Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Big takeaway is Richo has identified our shortcomings.

Now have depth in the havles, backs & backrow.

In a perfect world a Lock & Front Rower then we are pretty good. If Doueihi stays it's basically a front rower.

Notable that it's seems unlikely Staines or Naden get a gig. I would like to see Mapalangi get a spot if possible.

Rough 2026 NRL/KOE Cup

1. Bula/Mason
2. Turuva/L Luailli
3. To'a/Bird
4. TayMay*/Saukuru
5. Makasini/Skelton
6. Luai/Andrews
7. L Fainu/Madden
8. TeMay/K Luailli
9. Korosaui/Hope
10. Twal/Hunt
11. S Fainu/Roberts
12. Pearce-Paul/Sukkar
13. Doueihi*/Murray
14. Si Fainu/Haywood
15. Seyfarth/Broderlow
16. Pole/Goodinet
17. Geyer/Taupua-Moors
 
bptiger 0 said:
So now the nrl have said the players will be fined $1500 each , yet the dogs fans can say and do what ever they like , and how f****** weak are the dogs management are for complaining, was it just a jesture for us flogging them , they really are becoming a rotten club
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What about gulled going on about the non event the trainer was in the panthers game. Then puts a complaint in about our behaviour, what fn hypocrite!
The dudes a joke..
 
FrodoTBaggin said:
What do I mean? You were talking about spots left if Doueihi and Taylan stay, and if Sullivan goes...

I actually did find an article just then from tigers in 2024 stating both Lauliliis are signed for 2026.

We have one dev spot left for next year, and I believe its being held for Tavana.

Geyers and Andrews announcement both make mention of Benji being pleased to welcome him into his squad, so I believe that means both are top 30... as the club has been pretty clear with the other 5 dev spots this year.

Edit on Andrews - Game winning U19s SOO half's normally dont sign dev deals a couple of months later, they sign top 30 contracts. Andrews is Galvin's replacement, Madden is Sullivan's.
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All good.

Agree on the other 5 development spots.

The word around is Tavana would be ideal & to be honest makes sense as all others on development deals are forwards.

Andrews you'd assume top 30 but there was a bit of talk it was a development for next year.
 
Rock Hopper Steve said:
From the limited times I have seen Maverick play 1st grade thought he showed real potential.

For starters he brings a bigger body than Hassett isn't that what our pack has been screaming out for.
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Yeah Geyer really announced himself as a player of potential a couple seasons ago. He hasn't progressed much since. I am hopeful he can kick on and it is more limited opportunities (and some of his untimely injuries) holding him back.
For the record I was the one saying Geyer is a better player. Hassett is the guy I think will be a career reserve grader.
 
Who is this "Roberts" we have signed?

I know we have signed Mavrik Geyer... Hope and Murray are extended to 2026... but I am hearing Murray can walk... We have Javon Andrews (5/8)...

Ok signings but we need some prime names in the front row.
 
liltiger said:
Right because a salary cap system that was designed to work in conjunction with a draft would be worse than that same salary cap system that has a hard cap but allows unlimited 3rd party arrangements. Kent was saying on his podcast he knows of currently 6 clubs breaking the salary cap to varying degrees from minor to massively.
The Galvin situation for instance, in order to let him break contract early and go to the Bulldogs, they would have to negotiate with us. More than likely we would have gotten their first round draft pick as compensation in next year's draft. So next year we would have pick no 6 and pick no 14 in the first round if we finished as we are now. That would compensate us a lot more than 150k.
To say the system only works because the clubs at the bottom are poorly run is an assumption we don't know for sure, as we don't have the added 3rd party funds to build a team like the top teams atm. How can an salary cap work if there are allowed to be unlimited dollars thrown at players outside of it. It's insane. The theory of players at clubs taking unders to stay togeather is garbage. It's only unders on the salary cap but the rest is topped up by 3rd parties. The system works if you have access to them otherwise your struggling to compete.
To suggest the afl draft system would be worse than what we have now is silly.
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But none of the things you're talking about would be solved by a draft. In theory, clubs can already negotiate whatever they want if another club tries to sign a player who is under contract - money, player exchange, whatever. The reason it doesn't happen isn't because there aren't draft picks to offer, it's because contracts actually aren't worth that much as leverage for all the reasons we've seen. Isaac Moses made it very clear that either Galvin got released right away or he was going to make the next 18 months completely unworkable for the Tigers up to and including workplace bullying allegations.

Long story short, the Bulldogs didn't offer anything for Galvin because they didn't have to. Giving them something they could in theory have offered if they'd wanted to wouldn't change that.

As I said in my original post, the reason there isn't more of this sort of thing in AFL is nothing to do with the draft: it's because of the incredibly restrictive contracts the AFL forces its players to accept. It's a completely different situation when a player isn't allowed to be even a restricted free agent until they've been at a club for eight years.
 
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