation comment , and got corrected to you mean your opinion , it was pretty brutal .
There’s far less journo arse licking on this show since gordo sar down in the chair .

Braiths quick to play dumb. He knows more than he’s letting on.

Last week he was like “who is even Galvin’s manager”

 

[Camel2281]

if it was Galvin’s manager they would have just announced it ….Galvin is in the paper any other day for something …

No they wouldn't. Because Isaac Moses gives them half their rumours and gossip stories. If they named him they'd be cut off. If it were a lesser agent they'd name them

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Hang on now, Stephen, give yourself a little more credit than that.... 😏

Thankyou, maybe I am smarter than I look, oh ooh that could come back to bite on here lol.

 

[jrtiger]

Dylan Egan has extended with the Dragons. Two of your suggestions @jrtiger Egan & Simi Sasagi are now off the radar, who else did you like to add depth to our backrow stocks?

I can't have Oryn Keeley now after watching him this season, I think Porter & Sukkar offer just as much.

mate I absolutely love your Jacob Laban shout, to the point where I was going to shout it out on WTF.

I’m still keen on Keeley. he’s a supreme talent but is struggling in a team that isn’t winning games.

I cannot wait to see what Richardson comes up with.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

So in summary our top 30 squad is currently sitting at 28 players plus we can use 6 development players.

Something has to be brewing as out of these 28 players ...

Tumeth, only 18th man in NSW Cup (last year of contract)
Matamua, 3rd week in a row will be in Ron Massey Cup (last year of contract)
Saukuru, playing in Jersey Flegg (contracted for '26)
Olam, rehabbing after knee surgery / possible retirement (contracted for '26)
Staines, not selected in any grade this week / no reports why (last year of contract)

Looking at our depth chart, we particularly need another prop with experience & another backrower with experience otherwise we risk falling away in these areas quickly if/when injuries happen.

There is no way Benji/Richo will risk our season to rely on T&T players like Johannssen, Rahme, Aho; a Dev player like Porter & progressive 20/21yos like Sukkar & Kit.

Something HAS to be brewing!

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Someone was saying Richo was tight now with the parents, I destincly remember a while ago there were whispers true or not iv no idea, that Moses was one manager amongst a few that would stack clubs with his players and so he could do it wouldn't even tell his clients about competative or even better offers they'd received. I'd laugh if Richo started to try to begin negotiating and gave an offer and the slime didn't even tell him or his folks, only for them to find out later from Richo. I'm just dreaming, though that would be perfect.

Would any of these tactics surprise anyone on here I have to ask.

 

[clontarfkid]

is he managing professional athletes or a Pub Social Darts team?

Think youve gotta take into account whats best long term for your client
Dylan Brown is not the role model,as he will unboubtedly discover
Nor is Aaron
Its a balance

 

[Vicious]

So in summary our top 30 squad is currently sitting at 28 players plus we can use 6 development players.

Something has to be brewing as out of these 28 players ...

Tumeth, only 18th man in NSW Cup (last year of contract)
Matamua, 3rd week in a row will be in Ron Massey Cup (last year of contract)
Saukuru, playing in Jersey Flegg (contracted for '26)
Olam, rehabbing after knee surgery / possible retirement (contracted for '26)
Staines, not selected in any grade this week / no reports why (last year of contract)

Looking at our depth chart, we particularly need another prop with experience & another backrower with experience otherwise we risk falling away in these areas quickly if/when injuries happen.

There is no way Benji/Richo will risk our season to rely on T&T players like Johannssen, Rahme, Aho; a Dev player like Porter & progressive 20/21yos like Sukkar & Kit.

Something HAS to be brewing!

You would think we have at least two of three signings in the pipeline, but aside from Taylan May it’s hard to see where they would be coming from ?
There are virtually no decent back rowers currently playing NSW Cup or Qld Cup who are any chance of being released by their current club and look to have the ability to be any better than what we already have, is there anybody currently playing in the UK who might be looking for an opportunity back in the NRL ?
Would Sam Stone currently at Salford be an improvement on our edge back row depth ?

 

[clontarfkid]

Think he might be a bit like Jack Bird for us.

Got one already
Neither are getting any younger!

 

[Roar_Power]

So in summary our top 30 squad is currently sitting at 28 players plus we can use 6 development players.

Something has to be brewing as out of these 28 players ...

Tumeth, only 18th man in NSW Cup (last year of contract)
Matamua, 3rd week in a row will be in Ron Massey Cup (last year of contract)
Saukuru, playing in Jersey Flegg (contracted for '26)
Olam, rehabbing after knee surgery / possible retirement (contracted for '26)
Staines, not selected in any grade this week / no reports why (last year of contract)

Looking at our depth chart, we particularly need another prop with experience & another backrower with experience otherwise we risk falling away in these areas quickly if/when injuries happen.

There is no way Benji/Richo will risk our season to rely on T&T players like Johannssen, Rahme, Aho; a Dev player like Porter & progressive 20/21yos like Sukkar & Kit.

Something HAS to be brewing!

I am disgusted that Saukuru is contracted to the end of '26. What a waste of a top 30 spot...